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  1. Hey Harish! Yes, all the information there is about philosophy applications specifically. From Calgary, I got the information through personal correspondence (I've applied there myself). I got the information about the other universities by looking up past results in philosophy here on this website. Good luck!
  2. Hey Harish. I know that Calgary has already sent out a few acceptance letters, though they do mention that all students will likely hear back by early March (so don't lose hope!). Alberta has sent out a few waitlist notifications; I'd expect to hear back within the next couple of weeks. Looking at past entries, McGill seems to release its admissions decisions in March. So, I would wait on that one.
  3. Happy to be of service. Congrats on being admitted, by the way - best of luck!
  4. I really don't know anything about other schools. I was sent information about funding with my acceptance letter. So, if you got in without any mention of funding, then the schools might be operating differently. I would expect the amounts offered to differ though: for one thing, my school promises a minimum of 22k. It's also safe to assume that each funding offer is unique to each student (though definitely would fall into a range, which itself is unique to each department given its own size/financial standing). I wouldn't worry about it too much at the moment. If they say they're offering a minimum of 18k, then you've got something to work with (if you must plan now, planning as though you'll receive 18k might be a good plan). If it helps, I think it's quite fair/acceptable to write them an email and ask when you'll be hearing back about funding. I am also an international student, so we might be in the same boat. I think when you apply, you're automatically considered for the International Graduate Tuition Award, which amounts to about 3k that goes towards paying your tuition fees. That's something to ask about as well. Hope this helps! P.S. I'm not sure what links would be useful but here's an ugly looking one with the details about the International Graduate Tuition Award: https://iac01.ucalgary.ca/FGSA/Public/SpecificAward.aspx?AwardID=5925
  5. I'm guessing you're going to have to ask admitted students about the funding offers they've received. Bearing in mind that it may be misleading (often offers are reflective of how badly a department wants particular a student and we can heuristically assume that most universities are exceptionally strained in their finances in this cycle), one way of getting a feel for how much a department is willing to offer its students is by looking at past admissions here on Gradcafe. Sometimes accepted students will share this information in the comment section.
  6. I've been wondering about this as well. It does seem to depend on the university/city. I know that offers at Calgary range from 25k-30k; if you're an international student then you're also nominated for a 3k tuition scholarship, leaving you with little over 5k to pay. This leaves you just enough to scrape by (though keep in mind you can cover tuitions just fine if you succeed in obtaining funding through the Graduate Award Competition). But I can't imagine that 25k-30k would be anywhere near enough in more expensive cities like Vancouver or Toronto. This is especially daunting because funding offers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto seem to float around the same range as in Calgary.
  7. Thanks for organizing this! Would love to join if possible; could you send a new invite link please?
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