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anyone else admitted to UofA off the waitlist still waiting for FGSR to send you your official letter? I’ve been waiting 11 days now..

She is quite good at responding within at latest a couple of days, however she said she’s taking a few days off in her last email, and will respond early next week if she can’t get back to us

Has anyone e-mailed Vicki at U of A recently that could share how long it took for her to get back to you? Thanks! 

I got a rejection letter end of March, so I went from rejected to waitlisted ?

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share that I got accepted into UBC a couple weeks ago! I lost all hope when I got rejected from Western on April 1st but this just goes to show -- KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
It took me 3 tries!!! If it doesn't work out for you this year, KEEP GOING! DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER! DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT! THIS IS YOUR DREAM! YOU CAN DO THIS! 
If you don't believe me, here's my post from the 2020 SLP Canadian thread (TLDR; me giving up, me debating whether or not SLP was for me anymore, sad me): 
"Hi everyone, discouraged applicant here; any advice for me?
It was my second time applying (first serious application this year -- advisor's suggestion to apply last year just to familiarize myself with the process, but I didn't expect to get in) to the same school this year (just one) and I didn't luck out this time around. I'm planning on applying to more schools next year (possibly Western, McMaster, Dalhousie, U of T, McGill). 
I feel my experience (+ the networking I've done thanks to these experiences) is what makes my application strong. I have 2 years research experience, having had a research award/grant and done 3 presentations. I also have worked/volunteered in these settings: school, rehab centre, aphasia rehab groups, autism clinic, and long-term care facility. I also have some ESL teaching experience.
(Not sure if I calculated it correctly but) My current sub GPA is 3.4 (and my cGPA is not so good, I spent ~2 years under a BSc degree = horrible grades in my first year or so). This year, I upgraded some of my undergrad courses as a non-degree student so that helped bring up my sub GPA a little. 
Other than going back and improving my grades some more, I'm not sure what else I should do. 
I feel extremely discouraged and, to be honest, quite lost.
Anything helps. Thanks everyone!"

does anyone else feel like the waitlist movement has stopped at U of A & the other schools :( 

Got an interesting email from U of A today... I emailed them a month ago to ask where my application went wrong/ what I could improve, and turns out they made a miscalculation when reviewing my app! They meant to offer me a spot on their waitlist. Won’t take them up on it as I already accepted western but very interesting! 

I'd like to add on that I know some people in the group were still debating between schools when they joined a few weeks ago, and so some of them may have ended up declining UofA but not left the group yet (I know of at least one like this, so there could be more). So, there definitely still might be more spots opening up. Past forums show several people usually getting accepted places in May, and some even all the way until August (although that's much more unlikely) but there's definitely still several weeks left where it's likely more offers will be sent out.

There's only 28 people in the U of A FB group, and I think the actual cohort should be in the 50's!

Also keep in mind that the UofA at times gives you two weeks to decide! They were needing an updated transcript of mine so I had two weeks to accept of the waitlist!

That's really encouraging news, thanks!

Hii, I wanted to let everyone know that I got an offer from the waitlist at McGill yesterday & ive decided to accept!
I emailed Vicki & declined my position at UofA, so if you’re on the waitlist you might get some good news!!
I also removed myself from the waitlist at Dal & McMaster!
congratulations to everyone & good luck to those of you who are still waiting !

Not me (as I had already been accepted) but there's been a couple people join the Facebook page we have over the last week who say they got accepted off the waitlist, so there has been some movement!
I also know for UofA there's no deposit, so some people might be holding onto an acceptance there and then might end up declining if they choose to go elsewhere. 
I hope you hear back soon and get in!

Has anyone heard from U of A today?

Just accepted at Dal and took myself off the waitlist for U of A. Good luck to all!  

Hello everyone,
Soon some of us on waitlists may start to see some movement in those lists. Please remember to be kind to yourselves, regardless of the outcome!

I believe some people do. I know a couple people who have accepted at Alberta while being on a waitlist of their first choice school, then when they got off the waitlist at their first choice they left Alberta and a spot opened up. I think this is how some people get off the waitlist in July.

Hi everyone, congrats on everyone’s acceptances. I made it off UofAs waitlist this morning so movement is continuing to happen  feel free to pm about anything if you’d like!

I got my UBC acceptance also  Yay!! I guess Western Canada just likes me better? LOL

Yes I will be declining mine so that will open up a spot from the waitlist!

Does anyone plan on declining their acceptance from Alberta? Wondering for those of us who are waitlisted  

I am assuming you guys are anxiously waiting like me. One thing I like to remind myself as someone who has been rejected repeatedly from lots programs is definitely be sad because rejection sucks but also remember the selection process in competitive programs is pretty unfair.
I don't mean that the people who got in didn't deserve it or have a worse application its the fact that because the programs are competitive it pushes the standards way up. Honestly from seeing people on this forums stats and excitement everyone is a good candidate. Even people who have been "rejected" or "waitlisted" would most likely do great in those programs and be successful SLPs if there were more spaces. 
Anyways just remember that a rejection (in most cases) isn't a we reviewed you and thought you wouldn't do well its more that someone else could have had more experience hours, a couple higher GPA points etc. and they had to draw that line somewhere. This is a game of comparisons unfortunately. If you don't get in its good to be thinking about how you can improve your application but know that it was probably pretty excellent to start with so be hard on the system and not yourself ?

Awesome, thanks so much for the insight and congratulations on getting waitlisted. I know it can be disappointing for some people but considering how competitive these programs are I think its a huge accomplishment to be proud of. 
Does the UofA give waitlisted applicants any idea of where they are on the list?

I received an email to check my portal messages! My application is still "Under Review". I received the email at exactly 3:27pm! (I'm from Ontario). 

I just got waitlisted at U of A