Joseph_Eze

BTF knows his stuff. Solid advice. Top man.

there'll be one soon! stay tuned!

Yeah, got offers in early March. Have you emailed Mikhaila?

Anyone else heard from SFU MPP yet?

Congrats!

Hey man, totally understand. I hated the GRE too, but the reality is, you need it in order for the schools to better gauge your ability. Whether they ask for it or not, it helps to take the GRE because it expands your options. With a thesis based MSc or even an MA, you get funded for the course as an international and you get to move forward. So it really boils down to how badly you want it - and if you do, then I'd suggest you to spend the next few months prepping again. Check out GREGMAT on YouTube. I just view his channel and I did well for my GRE. I would say that the GRE helped me get my place in UofT and Queen's as an international for sure.

The reason I ask where you are from is because most of the Unis you applied to have specific graduate requirements for each respective region. Maybe you were rejected because you did not fulfil those requirements? I really have nothing else to say to comfort you. I know it sucks, and it probably sets you back a couple of thousands for the application fee + time, but the current situation with Covid and a hyper competitive pool of applicants coming in from the backlog just makes it a mountain to climb. Have you looked at other programs? Your background seems to be more fitting towards economics/finance/business. Perhaps an MA or even a thesis-based MSc might be a better fit. Just my 2 cents.

If you don't mind me asking, which country are you from? Yeah, well, there are a lot of applications and they have to respond to each one. People get stressed out too, I would forgive and forget - nothing else to do since they've closed their doors to you. I'll strongly consider doing GRE because they need a gauge to see how you do. If you don't have one or even if they don't ask for one, it's good to have it because they can benchmark you to something they are familiar with. Perhaps you should beef up your apps once more before applying again this year Fall.

I didn't apply for UCalgary MPP - I applied to UofT, Queen's, SFU, and X University. I got admit for UofT and Queen's, but rejected UofT after second thoughts. I was rejected by X University. Pending SFU now. Your profile seems good - guess it's just a matter of competition? Have you emailed UCalgary?

Congrats on UofT!!!

Queen's MPA actually goes like this: 8 months of schooling, followed by 4 months of co-op. Within that 4 months, students need to return to complete their summer term - 2 units. Which will take about a week each - it's accelerated for summer. This is based off their website. Hope I didn't misinterpret it!

Nope - usually MPA students form a FB group and some of them just live together thereafter. The only FB group for Queen's housing is the one which is shared between all students.

congrats man! Praying for mine now...

Anyone heard from SFU yet? Emailed the program admin and she mentioned that the offers are still being sent out until the end of April. :\

Congrats!! I hope you enjoy the program!