colonelby

Yes, there is nothing stopping you from accepting one offer and changing your mind later on. It is better to accept and then decline, than miss out entirely waiting on another offer!

Hi everyone! Just got my acceptance letter for my top specialization (DFP). ~18k in funding, though I will probably decline the TA'ship (majority of the funding) as I will be continuing my current job into the school year. Hoping you all receive similarly good news!

This is good! Based off previous years, this means you're in! Once your specialization is specified, an official acceptance is usually not far away. Also, just to give everyone a sense of how applications are moving, I was "Recommended for Assessment" for over a month, but my status changed to "Review in progress my department" this afternoon. I am sure we will all see lots of movement over the next week or so!

I wouldn't put too much worry into it. As far as I know, "Recommended for Assessment" simply means that your application has passed the initial minimum-requirements test, but it has not been looked at in more detail or assessed by the admissions committee yet. The admissions committee will then pass on their decision to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, who will approve the decision (admitted, denied, or waitlisted), similar to a professor submitting your "unofficial" final marks to the Dean, who has to approve them before they become official. Based off of previous years, it is around the week of, and following, the 17th that the bulk of acceptances are sent. This makes sense, as the midterm period is over and there is a bit of a lull in the semester, giving the admissions committee (profs) more time to look at applications. The first week of April usually signals the end of first round offers, until the beginning of May when the second round of rolling offers happens (again, in line with the academic schedule). There's no reason to worry, but lots of reasons to be excited!

Hi everyone, long-time lurker here. Happy to see this thread starting to pick up some speed. While checking previous years can be helpful, it is nice to have some up to date info, and people to talk to! After being denied admission for both programs last year, today I was accepted to GSPIA, and I am currently "Recommended for Assessment" for NPSIA. Academic stats aren't great (9.21 CGPA, 10.6 final 1.5 terms) but I currently work at GAC and had five government work terms during my undergrad, including in Foreign Relations/Issues Management and CabParl Affairs. I was also part of the planning team for an international-oriented national student conference in first and second year. Congrats to everyone already accepted, and fingers crossed for those who are still waiting!