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Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry you didn't get the news you were hoping for; this year, Western's program has been pretty disappointing simply because only one person was accepting students for this Fall and he's hardly specialized in the field. Yeah, I thought about the pandemic having something to do with all the delays but then it occurred to me that we're entering the third year of this pandemic (unfortunately, and in so many people's cases, tragically); they should have the whole thing figured out by now, have processes and back-up plans in place, because application season is something that's always fixed in the calendar. But perhaps you're right, maybe they still haven't figured it out. If that is the case, I'm really disappointed in their competency.

Thank you for your reply; sorry to hear you've been on the same boat as me. I wonder what is going on this year. There seems to be no one here (other than you and I) who's applied to Canadian universities, especially compared to past years where there seemed to be a number of applicants. I'm really disappointed that I've heard back from only one of these places, especially because my qualifications were pretty on par with what they claim they look for. My GPA is nearly a perfect 4.00, I have research experience as a research assistant (albeit, in a different field but it's experience nonetheless), my undergrad thesis was a good topic, and I wrote my statements carefully to frame my research interests as aligning with them. I'm an international applicant... I wonder how that's affected my chances. I thought they would be fair in evaluating the applications in these terms, considering how proudly they go on about equality and diversity. The lack of feedback from them and the silence has been really disheartening, given that I've directly reached out to ask for a status update from them. At this point, I'm not sure I would even accept an offer from them. I've already begun looking elsewhere and find my options elsewhere just as, if not more, promising than these institutions. I don't think that a candidate of my standing needs to be led on like this, I can just go somewhere else. Sorry for the rant (^～^;)ゞ I've been pretty upset with the way I've been treated. If you'd like to share your journey so far, here or privately, I would love to know.

Wanna ask if anyone has heard back about their applications to Canadian universities for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (both masters or PhD)? Would be great if anyone can provide info about any of the following institutions; - University of Waterloo - University of Western Ontario - University of Calgary - University of Windsor - Saint Mary's University (in Halifax, NS) - University of Guelph

It seems like everyone here has mostly applied to American schools; I've only applied to Canadian schools ? Anyone has any updates?