Cyrus_and_Citrus

I am kind of curious. What's the worse that could happen if you accepted the GSPIA offer and then also received one from NSPIA? It's not like GSPIA could force you to attend if you ultimately decide to go to NSPIA right? (I am definitely not an expert on grad school affairs though so I hope someone more qualified then I can answer xD)

Hi all. I also just got an acceptance letter for my top specialization (CON) with the 18k funding package. I went from Recommended for assessment to Review in progress by the department to Review in progress by Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs over the last week or so, and I imagine that's the general process for everyone. I only got the specialization after getting to offer of admission. Best of luck and I hope you all hear back soon!

Hi, I am definitely not an expert on any grad school admissions process. However the impression I am getting from that is that they don't really care about who applied first. It sounds like they didn't begin processing any applications until after the January 31st application deadline. Now they're sorting through all the applications they got to get a general sense for how strong the average application so they can determine their first round applications. I applied in mid January and just went from "Recommended for assessment" to "Review in progress by department" sometime in the last 24 hours. It honestly sounds like they might be reviewing each application in alphabetical order or some other process which doesn't care about when each application was submitted. Again, this is pure speculation on my part. Regardless, all we can do is wait. I wouldn't worry until the end of March/begining of April.