nevermindthespock

See you in September! Let me know if you hear of a group chat or FB group or something?

Just got accepted to TMU! Got an email from the program director. Good luck to everyone, that's it for me this year just need to make some decisions

Just received an acceptance for the UVic online MPA!

That's amazing! Good luck.

Has anyone had any recent updates from the UVic MPA or TMU MPPA?

No! Still nothing. So annoying! But in my mind, I've basically just decided that I am committed to York which I'm feeling good about. Did you apply anywhere else?

FYI - I was speaking to some friends and I know quite a few people were rejected in the last two weeks. Probably a good thing that we haven't heard as it means we're still in the running!

@Leo_30 Yeah - I ended up doing the same! Alas, it would be nice to know.

Thank you for this update! Did you accept your MPPAL offer in the meantime?

It's interesting that there seem to be quite a few of us waiting on TMU - interesting that they don't seem to send many rejections at this time but I assume people are just "in the queue" based on whether people ahead of them accept or decline offers. It would be nice to have a definitive answer because then in my mind I could just commit to York lol. I'm also waiting on UVic (online) but I don't think I would go for it over York.

Looking at the last few years' threads, it looks like most people heard back from McGill in March.

Lol I know I also got those emails more than once and I was very confused. I didn't get an email from York with my acceptance - just an update on MyFile so make sure you're checking that!

Congratulations! I am 99% sure I am accepting York but I'm also waiting on TMU. Someone on Reddit said they received an offer from TMU on the 23rd so I think they have started sending offers. So far no update for me though.

I just received an offer from the MPPAL at York! I did not get an email but just an update in MyFile.

Congratulations! I’m still waiting on the MPPAL - you mentioned before that you interviewed for a full-time spot, did you switch to part-time? Also, did you get an email or just an update on MyFile?

Nothing here - still waiting to hear from York, UVic and TMU.

Has anyone else who applied to the MPPAL program had the coordinator reach out multiple times for their phone number? She reached out to me twice for my phone number (which is all over my application) and I even called and confirmed it's her. Do they usually call people with admission decisions?

The preliminary review is usually done by graduate admissions and they make sure you meet the minimum entry requirements (e.g., GPA, you submitted all your transcripts) and recommended for assessment would mean it's going to go to the actually program admissions committee for review/a decision. Generally, a good sign! Good luck!

Ah! Gotcha. I applied for the part-time stream. Major congratulations on the admit! I've heard it's really competitive to get into the full-time stream so that's amazing!

I didn't know the MPPAL did interviews, I haven't heard that from previous applicants! Can I ask how/when they reached out to you?

Hey everyone - curious if anyone has received any decisions yet? I know it's still early.

Okay, cool! I did the same. I was curious to hear what others did as I've spoken to friends who have been admitted to MPA programs and they said they didn't mention research interests. Thank you for sharing!

I have a question for those who are applying to programs with an option for a research component (either a thesis or an MRP) - did you talk about your research interests in your statement of intent?

I've hear that from a lot of people! That was such a competitive year. I feel like things have calmed down a bit now (or at least that's what the York Grad Admissions folks mentioned to me) - I think people are rushing less to go back to school now that things are to some extent "back to normal". Fingers crossed for you!

I haven't applied to Max Bell, but if you go to the results section on GradCafe you can see when most students tend to hear back from that program? In my experience things can vary widely from their timelines. The wait is so hard!