astralalchemist

Someone I know was waitlisted for the SCCP program at OISE, which is much more competitive (they accept 7ish students vs the 60 in CSE). But not even a week later she was accepted. She never made it to the grad reception held a week after the unoffical acceptances got out, but neither did some of her classmates because they weren’t in Toronto. I imagine that while there’s a lot of competition for OISE programs, there are also many teachers college programs across Ontario. Even within OISE, there’s the much more well-known MT program. So I figure this event is as much a way to entice people to officially accept as much as it is a meet-and-greet. All this to say, a lot can happen until September!

It was a personal email, I received mine about 1:15pm. I interviewed 2 weeks ago. The reception is next Wednesday so there’s still time! Rooting for you!! ?

Yes I filled it out, that’s the form where you say how you found out about the program and such, right? And good to know about 3:30 being the final interview time, mine started at 1pm and it was the first round of the day!

Hey there, I had my interview last week on the first day. It felt very relaxed and conversational, and it felt very much like they had read through my application and were asking questions about the specific experiences I had on there. Generally, I would be prepared to talk about your experience with kids, how you’ve handled a good and bad situation with a learner, and what you want to learn from this program specifically. Another area to prepare, less so than your class experience, is your academic history. I assume they want to make sure you’re ready to study at the graduate level as opposed to the b. Ed. And all this in 25 mins, with time to ask your questions! From other Reddit posts I’ve seen interviews running up until early Feb. I would imagine they’re interviewing 2-3 times the # of acceptances. I’ve also read a grad cafe thread from last year mentioning an unofficial acceptance email, but idk if that’ll happen this year. best of luck! When’s your interview? And let me know if you have questions.