plannernik

Rejected by McGill for PhD; no explanation why..

@Planning2Plan sure - I would say no matter what school you decide on, you want to try to go to school where you hope to work after. the local communities in planning really network with the local planning schools - internships are key to building ins particularly in the public sector. I would say UofA is a good spot if you're looking at public sector. In the private sector, you need to have some broader skills like Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and GIS is heavily favoured. Private tends to do more of the production and public work - public engagement requires posters and materials to be produced. If you like that work more, and don't already have some graphic design or geospatial skills, UofC would be better (though I don't see that on your list). UBC is notoriously research focused and def. more of the academic route.

Applied to McGill for planning PhD... haven't heard anything back yet. Side note, took masters at UofA, I see that's one of your applicant schools.