GI1
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I'm addicted to thegradcafe
I'll praobably stick around, I have also recommended the website to so many others as well 
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SORENA
Well I will update my status. I haven't got any recommendation from any of the faculty members of U of Alberta. Only one professor replied my mail and told me that he won't take new graduate student this year becoz all his funding is dedicated to his current students. Seems like my chance is very very poor.
I'm waiting for U of A , ECE as well , I guess my chance is very low too as I haven't got any recommendations. from faculty
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I'm not that sure about the decision I made, It's a great school but I have to move away so far from ppl I like for some years, so it's definitely a BIG move and is the greatest change in my life EVER. I feel stressed, but this is what I wanted, to be able to enter grad school, to improve my situation, to become experienced, to learn and more great things, so hopefuly it's all for good and don't worry that much about your choice, it's gonna be alright
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Canadian Universities are sooooooooooo slow, I have not heard from the 5 schools I've applied to
What on earth are they doing? They don't even respect April 15th....
BTW the funny thing is I have already accepted an offer from a school in US. I didn't even considred where I applied to, wasted my money and time.
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I asked the graduate office and they said that all the results would be given out by the end of March.
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I agree, it really doesn't matter how many acceptances you've got, no one cares, the important thing is that you've got at least one acceptance and remember that there was something very special and "graduate" in you that you've got a scholarship.
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Yup....It totally depends on school, be optimistic about it
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@Gl1
Two friends of mine had applied to McGill EE.
Both got into MEng Thesis with funding this week.
Both are in Communications and Signal Processing.
I'm in the same area. Do you know if they are going to accept the offer or not?! I'm not sure if any spot is left.
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I could use some luck.
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It's really ridiculous...
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Any McGill EE acceptances?! I saw some on the result page? I wish to know their areas, I hate waiting................................
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I am waiting for McGill too, but it seems it has given out some acceptances, do you know if there are still acceptance results to be sent out??
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Anyone admitted to McGil (EE)? If yes, what area were you accepted in?
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Uh...., let me tell you what just happened, I came back from school, went to my room and checked my email, from my messenger I understood I've got new emails, I checked and the subject was graduate application, when I saw it I really didn't think of being admitted (I really didn't think it is about the results and thought it is probably an update) I opened it and it said: Dear GI1, Congratulations!.....Oh My God!!!!
I didn't read the rest and I just screamed (really) and then I started to cry and thanked God, my mom heard my scream and ofcourse my crying and thought I was rejected from a school, so she came to my room and I told her the good news so she was suprised too.....I am really happy, I had one rejection before so I was a bit depressed... I must add that I have not received any funding for it and it is almost as an reject ( I was a little sad about that afterwards, I really like this school) but still it means a lot to me, it encourages me to stay hopeful, and I hope to get some good news and funding from other schools in the future!! bottom line: stay hopeful guys nd gals!!
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I got a UT admit about two weeks back too, and I wrote to them just yesterday asking about the funding status. They sent me their financial aid offer last night.
I saw you've got pretty good acceptances, Congrats! Do you mind sharing your profile,like GPA, GRE or if you had publications?
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Thanks. Fancy internship is my unofficial Plan B, but right now I have nothing 'in the bag' or definite so I feel like if Plan A does not work out, I will have to simply sit in my cone of shame for a year until admission cycle comes back around!
I decided that my goal for this week was to create a non-cone of shame Plan B plan this week!
Good luck GI1, I feel your pain! Good to know I am not alone!
Thank you! let me add sth, even IF I or anyone else didn't get in to grad school that DOESN'T MEAN HE/SHE IS NOT A GOOD STUDENT, there is really no shame about it, it is a competitive procedure and we might just not be a good fit to the profs research interest, that's all!.......but have to wait until all the results are out and be hopeful
Good luck to you too !
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Same! If I don't get in I have no plan B, I am just hoping, and also I am waiting for a rejection from my top school since I saw many acceptance results in gradcafe, it hurts, really hurts...but I try to be optimist.
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I have several tabs opened on my browser, including my gmail-- so when I see that number go up by one, I quickly check to see if there's an *admissions* ::knock on wood:: email, but time and again, it's just my stupid subscription to the NYTimes!! I'm really nervous!!
Same! I have set all my emails from different accounts to forward them all to a single email account, my stupid subscription to the deadline of the conferences (which I don't use but thought it would be academic to subscribe) makes me mad!
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BTW my mom is awesome, after my first rejection she told me not to worry and that the Uni. I got rejected from wasn't that good, although I did not want to be rejected for the reason she mentioned (I really don't like ppl telling that I will get in somewhere) but I must be honest, I feel much better now, her words were encouraging. Thank you mommy
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Got my first rejection,*sigh*, I expected it somehow but still it hurts so bad, I have to wait till mid March, hopefully for some good news....
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Got my first rejection today, the thing that hurts the most is that it was not a top school , really sad...I can't even cry...have no acceptances so far, what am I going to do?
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Hang in there you two!!! Let's keep up the optimism.
Yeah, I'm trying...but you are right.......
Most of the funding decisions are made in March.....Good luck all!
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I was waiting for March so badly but now I feel like throwing up, I haven' t received any acceptances yet and this makes it really stressful, I think to myself that was I really waiting for this day or I liked the fact that maybe no news is probably good news, fooling myself sometimes makes me feel better!
probably going to receive some results till mid March, ..Yikes!.......I'm totally freaked out!!!
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Yeah, my friend tells me you'll get in somewhere and I 'm like daaa,...I mean no matter how good you are IT IS NOT EASY to get accepted and get funding. It really makes me mad and I have not even got a single acceptance so far..
anyway, I try to be optimist but realistic at the same time. God help me please.........
What people said when you told them you were accepted...
in The Lobby
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Me: Got in U of Illinois.(UIUC)
Some friends: Where is it? Is it funded?....(after a while) oh BTW Congrats!
Me:
Umm..thanks!
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Another Friend: Congrats! So are you going to attend? Aren't you a little worried of going there by yourself? (Since I live far away from US)
Me: I AM GOING TO ATTEND...URGHH (Thanks for the support BTW
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My advisor: It's really great, WOW, Congrats!
Me:Thanks!
There is a famous saying: If you have nothing nice to say just don't say anything, it's way better.