mirandaw

My verbal was astonishingly low when I took my first couple practice tests, but I ended up getting a very high score (top 5%). The best advice I can give is to be very careful when reading and use the language of the passage to answer the questions. Do not choose the answer you think it means or you think it implies, but the answer that has the closest language association. Also, I got vocab flashcards and did 20 words per day. Any words I was certain of by the end of the day were reviewed at the end of the week, and any words i was uncertain on I included with the next days 20 words. I think that really helped increase my score.

I applied to Simon Fraser University's MPP program (before the Feb 1st deadline) and there isn't a hard and fast date that they send out notifications. According to the results search, people started hearing back mid February, and the trend for past years looks like they send out acceptances well before they send out rejections and wait listings. That could just be coincidence, though, since there are so few results for this program. I'm obsessing pretty hard and I don't want to be a nuisance, but I really would like to know when to expect to hear back. Should I call or email to inquire about my status, or leave it alone? (ugh, please tell me there are other people in the same boat!)

Has anyone applied to any MPP programs in Canada? I'm looking particularly for people interested in SFU's MPP program. The results page shows two acceptances so far this cycle, and I have got to stop desperately checking my email.