canadiangirl

I've been out of school for a couple years, so I applied directly.

Thanks for all the input everyone! Some very good points out there... After some consideration, I've accepted the offer from School A. While I'm not overly excited about the city, I think there is a lot about it that I don't know about and I'm hoping that I may end up pleasantly surprised. If finances didn't play such a big part I may have made a different decision. But after weighing the options, School A _really_ was the overall best choice. Unfortunately my family is unable to offer any financial support, and I have taken the past two years off school to try to pay down my pretty substantial chunk of debt from my undergrad. Location is really important to me... but I figure that not having to deal with the stress of adding to my loans (and possibly having to find a part time job as well) outweighs location in this situation. That being said, I am glad to have finally made a decision! And I'm really looking forward to this program. Thanks for all your thoughts!

hey all... Apparently "spring 2009" means late march... I just got my notification for the Master's SSHRC competition. Was a bit earlier than I was expecting! I'm assuming they got mailed out this week (I'm in Ottawa, so it didn't have far to go). So you should be expecting them soon... On the wait list. dog-gone it.

I was lucky enough to be accepted to my three top choice schools that I applied to for an MA (in Canada). I am almost certain that I am going to accept an offer from a great school, with a great advisor and a great funding package (let's call is school A). The problem is that I really don't care for the city that the school is in... The other two programs are equally great, and both are top schools. Both of these schools are located in interesting and vibrant cities that I would LOVE to live in - hands down. Neither of them gave me a funding package, and the cost of living is comparatively quite high in these cities. I'm really excited about the program at school A, and they seem to be really interested in me and enthusiastic about my academic interests. And I know that I will get exactly what I'm looking for out of the program. I just can't help but be disappointed about the location. Is anyone else dealing with this issue? Am I putting too much stock in the location?