(Canada 2023) MPP/MPA Applications

[BlackEnchantment]

Hello All. I have applied to MPPA program at Carleton. My status has changed from "Preliminary review required" to "Recommended for assessment". Any idea what does this mean ? And when does Carleton start sending out offers ?
Thank you!

Edited February 6, 2023 by BlackEnchantment

[prospectivegradstudent25]

2 hours ago, Pinkyandthe_brain said:

Unfortunately, heard from McGill Max Bell. I didn't get into that one, but I'm not surprised as it's super competitive. I think they only get up to 35 students. Still waiting on NPSIA, Carleton's MPPA, and McMaster. Does anyone know when Carleton is likely to give answers? My application status say "review in progress by department" or "recommended for assessment" at Carleton. Those status definitions all sound the same to me haha

did you get a status update saying either or? 

[Pinkyandthe_brain]

For the MPPA at Carleton I was given a recommend for assessment, and then for NPSIA review in progress by department. 

[Pinkyandthe_brain]

4 minutes ago, prospectivegradstudent25 said:

did you get a status update saying either or? 

For the MPPA at Carleton I was given a recommend for assessment, and then for NPSIA review in progress by department. 

[prospectivegradstudent25]

8 minutes ago, Pinkyandthe_brain said:

For the MPPA at Carleton I was given a recommend for assessment, and then for NPSIA review in progress by department. 

Thats really good I would say, considering its early February!  I would take it as a good sign.

[nevermindthespock]

20 hours ago, BlackEnchantment said:

Hello All. I have applied to MPPA program at Carleton. My status has changed from "Preliminary review required" to "Recommended for assessment". Any idea what does this mean ? And when does Carleton start sending out offers ?
Thank you!

The preliminary review is usually done by graduate admissions and they make sure you meet the minimum entry requirements (e.g., GPA, you submitted all your transcripts) and recommended for assessment would mean it's going to go to the actually program admissions committee for review/a decision. Generally, a good sign! Good luck!

[nevermindthespock]

Has anyone else who applied to the MPPAL program had the coordinator reach out multiple times for their phone number? She reached out to me twice for my phone number (which is all over my application) and I even called and confirmed it's her. Do they usually call people with admission decisions? 

[BTF]

On 2/6/2023 at 2:36 PM, Pinkyandthe_brain said:

For the MPPA at Carleton I was given a recommend for assessment, and then for NPSIA review in progress by department. 

https://graduate.carleton.ca/application-status/

[AngY]

Received the admission with $8000 funding from McGill Max Bell before Christmas last year.
But as I was still waiting for some other schools(U of T, Yale, Columbia), couldn't decide whether to accept the offer until last minute, given the deposit of $4000 is really robbing me.
Anyways, still took it on the very last day(Jan. 31) just in case. 

[Jahin]

Received an offer from GSPIA this morning. I got a merit scholarship, but it does not mention anything about TA position. Does anyone know if this is normal for GSPIA?

[Carterl]

2 hours ago, Jahin said:

Received an offer from GSPIA this morning. I got a merit scholarship, but it does not mention anything about TA position. Does anyone know if this is normal for GSPIA?

Do you mind sharing your stats?

[Jahin]

Sure! I am just finishing off my undergrad in Economics with a CGPA of 3.72. Got a decent amount of ECs, one internship in government, research experience, and some volunteer experience during the elections. 

[Sunflower777]

Accepted to GPSIA on Thursday as well with admission scholarship, a TA or RA position and one other scholarship. Good luck to everyone! 

[BlackEnchantment]

pretty quiet...any update for anyone ?

[nevermindthespock]

16 minutes ago, BlackEnchantment said:

pretty quiet...any update for anyone ?

Nothing here - still waiting to hear from York, UVic and TMU. 

[BlackEnchantment]

I am here for Carleton MPPA

[sho.xo]

3 hours ago, BlackEnchantment said:

pretty quiet...any update for anyone ?

Got rejected from UOttawa Public Admin on Valentine's Day lol

[TransCanada]

following for Carleton MPPA/NPSIA 

both apps are recommended for assessment  

[rosethorn]

Applied for:  Waterloo MPS, Carleton MPPA, Queen's MPA, and Simon Fraser MPS

Waiting to hear back on all of them.

 

[boyyoudontknow]

Hi everyone! Has anyone else applied to Max Bell (McGill) and heard back a decision? I submitted components of my application over December and January with the last component submitted on the last day.

[Leo_30]

I received an offer for the MPPAL at York University last Friday (Feb 17). It is for part-time studies.  

Waiting on TMU.

Good luck everyone. 

[Pinkyandthe_brain]

Still nothing from McMaster, NPSIA, and Carleton’s MPPA. Not sure I really understand the difference between recommended for assessment vs. Review in progress by department. The definitions sound pretty same to me on the website ? if anyone applied to McMaster they said “we hope to have responses ready mid to late February, but early March at the very latest.”

[nevermindthespock]

3 hours ago, Leo_30 said:

I received an offer for the MPPAL at York University last Friday (Feb 17). It is for part-time studies.  

Waiting on TMU.

Good luck everyone. 

Congratulations! I’m still waiting on the MPPAL - you mentioned before that you interviewed for a full-time spot, did you switch to part-time? Also, did you get an email or just an update on MyFile?

[BlackEnchantment]

Looking at the previous years trend…i am 100% confident that Carleton MPPA decisions will start coming out in the first week of March. As of now did anyone’s status changed from “Recommended for Assessment” to something else ?

Edited February 21, 2023 by BlackEnchantment

[Leo_30]

I got an email from the Graduate Program Administrator and an update on MyFile at the same time.

The MPPAL is a professional program so most students are working full-time and take the part-time option. So, I decided to go with part-time option.

Also, moving back to Toronto from Ottawa later this year for family reasons so I had to withdraw from the Carleton program.

Just waiting on TMU.