2024 Canada Prep & Admissions SLP Thread

[slptobeeeeeeeee]

Got into UofA!!!! Got my email 20 minutes ago!!!!

[_Iris_]

I got waitlisted at the U of A! This is my first year applying. I hope I have the possibility of moving off the waitlist! 

[Hopefulspeechi]

  On 3/28/2024 at 10:35 PM, _Iris_ said:

I got waitlisted at the U of A! This is my first year applying. I hope I have the possibility of moving off the waitlist! 

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I’m also waitlisted 

[tayslp]

  On 3/28/2024 at 10:34 PM, slptobeeeeeeeee said:

Got into UofA!!!! Got my email 20 minutes ago!!!!

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Me too!! so excited!

[SLP2BEINBC]

I also just got into U of A!!!! Got my email about an hour ago!!! 

[AlyssaSSLP]

I got into UofA too!!!

Edited March 28, 2024 by AlyssaSSLP

[Speech2024]

  On 3/28/2024 at 10:29 PM, SLPinON said:

congrats!! Would you mind sharing your stats? 

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Thank you! According to orpas my sGPA is 3.86, I have 100+ hours of volunteering with SLPs in 2 different settings, and I will be graduating with an honours degree. But I also think my personal statement and reference letters were well suited for UofA’s program! I hope that helps😊

[SLPinON]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:20 PM, Speech2024 said:

Thank you! According to orpas my sGPA is 3.86, I have 100+ hours of volunteering with SLPs in 2 different settings, and I will be graduating with an honours degree. But I also think my personal statement and reference letters were well suited for UofA’s program! I hope that helps😊

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Thank you!! 😊

[angelicam]

Hi everyone! So I received an email - im shaking, i got accepted to UOFA?!!! But i am so in shock and kind of in denial somehow - is everyone who got accepted, was it an email and an update in your portal or was it just the email? BUT CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!! HOW EXCITING

Edited March 28, 2024 by angelicam
clarifying where i got accepted to

[ubcspscstudent]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:39 PM, angelicam said:

Hi everyone! So I received an email - im shaking, i got accepted?!!! But i am so in shock and kind of in denial somehow - is everyone who got accepted, was it an email and an update in your portal or was it just the email? BUT CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!! HOW EXCITING

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It was in my email! - my portal still says pre-screening LOL

[angelicam]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:40 PM, ubcspscstudent said:

It was in my email! - my portal still says pre-screening LOL

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Okay thank you me too!! This is amazing congratulations and so excited this is so unreal for me LOL

[tothepowerof10]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:40 PM, ubcspscstudent said:

It was in my email! - my portal still says pre-screening LOL

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Mine as well! I received an email but it still says pre-screening haha I'm assuming it'll change eventually!

Edited March 28, 2024 by tothepowerof10

[tayslp]

Congrats to everyone who got into UofA!!

Did anyone get accepted into the Augustana campus or was it just for Edmonton?

[ubcspscstudent]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:51 PM, tayslp said:

Congrats to everyone who got into UofA!!

Did anyone get accepted into the Augustana campus or was it just for Edmonton?

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Edmonton for me but I do know of some people who got Augustana!

[Wau-Wau]

  On 3/26/2024 at 10:51 PM, slp072002 said:

Hi, I'm also a current uoft undergraduate and I saw this too - I'm wondering the same!

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Did you see a deposit fee? 

[tayslp]

  On 3/28/2024 at 11:52 PM, ubcspscstudent said:

Edmonton for me but I do know of some people who got Augustana!

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Oh okay! Was just curious as I also got Edmonton

[BrocasArea]

Congratulations to all of you who got into UofA today!!!!!! You all should be very proud because this is a big deal!😊

On a completely unrelated note, to everyone who applied to McGill..... what do you think is gonna happen on the 2nd? Do we think an email will come out at midnight??? Do we think they're still gonna call during the day?!? I know there's no real way of knowing (unless someone called) but i'd love to know what you all think because the nerves are eating me ALIVE 

[speechgal24]

  On 3/29/2024 at 1:44 AM, BrocasArea said:

Congratulations to all of you who got into UofA today!!!!!! You all should be very proud because this is a big deal!😊

On a completely unrelated note, to everyone who applied to McGill..... what do you think is gonna happen on the 2nd? Do we think an email will come out at midnight??? Do we think they're still gonna call during the day?!? I know there's no real way of knowing (unless someone called) but i'd love to know what you all think because the nerves are eating me ALIVE 

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I am soooo nervous too! I have a feeling they will probably email us during the day?? I wish we knew lol

[Hopefulspeechi]

Congratulations to all those who got into U of A today! If anyone is comfortable sharing, what were your stats? & For those of you who were accepted, is U of A your first choice? Or are you hoping to get accepted into another program next week?  Just asking to see what the waitlist movement may look like for Alberta

[tsslp]

just checked westerns website and it says april 1 is when offers are being sent out?!?! i thought april 3rd?

[slptobeeeeeeeee]

  On 3/29/2024 at 3:28 AM, tsslp said:

just checked westerns website and it says april 1 is when offers are being sent out?!?! i thought april 3rd?

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ORPAS said April 3rd, it's probably a more general release date for applicants who applied through ORPAS. Western will probably send out emails and update their portal on April 1st. 

[BrocasArea]

I'm thinking that Western's CSD website is somewhat outdated because in the email I received from them they said they would inform us about their decisions on the 3rd  @slptobeeeeeeeee @tsslp

Edited March 29, 2024 by BrocasArea

[AlyssaSSLP]

  On 3/29/2024 at 1:44 AM, BrocasArea said:

Congratulations to all of you who got into UofA today!!!!!! You all should be very proud because this is a big deal!😊

On a completely unrelated note, to everyone who applied to McGill..... what do you think is gonna happen on the 2nd? Do we think an email will come out at midnight??? Do we think they're still gonna call during the day?!? I know there's no real way of knowing (unless someone called) but i'd love to know what you all think because the nerves are eating me ALIVE 

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Hi!! I called the other day and asked about this and I was told that they would not release the midnight and it is likely that the emails will be released during the day on the 2nd!

Edited March 29, 2024 by AlyssaSSLP

[speechbean]

  On 3/29/2024 at 1:44 AM, BrocasArea said:

Congratulations to all of you who got into UofA today!!!!!! You all should be very proud because this is a big deal!😊

On a completely unrelated note, to everyone who applied to McGill..... what do you think is gonna happen on the 2nd? Do we think an email will come out at midnight??? Do we think they're still gonna call during the day?!? I know there's no real way of knowing (unless someone called) but i'd love to know what you all think because the nerves are eating me ALIVE 

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Last year I got a waitlist offer. I got it by email from “McGill SCSD”, subject line Waitlist Offer. 

[speechbean]

  On 3/29/2024 at 2:48 AM, Hopefulspeechi said:

Congratulations to all those who got into U of A today! If anyone is comfortable sharing, what were your stats? & For those of you who were accepted, is U of A your first choice? Or are you hoping to get accepted into another program next week?  Just asking to see what the waitlist movement may look like for Alberta

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I’ll try to be as informative as I can 😅 

My GPA is 3.77, and I scored 3rd quadrant on the Casper test.

This is my 4th year applying to SLP and 2nd year applying to Alberta.

I think what pushed my application further this year was I really tried to diversify my clinical/volunteer experience. I have about 60ish hours total, I gained about 20 since last application cycle. 

Prior to this year I only had volunteer experience working with kids (articulation and motor speech stuff), but this year I reached out to my local hospital and home care SLPs so I got to see them working with stroke patients, older populations with dementia, swallowing disorders, aphasias, apraxia’s,  etc. I really pulled on that experience in my letter. 
I speak English and French, and over the past year I also began learning American sign language (used the app Lingvano, highly recommend) I figured it could be a useful tool as an SLP and I spoke to that in my letter as well.

Currently Alberta is my top choice, but waiting to hear from McGill and Dal 🤞

Let me know if you have any other questions! Happy to help!