Does the April 15th deadline also apply for Canadian Masters programs?

[outliers1]

Just wondering if Canada follow this deadline as well? It would be much easier to decide on admission offers if they do.

[bedmas]

Canadian schools do not. If they offer a deadline to make a decision (mine were between 11-21 days), then unless you request more time, you need to decide pretty quick!

[outliers1]

Thanks!

My favorite school will not release decisions until April, so it does put me in a weird situation where I am not sure whether I want to hear back from the admissions of my 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice etc..

I see that you got accepted to SFU. SFU was 2nd on my list but I haven’t heard back from them yet. Not sure if that is a good thing or not...

[bedmas]

April is so late! SFU was my top choice and the first one I heard from, so that made things a lottt easier. I heard from them at the end of February, maybe send them an email and ask when you can expect a decision? When I had questions I emailed their graduate secretary, who always replied really quickly & was very helpful

[TakeruK]

Sometimes if you email a school that is expected to make their decision later and let them know that you have an offer from another school, they might expedite your application process. When I was applying to MSc, one school made an offer in early Feb (and gave me 3 weeks to respond) while another school's application deadline was not until March! I asked the first school for a little bit more time and explained to the second school that the first school is expecting a decision from me. The second school ended up making a decision on my application before its application deadline had passed! So, communication can help make the deadlines easier for everyone!

[outliers1]

Thanks guys! These are great suggestions. I will email the admissions coordinator to find out.