ajesusj Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Has anyone applied to any Canadian Universities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canofbeans Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 YES Thank you!. I'm going to Mac, you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetchisgod Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Yup, Alberta, anyone heading up in August/September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK1 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yes!!!! (was starting to think I'm the only one...) I'm going to Calgary (will get there in mid-August) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajesusj Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Is anyone on any waitlists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringainmexico Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I'm still waiting to hear from McGill... they certainly do take their time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoasteducation Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Anyone heading to UBC from another Canadian university? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaybee Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I haven't heard anything from Carleton. I inquired via e-mail about a week ago and still no reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogopogo Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Anyone heading to UBC from another Canadian university? Nope. But I am leaving UBC for another Canadian university...McGill here I come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideal Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm leaving Waterloo to go to UBC this fall! I hear it's a wonderful place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogopogo Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm leaving Waterloo to go to UBC this fall! I hear it's a wonderful place to be. It is. Enjoy your two week winters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper.milvain Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm going to the U of A in the fall. I did my undergrad at UBC and it's beyond beautiful. Wonderful school. I don't want to be a scaremonger, but those of you heading that way should be aware that BC post-secondary funding is an absolute gong show right now. UBC and SFU are getting cut to ribbons. UBC has been saying that they're not feeling the pain as much as SFU (which lost 30 faculty, 50 staff, and 100 TAships last year) but several weeks ago they sent an e-mail to all their sessionals saying not to count on continued employment. They've had a faculty hiring freeze for a while now, as well. As an added bonus, all TA unions in BC are going into bargaining right after the 2010 Olympics, and the current government has already said that there will be no new money for labour contracts in 2010, so a TA strike is a definite possibility. But hell, maybe the government will change in the May election and you won't have to worry about any of it. And of course, it really is an amazing school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthh Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wow, I had no idea about all that happening at UBC. Makes me glad I got in there with a decent fellowship before I had to start worrying about TAing (which I do still want to do, but the fellowship is a nice cushion). As far as I can tell my department seems to be doing pretty OK ... fingers crossed ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoasteducation Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Thanks for the info. I had no idea about all the labour uncertainty - I'm there mostly for the mountains! (lifetime east-coaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogopogo Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 several weeks ago they sent an e-mail to all their sessionals saying not to count on continued employment. hmm...I'm a sessional at UBC and I don't remember getting an e-mail like that. I guess a lot of sessionals don't count on continued employment anyway though, especially people like me who are at the bottom of the seniority ladder. I also haven't heard much about potential TA strike, but I remember the last one being pretty nasty. Good luck future UBC TAs! I'm there mostly for the mountains! (lifetime east-coaster) If you want to get into the mountains (rather than just looking at them) you might want to check out the VOC (http://www.ubc-voc.com) when you arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anythingtwice Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm so thankful that I'm going to York *right* after their strike this year - I'll graduate before they can have another one, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canofbeans Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 hmm...I'm a sessional at UBC and I don't remember getting an e-mail like that. I guess a lot of sessionals don't count on continued employment anyway though, especially people like me who are at the bottom of the seniority ladder. I also haven't heard much about potential TA strike, but I remember the last one being pretty nasty. Good luck future UBC TAs! If you want to get into the mountains (rather than just looking at them) you might want to check out the VOC (http://www.ubc-voc.com) when you arrive. I think that Jasper meant the sessionals are getting cut at SFU not UBC, same thing with the profs and TAs getting laid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper.milvain Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 No, I'd heard bad things about UBC sessionals. Maybe it was department-specific, though, and got exagerrated as it got passed along. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcd_grad Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I am heading to U of A as well. However, I'm looking into the possibility of deferring for a year, if it is permitted (1 semester would be enough to get some rest, but I can't imagine landing in Edmonton in the middle of winter, given that it rarely goes below +10C where I live) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flit Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I did my undergrad at Laurentian (Barrie/Sudbury) and now am at Trent Spending a week at U of Victoria this June for a course - am really looking forward to visiting BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravindrak81 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Hi .. I thought students could help me make a decision and that is the reason why I am contacting you. I am a Masters student at University of central Florida. I have an offer to Pursue MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent shakespeare Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'll be starting at Trent in the fall (History). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesotan Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm so thankful that I'm going to York *right* after their strike this year - I'll graduate before they can have another one, haha. Their idiotic @#$%ing strike held up my MA for a whole year! How do you cancel a convocation, when people already fulfilled the terms of their degrees, anyway! As much as I realize TAs and adjuncts are exploited, the unions just make things worse. "We don't make enough money? Let's stop working for 6 months, then! That sounds like a good idea!" /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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