Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 2014

[PeterH]

Well my department hasn't updated their course list yet, and they say I have register exactly on that date or they gonna fine me. Not prepared for that...I wish they show the list so I can make a worklist.

Huh. That's odd. The School of Graduate Studies and my department both say you have the window from July 10 to August 1, but I'm guessing your department sent you a more specific e-mail? Either way, good luck, and congrats on the OGS!

[reinhard]

Anyone attending Mcmaster who received the OGS? Did any info appear on your Scholarship/Award on MUGSI? I have nothing on there and my department has been silent about this...

[PeterH]

I haven't seen anything there, but my payment agreement has been cleared. My suspicion is that the "Scholarship/Award" section is limited to undergraduate information.

[reinhard]

I haven't seen anything there, but my payment agreement has been cleared. My suspicion is that the "Scholarship/Award" section is limited to undergraduate information.

I see, I haven't paid anything yet so my payment agreement is still there on SOLAR.

 

Did you get OGS or NSERC or something else? Maybe they don't put OGS up on there for you?

 

Also has your admission status been cleared yet? Whenever I go into SOLAR to look at my classes, it still says my conditions hasn't been lifted and it worries me. I will not give them a single peeny until those are cleared.

 

By the way, which of the payment options did you go with? I find it extremely annoying that they charge interest on you should you decide to pay on separate periods. They obviously know most of us are on low financial aid, so they want to suck out even more from us? I wish the payments were more like the undergrad version. You pay what you are supposed for each term.

Edited August 13, 2014 by reinhard

[PeterH]

I got the OGS. My payment agreement is still there, but on my summary, it says "Fee Status: Cleared". I chose the direct deductions option, since I will have enough to cover tuition.

 

Regarding the admission status, have you sent your department a transcript yet? I sent mine a month ago (or thereabouts) and it took a while for my status to change. 

[reinhard]

I got the OGS. My payment agreement is still there, but on my summary, it says "Fee Status: Cleared". I chose the direct deductions option, since I will have enough to cover tuition.

 

Regarding the admission status, have you sent your department a transcript yet? I sent mine a month ago (or thereabouts) and it took a while for my status to change. 

Yes, it's been 3 weeks...and about to be four.

[PeterH]

Hmm. I'd probably recommend you contact your department then. It is important that you get that sorted out soon, and I'm sure they'll understand that.

[reinhard]

Hmm. I'd probably recommend you contact your department then. It is important that you get that sorted out soon, and I'm sure they'll understand that.

Did you get your student ID yet? Were they mailed to you?

[PeterH]

Did you get your student ID yet? Were they mailed to you?

Not my student card. I haven't sent them my picture yet. I think I read that we can pick our cards up in the first week of September.

[reinhard]

Not my student card. I haven't sent them my picture yet. I think I read that we can pick our cards up in the first week of September.

I read that as well, but my roommate told me he got his mailed to him. He is an undergrad probably different.

[reinhard]

(nvm)

Edited August 14, 2014 by reinhard