Canadian Political Science Programs, Fall 2016 Admission

[PoliPixie]

15 minutes ago, Straussian Dogmatist said:

Did everyone see the Toronto acceptance on the results page? Any idea on when the bulk of results should be released? 

No??? Was it PHD or MA? When was it posted? I've been stalking it all morning and must have missed it entirely. Let the hyperventilating begin.

[Straussian Dogmatist]

31 minutes ago, PoliPixie said:

No??? Was it PHD or MA? When was it posted? I've been stalking it all morning and must have missed it entirely. Let the hyperventilating begin.

I saw it posted on the 1st of March. PhD. 

[PoliPixie]

13 minutes ago, Straussian Dogmatist said:

I saw it posted on the 1st of March. PhD. 

Ah the call from POI. The rumour was this week. York was also supposed to release their results this week and I haven't seen any posts from York acceptances (I didn't apply, so can't speak from personal knowledge). 

[PoliPixie]

1 hour ago, Straussian Dogmatist said:

I saw it posted on the 1st of . PhD. 

It's doing the weird quotey thing again.

Someone just posted an admit to U of T. Congratulations!!! 
 

[CitizenFour]

Just as I suspected, the U of Toronto post wasn't real. I just received this from their Graduate Administrator:

 

Dear PhD applicants:

Greetings from the Department of Political Science.  

Because many of you have been wondering, I am sending this email to confirm our timeframe for response to our PhD applicants.  We have our admissions meeting tomorrow and will send out our first round of offers early next week.  If you are being admitted in the first round you will hear from us by Tuesday of next week.    We will email  all remaining applicants between Tuesday and  the end of next week.  This includes applicants who are being waitlisted or refused admission.  Unfortunately, we won’t have a ranked waitlist so we are unable to let applicants know where you stand on the waitlist.  We give our admitted applicants  two weeks from the date of our offer to reply and at the end of this time the admissions committee will revisit the waitlist and decide on further offers. 

I hope this helps.   Unfortunately I may not be able to reply to responses to this email due to email traffic on other fronts but I just wanted to let you all know our timing.  If you for some reason you are no longer interested in being considered for admission please send a note to confirm.  Thank you for your patience.

 

[PoliPixie]

Just received that email as well. 

Just now, CitizenFour said:

Just as I suspected, the U of Toronto post wasn't real. I just received this from their Graduate Administrator:

 

Dear PhD applicants:

Greetings from the Department of Political Science.  

Because many of you have been wondering, I am sending this email to confirm our timeframe for response to our PhD applicants.  We have our admissions meeting tomorrow and will send out our first round of offers early next week.  If you are being admitted in the first round you will hear from us by Tuesday of next week.    We will email  all remaining applicants between Tuesday and  the end of next week.  This includes applicants who are being waitlisted or refused admission.  Unfortunately, we won’t have a ranked waitlist so we are unable to let applicants know where you stand on the waitlist.  We give our admitted applicants  two weeks from the date of our offer to reply and at the end of this time the admissions committee will revisit the waitlist and decide on further offers. 

I hope this helps.   Unfortunately I may not be able to reply to responses to this email due to email traffic on other fronts but I just wanted to let you all know our timing.  If you for some reason you are no longer interested in being considered for admission please send a note to confirm.  Thank you for your patience.

 

 

[Straussian Dogmatist]

29 minutes ago, CitizenFour said:

Just as I suspected, the U of Toronto post wasn't real. I just received this from their Graduate Administrator:

 

Dear PhD applicants:

Greetings from the Department of Political Science.  

Because many of you have been wondering, I am sending this email to confirm our timeframe for response to our PhD applicants.  We have our admissions meeting tomorrow and will send out our first round of offers early next week.  If you are being admitted in the first round you will hear from us by Tuesday of next week.    We will email  all remaining applicants between Tuesday and  the end of next week.  This includes applicants who are being waitlisted or refused admission.  Unfortunately, we won’t have a ranked waitlist so we are unable to let applicants know where you stand on the waitlist.  We give our admitted applicants  two weeks from the date of our offer to reply and at the end of this time the admissions committee will revisit the waitlist and decide on further offers. 

I hope this helps.   Unfortunately I may not be able to reply to responses to this email due to email traffic on other fronts but I just wanted to let you all know our timing.  If you for some reason you are no longer interested in being considered for admission please send a note to confirm.  Thank you for your patience.

 

 

I also found it fishy, and not to mention that once I had posted about Toronto two more acceptances somehow appeared. Could be legit, but I also received the same email. Here's to hearing back by Tuesday! 

[POLIS]

Good morning all,

Just got an MA offer of admission for York University a few minutes ago. Check your email! 

[belles]

4 hours ago, POLIS said:

Good morning all,

Just got an MA offer of admission for York University a few minutes ago. Check your email! 

Congratulations! Did they offer funding?

[belles]

AHHHHH! JUST GOT INTO YORK TOO! Didn't get an email yet, but my status just changed on MyFile within the past 15 minutes.

Funding details to come in a separate letter.

[POLIS]

Congrats belles!

Also, just received an offer of admission to University of Toronto for MA. Check emails! An exciting day for a Monday!

[puffingtonbear]

1 hour ago, POLIS said:

Congrats belles!

Also, just received an offer of admission to University of Toronto for MA. Check emails! An exciting day for a Monday!

Congrats Polis, I also received an offer for UofT. Do you know what kind of funding is typically available/did they mention funding in your email?

[POLIS]

57 minutes ago, puffingtonbear said:

Congrats Polis, I also received an offer for UofT. Do you know what kind of funding is typically available/did they mention funding in your email?

Congrats! They have yet to mention funding. Talking to professors from my University, they have stated that U of T rarely, if ever offers a financial package - not to sure as to the reason. Anyone have any insight as to why this is? puffingtonbear, is U of T your top choice?

[puffingtonbear]

3 minutes ago, POLIS said:

Congrats! They have yet to mention funding. Talking to professors from my University, they have stated that U of T rarely, if ever offers a financial package - not to sure as to the reason. Anyone have any insight as to why this is? puffingtonbear, is U of T your top choice?

It's one of my top choices but not really sure where I'll decide to go. Not too sure about the funding but I've heard that too. what's your top choice?

[POLIS]

19 minutes ago, puffingtonbear said:

It's one of my top choices but not really sure where I'll decide to go. Not too sure about the funding but I've heard that too. what's your top choice?

My two top choices are Queen's University and University of Toronto. I got accepted into both. Now not too sure which one to attend...

[PoliPixie]

Usually schools will have students that you can reach out to to ask about the program and their experience with it. If they don't, you can see if anyone here has previously posted that they accepted to either of those programs and reach out to them. Ask for a campus visit, email the graduate chairs and ask your questions. Picking the right program is really important, especially for your MA. Your MA should push you beyond your comfort levels and push your understandings deeper. Program reputation and funding are of course very important as well, but you need to make sure it's the right program for you. I've heard that U of T is very Straussian (or at least it used to be), Queens has Will Kymlicka but also has some more conservative faculty. You need to make sure you're picking a program that fits you. McMaster is very critical theory which was perfect for me but wouldn't have necessarily been the right choice for someone else. 

[twinsora]

Currently attending York for MA, just logged onto application portal to see that my application has been reviewed and unsuccessful for York's PhD Program.

Stunned, and a little surprised. They take in roughly 3-4 applicants for each subfield. 

Congrats to all other admits though. 

[puffingtonbear]

4 hours ago, POLIS said:

My two top choices are Queen's University and University of Toronto. I got accepted into both. Now not too sure which one to attend...

Those are the schools I'm trying to decide between, the funding at queens is very attractive but I'm really unsure about moving to Kingston, I prefer the city vibe. Guess I'll be doing the homework PoliPixie suggested to learn more about my fit and make the best decision. Polis, let me know what you end up deciding. Also, which subfield at u oft did you apply to?

[someoneplzacceptme]

Hey there! So I've been accepted to York for an MA in Canadian Politics and I am strongly considering it. Does anyone have any information about the program and the school in general? I've heard some horror stories of the campus being dangerous. Thanks!

[POLIS]

11 minutes ago, puffingtonbear said:

Those are the schools I'm trying to decide between, the funding at queens is very attractive but I'm really unsure about moving to Kingston, I prefer the city vibe. Guess I'll be doing the homework PoliPixie suggested to learn more about my fit and make the best decision. Polis, let me know what you end up deciding. Also, which subfield at u oft did you apply to?

Looks like I will be doing the homework as well. Ya the funding package at Queen's is attractive. So conflicted haha. U of T - political science, International Relations. How about yourself?

[twinsora]

8 hours ago, someoneplzacceptme said:

Hey there! So I've been accepted to York for an MA in Canadian Politics and I am strongly considering it. Does anyone have any information about the program and the school in general? I've heard some horror stories of the campus being dangerous. Thanks!

Congrats on the York MA acceptance! I'm actually a current MA in Poli Sci there. Most of my cohort are studying Canadian politics, and I have heard nothing but great things form the faculty there. 

The MA Program is designed to be completed in one full academic year and there are three options to do so via the following: Major Research Paper + 5 courses; Thesis + 4 courses; Designated Research Paper + 6 Courses. 

The most common option that is usually pursued is the Major Research Paper. You are also advised to take courses across two or more subfields of Political Science, and you can take up to 2 courses outside of the department. 

Campus, however, is not very pleasant, based on its location in Toronto, but I have yet to run into any problems on campus. 

The people you will meet in your program, and generally around campus are awesome though. 

If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me, and I can hopefully put you in contact with some current PhD's that know more about the program.

[puffingtonbear]

1 hour ago, CarefreeWritingsontheWall said:

People can PM me if they are interested in hearing more about McGill's MA/PhD program. I also know people attending UofT who would be happy to answer emails. :]

I would love to be connected with a current U of T MA or recent Alumni if you have any contacts!

Edited March 8, 2016 by puffingtonbear

[puffingtonbear]

11 hours ago, POLIS said:

Looks like I will be doing the homework as well. Ya the funding package at Queen's is attractive. So conflicted haha. U of T - political science, International Relations. How about yourself?

Political Economy of International Development

[belles]

4 hours ago, twinsora said:

Congrats on the York MA acceptance! I'm actually a current MA in Poli Sci there. Most of my cohort are studying Canadian politics, and I have heard nothing but great things form the faculty there. 

The MA Program is designed to be completed in one full academic year and there are three options to do so via the following: Major Research Paper + 5 courses; Thesis + 4 courses; Designated Research Paper + 6 Courses. 

The most common option that is usually pursued is the Major Research Paper. You are also advised to take courses across two or more subfields of Political Science, and you can take up to 2 courses outside of the department. 

Campus, however, is not very pleasant, based on its location in Toronto, but I have yet to run into any problems on campus. 

The people you will meet in your program, and generally around campus are awesome though. 

If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me, and I can hopefully put you in contact with some current PhD's that know more about the program.

Hey twinsora. Is most of the MA cohort at York left-leaning? I noticed much of the faculty studies Marxist and/or Gramscian thought, writes for the Socialist Register, etc. Much of my political science work in the past was moderate and even right-leaning at times. I think York would be a good place for me to learn from those I usually disagree with, but I'm not sure if I would attend if this resulted in a detriment academically (and even socially). 

[POLIS]

Hey everyone,

My area of research interest in IR is non-state actors, the Middle East, counter-terrorism, and foreign policy. With that said, I was offered admission into Queen's University and the University of Toronto and have been struggling with the decision of where to go for my MA. Would anyone be able to provide some insight and opinion on this. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!