NotForsaken Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 I also did not receive any mail today (ottawa). Do we know if they send the acceptances and rejections together? Is there any way to read into how long the letter is taking to arrive? Did anyone receive a rejection today?
xyz987 Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, YuzuCat said: Just contacted SFU's grad office. They're not releasing any info until either later this week or early next week. Noooooo My anxiety can't handle another week of this!!
soupdujour Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Waiting on a letter back home (Montreal) and even though two people on this thread got theirs mine is still MIA. So I guess the same city isn't necessarily an indicator of when it'll arrive?
YuzuCat Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, xyz987 said: What university are you at? I'm at SFU and haven't heard anything! 6 minutes ago, xyz987 said: Noooooo My anxiety can't handle another week of this!! Yeah, the anticipation is brutal! The office made it pretty clear that they weren't going to release any information until they send out that email.
Guest Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Anyone from McMaster here? Emailed the awards office, and they just told me to wait for the SSHRC letter in the mail. Pure hell.
PhDough Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, YuzuCat said: Yeah, the anticipation is brutal! The office made it pretty clear that they weren't going to release any information until they send out that email. Wow, this is astonishing. I'm not sure if they are always this slow, but it definitely doesn't seem like a great idea to hoard the information while other universities are emailing students (on weekends even!). Well, at least we know that no response from the office so far doesn't automatically mean rejection!
grdgrl Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Judging from other cgs sshrc threads (mostly Twitter), and hearing from other grads who just won at my school (UBC), departments seem to be very fast at getting back to those who won... And are in no rush to get back to those who are waitlisted or did not get it. Waitlisted myself, but only found out through sending an email. Best of luck to those still waiting on responses.
NWstudent Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Thank goodness for this forum. I am also going through the agony of the waiting game and I find solace in knowing I am not alone.
PsychBoy Posted April 30, 2018 Author Posted April 30, 2018 37 minutes ago, soupdujour said: Waiting on a letter back home (Montreal) and even though two people on this thread got theirs mine is still MIA. So I guess the same city isn't necessarily an indicator of when it'll arrive? I'm also from Montreal and didn't get anything in the mail today. Also it's not related to winning versus not, because I already know I got the Bombardier CGS.
TBay Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 I'm in a Joint York Ryerson program and the students enrolled through York have heard in mass email and Ryerson is not sending any results to anyone.
Bmay Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 On 4/28/2018 at 11:36 AM, Bmay said: Results are out! So exciting! Why snail mail? I heard that they are sending emails to those who have not received the award, and paper to those who have won. Can anyone confirm this? I still haven't heard back from UBC. Has anyone emailed with a reply from them? Update: Heard back from Dept. Admin at UBC. Waitlisted and wasn't told what rank I'm at, but told there is not a good chance. Time to hit the ground running for the Fall application!
NotForsaken Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, PsychBoy said: I'm also from Montreal and didn't get anything in the mail today. Also it's not related to winning versus not, because I already know I got the Bombardier CGS. Thank you for the reassurance, you've given me a bit more hope PsychBoy 1
YuzuCat Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) My department also said that they won't release any info. Time to sleep by the mailbox. Edited April 30, 2018 by YuzuCat typo
xyz987 Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, YuzuCat said: My department also said that they won't release any info. Time to sleep by the mailbox. Ahhhh do individual departments know? I wonder if I can email mine...
YuzuCat Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, xyz987 said: Ahhhh do individual departments know? I wonder if I can email mine... Yeah, I think they all know already.
grdgrl Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 3 hours ago, YuzuCat said: Yeah, the anticipation is brutal! The office made it pretty clear that they weren't going to release any information until they send out that email. I know a few people now from UBC who have already found out they won (emailed on the WEEKEND personally by Deans and Ono). So I think those of us who haven't heard from UBC are either waitlisted or didn't get it.
Stipo Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, grdgrl said: I know a few people now from UBC who have already found out they won (emailed on the WEEKEND personally by Deans and Ono). So I think those of us who haven't heard from UBC are either waitlisted or didn't get it. On a related note: I find that practice in poor taste. Emailing successful candidates ahead of time is poor decorum. Maybe that is just me, but doesn't feel right. All final applicants should receive emails, regardless of the outcome. If anything, it is unsuccessful applicants that could benefit from some cheery words and encouragement. Tldr: everyone should emails, or no one...just my 2cents Edited May 1, 2018 by Stipo PsychBoy, grdgrl, Adelaide9216 and 4 others 3 4
TEllis Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Just out of curiosity, has anybody from UManitoba been contacted that may be lurking in the shadows of this thread?
InTheRabbitHole Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) On 4/27/2018 at 8:26 PM, circus said: Thank you! Ya, I bit the bullet and e-mailed her as well and I was waitlisted also. I was waitlisted last year too, so I'm disappointed but hopefully I'm higher on the list this time. That is disappointing!!!! I hope it turns out that we get it. Financial awards emailed me today and said there are 16 at UVic on the waitlist. Does anyone know if receiving funding on the waitlist is related to your universities quota or if after the initial competition funding is awarded to the waitlisters is based on where you sit within all applicants or where you sit within your committee (i.e., committee 1-5)? Edited May 1, 2018 by InTheRabbitHole
grdgrl Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Stipo said: On a related note: I find that practice in poor taste. Emailing successful candidates ahead of time is poor decorum. Maybe that is just me, but doesn't feel right. All final applicants should receive emails, regardless of the outcome. If anything, it is unsuccessful applicants that could benefit from some cheery words and encouragement. Tldr: everyone should emails, or no one...just my 2cents Well said!
eriksbre Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Received my SSHRC letter today. (Address in Toronto suburb). Received Joseph-Armand Bombardier SSHRC. 14.9/20; UofT completing second year PhD program; one publication under peer review (not published yet); three national-level conference presentations. Applied twice for MA (Fall 2013, Fall 2014) (didn't get it both time). Applied twice for PhD (Fall 2015, Fall 2016) (didn't get it—got it third time, this year) high_hopes and TBay 2
ttwi Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Waiting (im)patiently in New York! Have any direct applicants in the U.S. received their letter?
NotForsaken Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 Another day, another empty mailbox. I sent my email again, I don't care if I'm being annoying, I need to know once and for all at this point
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