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  1. churros31
    Great points mentioned above! I also wanted to note that while you can study during your commute, you should also factor in that you will be using time outside of class to practice clinical skills with classmates. This can definitely stretch out your day for longer than you planned and can be extra exhausting if you commute.
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    I wasn't a student but I worked at UofT so I had an Acorn account through there
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    This happened to me last year and I was accepted There have been threads about this in past years and it has been the case for others as well.
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    No problem I just pm'd you
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    I think it is protocol for the faculty to have the "final" say, but I have never heard of professional program applicants being rejected by the faculty if the school has recommended them. I have heard that this occasionally, but rarely, happens for research-based grad school programs where the PI recommends a student, but the faculty rejects them on certain grounds (eg. your grades or GRE scores not being high enough). But yeah, if I were you I wouldn't stress about it!
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    Got a call and email that I was accepted to Western OT off the waitlist (upper third) but I'll be turning it down. I hope that opens up a spot for one of you waitlisters!
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    Lol thank you for taking the time to write out this very long, very detailed, very passionate, essay-like response to this topic. I stand by everything I said in my original post. Have a nice day
  26. churros31
    I disagree. Experiences, references, interviews, and essays are what set applicants apart. If 95% of admissions was based on GPA, then what stops people who have no real interest in pursuing a career in the OT or PT field from applying as backups? While a 3.86 GPA is harder to achieve than a 3.73, who are you to say that those with a higher GPA have "demonstrated better ability to succeed in the graduate program"? It goes without saying that clinical placements are a huge focus of the programs (and profession) as well, and the soft skills you gain from volunteering are also valuable in preparing you to become a clinician in the field.
  27. churros31
    Unfortunately, I think that based on the sGPA increase in recent years, anything lower than a 3.7 would be a long shot. Most OT schools in Ontario don't release what they consider a competitive sGPA, but Mac posted that their cut-off for a first round interview invite this year was 3.77. This eventually went down to 3.75 with people accepted off the waitlist. So if you think about Ontario schools having a similar applicant pool as this group, the top ~300ish people who apply to OT have an sGPA in the high 3.7s (of course Mac only looks at GPA so a bunch of people might have applied as a backup, which skews it higher). However, if OT is really what you want, I really hope this doesn't discourage you from trying again! Many people on this forum have applied 2, even 3 times before getting in. This year off could be your time to boost your sGPA, make money, and gain more experiences in the profession. There are also some people who have tons of experience but have an sGPA in the low-mid 3.7s who have been accepted, so experience, essays, and references could make a HUGE difference! It's just that the reality of things is that sGPA is usually the first cut-off point for schools before your application is looked at, so I would definitely focus on improving that this year. Also do you have a higher cGPA than sGPA? I think Queens and McGill (correct me if I'm wrong) look more at cGPA so that could be to your advantage. Anyway, best of luck to you and I hope you don't let this setback stop you from pursuing OT!
  28. churros31
    I got emails that I'm waitlisted for Queens OT and accepted to Queens PT at 7am and 7:55am! No updates on ORPAS yet either.
  29. churros31
    UofT will let us know via email at some point today! It says this on their Admissions FAQ
  30. churros31
    Accepted to UofT and Mac for OT!!! (my top 2!) Waitlisted for Western and still waiting on Queens
  31. churros31
    I got waitlisted in the 20s with a 3.76 as well. Anyone from previous years know roughly how many spots the waitlist moves? Update: I got a spot off the waitlist
  32. churros31
    Not sure if this applies to my experience (there are some exceptional applicants this year judging by this thread!), but I graduated in 2016 and am a first time applicant. I started & completed most of my experiences while in undergrad, but continued working in labs + volunteering with PTs & OTs after I graduated.
  33. churros31
    Congrats OP! Sounds like a tough call. In addition to looking at tuition and quality of education, have you considered where you would like to live after you graduate? I agree with Zurv that if you'd like to come back to Canada, it probably won't make a difference to an employer whether you graduated from UofSydney or a UK school. In that case, I would go with one of the schools in the UK because it's significantly cheaper. Try to do as much online research as you can to narrow down which UK school is the best fit. However, if you'd like to settle down somewhere abroad then the reputation of the Sydney program could be an advantage.
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