Curiousaboutapps1 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Interestingly enough, from what I gather, it's the most transparent. The u of a applicants had to do Casper, and they weren't told how it will be used. Ha Of all the schools I applied to, Calgary has been the most transparent by far. It's refreshing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta12345 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 No, I am worried because I am uncertain when the results will be released. None of my verifiers moved, but I find the verification process to be mysterious. Yes, it is my first time, that is why I was worried that none of my verifiers were contacted. Did U of C do some verification pre-interview as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiousaboutapps1 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Yes, it is my first time, that is why I was worried that none of my verifiers were contacted. Did U of C do some verification pre-interview as well? Your level of anxiety tipped me off. The best thing you can do is stay off these forums. No one knows anything and speculating won't help. It will honestly make you way more stressed out than you need to be. The verification process does not give you any idea of your outcome in May. The ONLY reason you should be worried about it is if you lied on your application. You will hear about the decision in less than a month and either way you will survive. WORST case scenario is that you have to apply again with a greater understanding of the application and interview process. In the meantime, focus on your other life stuff. If you are looking for distractions, I highly recommend: The Mindy Project, Jane the Virgin, Game of Thrones, and Suits. By the time you power through all of those, decision day will be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I like this idea of recommending movies and series. Here's a couple: Dennis Villeneuve's Arrival, Prisoners and Sicario. He's making Canadian cinema proud. Critical. British series of an emerg trauma team. Super realistic, really intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainAmoeba Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Alright! House of Cards, WestWorld, BattleStar Galactica for TV Wheel of Time, The Dune Series, A Complicated Kindness (or anything by Miriam Toews) for written Gia, Requiem For a Dream, Magnolia for Movies My favorites anyways. Although now that I'm looking at it, it's science-fiction, and fantasy with a strong penchant for "the world is f***ed" That or depressing stories about peope with sad lives. Who even am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_93 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Another great one if your waiting for game of thrones is "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix. New episode every week. Also Community is pretty good (I really like that it doesn't have a laugh track which I find annoying). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskatoon Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 I recommend 13 Reasons Why. Just to add to the previous conversation about references, one of mine was checked about a week ago. It was just an email asking if they could confirm my activity in a club I was in. I wouldn't look into reference checking at all, I have a feeling it is 100% random and has no bearing on anything. I'm actually a little surprised that my reference for that activity was the one that got checked, I thought it was a pretty normal activity to have compared to some of my other ones but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iweepfortheyweep Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Another great one if your waiting for game of thrones is "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix. New episode every week. Also Community is pretty good (I really like that it doesn't have a laugh track which I find annoying). The Last Kingdom is great but given how big the can bucket keg of worms they've opened up is, I expect I'll be watching the finale with my grandkids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 I recommend 13 Reasons Why. Just to add to the previous conversation about references, one of mine was checked about a week ago. It was just an email asking if they could confirm my activity in a club I was in. I wouldn't look into reference checking at all, I have a feeling it is 100% random and has no bearing on anything. I'm actually a little surprised that my reference for that activity was the one that got checked, I thought it was a pretty normal activity to have compared to some of my other ones but oh well. I agree, I feel that verifier checks is 100% random, and has no bearing on admission offers. Few years ago, Dr. Walker said that they do verifiers check for 1/3rd of applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HiHopes Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 You are really keen on getting the exact date, aren't you mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradschooldream Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 My verifier got contacted 1.5 weeks ago. It seems that they are doing more verifier checks this year when compared to last year ( only 1 person on PM101 posted that they were contacted last year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MT_93 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 haha I guess I am...I have this little countdown going on in my head/that I tell people when they ask when I find out "Between May 1 and May 12" sounds a tiny tiny bit better than "Between May 1 and May 15" haha I tell people I find out in June/July so they get off my case! Never give them the exact date, just in case I don't get in, the last thing I want is a bunch of people calling me to ask about the results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 So if you get accepted, do you only have until May 30th to present them your police check and CPR-C? Or is the deadline for those later on? Also, at what point do you actually get an acceptance letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernieMac Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/16/2017 at 11:43 AM, MT_93 said: I tell people I find out in June/July so they get off my case! Never give them the exact date, just in case I don't get in, the last thing I want is a bunch of people calling me to ask about the results - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernieMac Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/16/2017 at 12:03 PM, HiHopes said: So if you get accepted, do you only have until May 30th to present them your police check and CPR-C? Or is the deadline for those later on? Also, at what point do you actually get an acceptance letter? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_93 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 so then what if you get in and find out in early May, when are you gonna tell those people haha The day I get in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSWschnoodle Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 So if you get accepted, do you only have until May 30th to present them your police check and CPR-C? Or is the deadline for those later on? Also, at what point do you actually get an acceptance letter? There are no physical mailed out acceptance letters (or at least there weren't last year). You just get the email/UCAN offer and you will also get confirmation documents telling you about all the things you need to do before school starts in your UCAN once you accept the offer of admission. If you need a physical letter for proof of enrolment you can request it from the UME. Police checks and CPR certs were collected during O-week for us. Vaccine deadlines will depend on what vaccines you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Thanks MSWschnoodle! Yeah, I was wondering about that proof of enrollment letter for the bank and so on. YesIcan55, where did you hear that May 26th is the deadline? I thought Dr. Walker said that this year's deadline for all school to send out their letters was May 30th. This may skew your projections by a few more days if it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iweepfortheyweep Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Realistically I'd expect it around the same time as Ontario ones. Probably in the same week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't see why they'd be bound to the Ontario schools at all. Their waitlist offers may depend on Ontario schools, although it will depend much more heavily on the UofA's admissions, as most students who get multiple offers will get the UofC/UofA dyad. As I've said before, I think the UofC will either be relatively on time or a bit late. I'm saying this because I thought that they contacted more than one verifier per person every year, and it seems like they're only contacting one per person this year. They may (or may not if I am wrong about this) have streamlined the process enough to still release results at around the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HiHopes Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 We should be placing bets on this and if we get it right and get accepted whoever gets the date right should get a present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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