01-13-2010 at 02:40 PM
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I'm planning on dropping a course today because Jan 13th is the last day for adding/dropping courses. If I drop it, I'll end up with 25 units, so I'm still a Full-Time Student.
My question is, will I still have the chance of being accepted into Graduate School?
For my program, the Admissions Criteria states that in order to get into Graduate Studies at Mac you need a Bachelors Degree in Comp Sci or equivalent with at least a B- average.
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01-13-2010 at 04:00 PM
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Are you applying this year?
Are there any stipulations on how long you can take to complete your degree?
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01-13-2010 at 04:26 PM
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Are you applying this year?
Are there any stipulations on how long you can take to complete your degree?
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I am not applying this year, and I don't see any stipulations on how long I can take to complete my degree. |
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01-13-2010 at 04:37 PM
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Then you should be fine.
Your best bet is to contact the program...but unfortunately the deadline will have passed by then.
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McMaster Honours English with a minor in Indigenous Studies: 2010
Carleton University Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies: 2012 (expected)
We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed in universities, looking uncomfortably into the world we inherit. -- Port Huron Statement
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01-13-2010 at 04:40 PM
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Then you should be fine.
Your best bet is to contact the program...but unfortunately the deadline will have passed by then.
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That's what others have been telling me too, alright I'm going to drop it then, unless you have anything else to say. |
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01-13-2010 at 05:15 PM
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The number of courses you take in a semester is unlikely to affect your ability to get into graduate school. Especially for thesis-based programs, the key criteria are grades and research experience/potential. If you have some spare time, trying to get involved in a research group / project as an undergraduate would go a long way towards building a strong application to graduate school.
In short, if you're a good applicant little things, like taking a little longer to finish your degree, aren't going to matter at all.
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01-13-2010 at 05:21 PM
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