I think McMaster is one of the universities that sends acceptances pretty late. It's the last one I receive when I applied.

A lot of universities like Laurier, Waterloo and U of Ottawa send out early acceptances because they want to try to "steal" as many students away from other universities. So sending out early acceptances can sometimes influence a students decision, although I'm not quite certain how that works. That's what I heard anyways.

Originally Posted by jhan523

I think McMaster is one of the universities that sends acceptances pretty late. It's the last one I receive when I applied.

Mac was the second school to accept me (like most people on here, I was accepted in February). However, I know some people who did not get acceptances from Mac until May! I am guessing when you get accepted depends on the program you are applying to, your marks and when you applied.

Originally Posted by jhan523

A lot of universities like Laurier, Waterloo and U of Ottawa send out early acceptances because they want to try to "steal" as many students away from other universities. So sending out early acceptances can sometimes influence a students decision, although I'm not quite certain how that works. That's what I heard anyways.

Trust me that strategy works pretty well...I've seen people accept offers to places like U of Windsor in february only to get offers to McGill in later months

Originally Posted by lmasud

Trust me that strategy works pretty well...I've seen people accept offers to places like U of Windsor in february only to get offers to McGill in later months

Yeah, but I don't understand why... Can universities retract their acceptance offers? Because in the end all the universities have you send you an acceptance/rejection by a certain day.