I somewhat spontaneously decided to apply to Canadian universities. I know that this is late in the application process, but if I submit my application by the Jan. 15 deadline, will I hear back before May 1? I’m applying to McGill, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, and University of Waterloo as an engineering major. Another question: is it unlikely that I will receive any scholarships since I didn’t apply by the early deadline?
You should look at each website. UBC states the following below. But you might ask - if you give out scholarships in March/April and I may not hear about admission until June, am I eligible?
Anyway, I think your questions have some info / most on the website - but you can ask - because you want to know - I need to commit in the US by May 1st but if I don’t hear from you til mid June, is there a way to speed it up, etc.
And those three schools will be best to answer those questions. That’s why they employ admissions counselors.
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IF you do hear from Canadian universities later you can commit to a US university and if you get into a preferred Canadian university after the commitment you can withdraw from the US university (you will lose your deposit,).
This is not an unusual occurance – for example it happens when students get into a preferred college off of a waitlist.
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Thank you!!
I’ll do that, thank you!