Still waiting to hear back

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Toronto
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Hey guys.

So back in January I applied for a masters program and I was expecting that I would hear back within several weeks, maybe 2 months tops from the deadline date (as I read somewhere that I should expect that). My application changed from all documents received to “under review” about 3 weeks ago (maybe 4); however, its been over 2 months already and I wonder why it is taking them so long and whether they are just waiting for the last minute to send me a rejection letter? Has anyone experienced something similar? How long can this take? I am so anxious and I would like to know already :confused:

Also, I applied for a masters but I didn’t specify a supervisor and I wonder if that can also influence my application negatively? I called uoft back when I was applying and I asked them whether I need to contact potential supervisors and put someone’s name there but they said that a lot of people don’t do it so I don’t have to.

this wait is driving me crazy. haha

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actually I also wonder: does it matter whether you submit your application early on? My references didn’t submit my reference letters until very last minute (I think it was about 2 and a half weeks before the deadline) so I wonder what happens if all spots will be taken by people who applied before me :-/

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Admission to a masters is decided at the department level and they’re busy with undergraduate exams etc until this week. Once a decision is made, it has to filter through the School of Graduate Studies before you receive it. You should hear something by the end of May.

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Ah! I was starting to freak out . Thank you!