Acceptance/rejection dates for Perimeter Scholars Institute (Canada)?

[nonequilibrium]

I was wondering if anybody knew about when I should hear back from PSI? I realize the chance someone will be able to give me an answer is small, as it is not stated on their site and the course is only about 3 years old so few people have experience with it, but I was thinking that it's not unlikely people of this forum have applied in the previous years.

Anyway, this question is of course not important; knowing the answer will do nothing but satisfy my curiosity.

PS: it might be relevant to note that I applied somewhere around 1 dec.

 

[jell0fish]

Hi, I got an acceptance email 03/07 and was given 2 weeks to accept. If you haven't heard by now, maybe you'll hear in 2 weeks if anyone decides not to take up the offer? Good luck!

 

[nonequilibrium]

Thanks for letting me know what's going on! (Haven't heard back yet myself)

Maybe see you next year ;)

 

[jell0fish]

Out of interest, are you applying to other Masters courses too? Or PhDs?

 

[nonequilibrium]

Yup, also applied to Tripos III in Cambridge, to which I got accepted already. Also considering LMU and maybe even Utrecht and a wee little Imperial.

You?

 

[jell0fish]

Part III, cool! Rigorous stuff. I have friends who have gotten a lot out of it. Cambridge is a lovely place too. PSI is the only programme I applied to (risky, I know!) as I'm putting off my PhD until next year and I was worried about the lack of funding for other masters courses.

 

[nonequilibrium]

Well it seems you scored it, congratulations :)

I'd be glad to join you, but it seems my odds are slim since the first batch of acceptance mails has gone out... I wish I'd just know already (either way), I can't stand the waiting anymore.

Good to hear those positive words about Part III ;)

 

[nonequilibrium]

See you next year jell0fish, I got the acceptance mail :D I'm so happy :) I'm happy I didn't lie to myself and always put PSI on number one; it worked out in the end!

 

[Mépris]

Congratulations on your offers.

Out of curiosity, where are you guys doing your undergraduate degrees?

 

[nonequilibrium]

Thank you.

I'm currently attending KU Leuven in Belgium.

Why are you asking? :) Connected to our PSI offers?

 

[Mépris]

Thank you.

I'm currently attending KU Leuven in Belgium.

Why are you asking? :) Connected to our PSI offers?

Cool, thanks! If I'm not mistaken, Micromass is there too!

Well, I like Physics. I also applied to study in Germany (Leipzig) and wanted to know if things worked out for people who applied outside of Europe. I know for a fact that Dutch, German and Belgian undergraduate degrees (at least, in maths and physics) are more advanced than their American counterparts but of the 2-3 I've seen on physicsgre.com and mathematicsgre.com, most were not very accessible with applications in the States. And I wanted to know why! I was talking about it with a friend and we agreed upon one thing: the grading system. A 1.8 in Germany is a big thing. It's closer to a 3.8 than to a 3.2 GPA, I'd think...I suppose things like that raise a few alarms...

I don't know any Dutch, so if I were to go to Belgium (or at the very least, apply there - grades are average but hoping that I make it in somewhere), I wouldn't apply to the Flemish side (obviously). You know anything about Physics departments on the French side? There's only a handful of them...