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Why does UofT not take reference letters
I don't know that you're in the minority - reference-checking for a job is entirely different from reference letters for academic admission, for the reasons you cite. "Making sure the person's last boss doesn't say they're an axe murderer" is not the same as "I already have a transcript saying this person's a good student, now let me read a boilerplate letter about how they're a good student."- 1
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Accepted 2024
I’d hope they reached past 11. But, I guess we can’t know unless others who got accepted off the waitlist post on here saying otherwise 😞 -
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Salary research help (Toronto)
Depends on the firm, practice area, definition of what “small” is, etc. You can’t generalize the salaries of all “small firms” based on location. -
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Change practice group
How can I change my practice group? From securities to finance. Every firm I reach out to wants me to have relevant finance experience, which I won't have until I get work from finance group (nothing has come out of the finance group in my firm). It feels like a life sentence. -
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Accepted to UBC 2024
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Accepted 2024
it looks like the waitlist reached 11. and i’m assuming more spots will be open after April 26. last year around this time they reached waitlist spots like 29. This year seems to be moving slowly.- 1
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Accepted to UBC 2024
Got the email yesterday!! LSAT 160, GPA percentage 87.1- 1
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Rejected 2024
Rejected dated today (April 23). No email, just a portal update. 149 LSAT 3.5 GPA -
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Why does UofT not take reference letters
I have the (likely) minority opinion that references can be helpful when selecting candidates for a position (in my case, hiring support staff or other lawyers). They can alert you to a red flag you might otherwise miss, or confirm your hope that this person has been successful in past roles and is easy to work with. However, that is best done in a 10min phone call. Reference letters are just more work than they are worth, both for the author and the person reading them, especially when there are probably 1000s of applicants and admission is largely based on metrics like GPA and LSAT. They provide, at best, a marginal amount of insight. When you have a handful of applicants, and you'll check the reference of maybe 1 - 2 people, I think it's worth it. -
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Accepted 2024
@grainbin74 Last wave went out on April 11th and they have until April 26th. That's roughly 2 weeks so I'm assuming we'll have a similar pattern for the next waves -
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Accepted 2024
Ooof. 10 days since the last post. Does anyone know long of a window those getting in off the waitlist being given to respond?- 1
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Waitlist 2024
Waitlisted today. cGPA 3.89, LSAT 153 -
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Rejected at Osgoode 2024
expected but still quite upset cgpa: 3.48 B2: 3.64 Isat: 157 (only jan 2024) wrote the optional essay got into the queue Feb 6, rejection dated yesterday April 22, got the email at 9:20 am April 23 still grateful for my other A’s (TMU & Windsor) but i was holding out some hope for Oz as it was my top choice. good luck to everyone else!! -
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Orientation/First Week of Classes
Ideally you wouldn't miss it, but you'll be ok. The events are mostly going to be in person (even during COVID they were in person, to an extent). You'll meet people in your section later so don't worry about it too much. -
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Graduation status
I had to defer a final exam due to an injury, but I will be completing it this Friday. It is an approved transfer credit that I need to send to my home school, but they will not receive it on time for graduation. Instead, I will technically be graduating in spring. Does anyone know how this will affect my application? All classes will be completed by the end of this week and I will send Usask the transcripts for my classes once they are posted, but it is just the “graduated” status from my home school that will not appear on my transcript. I will reach out to Usask, but wondering if anyone has had a similar experience?
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