University of Toronto
English
RejectedPhDInternational (my highest degree is from outside USA)
Application Details
- Institution
- University of Toronto
- Program
- English
- Degree Type
- PhD
- Degree's Country of Origin
- International (my highest degree is from outside USA)
- Decision
- Rejected
- Notification
- on 13/02/2020 via Website
- Undergrad GPA
- 3.90
- GRE General
- Not provided
- GRE Verbal
- Not provided
- Analytical Writing
- 0.00
- Notes
- Days later and I am still shocked by how rude this rejection "letter" was. The letter was very clearly copied-and-pasted, stating that they only admit "highly qualified" applicants. The only area of my application that might not have been "highly qualified" is my publications—I only have one publication (plus one pending). Still, this "reason" does not feel like the real reason my application was rejected and I wish they wouldn't have given ever rejected applicant such a sh*tty blanket reason. I had already been accepted to my top choice, so this rejection wasn't a huge loss. However, this culture of treating grad applicants/students so terribly has to come to an end at U of T eventually... right?! They have such a bad reputation amongst grad students—I really hope this changes as the school has a good reputation (in general) and the name still carries some weight.
Institution Statistics
Acceptance Rate
40.5%
Avg. Notification Date
March 15
This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.
Timeline
Received notification of Rejection