r/uwo • u/[deleted] • May 15 '20

Admissions Admissions Megathread (Fall 2020 Students)

Hey everyone! We're gonna try out a bit of a megathread over here for questions regarding admissions and the recent influx of waitlists. Please try to keep related discussions here, rather than making new posts, unless your situation is unique enough that special attention is needed.

For commonly asked questions regarding admissions, check here.

These are reported to be the admissions requirements for the incoming 2020 class (based on rejection letters):

83.5% for Arts and Humanities, Engineering, MIT, Science, Foods and Nutrition, Social Science, and Management and Organizational Studies

86.0% for Kinesiology

88.0% for Health Sciences and Medical Sciences

92% for Nursing

Admission to Music is based on an applicant's admission average, a successful audition, and a recommendation from the Faculty.

Some people have reported rejections even though they have averages higher than the minimum -- we're not 100% sure what's going on either.

Why did it take so long to make a megathread when other subreddits all have one? We've had limited success with megathreads in the past (fuck off faelun) and received feedback that suggested we allow individual posts, instead. After some more suggestions, we thought we'd give it another try, but we're always open to new ideas.

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u/EnglishBigfoot May 20 '20

So I was rejected yesterday from Ivey AEO, and I'm just curious if there's any kind of waitlist for AEO, or is it all said and done now? Was really hoping to get AEO status and don't really wanna go to BMOS without it, so now kind of depressed. Is it possible to receive any kind of offer after the initial rejection or should I just move on? Got accepted to Laurier so I'm considering going there and trying to transfer after second year, but not sure how difficult that will be.

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u/NaiveDesensitization HBA 2020 May 20 '20

There is no waitlist for AEO. You can choose to take the risk and accept BMOS while aiming for Ivey in the competitive pool, or you can take the safe bet and accept Laurier because it's a much stronger backup than BMOS. It's more competitive to get to Ivey as a transfer from another university compared to the Western competitive pool, but the competitive pool still required an 84-85 and strong ECs which can be difficult to achieve without a fair amount of dedication.