Hi aska 🙂 i had a few questions about placeholder programs for POSt. I’m pretty sure I won’t be getting into the T2 or T3 programs I want this round so I’ve enrolled in a T1 just to have something there for now until next year. However, i was wondering if it was allowed to be enrolled in it for the sake of having a program while not taking the courses required, instead just taking the ones for the T2 and T3 i want? I won’t get kicked out or barred or anything, will I? :c
heyyo,
ah yes program enrollment, definitely always a joyous time for many!
i’m gonna assume you’re at utm, since that’s the only campus that refers to programs as t1, t2, t3 from what i can see? unless i’m really starting to lose my marbles, which i guess wouldn’t be too much of a surprise.
so first of all, i wouldn’t say FOR SURE that you won’t get into your t2 or t3 programs, since the first round doesn’t even end until april 30. and after that, you still have round 2, which reviews applications on an ongoing basis. also, from what i can see, type 2 programs have unlimited enrollment, so whether you get in or not will just come down to if you fulfill the entry requirements for that program. so before you freak out, check out the requirements for the program you’re interested in and you’ll know with (almost) certainty what your chances are.
in the meantime, it is absolutely okay to take course requirements for the programs you wanna get into! you absolutely won’t get kicked out or barred or anything. believe it or not, NOT straight to jail.
there’s just a few things you have to be careful about if you go that route. uno: some classes require you to be in a program to take them. from what i’ve seen this isn’t super common though. dos: IF you don’t get into your t2 or t3 programs at some point and you decide to do something else, you may have to take an extra semester or two to fulfill those program requirements.
with all that said, you’ll be ok! there is absolutely still hope for getting into the programs you want and even if that doesn’t happen this year, you can keep working towards them.
cheers,
aska