{"id":5977,"date":"2013-11-29T16:43:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T21:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=5977"},"modified":"2019-08-17T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T19:35:34","slug":"beating-the-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=5977","title":{"rendered":"beating the system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I applied to a masters at UofT in Cities Engineering and Management. i then realized they need a one year experience for the program which I do not have. Would I have a chance in getting in if not a lot of people have applied ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lq0aopc0iv1qlq05h.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>if they require 1 year of experience, then you need one year of experience. they wouldn&#8217;t put that as a requirement if they were willing to accept people who do not have 1 year of experience. sorry to break it to you. if you really want to enter that program, why not try getting that one year of experience and then applying a year later? that way you&#8217;ll have a chance of being admitted and you&#8217;ll gain valuable work experience! hope that helps.<\/p>\n<p>xoxo,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n<p>P.S. &#8220;one year of experience&#8221; don&#8217;t sound like real words anymore. one year of experience. one year of experience. *shudders*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I applied to a masters at UofT in Cities Engineering and Management. i then realized they need a one year experience for the program which I do not have. 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