Did you get a GIC? since you submitted under the Regular category, I think your application will be processed under the rules. You IELTS is good and that gives you a chance if you have a GICDear Sir/Ma'am,
I have applied for September intake 2018-19, i have relevant work experience of 2 years after graduation studies, and I applied in the same field for post graduation studies, I have 6 bands in each module and (6.5 overall). I paid my fee for the first semester to the college before this SDS system came, but for some reason i didn't file my application because I received my fee slip so late from college. Here I want to to mention that my fee is higher than the normal post graduation programs as it is design program, which costs much. It's around $27000 CAD, and there are 3 semesters in this one year program. As i already made payment to the college for 1 semester and then got to know about SDS, so I had no option left at that moment, I filed under General category, because of the payment of 1 semester fee. My file is good in other ways except this fee column. I just wanna ask that does it really effect my application that I submitted only 1 sem fee? How is the success rate of general category?
According to CIC website about SDS and General category, applicant under the General category has a minimum visa chance to the SDS that has quite a huge benefits but this is not to "say that an applicant applying under the General category won't get an approval if it meets eligibility"