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    NSERC CGS-M Results

    in The Bank

    Posted · Edited by lhommependu

    Does anyone know the chances or likelyhood for alternates? It seems like there were quite a lot of us this year in the thread... Congrats to everyone who received an award AND who managed to get on the alternate list... There is still hope!

    speculation but i'm inclined to guess the chances for alternates is pretty okay (at least for those close to the top of the list). unless there's a misunderstanding on my part, the new system allows for very strong applicants to be allocated multiple awards, of which they can only accept one, so when they decide where they're going, an alternate gets bumped up at every other school. sounds like decent odds to me.

     

    edit: out of curiosity has anyone seen any movement on the alternate front, one way or the other? not sure if reallocation after rejection would be immediate or if there are gonna be waves of offers.

    Canadian Applicants 2014

    in Psychology Forum

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    Hey everyone, to answer the question about UBC's interview dates - they are the 7th and 8th of February. 

     

    Has anyone here been to an interview at UBC? I know one full day is meetings and such and the other is social events with the current grad students, but I'm wondering whether it's going to be group-based interviews or something or generally how it works?

     

    Thanks!

     

    Clinical may do things differently but when I interviewed last year the meetings were one-on-one and pretty informal. I wouldn't really call them interviews at all, just meetings that let the two of you get a handle on whether or not you could work together. Again, clinical could be weird, but it seems like when you get to this stage, you're as good as in. I know in my year I wasn't actually "competing" with anyone for my spot.

     

    Feel free to PM me if you have other questions that you think I could help with.

    Fall 2014 Applicant Thread!

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

     

    I'm new to this forum but I hope I get to know you all and get/provide some help these next few months :)

    Profile:

    Applying for I/O Psychology. Starting my last term of university in September.

    Current GPA = 3.6, 3.9 JR/SR

    RA in several labs (Cumulative: 1.5 years exp), TA for 1 prof, 4 months

    Currently doing Honours Thesis in I/O Psychology - Studying motivation & culture

     

    I've been researching schools for a while & also preparing to do the GRE general in August.

     

    I'm not sure if I will be doing the psych GRE, most schools here in Canada don't ask for it and already have a lot on my plate. Do most IO psych schools in the US want psych GRE? It looks like most of the top 10 ask for it.

     

    :)

    it's not a bad idea to take the psych gre just as a little supplement to your application. most schools in Canada ~don't require but accept it~ so it's a chance to edge out your closest competition. and like if you did a psych degree you probably won't need to prepare that much (I skimmed an intro psych textbook the day before, focusing on areas i was less familiar with, l[ike i never took developmental for example], and did just dandy on the test).

    Fall 2014 Applicant Thread!

    in Psychology Forum

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    I will be applying to Quant programs for the Fall of 2014!

     

    I've been worrying about my application since I graduated in April. Have you guys taken the GRE yet? I've been studying nonstop. My GPA is on the low side (3.22/4.0) and I need to do really well on the GRE to have any chance of getting in. The rest of my app is pretty decent (3 conference presentations, almost 2 years worth of research experience, and I've joined a lab where I've been able to learn how to create a scale). I know I will be able to get 3 really strong letters of recommendation.

     

    I'm going to start e-mailing potential POI's in mid-June or July. Is that little too early (or late)? What seems to be the standard?

    Actually having quant research experience is probably gonna help you a lot. There are very few quant programs so a lot of people are unlikely to have relevant experience other than like courses (myself included~). I'm not sure how bad your GPA is gonna hurt you, but if it includes good stats/math grades you are probably cool. Obviously your GRE Quant score is gonna be reasonably important, shoot for like 95th percentile.

     

    Re: POIs, see my previous post. And maybe chat with some of the other quant people on the board to see if they feel the same way. Of course if you have a little more quant experience than most applicants will, it may be worthwhile to talk to people a little earlier so you could eventually chat about possible projects before your application is due (BUT PROBABLY DONT PROPOSE A PROJECT IN THE FIRST EMAIL it's a bit of a faux pas). 

    Fall 2014 Applicant Thread!

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    I am applying to Clinical Psychology PhD programs (and possibly one or two PsyD's) for Fall 2014!!! 

     

    When are people starting to contact professors for letters of recommendation and potential POI's to see if they are taking students? 

    honestly, i don't think it's ever too early to ask about letters of recommendation in a "hey i'm thinking about applying to grad schools, would you be willing to write me a letter at some point in a couple of months?" sense.

     

    As for POIs, I sent emails in early November for applications with December 15th due dates. Some might say this is a bit late but it worked for me :D. I can't speak for all schools obviously, but in my experience, the initial contact isn't much more than an introduction that'll allow people to remember your name when they're reviewing applications, and if you do that too far in advance they'll probably forget your name (unless you keep in good contact throughout the whole application process, though that will probably difficult unless there's only a few people you're particularly interested in) [/end massive run-on sentence with like 5 ideas in it].

     

    I'm a quant though so YMMV by area. 

    Stats Question- BL differences with multiple IVs

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    you should do 3.

     

    i think 1 will give you the same omnibus F as 3, or a very similar one, but it won't give you any main effects or interactions if you're planning on picking any observed significance apart. 

     

    what you're looking for in 2 will also show up in 3, but you'll save yourself some type I error since you're only doing one analysis ;)

    Want to change my field from pharmacy to psychology..Please help!!

    in Psychology Forum

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    Since you're applying out of field you should definitely write the psychology subject GRE, even if it's not required by the schools you're applying to. 

     

    Re: GRE score: it really tends to vary from area to area. Clinical programs seem to put a greater emphasis on verbal, and are more likely to forgive weaker quant scores, whereas quant psych programs would want you as close to the 99th percentile as possible, but may care less about the verbal. That said, if you want to be competitive at decent schools 80th percentiles across the board is a minimum. What specific areas of research are you interested in?

    NSERC 2013 - 2014

    in The Bank

    Posted

    I just heard from my supervisor that I've been waitlisted for CGS-M. She got the news from grad studies (Memorial University of Newfoundland).

    ooh i'm a MUN student too. guess that means i can find something out tomorrow :)

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