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    Favorite Rejection Quotes from the Results Page

    in Waiting it Out

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    So I didn't post about this in the results page because I was not sure how to report it:

     

    I got rejected from one of my top choices, and the rejection letter referred to rejection from the wrong program. I am not only unwanted in my program of choice, but apparently others as well. I was going to call them and ask what happened, but I feel that my life is already depressing and awkward enough as it stands. Womp. Womp. Womp.

    The same thing happened to me. It appeared they've made a mistake in my rejection letter :/ So to cheer me up they sent out a corrected one next morning

    Oh, the agony of waiting

    in Waiting it Out

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    Worry not, you have admission to a MA program with 60% funding which is great. . . go on living let the other schools do there thing, you have time until the deadline. Your prospective POI and school know students have options and need time to make decisions. 

     

    I still wait patiently (haha) for my first admit

    I think the most rational thing to do is just wait... I understand that; but the uncertainty is so stressful >…< I am really trying to stop myself from accepting the offer prematurely

    I hope you'll get you 1st admission soon! ;)

    Oh, the agony of waiting

    in Waiting it Out

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    Ok, so I am sick of waiting. I am thinking I will just accept the offer I already have. It is funded (covers 60% of tuition) . The POI is very interested in me and I like her research too. They offered me admission relatively quickly and I just feel like I am welcomed there. Unlike in other 4 schools that keep me waiting... maybe they are not that interested after all. What do you think?

    One of the schools suddenly felt theat my BS degree is no trustworthy, and that happened post-interview...Iwould expect them to check my undergraduate school before contacting me for an interview; now it is obvious they are just prejudiced against graduates from certain universities.

    Canadian Fall 2015 Applicant Thread

    in Psychology Forum

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    My friend and I are still waiting on Brock too!

    I emailed the Faculty of Graduate Studies in February, and they wrote that we should expect to hear back 6~8 weeks after the application deadline. It has been almost 3 months since the deadline,so I emailed the Psychology Department today... let's see what they will answer...

    Being waitlisted post-interview - odds of getting in/how to proceed? (Clinical)

    in Psychology Forum

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    I think you still have a chance of getting into your dream school. But, at the same time, I think it is reasonable to accept another offer. One of the professors I know advised me not to be too picky about PhD programs; meaning that at this stage you are a mature adult who can create his/her own learning environment and take everything the program has to offer. So why would you think you'll be unhappy at another program? I think it's a matter of personal attitude... And what stops you from doing research together with this POI even if you are not at his/her program? You can meet at conferences and also it won't do any harm to menntion that you are ready to collaborate on their research in future, if there is a chance...

    Canadian Fall 2015 Applicant Thread

    in Psychology Forum

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    I don't know if it was really an interview (and they never referred to it as such). They just said they wanted to call me to talk about the program at U of S. Since they asked me to fill out the form for internal funding opportunities, it seemed like they wanted to let me know they were wanting to accept me (I may be overly optimistic with this thought).

    It sounds like an acceptance to me ;)

    At least I wasn't rejected yet, hoping someone would like to talk about the program with me too!

    Canadian Fall 2015 Applicant Thread

    in Psychology Forum

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    I was contacted by POI to discuss the program. They also asked me to fill out a form so they could put my name forward for an internal scholarship. I have already accepted another offer so I turned down the interview.

    Thanks for answering! I thought they don't conduct interviews for this program... Who was your POI? Mine is Dr Chirkov.

    Midway Panic?

    in Psychology Forum

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    Hi all,

     

    I'm currently in my first year of the MA program for General Psychology. Originally, after graduating with my BA in Psychology, I went into an MSW program because it is a terminal degree which would allow me to begin working with patients (I weighed it against the Mental Health Counseling programs and found that social work provided more job opportunities). After the first semester in the MSW program, I realized how awful the choice was to leave psychology and jumped back immediately, into the only program that would accept me quickly without the GRE's so I wouldn't have to miss a semester (MA in General Psych).

     

    Now I'm here and officially in panic mode. All of this time, money, stress... for what? I'd love to get into a PhD program one day, but what if I don't? What can I do with this degree that is not substance abuse or human resources? My searches show there is little opportunity to do anything, but I find that hard to believe. All I want for my career is to work in psychology. I have so many interests that it barely matters which area I end up in. I just don't want to have done all of this for nothing, only to end up back at the same job I had before just with higher pay.

     

    Any advice or words of comfort?

    Hi Suzanne,

    I had a similar feeling in the last year of my undergrad program, I had so many interests and it actually provoced more anxiety than gave comfort. I, too, wanted to apply for MSW, and lived with this idea until I took a class that showed me what I want to do in psychology. After that, it was really easy and exciting to think about future. I think you might have entered a masters program too early,maybe a gap year would have helped you. But since you are already there, I think it might be a good idea for you to take more classes than required and engage in new activities to find your place in the field. Once you have that fieling, everything will be different. One person cannot be good at everything, so imho even if your dream hospital where every patient has new problem came true,there would be 10 different psychologists in the room who each specialize on a certain type of problem.

    2015 - Social Psych

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    I think it's our right to email, because we pay the application fee. Most of the schools I've applied to have a policy to give answer 6~8weeks after the application deadline. I did email some of them and asked asked politely after 8 weeks. One school told me 3 weeks ago that they were going to have a meeting regarding my application the next day, so I've been literally loosing sleep since then. I decided to email them again yesterday, and, guess what, they didn't have a meeting yet...

    Is it a white lie?

    in Waiting it Out

    Posted

    maybe it was not a lie, but they just answer the same thing to everyone... In order for them to give you real reasons behind rejections, they would have to go back to your file and review it again(because they probably do not remember every application), which is time consuming. So I doubt they have actually done that.

    I think you verbal gre is pretty competitive, toefl is not bad either(but it's easier and better to retake it)

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