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    Toronto
  • Application Season
    2016 Fall
  • Program
    I/O masters/phd

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  1. Went from waitlist to offered at Western! I will be accepting. Good luck to anyone else waiting.
  2. Correct! Also would help to know what constitutes an 'alternate' or waitlisted applicant. Is it only X % or is it anyone who can receive the award?
  3. Saaame here (Western). I feel like my life is a waiting lobby hahaha. I don't imagine they will tell us the ranking for the alternative list. But I might contact my graduate secretary and see.
  4. Alternative at my own Uni. Anyone know how likely it is that alternatives get passed the award?
  5. The wait for Western's OGS results is killing me. They said they had until may 1st Anyone hear wait-lists for Western?
  6. It really depends on your proposed area of grad school and what area you would like to research. Those programs are really tailored for individuals bridging from universities to work within applied instructor therapist positions. Therefore, if the program weights your applied experience very high and your postgrad application is in areas of ABA or disabilities it might be worth the extra certificate. Keep in mind you won't gain a ton of practical experience till after you graduate and work. It will not improve your ability to: conduct general clinical research or understand general psychology statistics (stuff like ANOVAs, regressions, etc.). Source: I'm a postgrad of a ABA program
  7. Hi! It is definitely better to start now than never. I honestly did not start acquiring lab experience until around my 4th (final) year and I just got accepted into a grad program after my 2nd round of applications, so don't feel you are too late to the ballgame. In terms of finding a volunteer lab, I found that it was very useful to try and connect with professors within your department as they may have ongoing studies. Sometimes professors may not even have a lab but they still conduct research every year and need help with lit reviews, participants, running a computer study etc. I would say: 1) Find proffs that are active with research, ask them if they would take you on a volunteer basis (sell them on why you would be good, GPA etc.) 2) Apply to organizations/hospitals that do clinical research (teaching hospitals), find the departments that are active within research (not just giving counselling services) 3) Apply for paid positions. These are really hard to come by- especially if you have no experience within research. Even with my RA position, and being accepted to a program, I cannot get an interview for the few job postings that come up Also..... potentially expect it to be either harder or easier to get a proff that will take you on during the summer. I know a lot of proffs can either: use the summer for part sabbatical or time off, or use the summer to conduct and finish research studies. Hope this helps! good luck.
  8. Hi! I know this is a late reply, but I think you are on the right track. First question: Do you have a supervisor? My experience with discussing funding is to discuss with my supervisor about funding concerns (or dept. head). I would not pose it as "pay me more or I will not come", but rather as "X school offers a really competitive funding package, and that support is crucial for me focusing on X studies, is there any opportunity to close that gap". Through this way, at one uni the supervisor told me they were willing to create an RAship to close to discrepancy between the funding packages. In general, supervisors or department management really understand that funding is important for being able to focus on producing really good work- not having to worry about working 3 jobs just to make ends meet. Also, look into external funding! there are some really good ones out there (at least in Canada) good luck
  9. Hi, I come from a psych background, so my experience may be different but I received funding information at the same time they presented offers of acceptance. They listed it within my offer letter. However, one program did not list it, but my POI discussed it with me. Within psyc, TA ships are assigned by the university as a part of your funding, but I have heard of external TA and RA applications for proffs that are NOT included within your offer (one uni even told me they would do an RAship if their funding was not high enough). Do you have a potential supervisor for your masters? If so, I would definitely contact them. They really understand that funding is an important aspect of life and are more than wiling to discuss that with you. This could also be forwarded to a dept. representative or head. Hope that helps!
  10. Hey all, Thanks for your advice! I decided to not go to the open house, and hopefully contact them soon to let them know my intentions to decline. I am just waiting on a couple other factors before I officially do that.
  11. Hey! I am sorry to hear all of those things happened during your undergrad. I have applied 2 times to grad school, with the first round rejections across the board. I took the extra year to really work on raising my GPA and getting some research experience. I think this helped me a ton when it came time to applications (I received 4 interviews with 3 offers this time around). I know where I live, most universities value the last 2 years of your undergrad, therefore you can still raise your GPA by quite a bit! Taking summer courses can also expedite this process a bit faster, but I know sometimes work schedules do not allow it. Long story short: There is no rush! the GPA/acceptance is really just a game you play. Making sure your GPA and research are at competitive ranges that the universities expect. I was pretty crushed after my first round of rejections, but I honestly grew a lot from that experience.
  12. Hey all, I was wondering whether it looks bad to reject an open house from a university that I applied to. I have received offers from 2 of my top choices and really do not see myself going to this university that is hosting an open house. The two other programs just have so much more in terms of resources and professorship, my application to this university was a back-up application to a similar field. I RSVP'd a month ago before I got my other acceptances, but I feel weird going to an open house that I have a 99% chance of rejecting. My thought process is that they still have about 10 business days to invite another applicant (if they have one wait listed.) What do you guys think? Any pros/cons? Edit: Also, this university did not provide any travel expenses/hotel bookings either. Therefore, it really would not 'lose' them any money...
  13. Hey all, Does anyone know how typical interview days/phone interviews work in terms of competition? Do professors usually line up multiple interviewees? I am asking due to an upcoming interview day where multiple other applicants are going to be.
  14. Has anyone heard from I/O programs in Canada? A lot of other departments have sent out invites, but have not seen anything on the I/O side of the results section...
  15. Hey Psych.Kitty, What stream at Windsor messaged you for an interview (child, adult etc)?
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