Seaz

Went from waitlist to offered at Western! I will be accepting. Good luck to anyone else waiting.

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?

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.

Alternative at my own Uni. Anyone know how likely it is that alternatives get passed the award?

The wait for Western's OGS results is killing me. They said they had until may 1st Anyone hear wait-lists for Western?

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Hey Psych.Kitty, What stream at Windsor messaged you for an interview (child, adult etc)?

Hey guys, Has anyone heard from I/O programs in Canada yet??

By a 'different behavioral science' what do you mean? like an applied behaviour analysis degree? I think a majority of degrees are applicable, but the one component that matters is whether you have completed a major research project (undergraduate thesis). If you did complete one, you are in pretty good shape (I think). However, some universities ask you to contact them to see if another major research project can supplement the lack of an undergraduate thesis.

I am personally not a graduate student (applying this year), but I am not sure why completing a masters would hinder you from a PhD... I am applying to some universities that have a PhD stream from undergraduate, but I am also applying to some universities that have completely separate applications for MSc and PhD. Are you concerned about something in particular?

I am mainly interested in my first 2 POI's but there is a huge faculty at this university that research similar things. I definitely could match research interests with the third POI, but they have a hard limit on pages. So not sure whether to take away from my first 2 POI's research match for a 3rd POI.... could it increase my odds of acceptance? I also tried to weave my research interests in with theirs so they did not have to consciously think if we fit- it is right there. Thanks for your reply!

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had some input for writing a statement and listing some possible POI's. I am applying to a psychology program that allows you to find your supervisor somewhere in your first year of the program, but at the time of acceptance one of the faculty must agree to be the supervisor if no one else will be. I have 2 POI's but I was wondering if I should just add a 3rd POI or list it open ended... my 3rd POi choice could be between 2 or 3 professors- they all conduct similar research. In your opinion, which option would be better: 1) just list the 2 POI's, 2) pick a 3rd POI, 3) leave it open ended (I could cite working with proff. that have started one of the major research units, they all work for the research unit) Regards, Seaz

Hey all, I can't believe application season is here already. I applied last year, without any luck, and it seems like just yesterday. I am applying to all Canadian schools across the country. I am not sure how great my chances are, but some professors have indicated I am doing okay competitive wise The stats: Education: B.A. Psychology (HONS), advanced diploma in psychology related field cGPA: 3.50~ @ B.A. level and 3.77 @ college level Last 2 years gpa: 3.80 (B.A.) Research experience: I/O related thesis, research assistant position in a business school (7+ months), 4+ years experience in clinical settings (most of them involving some type of research -> practice), and an old article published in an academic newsletter (was based on behaviour modification within a vocational setting). GRE: 157 V (74% below), 153 Q (51% below), -- not sure on AWA but I usually get 98% What do you guys think? anyone have similar stats or discussions with departments around their competitiveness? BEST OF LUCK TO ALL!

Thanks for linking to that. I think I will stay away from Adler then.

Hello all, I was wondering whether Adler University in Vancouver, Canada had any merit in terms of a clinical or organizational psychology program. Has anyone ever applied/studied there? Any input would be helpful! I am not sure whether I should apply or not.

Hello Nate, I am interested as to why you want to do part time mental health counseling? Your masters in I/O would most likely be very far from what a counseling degree would be. I do not really have any answers for you per say. I am interested in I/O psych myself but have experience with mental health agencies. Most individuals that worked their had masters of social work or in counseling/clinical. However, I have known of mental health agencies providing training to lead skills groups for mental health issues (ie: emotion dysregulation skills using cbt or dbt). Possibly check for APA accredited sources for counseling masters degrees, you might be able to shorten completion by a very large chunk due to finishing core courses with I/O. Let me know what the background story is! im interested

Hello all! I have been reading your posts and it is quite nice to have a group of people in the same 'application' boat as me. Will we sink or float? only time will tell... I was wondering if I could get some input from other members of the forum in regards to my application and what I can improve upon. I am applying in the area of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Masters level or possibly a PhD program). Applications are due December-January and I have a small bit of time to improve upon my application. One of my biggest problems is deciding whether to extend my research experience vs keeping a job commitment working as a instructor therapist (but does not give research experience). My job commitment is full time which limits my opportunity to do other things- should I be not full-time employment while I work on other areas of my application? Below are my statistics, what do you think could use improvement? How competitive am I? GPA: 3.8 (could be 3.76 when converted, I am an 8.0 exactly in a 9.0 scale- which is an A) I also have an advanced diploma (3 years) in behavioural sciences. I graduated with honours. Research experience: 6 months (2 positions: one within literature review for elderly populations and another within a business school coding and entering data). I also have a small article published within a newsletter based upon a previous project that did not use any psychology statistics (but it was from a college program I previously attended). I have also completed a thesis from my undergrad. Publications: None to boost about Work experience: Non related directly to Industrial-Organizational Psychology but I have worked for about 3 years in the behavioural therapy field for children or adults with autism References: I think I have 2 or 3 solid references but none from any of my research positions GRE: (V- 156) or 71%, (Q-145) or 21%, (A- 5.5) or 98%. I know I have to up some of these scores, especially my Q. Thanks for the input! it means a lot to me going forward more than I can put into words.