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I got my official rejection this morning but I emailed my POI yesterday and he confirmed that he ended up going with a student in the experimental program but I was his 2nd choice ;__; so close I could taste it! If you haven't heard yet, maybe that's a good thing?

I'm sorry, I don't

To those waiting to hear from McGill Counselling PhD, apparently acceptances were sent out yesterday (I know of 3 of my colleagues who received official acceptance offers).

...Oh nevermind Sorry to hear. Guess I'll sit back and wait for the rejections to start rolling in? Ugh this is torture!

Thank you! I have been anxiously awaiting anything from Ottawa and my inbox is still full of crickets from all three programs I applied to (Ottawa and McGill clinical, McGill counselling) I was told by my POI at Ottawa (JB) that I was in his top 4 back in the fall so I was feeling fairly confident going in... but quickly lost that once I saw others on this forum had received interviews and I hadn't! Good luck to all of us who are still hanging in there

I am ! Although I spoke with my 2nd choice POI yesterday (we are writing a paper together - he was my thesis supervisor) and he kind of hinted at the fact that I may not be getting an offer of admission... Sad face...

Congrats!! Could anyone who's been interviewed at Ottawa send me their POI's initials? I am still waiting for an email but I was pretty confident going in, I had an interview back in the fall and mine told me I was in his "top four" so I guess things can always change!

I have a few friends in that program, I myself am doing an MA at McGill right now in Counselling. It is extremely research intensive, so I am not sure what you are looking for but if you are looking to become a practitioner, it might not be the best route from what I've heard.

I am also waiting to hear from both! I posted before but Ottawa is usually later in the game according to my POI, he says that professors don't even get the list of students that applied to their lab until February. And even then, apparently ranking is really important. If you rated your professor as 2nd or even 3rd, it is unlikely they they will see your application. You get maximum points if the ratings match - so if you are your POI's first choice and they are also your first choice. Hope this helps!

We will, as soon as we are accepted. Unfortunately the majority of us are waiting for interview days/final decisions - not to mention governmental funding. I am sure when you are in the midst of applying in Fall 2020 you will understand why we all need moral support!

I don't know if you have ranked yourself based on the uOttawa ranking grid; students rank I think up to 8 points and publications only count for a max of 2. Most important I would say (from experience talking with my POI, plus I was an undergraduate student there) is your GPA, as well as your selection and ranking of POI (and what they rank you).

@Clinicalpsyc12 @ClinPsyc19 @TrindStarr Hey guys, thought you might want to know - I emailed my POI at uOttawa asking about a general timeline, and he advised that uOttawa is generally a bit later in the game (unfortunately for us). He said that profs aren't notified about which students applied to their labs until February, so we should expect news in February/March. Ughhh!

Thank you! I've already given up on McGill as I have not been contacted yet, so my hopes are now on Ottawa! I know the French Stream is usually less competitive but I also applied to the most competitive POI at Ottawa so.... May have screwed myself over hehe but his research is just so fun! Good luck to you and please let me know if you hear anything, I will do the same of course

Did anyone here apply to uOttawa? I applied to the French Stream but haven't heard anything and haven't seen anything in the forums about it.

Well, it was a shot in the dark for me anyway; I was primarily applying for the counselling PhD but we are allowed 2 applications for one fee, so I figured I'd try my chances with clinical haha. Still wishing you luck though!

Congrats!

Not yet, I think they are a little slower and they also don't accept many people so the data on when McGill acceptances tend to go out is scarce lol. Which MA did you apply to?

I am currently doing my MA at McGill and I applied to McGill for PhD programs in clinical and counselling psychology!

Same!! Could you PM me?

Hey everyone! I initially posted on the 2019 PhD applications thread but they kindly linked me to the Canadian-specific thread! I was pleased to see it was only 4 pages long, much more do-able than reading 50+ pages of posts! I am currently a second year MA student at McGill University in Counselling Psychology. I have applied into the PhD stream there, but I have also taken my chances with McGill Clinical PhD and uOttawa PhD (French Stream). I am hoping to get into uOttawa and apply to the concentration in child and adolescent psychology in my 2nd year of PhD studies. I was awarded CGS-M SSHRC this year at McGill and have also applied for PhD funding from both SSHRC and FRQSC. Anyone else apply to McGill Clinical, Counselling or uOttawa Clinical? I will post if/when I hear any news of course! Lastly, I last used this site in my 4th year of undergrad when I was applying to graduate programs for the first time and it definitely became stress-inducing once I saw other people receiving interviews from the same professors I applied to! Managing and limiting your time on the site is definitely for the best if you're a little bit obsessive about these things like I am ! Please reply or message me privately if you had any specific questions ?

Hey all! ? I'm a little late joining this thread but I'm currently in the MA in Counselling Psych at McGill University in Montreal, CA. I'm happy to answer any questions if anyone applied to this department or the Psychology department. I myself applied to McGill Clinical, McGill Counselling, and uOttawa Clinical (French Stream) ??. Any fellow Canadians or applicants to Canadian schools? I haven't written the GRE and really wanted to avoid it if possible so I'm taking my chances and applying only to these programs this year. I'll write the GRE over the summer and try again if I must! Good luck all!

http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/89519-ssrhc-20172018-cgs-m Here's the forum for CGS-M 2017! If you were listed as an alternate or plan on declining any offers, it'd probably help a lot of people out (including me) if you were to let them know on there

Congrats to those of you who received CGS last night! I suppose this goes without saying, but if you were offered it for uOttawa as well as another school that you prefer, please let me know if you're considering on declining uOttawa! I was hoping to make my grad-school decision before April 15 but now with the possibility of receiving CGS I may be re-considering...

Congrats! I was accepted (and will likely be accepting) the project stream

To those who're waiting to hear back from McGill: I emailed the program director yesterday regarding when we should expect to hear back, and she said that the applications will be reviewed for "another week or so". She also said that if you haven't been contacted yet, you probably shouldn't get your hopes up because it likely means no one has come forward to present your application to the admissions committee. (I'm one of the unlucky ones I think, but good luck to all of you!)