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    Re: OISE, in years past, they have been slightly later than other programs. Typically first week of Feb for interviews and then first week of March for acceptances.
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    OISE - MA (CCP and SCCP) do have interviews
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    Looks like you're a really strong candidate! Well done If you're thinking of going on to a PhD in either clinical or counselling psych, I would recommend leaning towards the MA programs with a thesis. If not, then MEd is a great choice and saves the research burden.
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    I'd say fine to use abbreviations for the really common test you've mentioned. Otherwise it eats up too much precious word count! If that's still too much detail, you could group them generally by saying "widely-used/common psycho-educational" or "psychodiagnostic" tests.
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    That's what mine said too, and I got an email saying that I got it!! Congrats!
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    We got our results last Friday (U of T, Applied Psych Human Dev Dept). Good luck to those still waiting!!
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    Nice one!! Congrats again
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    I realize your deadline is today (!!) so you might have already made your decision. I would go for the clinical program, it is possible to transfer to another PhD program after your MA. Or you may find you enjoy living in that location, after all! It sounds like you're a strong candidate to have two offers, congrats. But it would be risky to roll the dice for next year with two offers in hand
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    For CCP at least, I haven't heard of anyone being admitted without a meeting, phone call or some kind of significant contact with a POI before an offer. I suppose it's possible though!
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    It's still a smidge early to hear official acceptance from OISE CPP (especially this year) but sometimes a POI will slip an email unofficially with good news. I met with the current students/lab after acceptances, so I would not take that as a bad sign
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    Of course! Please do I think you would have a slight advantage of doing an MA counselling psych if your goal is PhD Clinical psych. If you did a thesis, you would have less (or no!) coursework to make up. The MEd counselling paves a logical path to an EdD counselling psych. The folks I know who've done an MEd first have had to fully do another MA clinical psych before the PhD. I don't think any choice would permanently "close the door" to a PhD in clinical psych but in my experience, the MA with a thesis is generally an easier fit.
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    From personal experience - you can! I did a terminal MA in counselling psych (with thesis) and am now doing a clinical + counselling PhD program (OISE). I think the key thing is doing a thesis. It's also good to check the equivalent course requirements for any future clinical programs, to make sure your training lines up as much as possible
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    Congrats! Is this visiting day an interview day? If I had two conflicting interview spots, I would inform the site that offered later that I already have an interview booked at that time (but am delighted, very interested blah blah) and see if there's another time. Or maybe you attend part of it? Haha, what are the chances?!
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    My vote is to send a "thank you" email and then wait patiently I know it's tough. But you're in a good spot having had the interview, so they will contact you when you need to be contacted...if that makes sense. I would not send a follow-up email other than a "thank you."
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    Adding my two cents and echoing what's been said already...#1 get that official offer first #2 in the funded programs, RA/TA/GA positions typically go to current students as it offsets their funding package (i.e. you work for some of the funding). If this is the case at your program, you might have to wait until you are an official student in Sept. However, (once you have that offer in hand) it's totally fair to chat to your supervisor about wanting to do some research work over the summer. If they don't have anything for you to do (unlikely) or any funded for you to do it (slightly more likely) they might suggest other opportunities. A good supervisor wants to support you through your grad school journey and I wouldn't expect them to block you from other paid research opportunities.
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    This would be for MA/PhD applicants and PhD-only applicants. I know that most MA/PhD applicants expect (and are expected) to continue on to the PhD, so the process is the same. I have not heard of anyone getting accepted to CCP without an interview. For the MEd (Counselling Psychology) program, I have heard of people being accepted without interviews as it's a much larger cohort and is not a direct track to the doctoral program. Looking at the other side of the coin, as a candidate potentially committing to 6-7 years with a supervisor, I would definitely want to meet my new boss and research companion before committing to that path Interviews are bi-directional!
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    @psychgradapps2020 there aren't formal interview days for OISE CCP but expect the POIs to reach out to their top candidates for individual interviews. In the past this has happened before mid-Feb (as the committee meets in mid-Feb). @T.O.hopeful is right, a 6-7 year commitment to a student necessitates a meeting first Best of luck.
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    Hi - first off, you will NOT be in an evaluative position for 5 hours straight Usually the orientation will involve all or most of the successful applicants and you're talked at for a while by the program director. A "panel" interview that I've done involved 4 members of the faculty and 6 applicants, we all took turns answering the various questions. I have also heard of panel interviews being the 4 (or more) faculty members and only one candidate. If your POI is not on the panel, I would also expect to have a one-on-one interview with them at some point. While orientations and meetings with current students are officially "non-evaluative" it's always good to put your best foot forward in any and all interactions...this may sound obvious but I have heard wild stories, haha. It's a whopper day but make sure to breathe and take short breaks between events to stretch, eat something or jump around a bit. Best of luck!!
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    Just for clarification, OISE CCP doesn't have a formal interview day, but everyone I know from the program had an interview/meeting with their POI before they got their offer. The admissions committee meets mid-Feb so any POI one-on-ones happen before that time. It's true that offers go out the first week of March
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    OISE interview invites have typically come out end Jan / first week of Feb. Official results first week of March
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    I want to add something re: the GPA, pubs, clinical experience admission requirements...these are not set as arbitrary, competitive standards to torture us or pit us against each other. It's to ensure that we have sampled the life of a researcher AND a clinician, to be somewhat ready and knowledgeable about what we are getting ourselves into. Doing an MA/PhD is a long road; it is exhausting. Getting in is a huge step but still only the first step. I know current grad students who hate doing therapy and find it draining. I know others who have stalled on their thesis/dissertation progress who have either quit the program or are on their 8th year of grad school. When they applied, they felt 100% sure that it was right for them and never imagined these outcomes. I might say it is even impossible to know what we're getting ourselves into until we are in it. But I am sure that having a track record of relentlessly pursuing clinical interests is essential, not only to get admitted, but to feel sure and confident that this is the right choice for you. And to have the sustainable source of energy (passion??) that drives you to continue trudging forward towards this goal. This concludes my sermon, haha
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    A quick consideration about course-based Master's programs...they are ideal if you are looking for a terminal program to work as a psychotherapist, CCC etc. I actually know nothing about the Mac MSc, so they may well have a thesis component. If you are keen to continue on to a PhD, I am 99% sure you will need to do a thesis or thesis-equivalent project to be admitted (or possibly have some kind of wowza research publications, where you are first or second author). Again, PsyD or EdD might be different. It's something to think about, otherwise you may have to do an entire Master's thesis or re-do a year of Master's work if you want to join a PhD cohort. I have friends who did terminal degrees in counselling, psychotherapy, clinical psych (MSc, MEd and even non-thesis MAs) who had to re-do a full year and sometimes the full MA degree of the MA/PhD joint Clinical Psych programs. They/I wish someone had said this might happen!
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    OISE profs seem to contact applicants for interviews in late Jan - early Feb. Official offers go out via the SGS portal email in the first week of March. If your prof is still interviewing applicants, she likely still has an opening for this year (or the maybe the next). I don't think she would hold interview just for the fun of it Hope it works out!!
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    I hate it when answers begin with "it depends" (sorry!)....but it very likely depends on the program and POI. I have heard that if you have lots to offer in other areas, many POIs will overlook minor blips and argue for you as their pick anyway. Some programs encourage you to explain special circumstances (e.g. periods of leave, a rough term, return to school later in your career etc.). The best advice I got from the administrative contact was to "make the admissions committee's job easy"...so to position and lay out your credentials and experience in the most logical way possible, equivalent to their grading scales, course offerings etc. It must be crystal clear how you fit into their program.
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    Here's my understanding of how my admission process worked... 1 - The applications are briefly pre-screened to check for minimum requirements and then these applications are forwarded to the faculty member(s) mentioned in the letters as POIs. 2 - The POIs review them and then reach out to candidates they would like to interview (other programs have a "formal" interview day, sometimes with meeting multiple faculty, former students). I just interviewed one-on-one with my POI in early Feb. 3 - the POI will send their top pick(s) to the admission committee. The committee deliberates and debates which POIs should be getting a candidate that cycle and look at the top applicant apps in closer detail. Sometimes you have a POI who really wants to take you but there isn't space that year (this happened to me in application attempts #1 & 2). This happened in Feb-early March. 4 - my POI contacted me again to say that I was a top pick and the final decision about my acceptance rested with the admission committee depending on funding. 5 - an official email came through the portal indicating that a decision had been made regarding my application. It linked to my acceptance letter, which came the first week of March. This was my experience at OISE, I hope it helps a bit!
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