[Fall 2019 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants!]

On 1/26/2019 at 1:20 PM, Fabretti said:

I know how that feels... I just started developing depression symptoms LoL... for real

Same here! Trying to stay positive though and hoping to learn from this experience sigh

On 1/26/2019 at 1:58 PM, neocortical.coffee said:

How to improve your application 

1. a high GPA

2. Publications and poster presentations- with how competitive it is now you basically need some form of published work that indicates you can be a productive researcher over and above an honours thesis project. Try to find a productive research mentor that is willing to let you work for them in order to do this for applications next year.

3. Clinical experience- depending on your field either volunteering at a distress hotline, working with individuals with developmental disabilities, an Alzheimer's association etc. A lot of the times, if you only currently have a Bachelor's degree you might have to take this position unpaid or move to an area that has some paid research positions with clinical experience.

4. Potentially think about getting a Master's in another related field (eg; MSc. in neuroscience, M.Ed or something). The credits will not transfer but this is another method to boost GPA and have a more competitive resume while proving you are capable of research in some form.

5. In my opinion, GREs do not matter much as long as you are at the typical average of the school but potentially retaking them if you did poorly.

6. You have to make sure your research interests/ past experience match with the POI you are applying to

Thank you for your input!! Sorry for the delayed thanks -- I've actually been trying to stay off this site for a bit because I feel like I was going crazy constantly checking to see if other people have received news from the schools I applied to hahaha but its honestly pretty great seeing other people get their interview offers! Those are hard to get so it was well deserved  

As for me and others who have not heard back from any schools, hopefully we get some news soon... but nice to see everyone being so supportive and helpful on this page!

[Fall 2019 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants!]

4 minutes ago, Fabretti said:

That's a lot of applications... are you Canadian? By the way, I have contacted Western's Psychology department and I was told they will be sending interview invitations in this next week.

Yes I am Canadian! 

Ohh thanks for the heads up! Been refreshing my email so much the past two weeks lol 

[Fall 2019 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants!]

Hey guys, I finally made an account after lurking on this thread and reading the previous two threads from 2017/2018 hahaha 

Finally wanted to contribute as I’m feeling hopeless.... this is my first year applying and I haven’t heard from any of my other schools except I received a rejection from SFU a couple weeks ago. Wasn’t my first choice but still stung and shed a few tears at my first rejection LOL  

I applied to SFU, UBCV, UBCO, OISE(SCCP), Mcgill(school psych), Guelph, Western, Ryerson.

I know it’s early but I have a gut feeling I’ll be facing rejections across the board this year.. any recommendations on how to strengthen my application for next year?