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McMaster has sent out offers and to my understanding also informed people who were wait-listed. 

Hi, if you're not a Canadian citizen I would firstly look into whether or not programs will be accepting any international students this year. Some schools don't consider international students for their clinical programs, and this may be more common this year because of COVID-19. This also affects funding, because as international student you won't be able to apply for CGS-M, which is the main source of funding students entering Master's programs apply for.
There's been a lot of discussion this year about GREs because of COVID-19, if you look through the thread you'll find a resources people have shared about which school require GRE scores. In general, yes, you should get in touch with profs before applying to work with them. Publications aren't super important if you have strong research experience, I (along with others in my cohort) didn't have any publications when applying. I don't think Canadian universities are super unique in the way they expect CVs/personal statements are to be written. Search up examples of academic CVs and personal statements people have used in their applications for reference, but you really want to communicate how your past research/clinical experiences have set you up to be ready for the program you're applying for, and why you're a great match to work with the profs you're interested in. 

I received an official acceptance to McMaster RCT late last week and have released my offer to UWindsor Neuropsych. I hope somebody who applied here gets it! If anybody else headed to McMaster wants to get in touch, please feel free to send me a message!

I received an official acceptance to McMaster RCT late last week and have released my offer to UWindsor Neuropsych. I hope somebody who applied here gets it! If anybody else headed to McMaster wants to get in touch, please feel free to send me a message!

I received an official acceptance to McMaster RCT late last week and have released my offer to UWindsor Neuropsych. I hope somebody who applied here gets it! If anybody else headed to McMaster wants to get in touch, please feel free to send me a message!

Heard from a current UTSC grad student today that the department sent out all of their offers, and that all offers were accepted ?

Not sure if it helps any, but a number of years ago I applied for a MEd in Counselling Psychology, and I thought I’d get in for sure.  However, that rejection happened so long ago that when I joined this online discussion here, I actually forgot I ever applied anywhere before or was ever rejected from anywhere! ?
Anyways, during the year I applied to start a counselling program, not only was I rejected, but I didn’t even get an interview.  I was shocked!  After asking the committee about the rejection and reasons for it, they suggested I needed a stronger psych background (as I had a BFA and BEd at the time and only a handful of psychology courses).  That rejection turned out to be so great in so many ways, though I didn’t realize it at the time, and I was so crushed at first.  
Years later, I realized that I didn’t want to be a counsellor after all, and school psychology or a related field would be a much better fit.  I could’ve ended up with a masters in a field I didn’t even want to work in!  The rejection also led me to quit my full-time teaching job and go back to school to get my BA in Honours Psychology.  I met so many amazing people during my studies in psychology, and I had the most amazing experiences that I otherwise wouldn’t have had if I had originally been accepted to that counselling program.
I know being waitlisted may seem upsetting in the moment, but as your life progresses, I encourage you to try and see all the wonderful doors that have been opened to you because of certain things that have or have not happened.  So perhaps think of it this way...as one waitlist or rejection happens, one door opens.

Received an unofficial acceptance from Windsor today! Hoping to see some of you at the open house ☺️

I received an unofficial offer from SFU through a phone call from my POI. Feel free to PM

What is proper etiquette for declining an offer? Should I email my POI in addition to whom ever sent out the letter just to let them know that it was appreciated?
 

Great q  You can reply to the offer email (usually grad program coordinator) and also cc your POI. Thank them both for the offer, but after much consideration, you need to decline the offer.

Got an email at 3:57 p.m. to check my grad portal for UAlberta.  Please confirm I'm not dreaming!?!  I got accepted into UAlberta's SCCP MEd program!!!!!  I'm SO happy!  I've been working toward this goal for a long time.  This is the happiest day of my life!!!!!  Though, just last night I realized I had an error in my statement of intent.  I somehow said I wanted to work and live in the field of SCCP; I had a good laugh over it.  I do think, to some extent, academics "live" in their fields anyways.  I think I will tour the UAlberta campus before accepting just to really, really make sure that's where I want to be (especially because I'm either going to have rent or sell my house in Calgary now), but I plan to release my UCalgary MSc SACP offer in a week or two.

Got an offer from McMaster today! Shocked because we had interviews just this past weekend, but also absolutely ecstatic!

Congrats!  I'm very happy for you! ?

Got an offer from McMaster today! Shocked because we had interviews just this past weekend, but also absolutely ecstatic!

My POI actually ended up calling me Monday to offer a position in the program and he told me the formal offers will go out later this week! 

Congrats!!

Got an offer from McMaster today! Shocked because we had interviews just this past weekend, but also absolutely ecstatic!

Got an offer from McMaster today! Shocked because we had interviews just this past weekend, but also absolutely ecstatic!

Got my official offer via email today for UCalgary's MSc in School & Applied Child Psych!  The deadline to accept is March 7, so I do hope I hear from UAlberta and OISE before then, so I can make an informed final decision.

You are most welcome! I will more than likely hear about schools before a job accepts me for September start date (I am currently in an MA and will only defend in August). In the unlikely event that I do get a job offer before hearing about an acceptance, I would probably take the job...If I am then accepted to a program, I would just kindly explain that there has been a change in plans and I will be attending school instead and thank you for the opportunity etc etc
Something my current advisor told me is that the best way to take a year off when you dont get in for a cycle, is to get a job - any job - and focus on research. Hop on a former PI's project as an RA and ask for enough work to gain authorship, continue any side projects from your undergrad/masters and try to publish or present, attend conferences, make connections, etc. The committee will look to see what you did during the year "off" and they will be most impressed if you were able to maintain your research and network throughout. I hope this helps!

I completely agree. It's really tough, especially when my anxiety is rooted from the "unknown" aspects of life. 
I coped by applying for research positions at local hospitals and sending out resumes to other jobs. This way, I know I will have a plan A and plan B. I can always apply for jobs and turn them down if I get accepted to a clinical program...but I can guarantee I will get more anxious if I don't get accepted anywhere AND I dont have a job in place for the interim. 
Thus, my suggestion would be to make an alternate plan that is appropriately manageable if you do or do not end up with an acceptance. Like a poster said above, we will get through this application cycle TOGETHER, one way or another

Hello.
I am a registered psychotherapist (qualifying). Psychotherapists basically provide therapy. However, we are not qualified to provide diagnoses. And if we do assessments/diagnostic interviews we have to be supervised by a psychologist. Also most psychotherapists have a master's degree.
OISE has a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy that provide its graduates with the minimum requirements to register with CRPO (College of Registered Psychotherapists). I wasn't aware McMaster's had a new program and that's super cool! I think Guelph also has a Family/Marriage Counselling Master's degree as well. 
 

Received an informal offer from my Windsor POI for Neuropsych! My application still has to go through some committees and the Dean before a formal offer, but I'm very excited.