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    springxsummer got a reaction from psychi in Canadian Masters in Counselling 2020   
    Congrats on the acceptance :). I agree that the lack of  Canadian counselling students posting is strange, given the amount of people who apply to those programs!
    I've accepted my offer to Calgary for the MSc Counselling program. I'd love to connect with any other incoming students to that program!
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    springxsummer reacted to EileanDonan in Will I be Haunted by Nightmare Experience with one of my Research Supervisors   
    For what it's worth, I had a conflict with a supervisor during a clinical internship I had last year which ultimately ended on a less-than-desirable note. Fortunately, I've filled other roles since then (much better experiences!), which means I can just draw upon them for references. I still keep this internship on my CV, and I've never had anyone directly ask for a reference from that location; my most recent research and clinical experience have been sufficient.
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    springxsummer reacted to t_ruth in Will I be Haunted by Nightmare Experience with one of my Research Supervisors   
    That stinks. I'm sorry you had to go through this. It is too common a story unfortunately.
    I think the most likely scenario is that they would only call/email the rotten PI if they were friends with her (or at least friendly with her)...and if they are friends with her, probably not the type of lab you would want to work in.
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    springxsummer reacted to psychpsychpsych in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    right exactly -- when will they start to make these decisions? should we even be looking at apartments...?
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    springxsummer reacted to Modulus in Waitlist Thread 2020   
    I was in a similar situation and reached out to the faculty member I intended to work with at the other institution and said that I had an offer I was interested in taking but that I wanted to reach out to them first before I made my final decision.
    (I got an offer from the second school in within an hour--however, I had been in close contact with that PI a few weeks earlier to check in on the progress re: offers.)
    I felt bad b/c I ended up taking the earlier offer, but I really do feel like being honest and just not promising anything you aren't sure of is the best policy.
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    springxsummer reacted to Psyche007 in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    Thank you for your perspective.
    I'm also in my 40s, haha.
    I had taken online classes during undergrad, but they did not involve any live meetings using conferencing applications. They were essay, exam, and discussion board based. I only took those classes if they were only offered online (Medical Terminology, Essentials of Pharmacology) or an area of little interest to me (Principles of Management, Social Psych).
    I dislike talking on the phone as it is, let alone Skype. I also struggle with staring at the computer screen all day long. Personally, I wouldn't have signed up for a fully online programme, but hey, here we are. It won't be like this forever, it's just somewhat frustrating, especially doing exams with Lockdown/Respondus. It means having to reorganize my work area.
    The university is using Zoom and we have to continue our role-plays with simulated patients on it. There's just so much missing when you're not in the room with someone. Part of developing clinical intuition is the unconscious detection of NVC, etc, that gives you a feeling to explore. It's much easier to attend to the patient when face-to-face. I'm easily distracted at my desk, by my dogs barking, people in the house, workers outside, etc. The professors are learning to use this, and as some don't even lecture from slides and have their TAs do all their online work (some profs hate technology), it's quite an adjustment. Luckily, APA is being very flexible with accreditation during this time, as our programme was recently re-approved for the current maximum (10 years).
    I suppose what I'm trying to say is that I struggle to connect with a screen, being used to working face-to-face with people for some time.
    I'm complaining, I'm grumpy, I'm irritated. I'm sure we all are, to some degree. It's time to practice radical acceptance: accepting reality without condoning it. 
    Stay safe and don't get 'rona, people.
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    springxsummer reacted to Chugwater2020 in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I thought I would chime in as I have just completed a Psychology MA through Pepperdine, which was entirely online.  I feel that it is important to note that my experience was my experience, but hopefully this will help to instill some hope about what may become more normal for future learning. 
    If the professor was committed to an interactive, enriching environment, then the online classroom afforded that. (side note: we were initially using Adobe Connect and switched to Zoom a few semesters in, I believe)  We as students were able to not only learn a great deal, we were also able to truly connect with our fellow classmates and professors.  When the professor crafted this type of learning environment, we were able to debate and discuss fairly seamlessly.  For some specific insight: the first day of each course, the professor, if fostering an interactive room, typically outlined how they preferred us to interact.  Some professors utilized the hand-raising tool, some preferred we physically raise our hands, and some just paid attention to when we would unmute ourselves, taking it as a cue that we would like to share.  I was especially (happily!) surprised by the bonds that were able to form given the medium.  We forged meaningful relationships with each other, bridging age spans (I am 45 and most of my classmates who I consider close friends now are in their 20s and very early 30s), differing locations (we were spread all over the US and also had a handful of over-seas classmates), and more. 
    I also wanted to share my experience with role-playing over the online medium.  Because it was our normal, role-playing felt very comfortable on Zoom.  Sometimes we did this in the main classroom with all of us and sometimes we were grouped and assigned to break-out rooms.  That said, even thinking about it now, I think I would be more intimidated to role-play in person, but again, I attribute that to my version of normal.  Similar to how it will be for me when I need to adjust to role-playing in person, I would guess there will be some awkward, potentially uncomfortable moments as those of you transition from in-person to online.  Not to be too rah-rah over here, but I know we will all be ok.  (at least this is what I keep telling myself ?)
    If anyone has any questions, please feel free to message me directly.  Stay safe out there.
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    springxsummer reacted to Mickey26 in 2020 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants   
    FYI update on CGS-M according to my university: "The Tri-Agency (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR) recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting students, researchers, and academic institutions across Canada and around the world. As such, timelines for some programs will be modified. The results release date for the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program (CGS-M) and the Canada Graduate Scholarships–Doctoral (CGS-D) will be postponed to mid-April."
    https://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/news/COVID-19-FAQs.html
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    springxsummer reacted to mitochondria_1 in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    Making a decision about which grad school to attend is so difficult and even more when revisits got cancelled and there is lots of uncertainty due to COVID19. I love to take classes in person and thinking about the possibility to start grad school and take classes on zoom and possibly not able to do in person lab rotation is a bit discouraging and it makes me so anxious.  I hope by August all this is already resolved.
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    springxsummer got a reaction from PianoPsych in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I don't want to catastrophize, or to sound selfish, but I would be very sad to see my program be moved to be online/ cancelled given all of the work that I've invested into this. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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    springxsummer got a reaction from 365Miles in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I don't want to catastrophize, or to sound selfish, but I would be very sad to see my program be moved to be online/ cancelled given all of the work that I've invested into this. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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    springxsummer got a reaction from rubberduck in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I don't want to catastrophize, or to sound selfish, but I would be very sad to see my program be moved to be online/ cancelled given all of the work that I've invested into this. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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    springxsummer reacted to VanessaB in 2020 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants   
    Given that covid-19 is making its way through Canada along with the added factor of budget cuts to post-secondary education (especially in Alberta), is anyone else who will be starting a program in Fall 2020 concerned about how these things may influence their program?
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    springxsummer reacted to ClinPsy01 in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    As a faculty member, this week has been overwhelming and chaotic for us all. Given how scared and uncertain students (and faculty) have felt this week, having recently learned of the existence of GradCafe it occurred to me that hearing from a faculty member might be helpful to some of you and so I planned to start a post expressing my support. However, upon seeing this thread, I wanted to address the initial poster's concern first and then share my thoughts (albeit - I am just one perspective).
    My university, like so many, has moved to online-only instruction until mid-April, at minimum. I teach a graduate cognitive assessment class. Even if it were possible to teach test administration online (which I doubt anyone could do well - I certainly cannot), my students have to share some test kits with each other plus given the interactive nature of cognitive testing, it would be impossible for my students to administer a test battery and not touch objects that the testee also touches. #WAISIVCOVID19Outbreak is not the hashtag I want to follow my students or I, because we have an obligation to, above all else, do no harm. The skills-based aspect of my course will be on hold until we can resume in-person instruction. That means I, and my students, will need to be flexible regarding making up the missed classes, but I am willing to give up part of my summer to make sure my students are prepared in the way they need to be.
    Let's hope that we're out of the woods by August! That said, as current students, prospective students, and students who will be entering a program in Fall 2020 - it is not your job to worry about how the COVID-19 crisis will affect your education. I understand may of you will worry, and that's okay - but your professors are and will do everything they can to make sure your education continues as planned.
    All that said, I hope everyone is okay. For those of you who had to leave campus abruptly, I am sorry. For those of you who had spring-break plans cancelled, I am sorry. For anyone who is scared - you are not alone. For anyone who is angry about this disruption - you are not alone. I can only imagine how hard it must be to be a student or future student right now. Most (I want to believe all of ) your professors are doing the best they can. I realize that may not feel like enough, but it's the best we can do right now. Please take care of yourselves and if you are feeling anxious about the fall, do reach out to current faculty or POIs. We're here.
     
     
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    springxsummer got a reaction from Vanilla Bean in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I don't want to catastrophize, or to sound selfish, but I would be very sad to see my program be moved to be online/ cancelled given all of the work that I've invested into this. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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    springxsummer reacted to foood in 2020 Clinical Psychology Canadian Applicants   
    I don't think it would hurt just sending them a quick update about new developments, assuming the first author paper has been accepted or at least submitted. It could potentially tip the scale in your favour if there is another candidate that is on an equal footing as you
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    springxsummer reacted to PsyHike in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    Sure, but I doubt the pandemic will stay here for 5 years, so there will be lots of opportunities to meet them when most of the people are healthy  Sending you positive vibes during this anxiety-provoking time!
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    springxsummer got a reaction from MiddleOfSomeCalibrations in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I think the biggest thing for me is that I'm really exited to meet my cohort, and that wouldn't be so easy if everything moves online. 
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    springxsummer reacted to PsyHike in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    Unpopular opinion here, but I actually love online classes. Have had several of those in the past as a student (during both Bachelor's and Master's) and TAed for some of the online classes. Especially for the first semester of the first year of the program, which is usually didactic anyway, I think it's fine. Besides, I think it will largely blow over by the Fall semester anyway.
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    springxsummer reacted to PsychPhdBound in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    I think at this point it's still really early and we should all do our best to not fall down the speculation rabbit hole. If it's still a problem come summer I'm sure plans will be made, but there is no use borrowing worry and stoking the "what if" panic. We're psychologists, let's rise above the fear contagion :).
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    springxsummer reacted to Clinapp2017 in Coronavirus & Academia 2020   
    Agreed. Speculating about this situation now does no good. Stay in close touch with your mentor and program over the coming months. This situation is rapidly evolving, and while it certainly will get worse before it gets better, it may also blow over by the summer. Only time will tell...
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    springxsummer reacted to willisle in Canadian Masters in Counselling 2020   
    To be honest, I think it's hard to estimate. I did not think I would get into U of T. I was looking at admission stats from a previous years and they had 570 applicants with only 37 accepted. With that many applicants, many of whom are probably equally qualified, it seems like there is an element of luck in terms of whether what you've written aligns or stands out to a professor evaluating. 
    As for experience, I did an honours thesis in my undergrad and a year of research before that. I've contributed via a lot of different volunteer and work experience in mental health roles (addictions, crisis support, long term care, etc), some of which were long term (2+ year commitments) and some that were shorter stints. My GPA in my final year was 3.9 and I think U of T only evaluated that year, which worked in my favour. I've wanted to go into this field for a long time and my statement of intent was very passionately written to reflect that. 
     
    My question is, as we've all noted, there's not a ton of information on Canadian schools here. Does anyone have suggestions for how to evaluate the schools and their connections/reputations/practicums? I was thinking of emailing UVic and U of T to try to connect with an alum. I think University of Toronto often gets an automatic prestige recognition, but I'd like to hav a better comparative analysis of pros and cons to al the major universities in Canada that offer these programs. For counselling, I'm not sure prestige matters, but practicums and faculty and training definitely do and it's hard to know what that's like until you get there
     
     | Applied (3/3) | Accepted (1/3) | Rejected (1/3) | Waiting (1/3) 
     
     
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    springxsummer got a reaction from CounsellingCoffee in Canadian Masters in Counselling 2020   
    Congrats on the acceptance :). I agree that the lack of  Canadian counselling students posting is strange, given the amount of people who apply to those programs!
    I've accepted my offer to Calgary for the MSc Counselling program. I'd love to connect with any other incoming students to that program!
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    springxsummer reacted to HopelesslyDevoted in *I is stressed* venting thread for Fall 2020 Applicants   
    As someone who is #1 on two different waitlists at the moment with 0 offers, I don't think you should feel bad about preventing people from getting an offer at this point. Even though I know I won't be able to relax until April 15th when people start turning down offers, I get that it's stressful for everyone involved and that even those with offers have to deal with poor timing like this at the very least. This process is so ridiculously competitive that sometimes we just need to focus on ourselves and do what we can to make ourselves feel better. Hang in there, sending good vibes your way!
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    springxsummer reacted to willisle in Canadian Masters in Counselling 2020   
    Hi all,
    I've seen a number of acceptances on the results page (mostly from University of Toronto). There's surprisingly little out there in the forums on these programs considering how competitive I hear they are, so I figured I'd start one just for us! 
    This year, I applied to the MA program in counselling psychology at University of Victoria, the M.Ed in counselling and psychotherapy at University of Toronto (OISE), and the MSc in Couples and Family Therapy at Guelph. I heard back from Guelph on January 27 and was not admitted. I heard back from University of Toronto yesterday (March 4) and was accepted with a "clear offer of admission." I am meant to hear back about UVic anyday now! 
    Considering there are so many University of Toronto acceptances on the results portal, I'd love to connect! I live in Vic now, but grew up in Toronto, so it'll be a tough choice if I get into UVic as well.
    How is everyone feeling about their acceptances? Rejections? Waiting games? 
    Willa
     
     
     
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