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    It probably does depend on professor and program. A girl in my grad program did her undergrad thesis with the supervisor she is working with for her master's degree, so it's definitely possible a supervisor could take a student they've previously worked with, but it's also also not a guarantee that'll happen.
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    The U of T/OISE School & Clinical Child Psych program and the U of A School and Clinical Child Psych program both don’t require it. As well, I don’t think Concordia requires it.
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    It’ll be interesting to see how the applicant numbers stack up between programs that never required the GRE and ones that always required the GRE but dropped the GRE requirement due to Covid. If the schools that never required the GRE get significantly more applicants too, then perhaps more people are applying to grad school this year in general?
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    Hey Mickey, Just FYI... College of Alberta Psychologist (CAP) now approves CPA-accredited programs for fulfilling the academic credential requirements as per their August 2020 update, so if you go all the way to the doctoral level with your schooling, when you're ready to register in Alberta, you no longer need to ensure you've taken the range of courses CAP is asking for. The same holds true if you're in a program approved by the college. https://www.cap.ab.ca/Portals/0/pdfs/evaluation-criteria/Criteria-for-Evaluating-Academic-Credentials-After-August-31-2020.pdf?ver=2020-11-26-171348-830&timestamp=1606436125447
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    I think it really depends on the program. While I think most programs do interviews, not all of them have interviews integrated into their formal admission criteria. With the program I'm in now, during a discussion on admission requirements, my supervisor explained that because formal interviews are not part of the actual admission criteria, a faculty member could certainly choose to meet with and interview a potential student if they wanted to, but the interview would have no weight or bearing in the final admission decision. I guess the faculty undergo unconscious bias training and are trained to try be as objective as possible when making their decisions, but I'm not sure if that's the case at all places. During my application cycle, I also experienced something similar with some professors not emailing back. What I've found is that, in some instances, it may mean the professor has already decided who they want to try and take on as a student. In my cohort, one of the girls is working with a supervisor I contacted during my cycle, but that supervisor never replied back to me when I reached out, so I figure the supervisor was hoping to commit to/take on the other student, so it would've been a useless email exchange.
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    Try to relax and breathe a little! You can still apply in your first year if you get admitted into a program. I just applied for CGS-M this year, after starting a program in September and being admitted a few places for the Fall 2020 cycle, so there’s still time to do it next year if you get in. I actually found applying after starting a program helped because I was able to connect with lab members, see winning proposal examples, and ask my lab members questions about the process when or if I needed clarification.
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    Just a thought, but maybe in your letter/statement of intent you could explain why you think your experiences make you an excellent fit for the program? Even if you’re worried they’ll think you’re not a good fit, consider it your job to convince them. Basically think of it as “selling” yourself to a committee.
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    Yes, you must include every post-secondary transcript you have even if you think it's irrelevant.
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    Yes, for the transcript section include every transcript even if there's one course on it.
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    Yes and no. It varied across schools and programs. For example, the program I'm in now is housed in the Dept. of Educational Psychology, so it's a great fit just from that standpoint alone. Furthermore, the program I'm in combines school and clinical child psychology in a dual specialization, so given my teaching background and applied work with children, it was once again a great fit. As well, I want to do educational, arts-based research because one of my other degrees is in fine arts. Some schools and supervisors were more or less open to this line of research, and I found their openness (or lack thereof) varied depending on the focus of the program. My best guess is the combination of my applied experience, recent research experiences related to education and psychology, extensive volunteerism, and excellent references all played a role.
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    Are you talking about the education section? For that section, just list your degrees earned and in progress (if currently enrolled in a program). Don't worry about if you took a course here or there.
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    Ohhhh, okay! No, you don't need to put references into the summary description.
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    Yes, you need to include in-text citations as well as the corresponding reference list that follows the proposal. The proposal will be one page and your references will be on a second page.
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    I think it really depends on the program and factors such as faculty specialization and how well aligned their research programs are to your own applied experiences and research path. One thing you may want to keep in mind is that some programs are looking for depth and breadth of your psychology-specific courses. If you can show that you've obtained comparable experiences and courses, it may not be an issue. On the other hand, some programs will only consider applicants who have an Honours Psyc degree, so unfortunately some programs aren’t willing to consider a range of degrees for entrance. Speaking from my own experience, having worked as an educator for many years (so coming from an education background not healthcare background in my case), I had tons of applied experiences, especially working with children, but I was lacking in my academic psychology background. Due to this, I went back to school to complete another undergraduate degree later in my 20s and majored in Honours Psych. This not only gave me more exposure to psychological research, but I was able to gain current psychology-specific research references, and I expanded the depth and breadth of my academic psychology background. Doing another degree may not be needed, but that's the path I took.
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    Usually, you'd have to request those transcripts to be mailed directly from the institution to the school(s) you're applying at, so if they don't attach a grading sheet then the receiving institution will likely just use what's in the envelope. If you think your official documents won't suffice, you may want to contact the programs directly and ask if they'd prefer a separate mailed grading sheet or if the official copy will be enough. Most of the time, if the official transcripts aren't sufficient, they'll let you know, but some schools get so many applications that they may not be able to flag every issue.
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    Or wait, do you mean you’re applying to UVic but your undergrad transcripts aren’t coming from there but somewhere else? In that case, the funding agency wants the grading sheet, so it applies to all universities you’re listing on your funding app. It would be in your best interest to track down the grading sheet even if your transcript has percentages listed.
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    I took some classes at UVic a few years ago. There's a grading legend that goes with the transcript. This is what you'll need: https://www.uvic.ca/registrar/assets/docs/ot-legend.pdf
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    Your transcripts should come with a grading legend. Sometimes these are on the back of the transcript and sometimes they’re on a separate page. You’ll want to include these.
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    You can put unpaid/volunteer research in the work section. Just make sure you label your position title as Volunteer RA or Volunteer XYZ . . . whatever it is that you want to call yourself depending on your role.
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    @Edge98@MegArmstrong I did two undergrads at the U of L and one of my friends completed her MEd (Counselling Psych) at the U of L. U of L is a great school, but living is Lethbridge leaves something to be desired! That said, since there’s little to do in Lethbridge, it’s probably great for staying focused in graduate school. I believe more younger people apply to the MEd than the MC at the U of L because the MEd in counselling is an in-class program. Usually, the older working professionals take the MC. The MC usually receives more applications per year than the MEd, but both are highly competitive to get admitted to.
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    This should be fine as long as you’re not using an unofficial printout from a school website. You could also contact your department(s) to confirm.
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    I know someone who was unsuccessful their first try, but they changed a few words in their proposal for the second try and resubmitted it. They were successful on their second attempt even though they changed very little in their proposal, so sometimes there are factors out of your control. That said, I also know someone who was waitlisted on their first try, but then on their second attempt they were outright rejected when submitting something similar. Again, I think it just goes to show there’s a lot out of your control, so I’d say it’s really an individual decision, but if you think your application is strong as is, I doubt you’d need to change much.
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    Think of it as what sub categories fit your research rather than what fits psychology in general. You could also consider what faculty your graduate program resides. That might help.
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    I know someone who used a student in a graduate program as one of their references when applying to graduate school, so I think this is becoming more common. That prospective student received an admission offer to the program, so this type of reference worked for them. It sounds like the prof who you took a class with would be an okay reference, but you’re not really aiming to have just an okay reference. The PhD student knows your work and your abilities a lot better. I’d likely choose the PhD student. I’d be more inclined to choose them if they received major funding awards and grants during their studies. If you can say you’ve worked with student X who has been funded by agency Y, it creates a strong case for why you and your research should be funded too.
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    I suggest linking your proposal to your C-CV as best as possible. Include past research experiences in your C-CV of course, but for your profile selections you’ll want to match them to your proposed project. Select anything that remotely applies. A coherent applicant will be stronger than a disjointed one.
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