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  1. Hi everyone! I just accepted my offer to start the Clinical Psychology graduate program at UBC-Vancouver in the Fall. I turned down an offer from UNB today and really hope this opens a spot for someone in here on the waitlist! It was a super difficult decision but I'm so so excited. Anyone else in here going to UBC next year for Clinical in Van? Would love to start a groupchat or something ❤️ I'm from NS so will be very excited to make new friends!
  2. Hi all, my DMs are also open if anyone else on here wants to chat moving away from home (family, dog and partner especially) for grad school. I'm really struggling with this and imagine others are too ❤️ Would love to chat if you are in a similar predicament or have advice from previously making this huge adjustment!
  3. Just declined my offer of admission at Simon Fraser - hope this opens a spot for a someone in here on the waitlist ❤️
  4. This is my second time applying so I can definitely speak to these really good questions (all things I was wondering last year!) (1) I only applied to 3 schools last year and this year, I applied to 2/3 of the same supervisors - this year I was accepted to 1 and waitlisted to the other. I did reach out after I got the rejection letter and thanked them for their time, let them know I would apply next year (they encouraged this as well - I think most POIs do), and asked if there was anything in my application they thought I could improve upon. Specifically one POI wrote me back a very detailed and kind email with phenomenal and super well-crafted advice about my application. That being said, I absolutely think you can ask for this even if you didn't interview with them. The worst they can say is no! I didn't ask to volunteer in their lab/work over the summer because they were in another province, but had they been close to home I definitely would have asked. Where things are remote this year, you should absolutely ask just in case they do have something available! I think that would look very keen on your end and again, they may say yes and you have your foot in the door for next year! (2) Once you finish your honours thesis, you will have a lot more to strengthen your CV with! Talk to your honours supervisor about potentially publishing your thesis, and see if you can submit to conferences related to your research. This is super easy right now because everything is virtual, so conferences are more accessible than ever. You could also see if there is a paid position in your lab (or another lab) as an RA or even Research Coordinator once you graduate, which would strengthen your CV even further. I'm not sure how much this added to my application, but I also volunteered with Kid's Help Phone as a Crisis Responder (they're always looking for volunteers) and felt this really prepared me for questions about how I knew I wanted to be a Clinical Psychologist and other clinical based questions. It's also an amazing volunteer opportunity for those who want to go into this field, super rewarding and helped me grow so much as a person! I 1000% recommend Lastly, do not give up hope!!!! This is an extremely hard program to get into (harder than med school and law school combined). Most people do not get in on their first try ESPECIALLY while still in undergrad - cut yourself some slack. You are doing so great. This was a hard pill that I had to swallow last year so trust me, I know that it hurts. If this ends up being a gap year for you, appreciate that in its entirety! This is the first time you won't be in school since you were so young! Enjoy it! Try to build your CV as much as you can, spend time with your family and friends, and relax. You earned a break and it will be very much appreciated once you do enter a taxing graduate program (which you absolutely will eventually!). Good luck!
  5. Bit of a random question, but does anyone have any advice on what to say if a POI asks you specifically about funding in an interview (and you didn't apply for funding to them)? For example, I didn't put this school as one of my 3 choices for CGS-M and stupidly wrote down the wrong deadline for OGS so it's the only school I applied for 0 funding to. I'm worried the POI will ask me why this was the case and I will sound like a dolt for saying "I forgot". Any help would be very much appreciated Thank you!
  6. Hi lovely people! A few more interviews to share, feel free to message me for the POI if you're interested. School: Simon Fraser University Type: Clinical Psychology - General (MA/PhD) Date of invite: 1/11/2020 Type of invite: Email from Department for formal interviews (3) Interview date(s): All will be completed prior to Feb 3rd School: Queen's University Type: Clinical Psychology (MSc) Date of invite: 1/10/2021 Type of invite: Email from POI inviting me to interview Interview date(s): Mid-Jan Also has anyone else heard from Dal re: admissions (I haven't yet)? Would be amazing if you could DM me if so. Thanks so much.
  7. Hi folks!!! I haven't been as active on here but figured I'd post the interviews I've gotten so far as it's been so nice/helpful to see other people posting! Things are starting:) Good luck to everyone! School: Dalhousie Type: Clinical Psychology (MSc/PhD) Date of invite: 12/11/2020 Type of invite: Email from POI/Department Interview date(s): Mid-December School: University of New Brunswick Type: Clinical Psychology (MA/PhD) Date of invite: 1/7/2021 Type of invite: Email from POI inviting me to interview Interview date(s): Mid-January School: University of British Columbia (Van) Type: Clinical Psychology (MA) Date of invite: 1/7/2021 Type of invite: Email from POI inviting me to 2-day recruitment event Interview date(s): Early February
  8. I received multiple interviews last year to places where I didn't have any "pre-interview". People talk about these as though they're the end all be all, but I've heard that most profs actually avoid them in the effort of being fair to all applicants. That, or they offer the pre-application interview to everyone.
  9. I really feel you<3 Definitely exhausting going through the intense highs and lows. Currently struggling with going from having no hope, to really getting my hopes up post-interviews, and now I'm waitlisted and just so so sad (I know its better than a flat out no, but still). I'm also having a hard time being ghosted by schools! Like pls just let me know my fate, I beg you lol. Congrats on the interviews btw!! So sorry to hear about the funding issue, that's just plain sucky. Hang in there!
  10. I haven't heard from Dal (big oof) but apparently there are a second round of admits going out in early Feb - so any interviews would have to happen very soon I'd say. I had an interview with UNB last week (when they did interviews) and they said the last of their interviews were happening this week - decisions are made early next week!! Hope that helps. Good luck!
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