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Thank you for the info and encouragement! i appreciate it! I will definitely be applying to Laurentian as well, thanks for reminding me of that uni! I wish you good luck throughout this process as well. Ahhh I need to email way more profs lol I've slowed down

Thank you, I will keep that in mind! I don't mind getting into a terminal masters program but yeah it sucks that there's a low chance for other schools to accept you into the PhD programs! And nice! I wanted to apply to McMaster RCT as well but I think I will just apply to their neuroscience program instead and ohhh the GRE! I've never had to study for it or take it thankfully! I'm only gonna apply to the schools that don't require it I think (to my knowledge, most have cancelled it because of covid). Regarding my app, I have pretty good extra curriculars and volunteering experiences but the downfall for me will be my GPA unfortunately, which is why I am taking an additional year to increase it and get more research experience- although it is still worrying that it won't be enough..

Hey! Sorry I don't really have any advice but just wanted to say that it's also my first time applying to masters programs! I wish you all the good luck with your application haha And don't worry, I'm always worrying that I am not competitive enough for clinical psych and the limited people they take at these schools honestly scares me... so you're not alone! We just need to survive through it somehow ig

I hope we will both get in eventually, it would be so amazing! and wow Laurentian! I totally forgot about that university, I will add that to my list now! The courses you took also sound very interesting and relevant to clinical psych, their program looks great, although I do not yet have 3 references unfortunately. I also want to get my PhD! I guess we're gonna be in school for a while lol. I'm so glad you had a great experience doing your masters and had wonderful supervisors- it's the best thing we can all hope for! For now, the schools I am looking at are: Windsor, maybe Western, Queens, Waterloo, Dalhousie, UPEI, Laurier, York, McGill, McMaster, and maybe Acadia (I will also add Laurentian to the list!). I might end up not even applying to some of these though as I do not have some of their requirements... Also, for some I will just apply to their cognitive neuroscience programs instead of clinical psych lol I feel like getting into clinical is almost like winning the lottery at some schools- they really take such a low amount of people! And what schools are you looking at (if comfortable sharing)?

Oh I see, that makes sense! That's kind of nice of them actually, but I still worry haha because I know a lot of admission into grad school is dependent if you have a faculty supervisor supporting you or not. I have not emailed faculty at waterloo or western yet, but thanks for the heads up about that. Clinical psych is honestly my dream program, but since it's so competitive, I'm thinking it may also be a good idea to branch out and apply to other psych masters programs as well! Can I ask how was your masters program experience? ?

Thank you, I hope so too! It's great to talk to others who are going through the same process! And yes I have but unfortunately, not much luck so far! Either I get no response, they are retiring, or they are not taking new students lol however I still need to email a bunch more at other universities! I wonder if it's still too early to inquire though, not really sure. I just wanna be prepared

Hi everyone! Thanks for making this haha, I was literally just looking for a 2022 thread! This will be my first time applying to clinical psych programs so I'm super nervous, I guess we can all struggle together though lol

Hello everyone! I just had a random question. I was wondering if there was some way we could include case study competitions (group presentations in front of judges) on our CV? For example, I have participated in three at a university in Canada and was the winner of one of them. I am currently reworking my CV and trying to make it better so I was just wondering if I could even include this at all. Thanks in advance!

Congratulations on your offer!!! You must be so excited! This does give me hope because my overall GPA sucks and so I am hoping to really strengthen my CV and motivation letters to compensate!

Thank you so much for the advice and information, I really appreciate your well thought out response! I am definitely thinking about taking an extra semester or even an additional year to improve my GPA as much as I can. My overall GPA is now a 3.0 which is obviously still low for grad programs but I am willing to stay in school longer to get better grades. I am in no rush to graduate anyway, and I want to make sure my application for grad school is good enough before applying. Thankfully I have pretty good grades in my stats courses (a B+ and an A-) not the highest but I did work hard in them and they were one of my favourite courses in university! And thank you for the information about taking an independent study versus doing a thesis, I will keep what you said in mind. I am actually meeting with my professor next week to prepare for the project so I will ask more questions regarding the quality and standards. Even though it's not an honours thesis, I am still really excited to complete the project and enhance my research and writing skills! Thank you again for the information, it was really helpful. Keep well and safe!

Hey guys! I will apply to clinical psych programs next fall. I was wondering if not having a thesis is a big deal breaker for universities? I will be doing an independent study next semester but it's not exactly a thesis project so I'm a bit worried. Thanks and good luck with your applications

Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well and are safe. I'm a 4th year student in psychology and hoping to attend graduate school for clinical psychology, however I have decided to apply next fall instead. I know many of you are busy with applications still, but I was wondering if there was any useful tips/advice anyone could give me on the application process (i.e. statement of purpose, references, research experiences, etc.) or anything that you have learned. I don't really have strong research experience as a lot of the other students here (I've only volunteered in two labs, the second got cut short by Covid) and my cgpa is really low (2.88). However, in my third year I achieved a 3.51 and this semester I have been studying really hard to boost my grades. I have lots of volunteer and extracurricular experiences, but not much to do with psychology unfortunately. I am hoping to complete an independent study next semester as well as to work in a research lab in the summer (probably online). Is there any hope to get into clinical psych? I don't really know if there's any students who got into clinical psych without completing a thesis, so I'm a bit worried. I was even thinking about taking an extra year but was discouraged to do so by faculty and I was told it was best to just graduate and start working. I think it would be helpful to hear other students' point of view! Anything helps! Thank you and good luck in your own applications. (*also I am hoping to apply to the programs offered at Waterloo, Queens, Windsor, McMaster, Ryerson, and maybe UPEI).