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FYI everyone - there is a very active Discord server for applicants to clinical & counselling psychology programs across North America! I made lots of friends in this server and it was so helpful to me when applying last year. There's plenty of Canadian applicants in here too, as well as a whole channel dedicated to Canada-specific discussions and questions. Definitely recommend joining! https://discord.gg/2eMyWJrc

I'm still an alternate at U of C but have assumed I won't be getting it. I won the AGES scholarship instead, which is less money but still very substantial, so I'm no longer upset about not getting SSHRC this year!

Some people may disagree with me, but I would say overall the contacting faculty thing is true, contrary to popular belief. Most of the time, when I contacted faculty last year, they simply gave me a generic "your interests are a good fit with mine, yes I am taking students" response; most of them did not offer to meet ahead of time or anything. Furthermore, I didn't even bother contacting my POI at OISE when I applied because I assumed they must get so many inquiries and that I was surely not going to get in anyways... yet I got an interview! Maybe contact your absolute top choices, especially if you have something unique to say to them (for example, a blog post that my current POI wrote really resonated with me, and so I made sure to tell them that when inquiring about supervision - I think my personal connection to their work helped me stand out a bit!). But if you're crunched for time and just want to toss the application in, I wouldn't worry about contacting POI's in advance as long as you've strongly presented your case for why they are a good supervision fit in your SOP.

Rejected from OISE MA CCP, oh well, it do be like that sometimes

Nah, I did not go to U of T and I was able to make an ACORN account! It was kinda convoluted but I did it - just google ACORN U of T and find the instructions

Do you mind sharing where in ACORN that can be found?

Anyone heard of any acceptances yet at OISE CCP?

Wow, that was fast!! Congrats!!

I mean, I applied to the CCP program so grain of salt, but my POI I interviewed with for that program said 300 or so applications is low for OISE's programs. So this figure was probably thrown out by some profs during interviews and has been re-circulated around here for a while. U of T is the top university in Canada so they attract lots of applicants from across the country - other universities I find tend to attract mostly in-province students but I could be wrong!

Don't beat yourself up over it! Like the other person said, it's such a competitive process that it could have literally been anything. My mom had an amazing analogy - it's like a millisecond difference between first and second place in the Olympics. Everyone who competes in that match is obviously skilled and qualified, but the gold medal winner wins by milliseconds/fractions of a score/a few more points and the reasons could be plenty. If you feel you did well, I am sure you did - you got an interview for a reason, after all!

If you decline after the deadline, do students on the waitlist still get offered spots? I know the deadline for U of L was a while ago so I'm unsure how U of L approaches this. Perhaps you lose your deposit and that's it? Also - I saw you're headed to U of C now! I'm going to the M.Sc in Counselling Psych program there, see you around hahaha

Meh, if I get in I likely won't be accepting, I got in to my top choice elsewhere and Toronto is so expensive and far from my family! Yeah reputation is cool and all but it's not really that important when it comes to our end goal, which is getting our credentials and registering as a psychologist.

If anyone is planning on applying/re-applying to programs for Fall 2023 and wants their SOP's reviewed, feel free to DM me! I love editing SOP's and will have lots of time to do so over the spring and summer

If anyone is planning on applying/re-applying for the Fall 2023 cycle and wants their SOI reviewed, feel free to DM me - I love editing SOI's and will have lots of time to do so over the spring/summer

Good morning y'all! I have been offered SSHRC at U of A, but I will not be attending so I will be declining. Hopes this helps someone :) I am currently alternate listed at U of C which is where I will be going, so if anyone is going to decline their SSHRC there I would love to know! Also, has anyone gone about emailing the institution to learn their rank on the alternate list?

I'm still waiting for one too!

I got in to my top choice after being waitlisted my school's waitlist was by POI, not by rank, and both students my POI accepted declined, so it went to me!

PSA: everyone please stop overthinking what the timing of the email updates means; all schools are on different timelines and each committee at each school is independent of each other, so comparing when you got your updates with others at different schools is moot and only causing more stress for you. Just hold on 4 days and see the results for yourselves!

Yeah, I saw on the U of C grad discord that many students got theirs a day or two before my status changed. It also doesn't seem to be department-dependent.

Last year when I applied, 1 of my schools updated it on March 30 and the other 2 updated it on March 31 hahaha. Also, for what it's worth, I haven't received any such emails updating me on a status change yet.

I'm not sure, I wouldn't think so but I could be wrong?

Last year I was alternate listed at a school I didn't even interview at, so it certainly could happen. Fortunately this year I got in to one of the schools I listed. Like the other person said, if you get it at a school you did not get admitted to but would still like to attend, contact them and discuss what your options might be.

I have been accepted off the waitlist at U of C's M.Sc Counselling Psychology program! If there is anyone else on here who is beginning there this fall feel free to DM - or if anyone is heading to Calgary for any program and may be in need of a roommate! I will likely be looking for a roommate myself

Normal I havent heard anything and last year I didn't hear anything until literally March 31

That means a school has uploaded a decision on your application! I got those emails last year right at the end of March. I think every school is different in terms of timeline for uploading but all of us should be receiving emails like that over the next little while.