SACP786
-
Posts
39 -
Joined
Posts posted by SACP786
-
-
Just now, johnnyp.2 said:
Hi all, I was wondering if it makes a difference (in relation to job prospects post grad and income) if I attend a public (ex. UBC, U of C, or U of T) university as opposed to a private one (ex. Adler, Yorkville). Im curious as I want to get a start on my career but I'm not feeling too hopeful about my public university prospects. Thanks!
To answer your question, no. However, it depends what your goals are post-graduation. If you're only interested in clinical work, private is a fine option (but keep in mind you might need additional courses post-graduation to meet your province's licensing requirements). If you wanted to work within academia or at a research hospital, I wouldn't recommend private.
I personally don't think the quality of education you get at these private schools warrants the high tuition price, but I see the appeal. There are a ton of great terminal, course-based counselling psych programs so I would only consider private as a last resort.
-
2 hours ago, psychgal23 said:
Has anyone heard from UOttawa MEd Counselling, course based? I saw a post earlier that said acceptances come out mid-march, but has anyone been rejected yet?
Good luck to everyone applying this cycle!!
I am a second-cycle applicant, last year I applied to clinical programs without an honours thesis and I got shunned for it lol, all rejections. This year I just applied to counselling at UOttawa, but I havr a ton of experience! Hopefully I get in, but if I don't I'll try again for clinical and counselling programs in 2024
No decisions have gone out yet (they usually get released around the same time). Last year decisions went out end of February all at once but the department told me mid-March.
If you don't get in this cycle, I would also recommend applying to School Psychology programs if you're interested in working with kids. It's equally competitive but gives you more options in terms of schools to apply to.
-
47 minutes ago, clinicallypsych3d said:
Has anyone heard from Western?
Also curious about this. I applied to the Counselling and SACP programs but haven't heard anything from either one. With the deadline being so late, it's likely we won't hear back for another 2-3 weeks at the minimum ?♀️
Any current students lurking who might have updates?
-
22 minutes ago, VioletFrostMoon said:
Has anyone heard from UOttawa yet? My application is still under evaluation. Does anyone know when they send out acceptances?
Should be mid-March for the MEd program.
-
3 hours ago, sara_2024 said:
No! It’s getting super frustrating haha. I know that some PIs at McGill will be holding interviews but have not heard anything else.
I called McGill this morning to get a rough idea of when interview offers are going out but couldn't get through. My BSc and MA are from UoT so it may be a long-shot anyway since I'm assuming these schools will take their honours students.
-
Any news from University of Alberta, McGill, Western, and OISE?
-
3 hours ago, Molly12345 said:
Does anyone have an idea of when Master's interview invites will go out?
Depends on the school.
- University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Mount Saint Vincent, and University of Manitoba do not have interviews.
- OISE SCCP prelim interviews have started being sent out (according to the clinical thread).
- No word on McGill/unclear if they will be holding interviews.
-
On 12/24/2022 at 12:40 PM, Cdn_Psych_Today said:
Calgary - PhD program, unsure if they are doing it at the MSc program
Good luck! Sending you lots of hugs.
-
23 hours ago, Cdn_Psych_Today said:
Invite for interview today for PhD
Congratz! Where at?
-
8 hours ago, rk1199998 said:
Hi all! I just found this thread. I applied to four School and Clinical Child Psyc program in Canada!
I am curious to know if you all reached out to your PI before applying. I am a bit confused on how the admissions process works, do you match after admission?
For some schools yes, though we did not formally meet via Zoom/in person. The general process is:
- Contact faculty to see if they're accepting students.
- Submit application listing PIs you want to work with.
- Admissions committee does pre-screening (i.e., rejects those who don't meet the programs' minimum requirements).
-
The faculty member(s) you listed in your application receive your application and review.
- At this stage, they may do prelim interviews.
- From the applications they receive, they will shortlist 10-15 applicants they present to the faculty.
- The faculty decides which 6-8 students are offered admission.
In short, having a pre-existing relationship or contact with a PI doesn't really make a difference since its the committee's decision, not just one PI deciding. It will certainly help you make the shortlist though.
-
11 hours ago, sara_2024 said:
I applied to Mcgill too! The other one was Ucalgary. Have you heard back from any of the professors at Mcgill?
Nothing yet but I think it's PI-dependent. Some interview applicants and others don't.
-
On 12/1/2022 at 10:05 PM, sara_2024 said:
Hey! I just found this forum. I initially was just applying for counselling programs but also decided to apply for school psychology programs. Would you mind sharing where you are applying to?
McGill and UoA. The rest are clinical/counselling programs with developmental streams! What about you?
-
On 11/29/2022 at 6:08 PM, puppiessp said:
Isn't that the Canada specific thread?
My bad sorry!
-
There's already a thread:
-
11 hours ago, clinicalneuro said:
Hey everyone! I decided to apply to some MEd in counselling psychology programs after being brutally rejected from clinical last year.
What does everyone do for funding during these? Just students loans? Or does the CGS-M cover these?
To be eligible for CGS-M, the program must have a significant research component (e.g., major research project, thesis). If it's course-based, it's very unlikely you'll be eligible but it never hurts to ask. Other than internal awards offered by the school and maybe provincial awards, I'm not sure what kind of funding there is for counselling programs.
-
5 hours ago, Par88 said:
Thanks a lot for mentioning the programs ! Do I still need to have a supervisor and pre-contact faculty members before applying for school psychology program , like the way it is expected for MRes programs ?
To my knowledge, no (though it depends the school). Your application goes through multiple rounds of revision so by the time you make it to the interview phase it's likely a faculty member will already be assigned to you based on the interests expressed in your SOP.
Most faculty members don't even know if they can accept new students until the new year anyway so in my opinion, contacting faculty prior to applying doesn't make a difference.
-
22 hours ago, Par88 said:
Are there any school psych programs you know of, in the less competitive side ?
Since there are only four CPA-accredited PhD programs for school psychology, they're all very competitive by nature. However, if your goal isn't a PhD there's Mount Saint Vincent and University of Calgary which both offer terminal masters programs (meaning you can work in those provinces with just a masters degree). For these programs, the requirements are less intense and they generally admit more students.
I would say University of Toronto, Western, and McGill are all extremely competitive due to the sheer volume of applications they receive for so few spots. These schools offer between 4-8 spots per program. They also admit students with the expectation that you will progress to the PhD, so extensive research experience (RA work, honours degree, existing MA/MSc/MEd), clinical work, and publications/presentations are expected at the minimum.
-
It varies a lot by university. Some programs (e.g., McGill) look mostly at cGPA while others (e.g., UoT) are more forgiving (i.e., have a more holistic approach). Your application will go through several rounds of review so while you may make it through Round 1 by meeting the minimum GPA cutoff, you'll almost certainly get filtered out in Round 2 where you're up against people with 3.8-4.0. Of course GPA isn't everything and some schools have a more holistic approach to reviewing your application.
Off the top of my head, University of Western Ontario, McGill, Dalhousie, and Ottawa would be bad choices for you based on your GPA. Check out UoT - they accept more student and their admissions requirements aren't as brutal as the schools mentioned above.
-
2 hours ago, firefly500 said:
Fortunately, I was admitted to the thesis stream! I'm back on this forum because I'm trying to decide if I'll apply for PhD programs after (I know it's early, but I love to plan :P).
When I applied, I applied to the MA and MEd (major research paper) streams with the hopes that I'd get into the MA because I wanted to keep the door open for further education. What are your end goals career-wise? You sound like you could be a good fit for the thesis stream, especially if your research interests align with a potential supervisor.
Oh that's amazing - congrats!! Where were you thinking of applying? A lot of the PhD students I've worked with at McGill actually come uOttawa's MA program. They've had nothing but positive things to say about the program!
As for my goals, I actually want to be a school psychologist but since there are so few programs in the country I'm shooting for counselling as well. Most schools will let you do your practicum in a school board so it shouldn't be too much extra work getting licensed as a school psychologist. uOttawa is also about 2 hours from where I live so it would be super convenient than uAlberta or UBC.
I think the thesis stream would be great in terms of getting more pubs/presentation credits since there are a lot more opportunities for research (which is important since I eventually do want to get my PhD in school psych). I've heard that it's really difficult to get a spot in the MA program but I'm hoping 4 years of RA work, an honours thesis, an MA thesis, and volunteer work will make me competitive! I sent out a few emails already to meet with faculty and everyone has been really kind so far.
-
19 hours ago, psyc1818 said:
I applied last year and I would say the most competitive programs that I applied to were OISE and McMaster!
I heard OISE received over 1000 applications last year ? Might have something to do with COVID because, even though the number of applicants has been steadily increasing, the spike is certainly an anomaly.
12 hours ago, firefly500 said:When I applied to Ottawa last year, I was told during an informal interview with a potential supervisor that there were 527 applicants for 24 spots. I hadn't been overly anxious about my application until I was told that... ha.
Yeah I also heard the same thing! Although I'm pretty sure there are ~30 spots for just the course-based MEd stream alone. I think the research paper option & thesis have around 5-6 spots per stream. On paper the difference looks marginal but hopefully you feel more hopeful.
I'm not sure which stream to apply to. I'm working towards my MA in educational psychology now (w/ thesis) so I'm thinking I could be competitive for uOttawa's thesis counselling program but I might just apply to the course-based program to cover my bases.
-
For those who have applied before, how would you rank the competitiveness of each program? Intuitively I would think OISE, McGill, and Ottawa are among the toughest to get into just because of the sheer volume of applicants.
-
First time applicant here as well (only applying to uOttawa though). Feeling nervous but excited.
-
Is it too soon to make this thread?
Counselling Psychology Canadian Application Forum Fall 2023
in Psychology Forum
Posted
I'm from Ontario so I can't speak to other provinces, but off the top of my head:
If you graduate from these programs you can become registered counsellor/psychotherapist in Ontario. I know Alberta has a lot of great programs too but I don't know if they are recognized in other provinces.