ManukaHoney

Ohhhh wow only 10? That’s true, I think also for UofT’s reputation people WILL withdraw their confirmation from another school.. Here’s to waiting!!

True that makes sense! It’s just weird that it took them 6 months to send out rejections for the cutoff criteria etc.. Also, I am just speculating but I think there may be hope for those who are on wait lists. Because it took them so long to get back to students, many had to accept offers from other universities because they weren’t sure if there would hear back form OISE…so I am *speculating* that there will be a few people coming off the wailists since a few who will be accepted will probably have to decline OISE’s offer of admission. However, I WAS wondering that for those who already accepted an offer from another uni, can they withdraw from the program and accept UofT’s offer later

Thanks for sharing!! I was super confused

I am just gonna rant a little bit..i find it weird that they are sending out rejections first? From my understanding usually they send out acceptances, then wailists and finally rejections? This is super confusing and I know I am over thinking everything now but my day has been put on hold. I JUST WANT TO KNOW what this life-altering decision will be.

Great plan. That’s also my plan if I am rejected from OISE. It’s more convenient too that it is online!

Thanks for the update! Sorry to hear you were refused.

Yes please. No I am starting to doubt myself lol

Yes mine says submitted! I spoke with someone from the admission office and they told me that there’s been some technical issues hence the delay in them getting back so I’m guessing it says “submitted” rather than “under review” due to the technical glitches

Same! I keep refreshing the SGS portal

Someone else from another forum said they heard back from OISE!

Sorry do you mean the clinical & counselling program or the counselling and psychotherapy program? Like the MEd or the MA?

Sameee here no response. I thought they usually send out acceptances first, then rejections? I am super confused because from what I know I haven’t heard of any acceptances from the program yet.

I never heard anything back! How do u know they are out?!!

I emailed him last month. He took around a week to get back to me.

Hey! I am wondering whether your program is in person or online? I’m restricted geographically (Toronto) and am just looking for as many online programs as I can

That’s understandable! Just FYI, I spoke to someone who graduated from the OISE psychotherapy program and she told me that she felt the program lacks the multicultural training aspect and to keep that in mind. RE private institutions: You’re totally right, I have seen many Yorkville undergrads excelling! Spoke to a few and they told me the experience is what you really make out of it there. I just wonder what the main difference between the Adler & Yorkville program is..I’m wondering because I am considering to apply to them next year. I’ve also heard a few good things about University of Athabasca. It’s a public uni, I don’t think many people heard of it either. They have an online master of counselling program.

Are you able to pursue PHD after completing the Yorkville program?

So, I want to preface by saying that I spent the majority of my university degree (psych with thesis) preparing and volunteering in research labs at my school and a research lab in a hospital, currently writing manuscripts and also did some conferences. I was mentored by many grad students who are in the clinical field..in other words, I was intensely preparing to apply to clinical programs, and had minimal experience in working with vulnerable individuals (volunteered at a shelter and did some peer support for a bit, which is considered really small compared to others). As I was preparing everything to apply to clinical grad school, I realized that this is not something I actually wanted. I was not really ready to do 6 years of research,especially since I really didn’t like research. Not trying to toot my own horn, I know I am good at research and I was advised by many to apply to clinical, including my supervisors, but I always felt like I was kind of faking it when I talked about it (like, no I don’t love the stats, I don’t love the data collection, it seemed tedious work to me). Also, I didn’t see myself studying research JUST to be a therapist. I was always aware of the counselling programs, but I guess the prestige that came with the clinical program and the PHD just seemed too good to not go for at the time when I was doing all the volunteer work for research. Long story short, I actually didn’t even end up applying to the clinical field. I kid you not, I decided that I don’t want to do clinical anymore when it was October, 2 months before the application cycle closed..and I had to apply to counselling when I really wasn’t prepared for it since all my training was focused on research research & more research. I didn’t even know what to write in my letter of intent… However, I was honest with myself and thought that if I want to help people, it doesn’t have to be with a PHD. I talked to so many people, including my professors and they told me that I am definitely prepared for it since my training was all research based and it is considered “higher” and more intensive and since I was a “competitive candidate for clinical” then I “must be an amazing candidate for counselling”. I applied to OISE and still don’t know whether I will get in or not. However, what I do know is that after doing SO much research in this, that notion that “clinical is more competitive than counselling” is totally wrong. True, numbers-wise, clinical programs accept less students. However, counselling programs are still very competitive considering that they take many students who don’t solely have a psych or social work degree, which means you are up against many more people from different backgrounds, etc. My suggestion to you: consider social work programs, I spoke to someone on this thread and because of them, I will be applying to social work next round. UofT has a mental health specialization in the social work field, so there is always that. You can also become a registered psychotherapist after the social work program. Also, get your supervisors to read your statement. Make it personal. when talking about your experiences in the statement letter, I suggest you consider choosing 2 of your roles at different places and talking about what that taught you etc, vs talking about ALL of your roles in your cv. I hope that makes sense and I hope this is helpful. One last thing, I know someone who was accepted in the Master of Teaching OISE program and her experience was considered very minimal compared to someone else who was rejected who had much more experience than her. It also seems that luck plays a big role. You may have everything they are looking for, but they are just restricted on how many people they can take.

Also, may I ask what kind of people spoke poorly about Yorkville? We’re they also professionals? I am asking because I feel that individuals who speak poorly of it aren’t really educated/aware about the program that well. I have spoken and networked with MANY people who are currently in the Yorkville program and even a couple who have graduated years ago and have been in the workforce for a while, none of them have said anything negative about it. The only thing I hear repetitively is finding practicum, the only difference between OISE and Yorkville, is that with OISE they are responsible for finding you a practicum meanwhile in Yorkville you are left on your own to figure it out. Other than that, I really don’t see why people are talking so badly about it. It is recognized by CRPO, just like UofT is.. haha sorry for my rant but it just frustrates me when people talk badly about it only because it is private and they don’t really know it that well

Yeah, it’s nice that Yorkville has a January start date! I think for me, I would want to try again with OISE just to see if my second time around will give me any luck (would rather do that because of the tuition of Yorkville). However, I am also considering to apply to social work programs. Have you thought about doing that? For instance, UofT has a social work MA degree and you can specialized in the mental health field. You can eventually register as a psychotherapist too! Just a thought I would point that out because not many people are aware of that (and I didn’t know it until recently)

Don’t lose out hope yet! OISE hasn’t sent out any decisions to anyone yet. But, i know what you mean. It’s my first time applying (only applied to OISE too, restricted geographically) and just from reading from other posts from people who have been chosen and comparing my experiences to theirs, I feel so discouraged. If I dont get in this round, I will try the second round at OISE again and then apply to private schools too.

I like this idea. Let’s all send emails so they feel more pressure to let us know of our results…lol..although i doubt it will work. At this point idk if I should be job hunting or not..i need to know what to do..and having my whole life on hold is crazy

Thanks for your response and advice, puts things in a different perspective for me. I also thought about doing a mental health college program but I am still debating whether to do that or apply to Yorkville next year if i dont get in the OISE one.. Also, Did you use the same references from the first time?

For those who have applied a second or third time and got in, I was wondering whether you can share about what you did different in the second/third time around? What kind of experience did you add over the one year? ALSO, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THIS: Do you change your personal statement when you apply again? When you are sharing your “story”, I feel you can’t really change it because your “story” is: why you want to pursue this degree and what brought you here. Would love to know from folks who have applied more than once.

Hey, thank you so much for your explanation. I am going to DM you so can you please check your inbox! Thanks so much