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Was wondering if anyone has any interview advice as it is my first time getting interviews in three years! I've got one with SFU on Thursday with a graduate student. I'm assuming general questions like -why this school -why these faculty members -why clinical psychology and not experimental -what are you currently reading/what is the last paper you read -what are your career goals and how will this program further them -what are your research interests and what do you intend to pursue in this program, etc. Are there any questions that you found surprising in previous years? Or just general advice going into them and how much prep I should be doing? Many thanks in advance to you all!

Thank you so much! It came from the grad secretary/administrator. Is there a difference in what that means? Sorry, I'm not fully aware of the process!

School: UTSC Date of invite: Jan 14 Date of formal interview: Feb 14-16 I spoke last week with two faculty informally and got this today. I feel ecstatic, even knowing that I might not make it all the way - please do not give up. Seems like 3rd time's the charm after all. Thanking this community so much for its support over the last three cycles

@peachy59 Hi there - I have a couple of friends who have not heard back at all. Please feel free to message me - this is my third time applying and I heard nothing back the first two times. Happy to just chat if you want But also please don't get discouraged - it's very early yet and I'm willing to bet most schools are only just getting caught up on the hundreds of applications they're receiving. Wishing you the best of luck and take care of yourself! This forum is sometimes not ideal for making your feel adequate in your worth and abilities so don't measure your success based on positive posts here. A lot of us will end up getting rejected in the end.

It has seemed surprisingly quiet this cycle. Although I have heard through the grapevine that UTSC got somewhere around 600 applications this year...not sure how accurate this is, but if true, it's staggering.

Hello! Unfortunately it says you cannot receive messages, but I would love to chat with you as I am applying for the forensic track specifically. Thank you

School: Simon Fraser University Date of invite: Jan 10 Date of interview: Prior to Feb 1st Virtual open house: Jan 27 School: UTSC Date of invite: Jan 6/Jan 7 Date of (informal) interview: Jan 7/Jan 10 These were both informal interviews with two cosupervisors I had put down. School: McMaster Date of invite: Dec 23 Date of (informal) interview: Jan 6 Another informal interview. Just as a note: this is my third year applying and I have never had any interviews prior to this, so I am feeling quite relieved after so much rejection. I am happy to be at this point in the process, at least, and am crossing my fingers that I can make it further. I genuinely wish everyone the best of luck - please try to stay focused, positive, and forward-thinking. It's so easy to feel dejected and doubtful of your own abilities throughout this process.