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Got an email this morning to check portal. Rejection from OISE MEd in Counselling & Psychotherapy. So they're coming out at least to some extent!

Got a rejection this morning FYI. Was an email to check the portal.

This is a great perspective, thank you for posting this. I didn't mean to come off as if it was just all about checking the boxes! So much of getting accepted is up to mysterious factors that we can't predict. I wish you luck with OISE!

Yeah, I got accepted. Totally does seem like luck sometimes! I guess it can come down to specific things that any given school is looking for matching with what you have in your application.

A mix of both. My newer references could speak to my counselling skills far better than my ones from undergrad.

After I got rejected, I picked up 3 volunteer positions (crisis line, support group facilitator, intake) and enrolled in a 1 year mental health college program. Also networked a ton with people in the field through cold-emailing and setting up Zoom chats just to talk about the field, their career and interests, my career and interests, etc. Read a ton of books about psychotherapy, counselling, theory. Put me in a much better place to write a statement and do an interview. Completely changed my personal statements and my "story" from the ground up. Stories aren't static, objective things. It's all about how you frame your experiences and ambitions, demonstrating your commitment to the career, and showing your potential to excel in it.

Just received this response to an email I sent to the department: The application review period is still underway. We expect an application update will be available by end of April.

The first week of March

I don't want to freak anyone out but I thought you folks in here would appreciate some more information. I was accepted to Mac's MSc in Psychotherapy a couple weeks ago. I started on the waitlist, then was emailed for an interview. I heard from them a probably 5 or 6 days after my interview with the news that I had been accepted and had 2 weeks to give an answer.

hey! I've been lurking but I wanted to make an account to answer you here. I know it feels like a big deal now, and you really just want to start grad school in September, but I can tell you from experience that things take time and it will only make you a better therapist and more well-rounded person to have a little bit of time off doing other things if necessary. I took a couple years off after my undergrad, worked a couple jobs (tech company, management consulting), started a band, drank beer, did assorted other things. When I was ready, I applied for grad school and didn't get it. Then I got my butt in gear and took on more volunteering, did a ton of reading, networked with therapists, enrolled in a 1-year addiction and mental health postgrad certificate program, and then applied again. I've now been accepted at 26 and I just want to say that I wouldn't have had it any other way. I was also prepared to not get in, get a job for a year, and apply again. Don't get discouraged!! I know you're tired, and I know this is very hard. Trust me. If you've been in school all your life, it will only be of great service to you and your future clients if you have a little bit of a break from school. Passion begins as a spark, and if you don't fuel the flame, it slowly dies. Passion gets so much stronger if you push through adversity. Take the rejection as an opportunity to learn more, take some courses, make yourself want grad school even more. You will end up where you need to end up! it's good you're thinking about this now, so a potential rejection doesn't hit you like a truck. it's better to be ready and pleasantly surprised than overconfident and very let down. that being said - there's still time!