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I'm from Canada, but I only applied to Western's MEd in Counselling program. Pretty sure PhD's go out beforehand. Sorry about the rejection Hopefully good news for us for UofT!!

The U of T program doesn't have an interview, as far as I know! I also saw that entry on the results page, but I'm assuming that person's POI called to ask a few questions and she inputed it as an actual interview! I haven't heard anything at all from UWO either!

Hi! Has anyone else applied to U of Toronto's OISE Masters in Counselling Psychology program? If yes, have you heard anything yet? There aren't any postings on the results page, but there haven't been many in previous years either. My application status is still "under review", but I'm not reading too much into this as my application status to the same program last year didn't change to "decision made" until my application to the program THIS YEAR turned to "under review". Sick of the waiting, blahhh. Thanks!

When I got into NYU for undergrad, they sent it UPS and I missed the package (they didn't leave it at my door) and all I had was a little slip and I had to pick it up, but it was closed over the weekend and oh, it was a bad weekend. Turns out, when I picked it up, it was an acceptance! I don't think they'd spend all that money to send a rejection letter. Rejections get regular mail. Acceptances get tracked and fancy folders that they don't want bent. Hm. Too bad I couldn't go because it was so expensive. Good luck!

I applied to both McGill and UWO for Counselling Psych and I've heard nothing. Well, I got an email from McGill at the beginning of the month that said something along the lines of "JUST IN CASE you're invited for an interview, save March 30th. You Haven't been invited yet...but you know, JUST IN CASE" ...Losers. I consider that "nothing". Anybody for U of Toronto Counselling Psyc??

DISNEY WORLD!!! ...What? I've never been

Mom: I bet you'll get in everywhere!! Me: Stop saying that! You said that last year and I got rejected from both! (I applied to 2 MA Counseling Psyc Programs) Grandpa: I don't understand. Why would they take all your money and then only accept 4 people out of 400 applications? Are you doing something wrong? I thought you had good grades? Grandpa: Oh you'll definitely get into McGill. 18yroldcousin even got into McGill. Me: No. Wait. She got in for undergrad. I'm applying to grad school. Grandpa: So... Me: They're different. If I applied to McGill for undergrad, I would have got in too. Grad school is way more competitive Grandpa: Now don't get upset because 18yroldcousin got in to McGill. You'll get in too!! UGHHH And there's only so many times I can explain that acceptances aren't only determined by my grades and that grad programs are 100x more competitive than undergrad ones! AHH

I've completed 6 applications (so far) to Master's in Counselling Psychology programs. One of my referees submitted letters on time for all of them. Now, I'm in the process of submitting my 7th, which has rolling admissions. In my email to her on February 8th, I said that there's no official deadline, but to please please submit a letter ASAP, so I can hear a decision earlier since it's rolling. She never responded to my email. The reference page on my application shows "Notified" next to her name, which means she hasn't even OPENED the page to look at it. So on Wednesday, I sent her a reminder email, and got no response. I even had the submission form re-sent just in case she didn't get it. I KNOW she's getting my emails, because this has sort of happened before. At the beginning of application season, I sent her an email asking if she would be a referee and didn't receive a response for 2 full weeks. I had one of her grad students track her down and ask her if she got my email and all she said was "yes" and responded 3 days after that. This was all while I was trying to get applications sent in on time and I couldn't pay or submit my application without both referees information and I didn't want to submit her information without her consent first. It's just incredibly frustrating! This is a stressful time and I'm TRYING to make progress with no cooperation. It doesn't help that I'm a perfectionist control freak either. I keep saying to myself "IF I COULD DO THIS BY MYSELF, I WOULD. THEN, IT WOULD GET DONE WHEN I WANT IT TO GET DONE" UGH. I keep checking and rechecking the application website, hoping to see "Submitted" next to her name, but I seriously think I'm going to have a panic attack if I don't get away from my computer. LOL I mean, it's not like she needs to write a whole new letter for each application. She wrote the damn letter in December! All she has to do is change the date and UPLOAD IT. Why is that so hard?! I just don't get it. And she's a clinical psychologist. I'm sorry, but she's supposed to KNOW that application season is stressful and this sort of thing makes people crazy. She knows me, for goodness sake! Sorry. I really had to vent. So...what am I supposed to do? I said I would wait until Monday afternoon to do anything else, but what do I do if there's nothing by then? Bombard her with emails? I can't even call her because she's away on leave from the University. I'm afraid she went on vacation somewhere with no internet or something. <shrug> I just feel like I really have this school in the bag and they keep emailing me saying my application is strong, but they need the last reference to fully review it with the committee. Someone please ease my anxiety...or something.

How do you guys feel about emailing after applying? I emailed previously to introduce myself and ask if they were taking students. They replied with yes, they were accepting. Now my applications are in and I'm sure they're in the middle of the decision process. Do I email them again, reminding them who I am? I applied to all Master's programs and only Temple and Adler have interviews, which I have been scheduled to attend in March. But what about those without interviews? Should I email? I never really thought of it before, but just recently started contemplating as I saw a post on it somewhere around here. I'm not exactly comfortable with it...I don't know, I hate appearing annoying (lol!), but on the other hand, I still want them to know I'm interested! Help?

Good for you! I mean this with 100% sincerity, that is AMAZING! Good luck! With motivation and determination like that, you'll succeed anywhere you choose to attend! 21 schools - wow!

So glad some of you feel the same. No response = sometimes feel safe, sometimes have panic attack. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP! ahhh. :\

Hey guys! None of my schools/programs have shown up on the results section yet. Anyone else starting to freak out anyway?? And anyone else apply to U of Toronto, McGill, Western Ontario, NYU, Adler, and Temple? I got an interview for Temple, and received a (terrible) mass email from McGill saying that interview day is potentially March 31st and short listed applicants will be invited, and even though I haven't been invited YET, save the date just in case... Ease my nerves! This is my second time around. Last year, I applied to only U of T and NYU and got rejected (straight out of undergrad). Gained a lot more experience this year, so I'm hopeful, but still freaking out! Anyone else in the same boat?

Thanks so much guys

Hey guys, I'm feeling slightly terrible about myself right now. I took the GRE General yesterday and didn't score too well. Obviously, I don't have the exact scores on the new scale, but it gave me an estimate on the old scale and it said 520 verbal and 520 quant. UGH. I studied so hard. I had really bad anxiety the day of the exam... I tend to psych myself out a lot when I'm nervous so I basically convinced myself that my future depends on my GRE score and panicked. It doesn't help that math generally gives me anxiety anyway. *sigh* So...I'm going to retake it at the end of November, but I'm worried. Is it common for people to retake the GRE? Do schools look unfavourably at people who had a terrible first score? I feel like I ruined all my chances. I have a great GPA and experience and it's just...this GRE. Ugh. Any advice would be great. I'm planning on applying to Masters programs in Counselling and School Psyc, and a PhD program in Clinical. Help

I wouldn't be so quick to judge, though. NYU has a great MA in Mental Health Counseling and does not require the GRE. Additionally, University of Toronto offers an MA and PhD program in Counseling Psyc and does not require the GRE. I think Long Island Uni doesn't require it either. Those are just a few. They're out there! I don't see it as a measure of a program's greatness...there are just certain faculties who do not believe that the GRE is a true measure of success in Grad School (based on research), so they don't require it for admission.

I'm sad I feel like a huge loser with no potential. I was rejected from NYU's Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness about 2 weeks ago, and today I was rejected from University of Toronto's Counselling Psychology program. I'm upset. I feel stupid. I know both were really competitive. I didn't really look at the admitted and rejected stats before applying. I have a good GPA and experience with research. I don't know why I'm not good enough. Keep in mind that this is like 5 minutes after opening the letter, so I'm wallowing in self pity right now. I like to know what's coming next and now I don't. I don't know what I'm going to do. I mean, what kind of jobs can you get with a BA Honours in Psychology? I didn't want to take a year off to work. I just didn't. Will universities even give people paid jobs who aren't current students? I just don't know what to do now. I should have applied to more than 2 competitive schools. I just didn't have the money at the time. And it's not like I can apply to more now, because most of the deadlines have passed and there are basically no programs that start in Spring. Boo. Help me

Just NYU and got rejected Hopefully I'll get an acceptance this time. Not so optimistic, though. Last year, I hear they only took 10 people out of 300 apps! Good luck!

Ughh. Flipping out. I checked the stats and saw ONE person had said they got their acceptance on February 25th! Don't get it. Do you know how we'll be notified? Mail, email, phone?

U of T MA Counseling Psychology anyone? Was rejected from NYU about a week ago and FREAKING out about U of T. Ah. Can't wait anymore.