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I'm so sorry about this. I was rejected last year and it sucked. As I look back, it was 100% for the best. I realized it wouldn't have been a great fit, and I actually changed directions into something that was a much better fit for me, but that wouldn't have happened if I was accepted. One thing that I did that was helpful (which you don't have space to do if you're accepted) is I spent time asking myself what I deeply want, rather than what I think I should want or what formal programs offer. I wrote all of that out, even if it didn't make sense. Don't give up hope, keep moving forward, even if you don't know yet what the future would concretely look like.

I applied to Simon Fraser University and UBC....received an SFU interview invite on January 10 with various faculty, haven't heard back from UBC. I just wanted to share that I applied last year (4.17 GPA, multiple publications) and didn't get any interview offers. It was really discouraging, and mostly just very stressful waiting until March just to get a rejection email. Last year I got really wrapped up in checking my email 20x a day and checking grad cafe multiple times a day. It was kind of pointless. I've had friends not get in to clinical and move on with their lives, and friends get into their dream program, and at the end of the day, both of them are at the same happiness level. Actually I would say the friend who didn't get in is happier now than the one who did get in! So I just wanted to encourage anyone who's struggling with the waiting and 'what ifs' that your life is not clinical psychology or grad school, even if right now it feels like it is.