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jpaek

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  1. Congrats to everyone that got in. I'm a psych major that applied to and got rejected from 7 Canadian schools for Masters psych programs 2 years ago. Since then I've been working and thinking about changing focuses in Speech-Pathology. I'm taking a Language Acquisition course right now as a non-degree student and the atypical development aspects of the course intrigue me. This is a new area for me, but I'd like to hear my chances. Some weakpoints of my application is my GPA and my lack of SLP volunteering (though I can accumulate some by the next application season): cGPA: 3.0 Last 2 years: 3.3 GRE: 158/158 4.5 Research: 2 years between 2 different social psych labs, 1 publication Volunteering: 100+ hours at a major hospital Working experience: 2+ years full-time teaching English to L2 middle school children and adults TESOL teaching certification I mostly come from a research psych and language education background. I think its pretty obvious my GPA is my weakest point, but I'm curious if other parts of my application can contribute to make me a competitive applicant. I am in the process of taking more courses to boost my GPA and cover some pre-reqs as well. How do I compare to other applicants? Any opinions? Thanks.
  2. Thanks sharing your thoughts. I've always been aversive to doing more school or a post-bacc, but it's something I'm definitely opening up to after all the rejections. From the few profs I've heard from, the GRE isn't weighted too heavily here. Almost no programs in Canada require the GRE, with the exception of Psychology due to the sheer competitiveness. With the GPA, I feel like I simply need to raise to a level that it's no longer raising any red flags or questions. Once the focus comes on other parts of my application I feel like I'd become a lot more competitive.
  3. I applied last year at 7 mid-range to top schools in Canada for psychology and nothing panned out. I ended up getting an informal interview with one of the profs, but he eventually decided my GPA was far too low and would not even get past the admissions department. I am trying to decide on my next step before the next application season and wanted to get some feedback. My application has one major weakpoint; my GPA. My stats are as follows: cGPA: 3.0, last 2 years 3.3 GRE: 158V, 158Q, 4.5W Research experience: Total of 2 years in two separate labs Two poster publications, and a publication in a young journal My references are great, as far as I know. I believe my failure last year was mostly my low GPA. No matter the fit or rapport I establish with profs, I am being stopped at the door because of my GPA. I emailed a prof earlier with a lot of interest and enthusiasm, but he simply responded he thinks my GPA will be too low to even get into the program. So what do you think is the wisest course of action? I do really want to go. I feel like I have only 2 options. Find schools that would accept such a low GPA, or go back to school and complete more courses to bring up my GPA (which I am completely open to). Any thoughts or similar experiences?
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