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denimfan

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  1. This is a question that should be asked directly to your program.
  2. I would keep it brief, restating your committed interest in the program and his research, and that you are waiting to hear back for any updates.
  3. As far as I know they have extended all the interview invitations. The interview is next week so if you haven't heard yet, I'd say you are out of luck. That said, why don't you still email your POI and ask about it?
  4. Ahhhh this adds to my anxiety lol. Anybody else waiting for on campus interview invitation from Maryland for counseling psychology program? I had my pre-screenining phone interview and am waiting for my onsite interview invitation...
  5. You mean the waitlist? It will all depend on whether the people offered admission will accept, but you might try to find out your position in the waitlist to see if you are high up.
  6. I'd strongly discourage you from getting an online degree, Chicago School especially.
  7. The department's admissions contact or in some cases, your POIs. I'd suggest contacting the department's administrative personnell first and if you need more information, the POI. I didn't say this in my first post but probably the best answer to your question is: research experience.
  8. Well, yeah, Fordham IS a good counseling psychology program. But I don't see why that has to do with anything in terms of being accommodating and truly understanding of special situations for students. If what they say is true that the in person interview is absolute must given their high stake decisions in accepting students who will be part of their program for the next 5-7 years, it is also the same for the applicants in terms of finding a program they will invest their next 5-7 years of life. It sounds very selfish and greedy for the program to be inflexible when it should be a collective decision between the students and the program. After all, the interviews are for students to also find out about and judge the programs and hence should be a reciprocal exchange of information. Of course, many limitations within the program itself (eg. finanacial, personnel reasons) may leave them no choice but to enforce "no exceptions", such shortcomings will also limit the breadth and depth of its admitted students and diversity within the program.
  9. Psykir, is this for Fordham Counseling psych program? If so, I'm in the same boat because I can't attend the interview due to scheduling conflict and they told me if I don't attend the interview, I would not be considered as a candidate. No skype or phone interview options. No alternative date. To be honest, I am not impressed at how inflexible and unaccommodating they are towards students' situations. If they are like this even before admission, it really brings a lot of reservations about the program. I'll tell you one more thing, their funding is dismal and almost nonexistent for students especially for international students since you can't take out federal loans (unless you are eligible). If you need substantial financial support, you won't be getting a whole lot.
  10. You'll need to consult with each school with how they will handle 2 bachelors.
  11. Any word on u of maryland college parks counseling psych program? I saw that clinical program already sent out invites.
  12. I disagree and it is not necessarily "harder" to get into a phd program after a terminal masters degree. If the masters program does not have a thesis look for a position or volunteer in a research lab so you can continue to amass research experience. I have been in couple labs that was supportive of my independent research and I was able to produce a publication out of it. In essence, it was my "thesis" and I feel that this is really helping with my application process. Remember, research experience is the most that counts for the application so whether it is a thesis, lab experience, or a research job, you need the experience if you want a shot at a phd program.
  13. Thanks for the info. How was your experience from last cycle? I know that the interview this year will be on feb 7th as it is stated on the website. I'm getting anxious as it's a month before the interview date and their pre-interview invites should be rolling in anytime soon!
  14. Do you have any leads on the counseling psychology program?
  15. If you've already emailed the professor stating that you are interested in the same field of research and asking whether he or she will be taking on a student, it already kind of tells the POI that you will be applying. I agree with how merely emailing again to say that you applied is excessive and almost rude.
  16. Applies to 11 schools... Letter writers have just submitted my last letters. Fingers crossed!!
  17. I would have to disagree with this post actually. I know a friend of mine who got into a well respected phd program and he has not finished his masters. It all depends on the program. Expected degree means you expect to graduate and receive the degree but it does not mean you will indefinitely confer it. In other words it's not guaranteed. As long as the school does not require confirmation of your masters degree for final acceptance, you can make a case for it should you need to.
  18. Interview invites have already started trickling out: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=965257
  19. Watson...you are giving her incorrect information. First of all, there is no list of APA accredited clinical psychology Masters programs. Second of all, APA doesn't accredit Masters programs. It is the Mental Health Counselor programs or Master of Education programs in Counseling Psychology that are accredited by a different governing body, such as CCPA in Canada. An example of this program is M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology at UToronto. Watson is correct in saying that you cannot work as a counselor or a psychologist in most states if you PhD program is not accredited by APA or CPA. If the school you have mentioned offers PhD programs and is not accredited by APA or CPA, I'd be wary of that. However, if the school does not offer PhD programs, you can take their Masters program for Clinical Psychology if you are eventually going to apply to a PhD program at an accredited university.
  20. Only you will know the answer once you try it out. Seems to me you've built up your experiences and research so that you could apply for a PhD program. Your credentials are research is outstanding given that you are still a Junior in your undergrad. Why not go for it and see what happens? You have nothing to lose, except for application fees and your time preparing them but the whole process will be a learning experience for you as well.
  21. Just wondering if you had a reason why you applied only to 3 places? Such as connections, experience working with the POI etc.
  22. As a Canadian who have tried out the process, here's my advice. First of all, most Canadian schools require GRE for graduate studies. Second of all, I hate to be a downer, but Canadian schools are EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. This applies all across the programs in pretty much all of the subfields in psychology. This is because there are only about a dozen major universities that provide these programs and people interested in psychology grows in number rapidly. This is really unfortunate because most of the time, there really aren't that much variance in the accepted students credentials. Most Canadian schools employ a cutoff and do not utilize a holistic review of the applications. This means if you don't meet the cutoff GPA or GRE scores, don't even bother applying because your application is out the window and your fabulous research experiences and interests won't even be viewed. While this seems too selective, because the incoming cohorts are usually small, Canadian schools practically guarantee funding and extremely close interactions with the supervisors. Bare in mind that most programs get 300+ applicants and rarely accept more than 5. As a trickle down effect, even the Masters program is SUPER COMPETITIVE because theres just too much demand but not enough supply. Many Masters programs in Canada are also funded. As an example of this, consider my colleague who applied to a variety of interest matching psychology PhD programs across the nation. One of his recommenders knew the POI closely and did research together and he was able to get an interview for this reason (only 3 were invited to the interview btw out of 300+ applicants). We were pretty sure he would get selected given the background and connection, but no. In fact, he was not accepted to any of the programs (he had 2 publications and some presentations under his belt, ~3 year research experience). Now this goes on to show you one example. There may be cases where this isn't true but I can't speak for those cases. Please know that I am giving you this advice from what I have experienced. I, after witnessing this, decided to apply to only a couple PhD programs as a tryout and applied to a host of Masters programs in Canada and the States. I am now going to a Masters program in the States and gaining more experience to apply to a PhD program. From the way you described your credentials so far, I can't say that it really specifically lays out what can be considered your strengths, but in addition to having a great interest match, you need to have a product that can vouch for this, such as publications or presentations. You can say all you want and write all you want about how great of a match you can be, but at the end of the day, schools are more likely to choose a person who has an endproduct of such an interest in research. So if you are really committed to applying and think you have what it takes, apply to a good mix of schools in both US and Canada as well as schools in UK.
  23. I think you have a solid chance for getting interviews and even getting into some of these programs. Fierce, you are being too pessimistic here. However, I do agree that your GRE scores could be a make or break decision. I'd just like to mention that this would have been more of the case had your GPA was considerably low, but it's not. I think many clinical psych programs nowadays use a more holistic approach in gauging applicants and allow one strong area to cover a weaker area in an application. If you can get over the first hurdle of academic credentials, I think you will be fine.
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