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    The pressure is on!!!
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    I just used the Kaplan book, supplemented with Google. I scored above the 90th percentile after studying for around 2.5 weeks (and that's after I've been out of undergrad for 4 years). There's a lot more I/O psych questions on the test than when I previously took in 2010, so maybe some study material on that would be helpful.
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    If you don't mind going international, Carleton has a great experimental forensic program. Even better, you don't need the GRE to get in.
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    Ugh quant on the GRE is killing me! I write the real deal on Saturday, but can't pull it above the 50th percentile in practice no matter how much practice and review I do. I dunno if it's worth spending the money to apply if I can't do well on it.
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    Hey everyone! I was thinking of applying to their clinical program this coming application cycle. Are there any current students or people who've applied before that could help shed some light into the application process? I'm a non-traditional student, so I'm trying to decide if it's worth spending the money to apply here, especially since the acceptance percentage is so low.
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    This will be my fourth, and likely last, time applying to clinical programs. I'm applying to every school as possible within my research area (forensics). The majority of POIs have been good matches for research interests (I work in multiple topics, which helps). I met a lot of the people I'm applying to at conferences, and other ones I've found by googling programs that do research in my area. I do intend to apply for research-based clinical programs because 1) I love research, and 2) I want to keep my options open in terms of career goals.I'm applying to around 15 programs this time around. I already have a Master's degree in experimental psych, so a government research position will likely be my back-up in case it still doesn't work out for me. Either that, or I'll get an experimental PhD.
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    Hmmm. Yep, I am a nontraditional student at this point. I've tended to focus my last two rounds of applications on what I was doing in my Master's, since I felt that research would be more applicable than anything I did during undergrad (I'm applying to supervisors in clinical programs in the same research area as my experimental Master's degree research). The problem is that I'm not really doing anything right now (unemployed for a few months, been publishing some papers but that's it). I wonder if it's worth mentioning why I want to make the transition from experimental to clinical, as I feel like this will be important for my application. I'll also specify more specific research question with regards to my proposed dissertation research. In any case, thanks for your help! I'll most likely be prevailing upon your help at some point!
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    I've thought about revamping my SOP, but I'm not sure where to start. Any tips?
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    I've been doing all of this for a few years with varying levels of success (this is my fourth time applying). I have been told that I am a competitive applicant (strong GPA, good GRE scores, excellent research experience), but it seems that the more I do to improve, the worse my outcomes have been. Clinical psych applications are the worst.
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    Ugh application anxiety is already setting in. I'm not sure where I can improve my application over previous years, so I'm very stuck.
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    I met with the majority of the profs I was interested in working with at conferences prior to applying (I got some good face to face time with them). I had also emailed all of them asking if they were accepting students for the upcoming year.
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    Is there anyone who does forensic-based research? I think I've looked at them before but didn't see anyone.
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    Thanks! Ryerson has been the only resounding no I've gotten (blah blah blah PhD spots are for our own grad student blah blah blah). Personally, I'm hedging my bets on New Brunswick or Saskatchewan, but we'll see. I may also contact the folks at Carleton to see if they'll consider an application after the deadline given the fact that I had funding. To be honest I can't believe that this is happening to me again (had the same situation with my Master's SSHRC).
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    Any suggestions on how to approach POIs?
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    Does anyone have any advice for contacting POIs/programs that rejected in the hopes that they'll reconsider because I won the award?
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    So I've been rejected from all 8 clinical programs that I applied to. However, yesterday I found out that I won the Doctoral CGS SSHRC award (at the level of 35K/per year over 3 years). Would it be worth contacting programs or individuals POIs from the programs that I was rejected from to see if those rejections could possibly be overturned? I don't want to turn down an award that I rightfully earned.
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    I'm in a similar boat to you, applied to 8 schools and was rejected across the board. I'm trying to gain leverage into a program because I just found out that I won a 100K doctoral scholarship from the government, so that may change. In the meantime, I'm studying for the GRE (my scores expire) and trying to push through more publications before next year.
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    Not yet. I'm going to try to see if maybe a program can squeeze an extra spot for me. I was able to do it for my Master's (same deal, won the award, rejected everywhere), so hopefully I'll be lucky again.
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    Awarded the 35K award (letter arrived at my parent's house in Calgary)! I'll likely have to turn it down to because I wasn't admitted anywhere. It's a big disappointment,
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    It's bittersweet for me getting the results as I didn't get accepted to any of the PhD programs I applied to. Wish they'd let you know earlier on so you can use the award as leverage. :/
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    I though the LSAT was only required if you're going to go the PhD/JD route. You can apply for just the PhD for the forensic concentration.
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    Congrats to whoever got the Saskatchewan acceptance! I'm so jealous!
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    I don't think it's an issue of fit or research interests. I specific applied to programs that had POI's of research that I've read/cited in my research. I'm not sure if it's a problem of something like like personal statements or something else not being up to par.
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    I did a few Research Assistant stints in my undergrad that weren't exactly my area of research (they were in eating disorders and I/O psych), but I got some good experience out of that. Most of my recent RA work has been for the federal government. I've been working with a clinician in corrections on a research project for the last two years or so that we're hoping to submit for publication soon. He wrote a reference letter for me this past application cycle.
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    I'll be reapplying this coming fall as well after a disastrous application season this time around. This will be my 4th time applying, and I'm honestly just out of ideas as to how to improve my application.
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