Hopefulgradapply Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Anyone heard back from OISE CCP (interviews or acceptances/rejections)? tealover05, MAMED, psyyched and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalthinker Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Has anyone here applied to the clinical psychology program (PhD R/I) at UdeM or does anyone know what their timeline looks like? Any info is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrahotlatte Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Has anyone on here heard back from the Developmental Psychology & Education program at OISE? I had an interview a couple of weeks ago but haven't heard anything since so I'm starting to get a bit worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlrogersfan98 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Officially rejected from UBC #bigthings #success #workhardplayhard ??? janelove, xtrahotlatte, broski and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipsh Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Hopefulgradapply said: Anyone heard back from OISE CCP (interviews or acceptances/rejections)? I understand they had interviews about two weeks ago. I didn’t hear after my interview, but some people already getting acceptances. Hopefulgradapply 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaapal Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Preemptive question but do we think it's possible to be an RA for a lab that isn't in your province? I know a lot if not all of RA positions now are remote, so, would it be feasible to be an RA for a university that wasn't where you lived to gain more experience? carlrogersfan98, Plzletmein, psychapp2021 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brain.Matter Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Does anyone know if everyone who’s been recommended for acceptance for Windsor has already been contacted? prospectivegradstudent21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annapple1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 11 hours ago, ipsh said: i had my status updated in Myfile last week - rejection. They’re way behind schedule - just had an initial interview this Monday at York and the PI warned me they’re very behind. Although I think by now most initial interview invites should have been sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annapple1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 6:18 PM, Psychologystudent2021 said: Has York finished conducting interviews? Noticed the above poster said a mass rejection letter went out and that their application status changed in the portal. My application status still says “No decision made - currently under consideration” but I haven’t heard back from any professors for an interview and I haven’t received a rejection email. I had my initial interview on Monday for York (received the invite early last week). The PI warned that York is really behind this year and she doesn’t know yet when second round interviews will be scheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freudianslipintogradschool Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Annapple1 said: I had my initial interview on Monday for York (received the invite early last week). The PI warned that York is really behind this year and she doesn’t know yet when second round interviews will be scheduled. This confuses me a bit since York doesn’t do second round interviews, unless it’s different for CD. I know that for clinical it’s just one interview and then the PI decides. Prototype and psychgirl3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychqueen Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, freudianslipintogradschool said: This confuses me a bit since York doesn’t do second round interviews, unless it’s different for CD. I know that for clinical it’s just one interview and then the PI decides. That’s what I heard too! They just have one interview and the PI decides. Can anyone confirm for cd? Thanks! (So tired of interviewing... please only one lol) Prototype, cpsych2021 and freudianslipintogradschool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terelia Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, Psychqueen said: That’s what I heard too! They just have one interview and the PI decides. Can anyone confirm for cd? Thanks! (So tired of interviewing... please only one lol) I'm applying to the CD area and I think it's up to the PI. I met with my PI on Monday but I'm also meeting with his grad students and post-doc on seperate days. He mentioned that we might "connect" again after the open house but didn't mention whether that would be a second formal interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annapple1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Psychqueen said: That’s what I heard too! They just have one interview and the PI decides. Can anyone confirm for cd? Thanks! (So tired of interviewing... please only one lol) Oh that’s good to know! She didn’t mention a second interview, just that it would be a couple weeks before I heard back. I just assumed they would be scheduling a second interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annapple1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Terelia said: I'm applying to the CD area and I think it's up to the PI. I met with my PI on Monday but I'm also meeting with his grad students and post-doc on seperate days. He mentioned that we might "connect" again after the open house but didn't mention whether that would be a second formal interview. Now I’m confused as well! When she invited me she said it was an initial interview, but then didn’t say what the next steps were, just that they were behind and she was hoping to be able to let me know in a couple weeks (but she didn’t say what she would let me know about, whether that’s an offer or more interviews). Everywhere else I’ve interviewed had two rounds so I just assumed it would be a second round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh.psych Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Did all the child clinical track people at Windsor hear back already? psychmonkeyy, prospectivegradstudent21 and clinpsychhopeful2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freudianslipintogradschool Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Annapple1 said: Now I’m confused as well! When she invited me she said it was an initial interview, but then didn’t say what the next steps were, just that they were behind and she was hoping to be able to let me know in a couple weeks (but she didn’t say what she would let me know about, whether that’s an offer or more interviews). Everywhere else I’ve interviewed had two rounds so I just assumed it would be a second round. The next step would be the open house on feb 26! and I believe next time youre in touch will be about an offer or rejection etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broski Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) For the person on the results page who got the acceptance from Concordia, could you DM who your POI was and/or what the rejection said? I haven't received anything yet Edited February 19, 2021 by broski psychstudent2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annapple1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Just now, freudianslipintogradschool said: The next step would be the open house on feb 26! and I believe next time youre in touch will be about an offer or rejection etc Good to know! I was invited to the open house but I thought it was more of a general info open house. Overall confused by York’s process haha freudianslipintogradschool and MAMED 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terelia Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Annapple1 said: Good to know! I was invited to the open house but I thought it was more of a general info open house. Overall confused by York’s process haha I think it is more of a general info open house! At least that's the vibe I got but I could be wrong hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 53 minutes ago, Terelia said: I think it is more of a general info open house! At least that's the vibe I got but I could be wrong hahah If I don't get the invite to the open house, I assumed I wasn't shortlisted yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terelia Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 53 minutes ago, Ozark said: If I don't get the invite to the open house, I assumed I wasn't shortlisted yeah? Personally couldn’t tell you but the open house is February 26th. That should give you an idea of when you’d hear for sure by! I got the invite from my POI at the same time as my interview invite. MAMED, Annapple1 and Ozark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
your.local.et.al Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/7/2021 at 2:14 PM, admissionsrhard said: For people who are assuming rejections this year and will be applying again (and also for people who have applied more than once before). I would like to know how to move forward: 1. Did you apply to the same PI's again? Do you find new PI's? - If so, how do you go about handling the rejection this year. Do I email them asking how to improve my application? Do I tell them I intend on applying again in the fall? Is it weird if I ask to volunteer/ work in their lab over the summer?? 2. What can I do over the next few months to improve my application? I am graduating from undergrad in April. My GPA seems to be alright. I don't have any publications so I suppose thats something to focus on. I am trying to find another research position for work. There's probably a lot more I can do that is not coming to mind right now. Any help or advice at all would be appreciated! This is my second time applying so I can definitely speak to these really good questions (all things I was wondering last year!) (1) I only applied to 3 schools last year and this year, I applied to 2/3 of the same supervisors - this year I was accepted to 1 and waitlisted to the other. I did reach out after I got the rejection letter and thanked them for their time, let them know I would apply next year (they encouraged this as well - I think most POIs do), and asked if there was anything in my application they thought I could improve upon. Specifically one POI wrote me back a very detailed and kind email with phenomenal and super well-crafted advice about my application. That being said, I absolutely think you can ask for this even if you didn't interview with them. The worst they can say is no! I didn't ask to volunteer in their lab/work over the summer because they were in another province, but had they been close to home I definitely would have asked. Where things are remote this year, you should absolutely ask just in case they do have something available! I think that would look very keen on your end and again, they may say yes and you have your foot in the door for next year! (2) Once you finish your honours thesis, you will have a lot more to strengthen your CV with! Talk to your honours supervisor about potentially publishing your thesis, and see if you can submit to conferences related to your research. This is super easy right now because everything is virtual, so conferences are more accessible than ever. You could also see if there is a paid position in your lab (or another lab) as an RA or even Research Coordinator once you graduate, which would strengthen your CV even further. I'm not sure how much this added to my application, but I also volunteered with Kid's Help Phone as a Crisis Responder (they're always looking for volunteers) and felt this really prepared me for questions about how I knew I wanted to be a Clinical Psychologist and other clinical based questions. It's also an amazing volunteer opportunity for those who want to go into this field, super rewarding and helped me grow so much as a person! I 1000% recommend Lastly, do not give up hope!!!! This is an extremely hard program to get into (harder than med school and law school combined). Most people do not get in on their first try ESPECIALLY while still in undergrad - cut yourself some slack. You are doing so great. This was a hard pill that I had to swallow last year so trust me, I know that it hurts. If this ends up being a gap year for you, appreciate that in its entirety! This is the first time you won't be in school since you were so young! Enjoy it! Try to build your CV as much as you can, spend time with your family and friends, and relax. You earned a break and it will be very much appreciated once you do enter a taxing graduate program (which you absolutely will eventually!). Good luck! Hope466, Ellisse, admissionsrhard and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlgreytee Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Terelia said: I think it is more of a general info open house! At least that's the vibe I got but I could be wrong hahah Thats the vibe I got too! Definitely more of an info session. Terelia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaapal Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Hi friends! Is it worth it to go back and "re-open" your degree to retake courses or take additional courses as a Post-Bacc in order to increase your GPA? psychapplicant2021, Ellisse, psycpolarbear and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychapplicant2021 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, aaapal said: Hi friends! Is it worth it to go back and "re-open" your degree to retake courses or take additional courses as a Post-Bacc in order to increase your GPA? This is a great question and I'm interested in others' input as well! On a related note, how important of a role does GPA plays in the admissions process? For example, assuming both are above the cutoff, does a 3.9 make a big difference relative to a 3.7? Any experiences with getting acceptances/interviews with below a 3.6-3.7 (or whatever the cutoff is at a given school)? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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