Hey all,
So, I want to apply to Masters in Counselling Psychology in Canada.
I went to a very tough school for pre-med undergrad, failed one course, took a year off to deal with it, came back, changed programs, but by that time I had lost all confidence in my abilities.
VERY slowly, I rebuild it. I graduated with a few A-, mostly Bs, since I switched to Psych.
I know I am not stupid. I know I am not lazy, I did not believe in my abilities. I saw school as way more difficult than it actually was. I did not have the right strategies and I was basically ashamed of myself to go get help.
My GPA for last two years sits at 3.09. Yeah. I also got 2 C-s and 1 C+, because of the end of a 4-year long relationship right before the finals.
I have about 3 years of volunteering experience in support and crisis line counselling. I will soon be starting face to face counselling. I also have 1.5 years of research experience.
I can expect good letters of reference. I am in the process of preparing for GREs.
I am very serious about counselling. I have noticed how my own thinking sabotaged me and I turned it out.. and still working on it. I saw how situational factors got the best of me. I have SEEN it, and I GET it.
I am sure like many of us, in my free time, all I do is read and think about psychological well-being, what gets in the way and how it can be improved. I am always reading up on newest research in cog psy and positive psych areas.
My GPA has been holding me back. I am very scared that it wont let me get anywhere. I know I am not stupid, I know I am not lazy. And I know counselling is my passion.
The two schools I have my eyes set on have a 73%-76% cutoff for the last two years, and require about 3 years of volunteer/work experience. And these are just masters programs. I want to go on to a phd program after my masters.
Any advice on what I can do to better my chances?
So, I want to apply to Masters in Counselling Psychology in Canada.
I went to a very tough school for pre-med undergrad, failed one course, took a year off to deal with it, came back, changed programs, but by that time I had lost all confidence in my abilities.
VERY slowly, I rebuild it. I graduated with a few A-, mostly Bs, since I switched to Psych.
I know I am not stupid. I know I am not lazy, I did not believe in my abilities. I saw school as way more difficult than it actually was. I did not have the right strategies and I was basically ashamed of myself to go get help.
My GPA for last two years sits at 3.09. Yeah. I also got 2 C-s and 1 C+, because of the end of a 4-year long relationship right before the finals.
I have about 3 years of volunteering experience in support and crisis line counselling. I will soon be starting face to face counselling. I also have 1.5 years of research experience.
I can expect good letters of reference. I am in the process of preparing for GREs.
I am very serious about counselling. I have noticed how my own thinking sabotaged me and I turned it out.. and still working on it. I saw how situational factors got the best of me. I have SEEN it, and I GET it.
I am sure like many of us, in my free time, all I do is read and think about psychological well-being, what gets in the way and how it can be improved. I am always reading up on newest research in cog psy and positive psych areas.
My GPA has been holding me back. I am very scared that it wont let me get anywhere. I know I am not stupid, I know I am not lazy. And I know counselling is my passion.
The two schools I have my eyes set on have a 73%-76% cutoff for the last two years, and require about 3 years of volunteer/work experience. And these are just masters programs. I want to go on to a phd program after my masters.
Any advice on what I can do to better my chances?
