In this episode, we cover the nuts and bolts of applying to a graduate program: grades, academic and non-academic extra-curriculars, finding your supervisor, the letter of intent (LOI) and taking time off between undergrad and grad school. Tune in for my conversation with Dr. Sarah Macoun!You can get in touch with Dr. Sarah Macoun here: [email protected] You can get in touch with the Graduate Advisor of the Psychology Department here: [email protected] References used in the making of this episode Canada, P. H. A. of. (2021, September 22). FASD prevalence among children and youth: Results from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth [Research]. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-41-no-9-2021/fasd-prevalence-children-youth-2019.html Grade point average (GPA) calculations—University of Victoria. (n.d.). UVic.Ca. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.uvic.ca/registrar/students/policies/calc/index.php Klipfel, K. M., Sweet, J. J., Nelson, N. W., & Moberg, P. J. (2023). Gender and ethnic/racial diversity in clinical neuropsychology: Updates from the AACN, NAN, SCN 2020 practice and “salary survey.” The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(2), 231–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2022.2054360 Poole, N., & Isaac, B. (2001). Barriers to treatment for substance-using mothers. British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, 13(1), 51–59. Popova, S., Charness, M. E., Burd, L., Crawford, A., Hoyme, H. E., Mukherjee, R. A. S., Riley, E. P., & Elliott, E. J. (2023). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 9(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-023-00420-x 

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