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Do I realistically have a shot at UAlberta’s course-based MEd Educational Psychology (Counselling Psychology)?
Hi everyone! I’m an international applicant from the Philippines planning to apply to the course-based MEd in Educational Psychology (Counselling Psychology area) at the University of Alberta, and I wanted to ask honestly if my profile sounds competitive enough for admission 😭
My background:
- Fresh graduate (February 2026)
- AB Psychology graduate from a top university in the philippines
- Graduated Cum Laude
- CGPA: 3.578/4.00
- Our psych program was very research-heavy, so we had multiple research subjects and psych test construction/psychometrics-related coursework
- I volunteered to tutor kids who are having a hard time reading once
- Org leadership + event organizing experience
- Interested in counselling, student development, and educational support
- Planning to apply to the course-based route (not thesis-based)
For anyone familiar with the program:
- How competitive is the program realistically?
- Is my GPA competitive enough?
- Any advice on strengthening my application?
Would really appreciate any honest advice or experiences from current/past students. Thank you so much!
u/Final-Operation-4057 — 6 days ago