u/_HateThatCat

I've got a quick question on the section of Schedule A regarding personal history/employment. Should I include every single job I've done, including ones that lasted less than a month? There were a few I left early due to medical reasons/bad fit; I'm only 25 and was just starting to figure out my career. I've had jobs that I've stayed at for a least a year; those were the ones I was initially planning to include.

If I do include the shorter-term jobs, will it affect my application negatively? I'm applying under the family class to live with my husband (Canadian citizen).

Hi there! My husband is Canadian, I'm American and planning on living with him in Canada. We've been together for five years, been planning my move to Canada for the past year, and got married this April. We're currently finishing up my PR application. I'm planning on going to Canada by plane in July and hopefully staying with him indefinitely. Of course, this is dependent on my PR application being completed and received within the 6 months I'm allowed to stay in Canada as a visitor with my passport. I booked a refundable round-trip ticket to show that I can travel back home if needed.

My question is, what should I say/bring to CBSA once I'm there? I'm honestly super nervous about it, even though I've been to Canada multiple times at this point. Any advice/info is appreciated!

I applied to research-based psych master's programs in Canada for two cycles in a row... aaand got rejected from all twice in a row. Granted, I know I probably don't have as much research experience as others (mostly an honors undergrad thesis) but I thought I had a shot! 3.8 GPA, good recommendations, a SOP I got reviewed multiple times. I also contacted professors ahead of time... still not enough. Yes, I've tried applying to jobs as a research assistant, too. No luck.

Currently, I'm working as a teacher's aide. Turns out, I love it. Looking back on my experience with research during undergrad, it was honestly really stressful. I felt rewarded, yes, and I found it super interesting, but I was constantly stressed out. It was a relief once it was over. Which, now makes me think... should I keep going for research at all, try teaching maybe, go into the more practical side of things like counseling? I'm not sure if I'm just being pessimistic or not. I guess deep inside I'm also afraid that if I don't do this, I'll feel... inferior somehow? Not that that was my main reason for applying to grad school (I genuinely find research interesting and wanted to become a professor) but still. I get a knot in my stomach thinking about applying to anything research-related again. Not sure where to go from here 🤷🏻‍♀️