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: sjmacoun@uvic.ca

You can get in touch with the Graduate Advisor of the Psychology Department here: psycgadv@uvic.ca

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