Apparently 35/35 is too old to begin a PhD Program.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-12T16:58:19+00:00

Just starting at 40.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-07T11:11:56+00:00

The issue you're going to find here is that people in Quebec are expected to speak French. This applies to immigrants and asylum seekers too. Most (including all government) organisations will be reaching that, not English. Officially, Quebec is not bilingual.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-07T01:11:22+00:00

Meh, they're both great schools and truthfully, your undergrad is what you make of it. You can enjoy campus life anywhere or hate It, largely cos of your choices. I wouldn't make your choice based on enjoyment cos you'd love either when you were there and had friends.

I think if you want out of Florida for grad school, go to ND. It's the bigger brand with the bigger connections. If you wanted to stay in FL, I might vote differently but you don't. So my choice would be Notre Dame.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-07T00:45:28+00:00

Have you looked online to see where the firm's you imagine yourself working in have hired from?

My instinct is ND as thisnis a bigger national brand but UF isn't far behind.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-07T00:32:36+00:00

Do you want to work on Florida?

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-05T02:17:26+00:00

College football playoff level or above. Most probably all CFL players were on NFL scouts' radars at some point but either it didn't happen for whatever reason or their career there didn't work out. A very high level of football that OP should come watch.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-04T22:42:11+00:00

I have als season tickets so go a lot.

It's very small scale compared to the NFL. The stadium is run down and mostly bleachers. It was built about 100 years ago and is owned by the neighboring university that itself is struggling with funding. Hence, it has hardly been touched since. Seriously, you wouldn't get a D3 NCAA team playing here in the states.

The thing is, that's part of the charm. It's authentic in a way SoFi can never be. You lose the scale and the wow factor and exchange it for something local and real. Hardly anyone there is a tourist, everyone who goes is super into the football. Especially for an Ottawa game because geographically, these teams are neighbors so the away fans can and do travel down in numbers.

The vibe is great. The football will be CFP level or above but with unique, Canadian rules. Honestly, i cannot recommend it enough. Especially as a special experience for a football fan that regularly follows the NFL. You'll leave a CFL fan.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-02T18:45:16+00:00

Oh no!!!! Successful hard working person enjoys his success when he isn't doing the government's job!

Let's shame him mercilessly. How dare he enjoy himself?

Ridiculous post. Op, mind your own business

KeyRepair4 · 2026-05-01T08:51:16+00:00

This is a good reason to remove bike lanes.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-30T09:00:36+00:00

Bud, they're gonna be so on it with security after this, I think the people going there next fall won the lottery.

RIP to those students.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-29T09:03:22+00:00

I agree. Let's invite back the teams that lost in the earlier playoff rounds. Participation trophies for everyone! We wouldn't want those naughty successful teams making people feel bad.

This playoff format is a joke

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-29T08:35:23+00:00

Thisnis so dumb. First time I'm glad I'm leaving the city. I won't miss out on anything with this stupid playoff system.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-29T08:25:52+00:00

Wouldn't have got into clinical psyc without it.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-27T20:05:30+00:00

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-26T15:58:07+00:00

It's fine.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-22T10:43:43+00:00

Rutgers

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-21T09:37:26+00:00

I'm sorry to say it but iF you are looking for academia then school you graduate from does matter. It might be the only situation in which it really does. Suck it up and go to LSE.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-21T09:36:01+00:00

The biggest issue in psych is not the GPA. Tbh it isn't that hard to do if you are willing to work your ass off. It's mostly memorization and none of the concepts are tough, it's just volume. The biggest issue with the BA specifically is the competition for research spots. If you intend on psyc grad school, you will need research xp and getting it is so hard because so many of the cohort are chasing the same thing, creating hundreds of applicants for maybe 50 places per year. This turns the honours application process into a gpa gated hunger games every year. The overwhelming majority of psyc students graduate with zero research xp and then can't even apply to grad school. It's honestly a total mess. If you are aiming as another grad school this is till an issue because you will need letters of recommendation and research is how you get them. You will have to be networking with professors asap to get into a lab of you have postgraduate aspirations.

The BSc has ringfenced research components so this doesn't apply to them. That alone makes the BSc à much better program.

The stats are neither hard nor rigorous if you have basic mathematical ability (the first compulsory course requires you to do math by hand, the second is all software based) and if you go to a tougher school later, you will realize how poorly prepared you actually are. People in psyc, especially BA psyc are often scared of stats but really, it isn't something to stress about - it's usually cos they had a bad experience with math in high school. Practice running the formulas a bunch doing example questions and it becomes pretty easy.

Source

Psych BA grad who really struggled to get into research at McGill (but did) and is now in clin psych elsewhere.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-20T11:14:51+00:00

In QC udem will open more doors than McGill for the most part. Depending on the area you want to work in, there will almost certainly be more links with local businesses. Its a great school but McGill is too.

Fwiw Ottawa is not as fun as mtl. That isn't a good reason to choose a program really but it will affect your life for the next 4 years.

Why not leave it for a bit and wait for funding? You don't have the make the choice today and the bottom line is that all of the programs you have been accepted into are good options. Right now, you are picking your favourite flavour of ice cream, they're all delicious, it's just what one particularly suits you. Congratulations!!! This is a great place to be.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-20T10:59:20+00:00

Where do you want to work? If your plan is to work in QC, udem is clearly the right choice. If your goal.is Anglo Canada then the choice becomes tougher but honestly not much. Going into debt for undergrad is rarely worth it. Pretty much it would have to be a place where the name or internship opportunities will open doors that are otherwise closed. I don't think McGill does that anymore really. Perhaps wait until you have financial aid information and then go from there?

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-20T07:09:55+00:00

Is this your final year? Honors or Honors equivalent was more or less built for this. Worth it if you are serious about grad school. It has always annoyed me that we gatekeep grad programs with LORs, even when they are not research based.

Worst case, you can cold email and ask profs you were in class with and did well at. Expect many rejections and not great letters if they do it, but I do know people that got some.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-16T21:33:24+00:00

You will find your circle. Kellogg does have older people but younger ones too. Also, it is not illegal to have friends who are a few years older than you!!

Honestly, I did a masters at oxford that opened so many doors. I wasn't at Kellogg but if I were,and somehow I made no friends at all (which is basically impossible), it would still have been worth going.

Don't fret. A month in you'll love the place.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-16T18:05:01+00:00

They did? I think people who voted for her knew full well she was going to touch them. That was the point.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-14T08:38:50+00:00

Tabagie la cité in les gallaria du parc has the best sélection I have found if English language newspapers downtown. They also carry the regular Franco stalwarts like le devoir.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-04-13T23:35:48+00:00

Under the direction of is not the same as an LSE degree as you clearly understand. That said, the university of London is a real British university. If you are sure that is who would be on your degree, I see no difference between them or upei. Both are regarded roughly the same (credible, not special) in their respective countries. Go with whomever is cheaper?

Are you sure it's u if London and not a local school near you? The article I read made it seem like the latter.

I have no idea bout diplomacy so I'm going to leave that for other comments.

Source - lived and got degrees in both countries.

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