<aside> <img src="/icons/thought_gray.svg" alt="/icons/thought_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “I’ve been volunteering at CAMH and working full-time as a barista! Having the opportunity to volunteer has definitely cemented my interest in pursuing a career in clinical psychology. Being outside of the education system helps remind you why you wanted to do these things in the first place!” **— Vivian Mohn, psychology specialist, graduated in 2022, now taking a gap year
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<aside> <img src="/icons/thought_gray.svg" alt="/icons/thought_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “I'm spending my 5th year of undergrad completing a few courses and working a couple of part-time positions. My position as a lab manager has helped me develop my administrative, scheduling, and data-collection skills. While I'm working in this position, I have a very supportive PI who has continued to help me develop as a researcher and support my future goals. We are also working towards finishing a manuscript for my thesis project, and publishing. I'm also continuing to work at another lab as a work-study student. A few of the courses that I'm taking this year will allow me to complete some of the requirements for clinical psychology graduate programs. One of the courses I'm taking involves working in a community-engaged project, which I'm very excited about, and has directly to do with my future goals in clinical psychology.” — Elisabetta, psychology research specialist, graduating in 2024, now taking a 5th-year
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<aside> <img src="/icons/thought_gray.svg" alt="/icons/thought_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “I am working at Toronto Western Hospital as a clinical research assistant with the neuropsychology team. It has helped me to get experience in a clinical environment and see if this environment is suited for me, as my ultimate goal is to be a clinician-researcher. It has also made me realize that I value education and academia, and that I want a career where I will always be learning new things.”
— Rekha Ravikumar, psychology major, graduated in 2023, now taking a gap year
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<aside> <img src="/icons/thought_gray.svg" alt="/icons/thought_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “So far I have spent it traveling and working. It has been nice to have a break from school after 16 years of education. It has definitely given me some time to think about what aspects I miss and how that connects to what I may want to do in the future, but so far it hasn't led me to a specific career path.” **— Anonymous, psychology research specialist, graduated in 2023, now taking a gap year
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