Hello tutor, I hope you're doing great :) I'm currently a high school student planning to pursue a career as a certified licensed Psychologist in Calgary Alberta Canada and planning to go to the University of Calgary for that. I have emailed a professor of psychology in the University of Calgary as I basically discussed with the professor about this plan of mine. My plan is that I would basically do the undergraduate program which is the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, after that I would pursue a Master's degree in Psychology, then after earning my Master's degree I would then do supervisor practical training practice, then after that I would get my license and that's it since I want to become a proper Psychologist. Since doing the PhD or PsyD would take additional 4-11 years compared to a Master's degree and I don't want to take it so long which is why I thought of doing the Master's degree instead. This is the email I've gotten from the professor in the University of Calgary "I'll just add that the plan you propose is appropriate, and would be the normal pathway to the career you've described. For the undergraduate degree, admission is pretty much just based on high school grades. The cutoff fluctuates year to year based on demand, but as our program is quite popular, demand, and therefore entrance grades, are high. For the graduate programs, grades factor in, but research experience, letters of reference and leadership experience are also considered by the admission committees, with top candidates being offered an interview that helps the committee decide on the final admission offers. Both our graduate program in Clinical Psychology (leading to a PhD) and the Counselling Psychology graduate program in the Werklund School of Education (leading to a Masters) are highly competitive, and university grades need to be at or very close to a 4.0. Our program receives about 300 applications for 7 spots annually. As such, students usually apply to many programs across the country.". I have questions related to this. Could you please please explain it in a very easiest way possible so I won't get confused and could you please do 100% in-depth correct research too? And could all the questions be answered like all 25 questions in total and none missing. Could you please write the answers along with the questions so I would know what answer is from what question. Also I'm all completely new to this so I don't know much about this process or the meaning of what it is referring since I'm all new to this.Question 1: So from the response I got from the head of Psychology at the University of Calgary. Is the plan for becoming a certified licensed Psychologist a good successful plan?Question 2: So the pathway that I made is the most shortest pathway or no?Question 3: Does this pathway of mine lead me to being a very proper usual professional certified licensed Psychologist without having or doing a PhD or PsyD?Question 4: Does the undergraduate degree which I'm planning to do the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, is the only scores or grade percentages that I receive in high school will only be considered or would my elementary school process be considered as well?Question 5: For now as a grade 12 student do i only and only focus on high school and grade percentages for each course that I take?Question 6: What is the meaning of undergraduate programs and graduate programs? What even is the graduate program?Question 7: Does the University of Calgary only and only focuses on the admission requirements courses and not my grade 11 or past courses and the marks? For example if I take Math 30-2 which is required for the admission requirement but I am also taking Drama 30-2 which isn't the admission requirement. Do they only look at the admission requirements courses and not the extra additional courses?Question 8: I know that all and any type of programs have their challenges but I wanted to ask for advice, since I have a strong feeling that I could be able to achieve this goal of being a psychology program and I feel like I can easily understand the basis of the concepts such as human behavior, thoughts and feelings so based on this do you think I could be able to accomplish by doing this program?Question 9: Please explain in detail and in a very easiest way possible of what did the professor email is telling me? Like what is the professor is trying to explain?Question 10: "The cutoff fluctuates year to year based on demand, but as our program is quite popular, demand and therefore entrance are high" what does this mean I'm very very confused and I'm all new to this. Should I be worried or concerned or something?Question 11: is doing the Master's degree far most easier and shortest way to still become a Psychologist rather than having a PhD or PsyD since the PhD or PsyD require additional 11 years since I don't want to spend that much time.Question 12: since I'm doing the Master's degree instead of PhD or PsyD would I still be considered as almost a doctor? I know it's not totally a doctor but would I still be almost yet considered as one or would it be only and only professional?Question 13: is doing either Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) duration takes almost the same exact years or is one is shorter than the other?Question 14: Does the Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) are the only two undergraduate degrees held in Psychology or in any medical related programs too?Question 15: For the graduate programs, is it the programs that come right after undergraduate programs?Question 16: For the graduate programs what offers in it like does it involve a Master's degree and PhD, etc? Could you explain the more examples please?Question 17: If I register for the undergraduate program, do I register separately for the Master's degree or will I be in automatically in for the Master's degree Psychology program?Question 18: During a undergraduate program which I'm planning to do the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology. During the undergraduate program that I would be going in person for that, but if there is like I have move from the Calgary city to Toronto, what will happen to my process if I'm in the middle of learning? Do I start all over again? Question 19: After I achieve my undergraduate program, and when I start doing my Master's degree will they first look at the grades that factor in in my previous undergraduate program first like the GPA? Question 20: What does it mean when they said "But research experience, letters of reference and leadership experience are also considered by the admission committees, with top candidates being offered an interview that helps the committee decide on the final admission offers" I'm very confused and I'm new to this so could you please explain this in a very easiest way possible so I won't get confused please?Question 21: is the graduate program in Clinical Psychology (leading to a PhD) the only given program for the ones who would achieve having a PhD or PsyD. And is the Counselling Psychology graduate program is the only given program that leads to a Masters? What are they exactly talking about and what programs even are these? And I'm a bit confused, based on the given info that I provided about myself, which one am I doing?Question 22: is the Werklund School of Education part of the University of Calgary or no?Question 23: Is the Werklund School of Education is like a whole different school or a department or something else? Question 24: there's one thing that very worries me, what if during the undergraduate program or graduate program I don't receive the exact GPA as required, what will happen? Will students get kicked out of the program or do I spend ALL 4 years all over again?Question 25: I know University is difficult but will there be almost so focused type of sessions or will it be almost like high school? Is University going to be a bit strict and are all University strict or no?

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