I didn't get in, as expected! But I think ultimately it's a good thing, given what I've heard from others about the program, the entirely adjunct faculty, and the fact that Clinical Psych is not even a research focus there.
Thanks for the encouragement about the research experience I'm involved in now. I'm still worried, though, that it's not going to be enough for me to compete with other applicants who have an undergraduate degree in psych and were able to do more as research assistants, even conduct their own research. I also am not 100% clear about what I want my area of concentration to be in grad school. I have some ideas, but they're not really based in experience, so that's something else I'm worred about when admissions is evaluating whether or not I will be a valuable contribution.
Thanks for the info about TC! I am actually working on my application as we speak. I LOVE the program actually, and when I visited there I just got a really good feeling from everyone I met with and felt people were very dedicated and down to earth. I got the sense, though, that actually there WERE research opportunities at the masters level, and that in fact masters students had the opportunity to confuct their own research for a masters thesis. This is part of the program that actually really attracted me to it. Re: counseling psych...yes, I know it entails research, I guess just from what I've heard (regarding masters programs in counseling) it's significantly less research than in a clinical program. I could be wrong though.
Thanks for the info....this is a helpful way to think about choosing counseling vs clinical. I would definitely consider myself "somewhere in between", so after looking at the differences in the programs, mainly in what kind of coursework I would be taking and what the faculty are involved in, I became certain that clinical is for me.