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I am having a crazy hard time deciding as well - in particular on whether to drop a waitlist and accept what I have, or whether to wait until April 15th to see if I get off the waitlist. This website was helpful by laying out all the factors I should be thinking about: http://clinicalpsychphd.wordpress.com/after-you-get-in/

Hey - I was wondering if anyone was willing to review my clinical psychology SOP? I am more than happy to review yours in return. Thanks!!

Out of curiosity, what are everyone's research interests? I would love to connect with people who have similar interests and are applying this year. Personally, I am interested in eating disorders & obesity, and applying to clinical/counseling programs.

I am assuming you are applying to grad school, if not, I don't think these answers would apply. 1. Yes, include it! Just have the name of the poster session (ex: Psychology Department Poster Sessions, Honors Poster Session) 2. Def. include it - like someone else said, just say it is (In preparation) 3. I would try to include it everything you have done - data entry, data collection, recruiting participants, literature reviews, etc. If you look at school websites, a lot of grad students have their CVs poster, and it can be good examples of what it should look like at the end. Feel free to PM me your CV if you want edits - I have spent quite a bit of time working on mine and had several people look over it. I am sure other posters would be happy to help as well.

I am applying to PhD Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology in the Fall and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to review my SOP. I am willing to look at yours in return! Thanks!

Thank you everyone. I went back to my list of schools - my verbal score is 20-50 points below the average one for around half of my top choice schools (most of them very competitive) - otherwise, everything else seems fine. I am so torn!

No - I am applying in 2013-2014

Hey all, I am debating how much the benefit of retaking the GRE would be for Clinical Psychology programs? I got a 161 in both verbal and quantitative - I realize this is a solid score, but obviously there is room for improvement. I have the time and the money to retake it, but at the same time I could spend this time and money on other things related to improving my application Thoughts?

Thank you Darwin! I have emailed you my SOP.

I know it is wicked early for the 2013-2014 application cycle, but I was wondering if anyone could review my SOP. I developed a general template for my schools (and planning to modify the end of my essays depending on it), and would really appreciate feedback! I am trying to get my essays done before the summer starts as I will have my plate full with other commitments at that time. Obviously, if someone else is getting ready early, I am more than happy to review their SOPs in return (or their cover letters / CVs for those who are applying for RA positions). Many thanks!

Has anyone heard about predoctoral fellowships, and whether it would make sense to apply to them while applying to graduate school? Or do people generally apply their 1st year in graduate school? I am applying for 2014 and I thought it might make sense to start researching some fellowships to make my application more competitive if that is an option.

Can anyone post examples of ways to contact professors? One of my friends said she read at least one article by each professor, and then emailed them about it - she said it worked out great for her (She got accepted to 9/10 schools she applied to - although this was in sociology). But this idea really intimates me and I honestly don't know where to get started.

If anyone else wants to exchange CVs to review, that would be really helpful. I am not applying until next year but already getting a head start on my CV.

I have had 2.5 years of undergrad research experience (in the field I want to study), and will have ~ 1 year of full-time paid RA (in a closely related field to what I want to study) work. Aside from that I have one 2nd author publication, one 2nd author poster at an international conference, one 1st author presentation at a university conference, and 1st author publication under review (may be in press by the time I apply - fingers crossed!) I used to think my experience was a strength, but reading forums like this one makes me think it is average...

What about online grad school classes from a reputable program (ei - Harvard)?

That. I usually heard that a good way to structure it is first talking about what sparked your interest in Psychology, then about previous involvement in research, and then leading to future research. This way, it all flows together. I am happy to review your statement if you think that will be helpful btw! Feel free to PM me.

Hey I would love some help with my SOP - happy to review yours in exchange! I am a nontraditional student applying for a Clinical Psychology PhD

Thanks for the advice. I really do want to apply this year, but I am scared that my pregnancy will make a bad impression in the interviews and that I won't be able to apply to these places the next year. Does anyone else have any advice?

Hi all, I have a pretty unusual situation that got me really debating on whether to apply for Clinical Psychology Grad School this year or not. I am pregnant, and would be 24-28 weeks pregnant by the time of interviews (ei impossible to hide). I am a non-traditional student in the sense that I currently work in invesment banking (I graduated a year ago and have been working in it since) and I am planning to do a career change (sort of, I was a psych major and did research in college). Unfortunately, because of the hours of my job I would probably have to quit in January. So this leaves me with a) Applying now and interviewing pregnant Applying in a year and having to explain a 1 year gap on my resume c) Trying to secure a probably unpaid RA position in my field and applying this year. Note that this might be hard if I am interviewing pregnant, and I am not jsure if I can justify us paying for child care / not staying at home for an unpaid position I am not sure if this makes a difference at all, but I would consider myself a pretty strong candidate. 3.85 GPA / Honors Thesis / 2 + years of resarch experience / 2nd author publication / want to keep studying in the field I did research in college / expect GREs of around 1350-1400 (taking tomorrow) Would really appreciate any advice!