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Hmm, I haven't but see why it would make you nervous. If you x-post this to the "Letters of Rec" forum you may get more answers from the wider GC community...

I think that if you get some experience with kids starting now and lasting through the year you will be fine! IMO it would be counter-productive to get an MA before your EdS - it would be redundant. If you address your transfer issues in your essay, and talk about how you overcame whatever it was to have a 4.0 I think that will be fine, especially if you keep it up for the next year. Having stellar recommendation letters would help too, especially from your professors. You may also want to see if there is a school psychologist you can shadow and ask questions of!

Honestly, I would send both sets of scores! Most schools take the highest scores you have earned for each subtest.

Don't! Most people on these boards have deadlines in December!

This happened to me last year. Deadlines from Dec 1-17 rolled around and by Christmas my letter writer still hadn't turned them in. I was getting letters from schools saying they wouldn't read my application if they didn't have her letter, so I wrote to her and got an automatic message saying she was in Nepal until January. I freaked out, but in the end NONE of my applications (I had 10) were thrown out. Thank goodness!

It totally depends on your field! For history I am taking a wild guess and saying they do not do interviews, but you should check with the History folks. You can also check out the Results page and type in your concentration + school and see what they have done in the past. As the poster above said, interviews would happen after the application deadline (usually 4-8 weeks after) and before they make final decisions. If you are going to interviews there is obviously no reason to schedule a campus visit. If you do not have interviews, I would wait to see where you get accepted and then maybe visit your top few choices in order to narrow it down. This is not always feasible, I know. Most schools abide by an April 15 deadline (for funding). That means, they will offer you admission and you have to accept that offer by April 15. I believe (but am not 100% sure) that most Humanities people hear a little later than Sciences/Social Sciences. I am sure that depends somewhat on the program though. It's just a trend I have noticed around here so don't get too worried if people in other fields are hearing back when you haven't yet!

I am also a current student... what exactly do you want to know?

Just send them an email! Tell them that you are interested in their research topic and are thinking about applying. Although it is rather late now since most deadlines are in December.

Is there someone you can talk to? Most universities have counseling services available. Honestly, grades are not worth killing yourselves over. As long as you meet the minimum average... who will look at your transcript when you're done? Our profs always tell us grades don't really matter once we graduate. Which doesn't stop us from trying out best, but it helps relieve the pressure a little!

Good question! I do not think it means that (you should ask the program directly though, when you interview, just to make sure). You can get APA-approved internships, so you can always try that. It should help. But I believe that what you will have to do is get those post-doc hours (1000?) under the supervision of an APA-accredited psychologist. So since that would be after you already received your PhD I do not think it matters that the program is not APA-accredited. For SP NASP is the primary accrediting agency!

It's tough, but there's not really a way around it. Have you ever had your lab prof for a class?

You're going to need at least one who taught you a class and can vouch for your academics, but the professor in the lab you're working in would be a great second letter!

I gave them a handwritten thank you note and a Godiva chocolate bar!

My roommates are driving me crazy. One "doesn't believe in cleaning" and the other is a huge pig. Everywhere is messy. They are so loud and have friends over all the time either for game night twice a week or crashing on our couch on weekends. They didn't want to turn on the heat when it hit 32 outside because it was "too early" despite the fact they had some poor friend sleeping on our couch! With how stressful school is I can't handle a stressful home life too. In fact, I spent 8 hours at my office yesterday (Saturday) just to avoid going home. Oh, they also didn't lock the front door yesterday after their friends left because they were "too tired". We had 2 armed robberies last night, one on our block and one a few blocks away. I have 8 months left on my lease. What the hell do I do?! I told them already if they had a friend who wanted to move in here they could take over my part of the lease.

Gotta say that psych face's reply is well-intentioned and is accurate for most programs, but is NOT necessarily accurate for EdS programs in School Psych!

Hi! I am a first year doc student in School Psych and can hopefully answer your questions. First of all, deep breaths! Second of all, it's not too late to apply, especially if you are looking at applying for EdS programs instead of PhD. The first thing you need to do is decide which you want to apply to. Let's start with this: what is your career goal? If it is to work as a School Psych in a school, EdS is probably sufficient. If you want to do something fancy like be a professor or work in a hospital, you'll need a PhD. That is a minimum of a 5-year commitment. EdS: Master's+. This takes about 2 years of school (a Master's degree) + thesis/project + a year of internship. For this degree there is no expectation to do research, you do not need to contact profs before applying. You do not need to do any research at all (although you can if you want). The deadline for these programs is anywhere from January to March. These typically do not fund, although they can. At my school (very good about funding) only one of the EdS students is funded, and she really lucked out in finding it. PhD: Doctorate, of course. About 4 years coursework (on average) + 1 year internship + dissertation. This qualifies you for more things, most of them more technical. Totally not worth it if you just want to be a SP in schools and that is it forever. To apply for this you need research experience, you need to choose a school based on their research interest and mentoring styles. Most deadlines are ~December 1-15. The (arguably) top school in the field only takes applications until November 15. You should find a school that funds you for a doctorate. Please, please do not pay out of pocket for 5 years. In my program Doc students and EdS students take almost the exact same classes until the 3rd year, when doc students carry on with school and EdS ones leave for internship. The next trouble is accreditation. Make sure ALL programs (EdS/PhD) that you apply to are NASP approved. It's a bonus at the doctoral level if it is NASP and APA approved. Always go with NASP first (NASP does not actually accredit doc programs... but they are considered NASP accredited if their accompanying EdS programs are). This will save you a lot of misery when you go to get licensed or if you are licensed/working and switch states. Definitely read this info sheet about SP from NASP. And is the School Psych thread if you are interested in joining us! You can also PM me if you want.

You can not do this job -- let alone do it well -- long-distance, plain and simple. School counseling is under the "Education" board. Honestly I'm not sympathetic toward someone who admits that my career choice is her backup plan.

I do not believe NASP accredits any distance-learning programs. And every SP program will have to include a practicum component. You may want to try social work?

Unless it's rolling admissions (and it's usually not) it makes no difference aside from your peace of mind!

Could you switch after your Master's? If you are all in the same department, can you do some research with someone in Physics now to help make the idea of a transition easier for everyone?

It is unfair, no doubt about it. I know that schools will put aside applications to consider who have been recommended by a certain prof. That being said, it IS possible to get in without that. Just as long as your recommendation letters are good and rave about you, that can go farther than a lukewarm message from a famous prof the student barely knows.