Hi guys,
I just came down from my second mental break down this week. I figured out that my lowest possible GPA this semester can be a 3.56 GPA (first semester freshmen), which is BARE minimum for many Ph.D Psychology programs. I'm talking with my cousin who also wishes to do the same thing, but there's a lot of doom and gloom and I've been discouraged completely. I've been told and saw records of people who get admitted and they're mostly 3.8 GPA holders.
I know I'm more than a grade but it feels like only grade matters. Especially since there are so FEW seats (like what around 6 depending on the program?), I'm becoming hopeless and having a crisis. I already have planned two study abroad trips (one in Canada and the other in Australia) which offer research psychology internships (I already have some research experience with pandas in China back in HS--through a program) and some volunteering experiences. I may be invited to the honors society as well and I'm a member of the student government on campus, but I feel like my minimum GPA will shoot me in the foot.
---And I don't even want to know about the GREs right now.
Sorry about this messy post I'm just very pessimistic and depressed/lost hope in my future. I will fight for it no matter what, but it feels like there is no REAL way to achieve it. I'm one of those hard-headed people who are determined to get what they want, and this is the first itme I ever felt prevented.
When I calm down I'll probably clean this up, and I'd definitely have more clear-minded replies (it's also finals week). I'm posting because I need answers now--I know I just started my semester as well but I have such a disgusting obsession of being perfect. That, if I don't have a 3.7 I feel like a failure because I feel pressured to be perfect.
Thanks and sorry.
