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Aspiring Shrink

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  1. What did you do differently this year?

  2. *Glowing LOR *Strong background in research *Interesting life experiences (spent two years of high school in other countries learning about different cultures) *Solid work experience (teaching for 8 years, manager of home for mentally disabled, volunteered for two years in an orphanage in Ukraine) *Broad interests (HIV, coping, marriage, adolescence, education, spirituality) *Hard worker I believe that I would add flavor and diversity to a program, so for the last time: Attention all graduate programs: it would be in your best interests to accept me (quickly) into your program and offer me full scholarship, TA, RA, and fellowships.
  3. You're getting in sister, no doubt in my mind.
  4. Good question. I am pursuing a PhD because I want to do a number of things; I would like to teach psychology, conduct research, have a private practice and hopefully write books. An eventual dream would be to teach online, so I can travel the world and visit other cultures and communities and have time for writing and public speaking. Hey, a man can dream.
  5. Good luck. I know just how you feel.

  6. Firstly your post is really funny. Secondly I hope you'll see my response being that you posted yesterday. Lastly you have to handicap yourself, this year the sheer number of applicants lowers our individual odds considerably. I gave myself an honest assessment; my GPA is average, my GRE scores are OK, I have excellent letters of recommendation, substantial research and an interesting life experience. Many schools won't even find out about the two years I volunteered in a Russian orphanage or the fact that I speak four languages or that I have rabbinical ordination, because my scores aren't perfect. I don't know many professors, which I believe is what gets people in (or at least noticed). But if you have a good GPA, GRE, LOR, and a good statement of purpose, you have a good chance of getting in somewhere. To be honest I have worked with a professor for the last to years at a school that was my first choice, and it turned out that she wasn't taking on students this year and I didn't know the other professors and I got rejected, it sucks but I put too much energy into applications that I don't have any left to get worked up. At this point getting into any program that I applied to is a blessing. Hope this ramble was helpful and the best of luck to you.
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