Hello all!
I have been following this thread for awhile. However, I am not applying to school until Fall 2015. First off, congratulations to all of you on your wonderful accomplishment of being accepted to School Psych programs! I have a question, and am hoping someone will be able to provide some guidance.
I am interested in both PhD and EdS School Psych programs. I currently have my Masters in Social Work and have been in the field for 4 years working in a therapeutic day school in Chicago. I feel as though I am a strong candidate for the EdS track due to my experience. However, I am also interested in PhD programs, but lack research experience and my understanding is that PhD programs are very competitive for admittance. There are several schools I am looking at to apply, some only have EdS and some have both EdS and PhD. My question is: is it possible to apply to both an EdS and PhD program at the same school? Have any of you done that or heard about that? I know I have seen that some people have applied to both EdS and PhD programs, but no one has mentioned applying to those programs within the same school. There is one school in particular that offers both EdS and PhD and while I would be thrilled to be admitted into PhD, I am not sure if it will be possible due to no research experience. Therefore, I would be very happy to be admitted into their EdS program. If anyone has any thoughts or guidance, that would be much appreciated! I sent an email over to an adviser that I have met with at the school and posed the same question to him, but have not heard back. I am hoping my question isn't too off the wall
Thanks in advance!!