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I took mine on Sept. 22nd and they just became available today. Yours should be up in the next week.

Good for you! Congrats on raising your score

I haven't been able to find any information on it. If they do have a school psych program, it isn't NASP approved because it's not listed here: http://www.nasponline.org/certification/documents/NASP-Approved-Programs.pdf

Hmm, I hadn't considered winter break... I've been giving my school address as my mailing address, and my parent's as my permanent. How far apart are your school and home addresses? If it's more than a few hours, just use your home address. My school and home are fairly close, so I could easily drive back to school a few times over winter break to check my mail.

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Unless they explicitly ask for your Junior/Senior GPA, you should put your cumulative GPA for all 4 years. Your GPA is so close to 3.0, I wouldn't be too worried about cut-offs. I wonder if you should just round up to 3.00, most online apps that I've seen ask you to only use 2 decimal places instead of 3 (example: I have a 3.549 GPA, which I report as 3.55). Don't take my word for it though, see what others have to say about it. Couldn't hurt to contact the programs you're applying to.

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This is some great advice, you bring up some really solid points. Just curious, I noticed you're in Psychology. What did you do between undergrad and grad school? Did you work in a research lab?

I think any research experience is valuable, regardless of the country. Try to find a position in a psychology lab, somewhere you might be able to work for a while. Based on how unsure you sound, you should probably spend a least a year focusing your interests before you apply. Your GRE is impressive, I think you would have a chance at a school like Michigan or Stanford. HOWEVER, none of that matters if there isn't a good research match with that particular program. You could have a 1500 GRE and 3.9 GPA, but not get into a school because you're not a good match for their program. Bottom line: Take some time off to get research experience before applying to grad school. Don't waste your money on applications fees this season, schools will see that you lack a research focus.

I agree with fuzzylogician, check with each department you're applying to. I'm in a similar situation, I have 4 letter writers. I basically just wrote a short e-mail to the department saying... Got a reply from most within a few days. if they don't respond by e-mail, just call them.

No they don't show you the combined score, just verbal and quant on separate lines. I had a similar experience (did way better that I thought I would) so I was nervous to get my official score report. I just got it yesterday, and it's the exact same score I saw on GRE day. Congrats on your score!

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That makes a lot of sense. Thanks newms

I've seen this on a few applications, and I'm not quite sure how to respond: - "Would you accept an offer of admission if no financial aid were available?" Honestly, probably not if I had funded offers from other schools. But does it hurt my admission chances to say "no" to this question? - "If you do not get a Graduate Assistantship or Fellowship, can you finance your education?" This one's a little different. Yes, I could burden myself with loans, but I really don't want to. Anyone else encountering questions like these?

I would probably say "page 1 of 3," "page 2 of 3" but I doubt it makes a huge difference.

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As long as the other parts of your application are solid, you'll be fine. 1100 isn't great, but it's not that bad either.

I'm sure this varies between schools, but I imagine anything below 1000 is going to make it much harder to get into a PhD program.

Agreed, don't get a PsyD. If you want to be a counselor, get an MSW or Master's in Family Therapy. The pay is admittedly lower, but seeing as you would have to pay for a PsyD yourself and go into debt, the difference is negligible.

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