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I think you'll be safe with Professor LastName. Regardless of their job title, they are still professor of the class you're trying to get into.

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Good news! Just heard back from my #3, and she said she'd be happy to do it! THANK god.

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Hmm, that's really confusing. I would probably trust the State Department over the University. According to NASP's website, these are the requirements to be a licensed Psychologist in CT: Maybe with the specialist degree, you may be able to do some assessment work outside of the school setting. But I don't think you would be able to have your own private practice. The best thing might be to contact a local school psychologist and ask them. That may give you some insight.

This is from Rider's website, I thought you might find it useful. As I suspected, private practice does require more work beyond the PhD.

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YES, this is a former grad student. If she was a current grad student, I wouldn't even have considered her. She just defended this summer, and is now starting as an Assistant Prof at another University. I think I'll give my #3 a few more weeks before I ask the former grad student. Even though some might look down on the fact that she new me when she was a grad student, I know that the letter she could write would be far better than my other options. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Thanks for the ideas. Yes, this is a busy time of year. I think I'll contact my #3 once more before giving up. The letter from the former grad student would be much stronger than my other option, and I could get her former advisor to co-sign it. The only problem is that her former advisor and my #1 letter writer are the same person. That would look weird, right?

About two weeks ago, I e-mailed my prospective LOR writers. My first two responded immediately, but the third has been mostly unresponsive. SO, I've pretty much decided I need to find someone else to write my third letter. Here's an outline of my first two letter writers: #1 PI of the lab in which I am lab manager. Been working for him for over a year. Never had him as a professor. #2 Professor that I had my senior year for a research methods course. Been working for her since then as a part-time research assistant (almost two years now). So those two are a sure thing, and I know they will both write great letters. Here are the options for my third... - Professor I did research with over a year ago. It was essentially a data entry type position. Haven't spoken to her since, but she is very nice. Letter would likely be generic, but likely positive. - Former grad student from the lab in which I am lab manager. She just left to take an assistant Prof position. Helped her with her dissertation. She would write an awesome letter, BUT would it be weird to have a (former) grad student write a LOR? Even if she is a Professor now? Also slightly concerned that she wouldn't have the time, seeing as this is her first semester teaching/ at a new University. - I could keep trying to contact my original #3. I had her for two classes relevant to my field, and I know she would write a good letter. The problem is that she is at another school now, and has been unresponsive by e-mail. I'm just worried that even if I do get a hold of her, she might agree to write the letter but then again be unresponsive. What should I do?

To be honest, I'm not really 100% sure. I think that this would vary by state (see the link in my first post about licensing requirements). I think that to be licensed as a school psychologist (through NASP), you need an EdS, PhD or PsyD, and to complete a certain number of hours in the field. To do private practice, you probably need to be a licensed Psychologist (through the APA), which requires a PhD or PsyD, and an internship.

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