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Hey Everyone,
So After applying to 10 programs, interviewing with 3, and being rejected by all, I am at a crossroads with my academic career. I am thriving to pursue a PH.D in counseling psychology or clinical psychology and I wanted some insight on what other applicants who were or are in my shoes will be doing for the upcoming year until the next application cycle starts.
Personally, I am looking into a route in mental health counseling. Despite having a clinical psychology research degree, I was accepted to Fordham's master's program with SCHOLARSHIP & Assistantship. In addition, the academic advisor I was given is the same faculty member I applied to work with in the PH.D program. I am thinking that going for a year to install new pieces to my resume might be the boost I need to get accepted into a PH.D program. Any insight or criticism is greatly appreciated.
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I was wondering if I can get an outside eye on my statement of purpose. Specifically, the portion on why I want to be a psychologist. I believe it is decent but don't know what else to add. Any help/addition is appreciated
"The reason I want to be a psychologist is to expand the psychological treatment services offered and implemented to males. While research has grown over the last 15 years, many professionals in the field are unaware of the discrepancy in males being diagnosed with depression or the idea of males suppressing or “masking” their symptoms. Because of that, I want to integrate the latest research literature to the assessment of males. The qualities I possess that are important for my future as a psychologist are: my work ethic gives me the ability to work on multiple projects at once while being able to give each project my full attention, as well as my commitment to providing empirically based interventions. From a cultural standpoint, I am observant of the impact culture has on psychological assessment. I want to be able to provide diverse populations proper treatment in order to be effective."
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16 hours ago, fuzzylogician said:
Well first off, you can get rid of half of the words in your sentence without loss of content. "After graduating with my BA from XYZ, I enrolled in a Masters? program at the University of ABC. <Sentence about what you learned; "further my development in research and statistics" is incredibly vague; be specific!>. My (currently in progress) thesis proposes to study <question>. By <doing things>, I plan to <find out stuff>. This will teach us <interesting things that are important, and here's why>. <Something about methodology, advising, timeline, etc. Be specific, give details where you can>. This background has prepared me to pursue a graduate education concentrating on <relevant things> at <your institution>, etc etc"
wow thats great. That will forsure help me. Thank you for your time.
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Hello everyone,
I am applying to Clinical & counseling programs and currently working out the kinks in my Statement of Purpose. Here is what I got so far:
"Upon graduating from my bachelors at ###, I chose to further my development in research and statistics at #### program. There, I produced a thesis proposal......"
and that is as far as I got lol. Helpful tips or examples would be so appreciated. I keep running into mental road blocks when I attempt to write my SOP
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On 10/7/2017 at 6:41 AM, JoePianist said:
I'm sorry to hear that, @Itzik. I had also struggled with standardized exams including the General GRE. Your Quantitative and Verbal scores are honestly above the average cutoff for most graduate school disciplines. Instead of re-taking the GRE again, perhaps you can show your strengths in math and reading in other ways? For example, if you had taken college-level courses in high level math/statistics classes (ex. Calculus, Advanced Statistics), highlight those classes on your CV especially if you made A's in those classes. That's what I had to do when I kept getting around a 151 Q and 156 V, and that strategy worked well with me.
That is a great option! thank you so much for the information
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4 minutes ago, Quant_Psych_2018 said:
Yeah sure. I originally had (V155, Q154) and the second time I had (V157, Q161). Between the first time and the second time, I did Magoosh and only focused on the quant section.
That a big bump up. are those scores good enough for you?
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2 minutes ago, Quant_Psych_2018 said:
I'll admit I did study more than 15-16 hours a week. I was probably topping 30-40 hours a week, but I only did that for about 6 weeks or so. It is certainly a consideration to make another attempt in which you dedicate larger chunks of time towards studying. It just depends on whether you think it will be effective for you or not. You could also just try to take it again very soon and see if maybe it was anxiety or a bad day.
I think if I was to take it again, I would need to study again because I just lost my confidence. Can I ask what were your scores?
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39 minutes ago, Quant_Psych_2018 said:
If you typically do that much better on practice tests, I can't help but wonder if it is some kind of testing anxiety. When you took the GRE, how did you feel during it? Did you know how to answer the questions? Or were you really anxious and lost? Did your score surprise you at the end or had you known the test was going badly?
The verbal I felt I struggled in speed and retention of my studying. The math I didn't feel like I struggled. I was quick and was getting the answers I wanted. I can only assume it was test anxiety or I had horrible luck that day. After going through these forums, I can see that students give their entire lives to prepping for the GRE. I could study more I guess and quit my job...
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6 minutes ago, Nico Corr said:
Keep in mind, GRE scores for most programs only play a small part in whether you get in to the program or not. Most adcoms will give you the same BS about taking a "holistic" approach to reviewing applications, but they aren't necessarily lying to you. I don't know much about psychology, or how adcoms gauge who is a good candidate or not, but your numbers don't seem all that bad. I got a 158 V, and 140 Q and am stressing about my quant scores. I think the quantitative stuff is a bit easier to prepare for than verbal questions, because you have a generally idea of what you'll be tested on, and there's formulas you can memorize to solve those problems. Verbal Q's are pretty much just testing your knowledge of words that no one uses in the real world and how they are used in sentences. I got the Manhattan prep book, and do quant questions on it, and I got a copy of Barron's verbal guide.
Im totally agree that the verbal section is harder to get through than quant. I see people take practice tests before studying and score in 90th percentile to start off. I guess my environment didn't use GRE words in their Vocabulary lol.
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16 minutes ago, Quant_Psych_2018 said:
Options wise it kind of depends on what you actually want to do. If you want to do research, not practice then you can always pursue a PhD in general psychology and focus on clinical topics. These programs aren't quite as competitive and could be a good option. In addition, some health psychology programs could achieve this end as well. As far as practicing, there are Masters programs that prepare people to be counselors/clinicians rather than researchers.
As far as improvement on the GRE, I had great success with Magoosh. I firmly believe that if you review all the math videos and take their practice tests you can see improvements in your quantitative scores. I'm less knowledgeable on improving verbal scores. How much time have you put studying in? Have you improved your scores at all since your first time?
I am leaning towards practicing, but I love working on the research side as well. Maybe looking into Psy.D's.
I am a huge supporter of magoosh, I just don't know what happened. I typically score high in the quant sections overall (161-164) and was shocked to see my unofficial math score. I studied for 3 full months at 15-16 hrs per week during that timeframe.
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1 hour ago, spunky said:
Would it be possible for you to turn any of those posters into an actual publication in a peer-reviewed journal? That would definitely improve your profile as an applicant and, if you have a poster, I'd assume at least some of the research has already been conducted, rite?
I don't think I would be able to do that unfortunately.
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I am Reading this forum and I'm impressed with everyone's abilities. I did really poor in comparison to my practice scores. Does anyone have specific advice to improve verbal skills? I really struggle with critical thinking aspect of the fill in the blank answers and feel like most of the word options are out of my range.
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Hey Everyone,
I'm down in the dumps currently. I was able to take the GRE for the third time & my scores did not improve (150 v, 151 Q). I honestly feel like my goal to get into a counseling or clinical program is slipping. I have a masters in Clinical psychology with a focus in research. I have multiple poster presentations, a 4.0 GPA, and a finished thesis in Masculine Depression. I am looking for any advice on what to use to improve my GRE or what routes are available for me besides PH.D. Thank you for taking the time for responding.
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Hey You guys,
I wanted to get insight on replication studies and what are the first steps to start one. Any information can help. I am starting one for my clinical psychology thesis
-Isaac
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Research And GRE scores can really get you in the door for an interview. Be ready to explain the low GPA (low for being competitive) and have back up statistics showing GPA in psych only courses, or courses in the last two years. When applying, you must look into what the faculty is researching and whether it matches your research experience. THose are a couple tips i think can push into the right direction.
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On 5/29/2016 at 0:19 AM, Bigtimenumberoneloser said:
Good riddance
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Hey Everyone! So I finally chose a clinical program & I am excited for the next part of my learning, But now what? I would love any insight whether it has to do with clinical psychology grad programs or grad school in general. Im so pumped and hoping some insight will put me in a great position to start the semester.
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Officially Rejected from the CSULB MAPR program. that means I am going to Cal Lutheran for a masters in clinical Psychology. Excited to finish the application process!
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Still Haven't Heard from California State University Long Beach (CSULB). I applied to their master of psychology research degree in February, was interviewed in March and I was told they have not made any decisions....... This is Crazy! my number 1 school would be the last school to tell me if I am in or not. I want to go there so bad! Hopefully by June 1st, they will let me know what is happening.....Hopefully.
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ANYONE HEAR FROM CALIFORNIA STATE LONG BEACH Master of Arts in Psychological Research or MAPR????
This is the last school that I am waiting for a decision. Any information will be helpful. Thank you
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Hey, while I don't know exactly how they determine applicants after an interview, I do have a question. Do you specifically talk to the person that interviewed you after the interview process? I ask because i was interviewed by the professor i want to mentor with and haven't heard back for about 3 weeks. I do not know if its appropriate to contact him and ask for an update or if he made any decisions.
What to do after application cycle ends with all rejections
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Sorry, let me clear some questions. Yes i was offered a partial funded masters in Mental Health Counseling. I have a clinical psychology masters that focused on research (so no clinical hours or ability for licensure). I contacted the advisor today so I have not gotten a response. I've been struggling to find research opportunities outside of school so I thought this might be an option.