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@FacelessMage from what I heard this week, the lack of questions was definitely interpreted as lack of interest. The vast majority of people I talked to personally did have some actual questions about the program, the faculty, the city, or something. So I don't know that it's mandatory for applicants to have a lot of questions to fill out an interview, but it seems pretty typical. As far as the Skype thing, I get that it's a challenge for applicants. However, it's super different to do a Skype interview vs. the full in-person experience. I'm not sure my program has ever accepted a Skype-onlyinterview, honestly. It's viewed as a very big gamble. @buttercup8d I don't know, questions seem good! I wouldn't ask stuff that might get a negative answer, but wanting a lot of information about a place you might invest a few years in seems smart! I don't remember anyone saying they felt like applicants were poking holes, if that helps.

Hi everyone, I'm not an expert on this, but my program had interviews this week and I wanted to pass along some feedback. For the most part, I think the faculty were pretty happy with everyone. But I heard a few things. Examples: An applicant who skype interviewed (which already puts you at a disadvantage, let's be honest), who barely had anything to say to anyone and no real questions. I'm hoping the person just decided they weren't into this program and checked out. Your interviews should definitely not be ending before the specified time because you don't have anything to say! This is a very bad sign! An applicant who never interacted with any other applicants. Like at meals, social functions, etc. just totally kept to him/herself. Talked to program members only when spoken to. It's one thing to be shy, but seeming like you avoid other people is not good! Otherwise, we saw a lot of people who interviewed really well and seemed really nice. The faculty in my program focus on research fit for the most part and quirky things here and there are fine, but when things like those above happen they can really derail someone's chances. Don't let that be you! Best of luck to all of you!

Many counseling programs don't have funding, but one that does is University of Southern MS. There is at least one faculty member in the counseling program there who does forensic work.

Are you looking at clinical programs? If so, I have to think that your GPA is holding you back. Did you get any interviews this last round? The advice I have heard for people with lower UG GPAs is that a masters program can help offset that. A paid research position is good for people with high UG GPAs but I think you'd have trouble getting accepted into a clinical program with a 3.0 GPA, even with high GRE scores, unless you have amazing research productivity or solid peformance in a masters program.

Here are some people I would suggest looking into for those of you who are interested in clinical psych faculty with forensic and delinquency/criminal behavior interests (some are adult and some are juvenile-oriented): John Edens, Texas A&M Chris Barry, Washington State Paul Frick, Louisiana State Nora Charles, Southern Mississippi Amanda Fanniff, Palo Alto Sue Righthand, Maine In addition, check out conferences. Even if you don't attend you can usually find programs online. This could show you who is currently doing research you're interested in. I recommend the American Psychology & Law conference, specifically. It was just held last month.