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I think the LCSW/LMSW would be a great bet. A couple work at the Medical Center I am currently at in the child and adolescent psychology/psychiatry division and not only are they fantastic, they're fully involved in both research and clinical aspects, and supervised mainly by clinical psychologists actually. I also feel like it could be a great springboard if you ever decide to reapply for grad school so a SW degree is marketable from what I've seen.

I did. Well, my masters is Counseling Psychology.

I know a few people who got their MA in counseling before pursing their PhD!

School: University of Texas at Tyler
Program: Clinical Psychology MS
Date of Notification: 02/24/2017
Method of Notification: Phone call from director
Thoughts: After rejection from 6 doctoral programs I am thrilled to be accepted, especially since my undergrad is not in Psychology. This is a well reputed program that is close to family, and a great option for me. The stress is over. lol 

Most Clinical Psych programs will want substantial Psychology undergrad coursework. I think taking courses for grades to show your grasp on Psychology would be best. All of the programs I have researched or applied to have a set grade standards for courses. If you can do your classes from top universities for grades that might make you more competitive. You will want to take courses in statistics, data science etc... You might talk to your former lab supervisors and see if they can recommend you to a Psych or neuropsych lab. 
If you are able to do so I would recommend doing a Psychology research Master's program, where your academic work is research and you can be an RA. There are a few of these "feeder programs" available, one of which is UT Dallas. That might let you do research in the area you are interested and make you more competitive.  If you can't do that, getting 18-24 hours of prerequisite Psych courses will behoove you. 
An option you might have is starting an RA position in a research center that also has Psych or neuropsych based research, and then trying to be an RA in that program. For example- a medical center in a lab that wants you, then seeing if you can move to one of the labs you need to be in. 
I am by no means an expert, but I'm also changing career fields post-bachelor's so I wish you luck! And when it comes time for you to apply to Clinical programs, there are some with an evolutionary perspective/scientifically based that you might be a great candidate for. 

I am in a MS Clinical Psychology Program and it is stressed to pump out our independent research and thesis to build our school resume for PHD programs. THat is my Key focus while in my course.

University of Texas at Tyler MS in Clinical Psychology. Sam Houston State MS in Clinical Psychology. Harvard MA in Clinical Psychology. Columbia MA in Clinical Psychology. Loyola University MS in Clinical Psychology. Those are a few I have heard of are all pretty different. A few programs are available that have a thesis and significant research, which might benefit you. It depends on if you are looking for professional licensure at the Master's level, or a preparation for doctoral study?
If you DO decide to study MSW, I would definitely recommend as much psychological research experience as possible.From what I understand, clinical master's programs are effective if they have a lot of research experience (since that is what doctoral programs are looking for.)

School:  The University of Kansas
Area/Degree: Counseling Psychology PhD Program
Rationalization: Was not as competitive/lack of fit and funding.
Comment: I would have turned them down anyway at this point.
Coping tactics: Preparing for upcoming interviews.

I agree with @8BitJourney. PhD degrees in Psychology are scientist-practitioner focused, so programs are going to be more interested in your ability to churn out research. Clinical experience is going to be their second priority. If you want to incorporate research into your doctoral program, I would look into PsyD programs. Theirs is a practitioner-scholar model, so clinical work is more the 'focus', but you still get to do research. 

When I interviewed for both cycles I applied for my clinical experience was secondary if it was brought up at all. If it was brought up it was in the context of 'how does this inform your application of research, populations you work with, hypothesis you'd like to test in a masters etc. So while licensure would show that you have the aptitude for graduate level clinical work you really need to have an intensive RA-ship (and a recommendation from this position) along with your masters to sway graduate committees, especially if you'd like to go the neuropsych route. Particularly because many schools, especially the juggernauts, want to train researchers more than clinicians (even if they don't explicitly say that).  

School: University of Texas at Tyler
Program: Clinical Psychology MS
Date of Notification: 02/24/2017
Method of Notification: Phone call from director
Thoughts: After rejection from 6 doctoral programs I am thrilled to be accepted, especially since my undergrad is not in Psychology. This is a well reputed program that is close to family, and a great option for me. The stress is over. lol 

Yeah, I would love a program that would help feed into a medical clinical doctoral program...Thanks for your advice!

Congrats on the acceptance!

My vent (which is a little bit funny):
2 weeks after interviewing with my top choice school, received a rejection letter from my POI basically saying that I wasn't as competitive as other applicants.
3 weeks after interviewing I received a SECOND rejection letter from the admissions office telling me that I wasn't competitive at all. 
I'm starting to think they're trying to tell me something... 

Yeah! Like a GradCafe Wiki, with a featured article article everyday, and occasional pranksters who claim your favorite professor died.

WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have:

Primary Opium Introducer
Pithy Orangutan Instigator
Perching Orange Intimidator
Person Oppressing Imagination
Pathological Optimism Incinerator
Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess)


Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too.

Thank the Lord for anonymous forums.

Brand names with vowels removed. Apparently people think this is cool? I could deal with it when it was just Flickr and Tumblr. Now I can't stop seeing ads for DSTLD jeans and MVMT watches and BHLDN which I would absolutely never have guessed is supposed to be "beholden" if I wasn't told so. (Also, who wants to be beholden?) Do we think we're writing in Arabic? Make it stop.

Most Clinical Psych programs will want substantial Psychology undergrad coursework. I think taking courses for grades to show your grasp on Psychology would be best. All of the programs I have researched or applied to have a set grade standards for courses. If you can do your classes from top universities for grades that might make you more competitive. You will want to take courses in statistics, data science etc... You might talk to your former lab supervisors and see if they can recommend you to a Psych or neuropsych lab. 
If you are able to do so I would recommend doing a Psychology research Master's program, where your academic work is research and you can be an RA. There are a few of these "feeder programs" available, one of which is UT Dallas. That might let you do research in the area you are interested and make you more competitive.  If you can't do that, getting 18-24 hours of prerequisite Psych courses will behoove you. 
An option you might have is starting an RA position in a research center that also has Psych or neuropsych based research, and then trying to be an RA in that program. For example- a medical center in a lab that wants you, then seeing if you can move to one of the labs you need to be in. 
I am by no means an expert, but I'm also changing career fields post-bachelor's so I wish you luck! And when it comes time for you to apply to Clinical programs, there are some with an evolutionary perspective/scientifically based that you might be a great candidate for. 

The Big Bang Theory. All of my hate.

Without a doubt, Beyonce. 

I've been interviewing at doctoral programs and the factors that seem to get people admitted are significant research experience, publications, experience with assessment, and clinical experience. If you can be an RA while also doing your own research that would make you more competitive. 
Counseling and Clinical are both competitive doctoral programs to get into. My plan while I'm in my Clinical MS program is:
-Work as an RA. Conduct my own research.
-Travel to conferences, present, listed on publications.
-Study for and retake the GRE to get a stellar score. Maybe study for 6 months + prior. Also take the Psychology GRE.
-Join Psychology organizations and national groups. 
-Get as much assessment experience as possible. 
That is idealistic of course. In reality I will probably do assessment and clinical work and research after Master's graduation which I hope will make me experienced.

Don't be competitive to the point of putting people down or being rude, unless that is how you want to be remembered. 
Put-downs or passive aggressiveness make insecurity obvious. My two cents.

Not that this justifies anything, but it is possible s/he is going more into research.
 
As someone wanting to do more research, I can tell you that researchers can often have a grandiose sense of self-worth. That's why a balance of the scientist-practicioner model is so important, IMO.

That being said, I've met some interesting purely clinical folks over the years and they, too, can be overly egotistical. Sure, you are great for helping out others, but c'mon. 

I'm STILL trying to shake off the gross-ness of it all. Really goes to show that the name of the school doesn't mean anything when their students lack humility and courtesy. Also, this is a helping profession (clinical/counseling psychology) so it makes me think how they process information/behave when they're with their clients 

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