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  1. 8BitJourney
    There's already a psych thread...You may get more responses there.
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    Sorry I forgot an "even" in there. Essentially, even for people with perfect gpa/gre scores the application process is difficult as there's no one formula to determine your chances of acceptance.
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    I think its harder to comment on international applicants WAMC as its already hard enough to rate US applicants. More so because PhD programs in anything related to psychology tends to be a crapshoot and incredibly competitive. But if I'm to compare you to an I/O Psych applicant I'm going to be honest: you're going to have a rough time. Your GRE and GPAs aren't bad but they aren't spectacular which is more problematic for international students versus a domestic applicant. Applying to top tier schools only is a bad idea for applicants with perfect stats so I would suggest you diversify your list. You also have to make sure your letter writers will really throw all the compliments at admissions committees for you. A 'good'/average letter is easy to spot and not having one from your Master's advisor may raise red flags even if they left the university. If you aren't applying for I/O psych I would suggest a different subforum where they may be more knowledgeable.
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    This is somewhat tangential but I can see this possibly serving as a source of conflict for you throughout the interview process and graduate career. PI's and programs want to see autonomy in their students and if your parent's are over involved in your life as an adult, regardless of culture, this could raise some red flags (ie parent's accompanying a student to interview day or social functions for applicants). More relevant is that more so than rankings you have to focus predominantly on fit. You can adore top ranked schools like Harvard/UCLA/Chapel Hill but if fit isn't there you'll either a) not get an interview/be accepted or; b ) be accepted but be miserable in the program for 5 - 6 years. I understand needing to respect your parents (I'm from a culture with similar viewpoints and took forever to get my parents out of a 'its MD or bust' mindset) but you need to balance that with respecting your independent growth and development.
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    You can only submit transcripits and other supps after you submit. Go back to the portal that you originally created the application inn and you should be able to view it. While you won't be able to edit the essays or information page you should be able to edit the supplementary information section.
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    Feels weird. I still need to submit the supps but it feels like the worse is over.
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    Congrats and good luck! I keep obsessing over small details which is driving me crazy. The max page count is rough too. My one solace is that I'm still eligible next year!
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    If you can re frame it a bit so it falls into the eligible category it should be fine. I'm counseling PhD and while its technically eligible I'm careful how I frame my intervention work.
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    Sometime in march or May I think. Also no other pre-doc Fordies on here? Its a pretty popular fellowship so don't be shy!
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    I feel like your opening sentence may need some re-working. There is an NIH push to accept more research proposals that focus on women and children because males used to be the go to population for psychological research. So while this may be different for your specific interests this hasn' been the trend for the field. Your second sentence may rub someone the wrong way, and males masking depression symptoms I think is a pretty common idea even among practitioners. Is there anyway you can re-frame this to speak more about u unerstanding the nuanced differences in the mechanism of depression in males vs females. Overall I feel like you don' need a dedicated paragraph for this and why you want to be a psychologist should be threaded throughout. Moreso i feel like you should focus on why school x will allow you to accomplish these goals and how you can contribute to the work of specific professors in that program. Also saw you DM! Will reply shortly!
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    Most people in my cohort use a mac partially because of its portability. I prefer power and went with a customized pc laptop (dell xps) since I need to use stata and spss. Though with the latest stupid windows OS I may just switch...
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    @Islamahmed Thanks! I m surprised there aren't more people reaching out since I know it' a popular scholarship (especially for med school students). C'est la vie!
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    I have! Not going to lie I'm sure my odds are pretty slim but at least I wont have to wait in agony for too long. We'll know early January whether we proceed to the next stage
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    Honestly there's no way we could know how much this would impact your application without seeing the contents of the letter and how everything is framed. the PI could be great at framing ands committees get an image of a genuine eager grad student. Or conversely he could give them a lukewarm impression of you. Best thing is to ask him how he'd view receiving a letter like that for a potential grad student. It wont give you a full picture but possibly a better idea. Or, you know, you could find another letter writer if possible....
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    It's hella stressful! I start next week and I feel like a complete fraud. But i I know imposter syndrome is particularly strong when you first start and when you're about to end grad school so don't worry
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    That's what I've seen for PhD programs as well but for mine the cohort this year only has BA/B.S. degrees so you may break the mold! Feel free to pm if you have any questions!
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    Why not take a stab at applying to PhD and ma programs? Aside from the unknown GRE your other stats look pretty good. A presentation or pub would help but I still think you may have a shot. Shoot you aren't that old XD Most applicants are around that age nowadays.
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    A post-bac gpa is usually separate and yes just like research lady said mst are unfunded but not all as some programs have a required research component where you become a paid RA. In this case or for a master's I doubt they'd disregard your uGPA but it may help offset it somewhat . Extending your undergrad time is an option as well but I would only do so if there is a lab that you feel you can do a decent amount of high quality work and can get financial aid. Some people who have the finances and a clear goal move to work in the lab that they ultimately really want to apply to as to become a known factor to admissions committee. But the best combo I think is working as an RA after undergrad and taking classes. Psychology is not a field worth taking out a lot of debt for. Do you have an idea of which programs you're aiming for? Fully funded vs. partially (Not recommended) funded? Competitiveness of the program? (Ie chapel hill or Harvard vs alliant university). I don't believe in official rankings like first vs third but quality of programs do vary.
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    Why not do a post-bac/masters to get the required classes out of the way? Many schools have a required number of credits done as a psych major so if you don't have those then you may have some difficulty with enrollment. Also, do you have a projected gre score? Because you'll need a high one to offset a lower gpa. And, IMO, solid rec letters aren't enough for clinical psych anymore. Can you take a year or two off?
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    No reasearch experience is going to be a tough sell for any legitimate American clinical psycholoy programs or higher tier social psych programs (the same for Canada I've heard). 2 years is the minimum I'd recommend and maybe a year if you have very high gpa/gre scores. This is mostly because these field are so competitive that it doesn't make sense to take someone with no research experience over an applicant who's already learned how to help run an entire lab. I would say take off 2 years, find a paid research position (which allows you to save some money for app fees and interview travel), get yourself on 2 posters or preferably a publication and then apply. HTH!
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    I had to unsubscribe from one of my favorite youtubers because of some racist crud he said during an interview. Like dude you qualify as a POC if you haven't noticed but you're bringing some inflammatory statements to the table :/ I didn't raise a stink, just unsubscribed. Other subs on the channel loved to throw the 'you're overreacting' line at anyone that called out the youtuber's questionable stats but my mindset was 'this fools is so sure that because of [skin tone/ethnicity] I'm more likely to [insert illegal activity here]? Nope, nope, nope!' Also kinda peeved that the grad student space I saw during the interview process was not the actual space I'll be working in :/ But what can you do?
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    Your stats are fine and your research looks good. Focus now on fit with the POI and framing your experiences as a valuable assets in making you a competitive applicant at that lab. And for goodness sake breathe! Where are you looking to apply? Pm if you don't feel comfortable posting publicly but if I'm familiar with the program I can give you more info.
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    Most PhD students in clinical and counseling go into practice rather than research or academia. And I know quite a few that are balanced or heavier in clinical over research, UNC Greensboro being one. Theres a guide that ranks how clinical or research heavy many programs are and if I find it I'll post a link.
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    A high gpa/gre can offset a smaller amount of research experience of the got between you and a POI is very good. But giving you a hard number of years is difficult because it varies a lot. I say a safe number is 2 years but I know people with 1 so...
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    Doesn't matter which you choose. As long as you go to a reputable school with great training you'll be equipped to be a therapist or an academic. There are also easier ways to become a therapist than to go the PhD or PsyD route...
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