Ferris604

Hi guys!  I am finally ready to think about applying for the second year--I stayed off the forum for my own sanity for the last couple of months.  Last year, I applied to seven schools, and interviewed at OSU.  I did not get in, but interviewing was a really positive experience.
A little about me: I have a BS is psychology, and I've been involved in a bit of psychology research.  My school actually requires upper level psych students to break into small groups and run their own experiments.  I also interned for a summer with a psychiatrist who was involved in a major clinical trial.  Unfortunately, my undergraduate GPA is looowwww (2.87) due to some health problems my last two years.  I took a few years off to regroup, and then discovered genetic counseling.  Since then, I've taken another 5 classes (plus labs!) to cover my pre-reqs and managed to average a 3.76 in those classes.  My GRE scores were fantastic in verbal section, and good enough in the quantitative and writing sections.  Unfortunately, it has now been 5 years, so my scores have expired.  I'm currently studying to retake it (sigh).  I've also been on an advocate on a local sexual assault crisis hotline for the past 2 years.  I've spoken to a few GCs, but I have not gotten a chance to shadow.  I'm hoping to change that soon, though.  I recently found out that a lab with six gc's is literally right down the street (I just moved to another state), and I've just reached out to a gc who started referring to my mom (a therapist) a few months ago.  Up until recently, I was working for a group of registered dietitians, and often did the initial intake and scheduling.  
Over the next few months, I'll be retaking the GRE, and I've enrolled in a Human Anatomy class.  It's recommended, not required by a few schools.  I figured it also couldn't hurt to continue to show that I'm continuing to do well academically.  Also, I'm staying on the crisis hotline from my old town...they route directly to your cell phone, so it doesn't really matter that I've moved.  And because of the move, I'm back on the job market.  I've been specifically seeking behavioral interventionist jobs implementing in-home services for children with autism and developmental delays.  I had an interview last week, and I think it went well!

Thank you for all of these program updates!  They are super helpful!
 
I also want to point out that some locations might be easier to fly home from than others.  I mean, I can fly home from UTHouston for a weekend for like $150 the last time I looked.  Flying into a major airline hub might be easier/more cost effective than driving across a few states...

There's six students accepted each year.  I talked to a GC on their admissions committee, and she said that they were oriented towards pediatrics more than any other specialty.  That being said, there's a ton of really cool research being done on the Anschutz medical campus.  Also, I realized that a few of the applicants I've spoken to did not realize that the medical campus is not technically in Denver--it's in the neighboring city in Aurora (which has both pluses and minuses).

You have a certain amount of time to finish it from the time you enroll. There are lectures, which are much more helpful than the book, and three tests. The downside is you can't take it for credit if you aren't a grad student. But it's a great class!

As cringe-worthy as some of these are...I don't think I've seen anything worse than this: 
 

As cringe-worthy as some of these are...I don't think I've seen anything worse than this: