Hey everyone! I'm new here, and really excited to communicate with some other hopeful GC students!
I just graduated from university with a degree in Educational Psychology (pre-counseling degree)- 3.8 GPA. I am taking a gap year and trying to decide what to do with it. I have the opportunity to work as a lab GCA, but not sure how I feel about it because I am really partial to clinical GC. My other option would be to take additional classes. Because my major was psych-based, I feel like I could use a boost in the sciences, but not sure which path would be more valuable.
I have taken all of the primary prereqs (human genetics, stats, psych, biochem) but was thinking an A&P or medical terminology might be valuable? Additionally, I've taken health psych, psych of interpersonal relations, abnormal psych, individual differences and exceptional ability, human biology, and human growth and development.
Beyond classwork, I participated in a lab that studies a rare genetic condition- even went to the international conference, and did presentations at research forums on campus. Also on campus I was a clinician at a clinic that provides academic services to children with developmental disabilities. I've logged 60 hours of shadowing (and counting). Have not yet taken the GRE but I am a strong test-taker, so not super worried about it. Did about 6 months worth of peer counseling at the crisis pregnancy center.
Does anything here stick out as lacking? Also, if you have insight about taking classes vs. taking the lab GCA position, I would be most grateful!