KevinG

Hey everyone, I would appreciate hearing some of you reflect on the difference between neuropsychology, neurophysiology, and neuroscience. I've been a bit confused by how the terms are used. My bachelor's is in Biology and I'm trying to specialize in psychology with my graduate degrees. It seems like there's a lot of overlap between the fields, but honestly I've had a hard time trying lines. Your help is appreciated! Kevin

Kita, thank you very much for this excellent and useful post! I was aware of the importance of accreditation, but wasn't aware of the relationship between the Clinical Psych masters and CACREP. I'll check out WA State's requirements and come back, probably with more questions. In the mean time, Oshawott, I think I'm gong to buy a Kaplan Psych subject test prep book and study my butt off before the test date on October 28! I think it should be doable. Thanks for your help!!

Thanks Oshawott! Have you done the subject test yourself? Would a prep book be worth the investment for the subject test?

Hey everybody, I'm new here! I'd like to get a degree that'll equip me to practice counseling but also make me well-placed to compete for a Ph.D spot. Part of my would love to jump straight into a Ph.D, but I don't know of many programs who are interested in me without any psychology on my transcript. I've been out of college for a few years working with underserved teens and can articulate a clear vision for why I'm interested in studying psychology. My basic questions are: does anyone think I should even attempt to get into a Ph.D program? Will getting an M.S. hurt me in any way if I apply for Ph.D's down the road? Should I shoot for a high-level Master's program or can I be content with the local, affordable M.S. in Clinical Psych offered at EWU? Here are some stats: B.S. in Biology, 3.7GPA Four semesters and a summer of biology research experience One co-authored publication Great references Experience working with youth in educational and non-profit program settings GRE: Studying for it now! Psychology classes: NONE! The big worry for me is that I don't have any psychology on my transcript. I'm teaching myself out of the textbook Biology Psychology (Breedlove et al.) but I don't expect grad schools to care about that. So I'm also working to get my foot in the door with an animal lab from my undergrad to help out. I would LOVE your advice and thoughts. I've been reading this forum for awhile but figured I'd better make my grad school journey official by joining -- Kevin