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35 minutes ago, chopper.wife said:
Also just going to mention, I’m 99% certain you already posted this topic on reddit. The first poster who replied to your comment on reddit is correct and most of what you will hear on gradcafe echoes their sentiment: if this is what you really want to be doing, take a few years to get your GPA up, relevant coursework, and research experience.
They also posted this on SDN. This question has been asked hundreds of times before, in numerous variations (e.g., “What are my chances.....”, across forums. Feedback is always the same.
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4 hours ago, paraent said:
I dunno, maybe it's different in clinical psych, but I can think of loads of PIs who wouldn't care if a prospect had psych coursework if they instead had extensive and relevant research experience. Of course, all those PIs I'm thinking of probably focus on engineering/math graduates over philosophy ones when considering the matter, so maybe that's the thing. But I suspect this guy could potentially leverage his top tier philosophy degree to get an RA job in some moral psychology lab or even one that really figures logic into its theorizing. If he's successful there there are a lot of graduate schools he'd be able to leverage that into. Getting the position would certainly require a lot of luck, but the path afterward is no one near as doomed as you're implying.
In fact, if OP would be interested in a non-clinical program, if he pms me with more details about his degree focus I might be able to share with him some examples of philosophy-adjacent psych labs he might have a future in. He could email any of their profs for advice and potentially find a path into the field.
It’s very different in clinical psychology. Please be careful about disseminating innacurate information, there’s some of us with 4+ years of experience in clinical research and science, who’ve been doing this for years (including @21ny14), and preparing ourselves precisely for a career in this field.
Based on what he/she shared in their original post, the OP needs a sound, basic educational foundation in psychology before he/she decides to most likely pursue a practice-oriented Master’s level degree.
9 hours ago, higaisha said:echoing @checkingmyemail, I don't think you know enough about what a clinical psychology PhD entails. There are many different routes to becoming a clinician, and I would encourage reading more about all of your options.
Spot on. The OP (and others on here) appear to be misinformed on the purpose of a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and what this degree actually entails.
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23 minutes ago, philosopherpsychologist said:
...I've decided I want to help people for a living and that clinical psychology is the way I can best achieve that goal.
I have been in therapy for over five years, and have a lot of mental illness in my family (as well as my own history of mental health crises, years and years ago, none recently) so I am pretty familiar with the field. I have also read all the great psychoanalysts (Freud, Jung, Adler, Lacan, etc) for my philosophy classes, so I have some good familiarity with the philosophical/practical foundations of the discipline.
What are my chances? What can I do to have a good shot? I know it is very competitive... but I think that this is something really worth dedicating myself to.
The field has greatly moved away from psychoanalysis, and more towards cognitive-behavioral frameworks. That said, if you want to "help people for a living" (To me this sounds like you want to provide therapy? Ongoing counseling?) a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology is not needed. Clinical psychologists are much more than just therapists. You can achieve this goal by pursuing practice-oriented Master-level routes (Masters in Social Work, LMSW, Masters in Mental Health Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, etc.).
Based on what you've shared above, I would strongly recommend for you to complete a post-bac and/or Master's level program in General Psychology, at the very least, so you have foundational knowledge in psychology. If you decide you still want to pursue doctoral studies, my additional recommendation would be for you to spend a year or two volunteering in clinical research laboratories that align with your clinical interests so you get first hand experience of what it's like to work in/contribute directly to psychological research.
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1 hour ago, FreudEgg said:
I believe their timeline is end of January/beginning of feb for extending interview invites- according to their admissions office for clinical psych!
I wonder if the gov. shutdown may affect offers/admissions. Depends on how funds for the different tracks are allocated, but I heard through my PI (who’s close/collaborates with PIs there) last week that the civ track may be affected (I didn’t apply that track)
On a slightly related topic- NSF, NIH, etc funds are frozen/people aren’t getting paid. This is something to think about for us wanting to pursue research/gov-funded careers ?
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On 1/18/2019 at 4:40 PM, Starbrite84 said:
Did anyone apply to USUHS clinical psychology program?
I hope I’m not suffering alone. Lol.
On 1/18/2019 at 5:13 PM, FreudEgg said:I did!! I’m suffering right there with you
39 minutes ago, topsailpsych said:Me too! I was worried the shut down would impact when we might hear, but it sounds like the Neuroscience program began sending out interview invites recently, so hopefully that means clinical will be soon as well!
Right here with all of y’allzz
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31 minutes ago, dancedementia said:
I have not experienced anything out of the ordinary at airports. Actually, I was able to get through much faster than usual this past weekend O___o
My connections are in huge ass airports (Atlanta, Washington, etc) so I am praying this is the case for big airports as well!!!!!!
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For those of you who have had interviews already: How's the wait at the airports??? TSA check points??? Anyone experience any problems??
Just booked my 5th roundtrip, have 2 more to book (but waiting to do so because I'm broke LOL), and I'm very worried about the gov. shutdown and waiting times at the airport!!!!!
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2 hours ago, Oluwachristabel said:
I have mixed feelings about schools adding me to their longlist and waitlist. I'm angry because man, reject me if you will reject me. What is this nonsense? But I'm also happy because my application is strong enough to at least get on their waitlist...... *fat sigh*
The likelihood of receiving an invite to interview after being “waitlisted” is slim. Esp. if these programs are having their interview dates/alternative dates soon. I honestly don’t know why some programs do this (I agree it’s BS and nonsense), it instills unnecessary false hope in applicants..
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3 minutes ago, hopefulgrad2019 said:
How do you suggest every school fit their interviews into the short time frame to conduct them without overlapping? It’s impossible to coordinate. It sucks but it is what it is. My top 3 programs all have the same interview weekend ??♀️
Um...They could've coordinated better and spread invites more out into early January and late February? Reviews/committee meetings could've taken place earlier in December? Days during the week (vs. ONLY Fridays) could've been feasible? The "alternate dates" provided could've been made during Tuesday-Thursdays?
There were multiple solutions that could've been taken into consideration
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36 minutes ago, humanisticPOV said:
@checkingmyemail Unfortunately, it conflicts with another interview. They specifically said in the invite that preference is not given to those who attend in person over those who skype; even so, it's not ideal (I'd love to attend in-person) but the other interview is for my top program! Thanks for the response.
Yep, I def. get it. Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do! Too many conflicting interviews for me this time around but I honestly think schools should've thought/consulted with the CUPD(?, forgot the acronym) before selecting so conflicting dates in February
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7 minutes ago, humanisticPOV said:
Advice Request:
I was invited to an interview last Friday (almost a week ago) with the option for in-person or skype; the email was from the program assistant. I responded, gratefully accepting the invitation for a skype interview and asking for information on how to schedule the interview with the specific faculty. That was 6 days ago and I have not received a response! In the initial email, they mentioned they wanted to complete the skype interview before 2/1. Should I send another email since they didn't respond or just wait it out? I am worried because 2/1 is rapidly approaching and I don't want to miss the window of opportunity for an interview.
Wait it out. Still two whole weeks and they're coordinating.
Why did you opt for Skype vs. in-person? Finances? Or conflicts? Those who interview in person almost always have an advantage over candidates who interview via phone/Skype ;(
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3 minutes ago, dancedementia said:
I emailed all of my programs to ask point blank.
I did this for 2 programs. I had nothing to lose and just needed confirmation that I was rejected (after seeing all the results pop up incessantly) vs. waiting on an invite that was clearly never coming in the first place LOL.
Rejected, mourned for half of a day, and now I moved on. Just do it folks, f@&k it!!!!!!
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39 minutes ago, 21ny14 said:
Falls in line with the whole, work for free for years to 'gain experience' in a good lab that's relevant to what you want to do, work for 15-25k a year in stipends for another 5 years just to get a PhD, and work for a salary that your friends were getting 2 years out of undergrad.
This. X10000000. I hate that in comparison to other PhD programs (the “real sciences,” eh?) Clinical Psych students are getting paid in PENNIES! It’s unacceptable ?
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2 hours ago, 21ny14 said:
This is an excellent question and especially helpful for people applying to American clinical psych programs which apparently have 40 different programs in the first week of Feb. Also eager to learn how y'all would frame it.
A million+ programs decided on Feb. 1st or Feb. 4th this year. Pretty unfair for applicants honestly to not share this information BEFORE we decided to apply for schools ????
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School: University of South Alabama
Type of program: Ph.D. in Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology
Type of invite: Personal invite to interview day
Date of invite: 1/16/2019
PM me if you’re interested in more details!
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One thing is clear: We will never know the magic formula. And every single program/POI has its/his/her own magic formula. For some programs, a committee decides and your POI (as much as she/he may want you) has zero say. For other programs, the POI is the boss and can do whatever the heck she/he wants, and brings in as many graduate students as he/she wants due to their own ability to secure lots of funds (Worked for one of these in the past, this is a very specific example lol).
@PsychWannabee's experience is very different than @hopefulgrad2019's, and these are two very realistic situations. @InfiniteLoop's questions are suggesting that GRE has a big say, but for the programs I got invites to, GREs clearly are irrelevant (my/ some of my co-applicant colleagues GREs are/were below-average garbage
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This process sucks. Too many unchecked methods/biases/processes involved, in my opinion, that we as applicants cannot control. Did I mention the process sucks?
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1 hour ago, Waiting272 said:
Did anyone else on here apply to University of Rhode Island? I tried to check the status of my application through the GradCAS but was not able to.
Saw on the results page that all invites have been extended, but was trying to hold onto hope.
All invites were indeed extended (per my colleague, who didn’t receive an invite/verified via e-mail on the status)
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11 minutes ago, topsailpsych said:
Why am I checking the status pages for each of my applications every day? There's not going to be any good news posted there - that's going to come through email or a phone call. And if it's bad news, it's going to come to my email soon enough. I know this, and yet I do it anyway.
The last school (#1, sometimes #2, depending on my mood, which varies by the minute) I'm waiting to hear from historically sends out invites this week. I'm a mess. I just want this to be OVER!!!!!!
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7 minutes ago, Justhoping said:
What does everyone think about including the POI initials in the notes section of the results page, so that individuals do not have to request them?
In a perfect world...
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12 minutes ago, ASDadvocate said:
Now that I have interviewed for a program, I find the waiting time to hear back from them even more anxiety provoking than waiting for an interview invitation ?
Lots of positive vibes your way. Hang in there ❤️
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24 minutes ago, spookycat said:
So I have interviews in February, and honestly I have absolutely no idea what to do to prepare. I'm definitely in that (super healthy) headspace of "this task is so daunting that the best way to solve it is to never ever think about it until it goes away or I die". It's so frustrating because we've all work so hard to get here, and now I'm having this complete mental block. Has anyone else had this problem?
How did you guys go about starting to prep? I know I need to break things down into small manageable tasks but the question is - which step first?
Step 1: Breathe
You got this.
I posted a link to a PDF at the beginning of this thread. Begin at Section 3 of the document, you already achieved the first two milestones. Unless you're very anxious, read the whole dang thing (I did LOL).Begin by creating documents with the questions/answers to each program. Try to narrow down specific answers for each question, in writing first, if it helps you gather down your thoughts/ideas. Then, begin practicing. Lots. Have your top questions/answers memorized (What are your research interests? What are your strengths/weaknesses? Why this program?) Repetition until it feels natural and it is not so anxiety-producing is my approach. I've read that recording yourself is also useful. Also ask your mentors/letter-writers to coach you/provide you feedback with your answers, if at all possible.
After that, the fun part(!), begin creating questions you'd want answered for each of the programs/POIs you're interviewing with. And then questions for the graduate students. Again, your entire prep should be school-POI specific, so it's not so overwhelming!
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8 hours ago, refreshing_email said:
Thanks, if you know the POI’s initials can you please PM me!
I don't, sorry about that ? Just wanted you to be in the loop that faculty sent out invites (at least from that track) to someone in my lab
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12 minutes ago, Hk328 said:
To add to @Clinapp2017, a lot of labs have websites detailing their current projects and interests of members of the lab group. I would suggest doing a little more digging on your own before reaching out.
Google scholar. PubMed. The usual search engines to find recently published work should do.
Fall 2019 Clinical Psychology Applicants (PhD, PsyD)
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I'm so sorry you're going through this BS dude.. it sucks so f$%king much! It's unbelievable! I don't see this orange buffoon opening up the government anytime soon, it is so despicable on so many levels.