PsychWannabee

Super late to this, but in the Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology (2018-2019 edition), UH Clinical Psychology mean GRE scores are reported as 160V & 156Q. Not sure how accurate these are, but the book is generally reliable.

Hey everyone! I am new to Grad Cafe, but I can't deny I have been going through this thread for a few months now. I'm excited to see other fellow applicants interested in childhood adversity/trauma as that is my area of interest as well! My question may come a tad bit late since most of my applications (12/15) are submitted already; however, it is still something that worries me significantly. I am applying to clinical psychology programs, and I am classified as an "international" applicant. In reality, I have lived in the U.S. my whole life, but I am undocumented. I am aware of the policies in place against discriminatory admissions decisions, but I'm still wary. Although I would dare say I have good qualifications, they are by no means the most impressive, and I am worried that my good qualifications would somehow be undermined by my residency status. Personally, if I were on an admissions committee, I would be hesitant to admit someone less than a genius into my program when there is a possibility they may not even be employable once they graduate from the program. I am employable now under DACA, but because of the current immigration climate, I may well not be employable in the U.S. upon receiving a degree. TLDR; I guess my question is: Is it possible that my residency status as an undocumented student could hurt my chances for admission? Thank you for reading, and best of luck to you all! I have been very impressed with the qualifications of the people on this forum.