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10 hours ago, youngqueerliving said:
I've applied to clinical psych PhD programs, and I've just received an invitation to interview. In the email, the sender said that I could send the DCT or my chosen faculty advisor any questions I might have about the program before interview day. There's a separate person to contact about travel and scheduling, so I'm not really sure what sorts of questions I would have or am supposed to have. Any thoughts?
http://mitch.web.unc.edu/files/2017/02/MitchGradSchoolAdvice.pdf
Asking questions to your potential advisor is an important step of the process! Check out pages 30-31 of this document for some great ideas and I’m sure more will come to you
Congrats on your interview!
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1 hour ago, ItsExistential said:
For those who have received interviews, or are in their second round of applications, do you tend to receive invites at a certain time of day? I noticed that Notre Dame sent invitations for interviews this time last year, and am deciding how often I need to frantically check my email (ND is my top pick).
In my experience it is totally random! I once recieved an interview by email on Christmas eve at 6pm and for another I got a phone call at 8:00 am two weeks after christmas (neither were for Notre Dame) but I wouldn't expect the time-of-day of notification to stay the same from year to year.
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20 minutes ago, justacigar said:
Random question, but if a professor is accepting a new student this cycle, will they most likely not be taking a student next year?
In my experience it depends on the size of that professor's lab! If they have a large lab and adequate funding, they likely take 1-2 students per year. Some others are much smaller and can only take 1 student every 1-2 years. But there are so many other factors that affect this (i.e. the professor might be taking some time off next year, one of their grad students didn't end up graduating on time, etc.) it's pretty hard to tell who will be taking students next cycle. I'd recommend emailing that PI when the app season ends and inquiring about their lab
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23 hours ago, Winnie5294 said:
Hi all,
I’m a current grad student going to school for my masters in school counseling. I majored in psychology in undergrad but for a while wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. My undergrad GPA wasnt great (3.1). I’m on track to do well in my masters program (4.0 so far), but I also just started my program this past semester.
I don’t have a lot of research experience aside from some typical undergrad research. I recently asked my current academic advisor how I can make myself a stronger PhD applicant (and if it’s realistic for me) so we will be meeting in the future to discuss. Part of my unpreparedness is the fact that I wasn’t sure if I definitely wanted to go this route until recently. It has always been in my mind but after starting my Master’s program, I realized this is something I definitely want to do.
I live in Boston so I’d hope to apply to some of the schools around here (BU/Northeastern/UMB/Lesley) but open to applying elsewhere. I’m interested in developmental psychology/school psychology. However, will my GPA in my current program be enough to outweigh my undergrad GPA? What about research experience? I’m trying to find out how I can get more experience here. I did average on the GRE and would definitely retake them.
I know no one can give me definite answers here but hoping some people can speak from experience!
If I were you I would put off applying to PhD programs until you have more substantial research experience. Like the other poster mentioned, PhD is a research degree and research experience and presentations/publications are the most important part of your application. Competitive psychology PhD applicants typically have 2 years of direct psychology research experience and AT LEAST 1 publication or presentation (on top of good GRE scores/GPA/Recommendations etc.) Be aware that many in this field endure multiple rounds of grad applications and interviews before gaining acceptance to a program (this is my third round of applications). An option to consider would be a PsyD which is more clinical focused and would require less research experience (though more costly than a PhD) and an MSW, since LCSWers do most of the work in the field anyways! If PhD is truly what your heart desires, take some time to build up your application with more research experience and ensure you are a competitive applicant before spending the thousands of dollars it takes to apply.
Also, take a look at this document for some REALLY detailed and helpful information about applying to graduate psychology programs
http://mitch.web.unc.edu/files/2017/02/MitchGradSchoolAdvice.pdf
Best wishes!
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Just got a "Happy Holidays" generic email form U Alabama with absolutely nothing but a snowy picture that says "happy holidays from U of Alabama Graduate school".... nearly gave me a heart attack. Is it just me or is it cruel to send something like that right now when we're all waiting for interview notifications?!? ?
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47 minutes ago, davidfreire20 said:
Almost two weeks and still ain't heard nothing ugh this waiting is gonna kill me y'all
The majority of schools do not start reviewing applications until after the end of the semester or after Christmas. I'm not expecting to hear back from any of my schools until the last week of December at the earliest! Patience is key
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6 minutes ago, Clinapp2017 said:
The 50th percentile isn't competitive; it's like the minimum cutoff. If you look at good clinical PhD programs and their admissions stats, you will usually see mean percentiles for the admitted class of students hovering in the 75-85th percentile. Of course, like all mean scores, there is some range, but I would not say a 300 is a competitive stat from the point of view of someone on the other side of this process.
Agreed! 300 combined would be a minimum to even be considered for some schools but definitely not a competitive score. Some of the reach schools have admitted student GRE averages in the 90th percentile. Does anyone know what is considered a competitive score for the Psych GRE? I saw that SDSU's average Psych GRE for admitted students was in the 90th percentile, but that seems really high to me considering the average Psych GRE score for licensed clinical psychologists is in the 60th percentile....
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15 minutes ago, ResilientDreams said:
What are these cutoffs, if you don't mind sharing?
Many schools require a combined score of at least 300 (new scoring procedure) to be considered but there are also schools that specifically say there is no required cutoff. Check with the specific program!
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7 minutes ago, clinicalpsych243050 said:
Hi everyone,
So i’m a little bit scared about my applications and getting into a clinical program. I think my research experience and GPA are good but I did absolutely horrible on the GRE..like below average horrible. I took it four times and only improved my score the second time and did worse the last two times. i’m just a horrible standardized test taker, I always have been but now I think it’s really going to limit me. I took a kaplan course and magoosh but neither really helped me. Does anyone know someone who experienced this and has actually gotten into a clinical phd program? Or have any advice for what I should do? This is my first time applying btw and honestly don’t know what i’ll do if I don’t get in, I may just not apply again lol
Most programs consider applicants on a holistic basis; if you have low GRE scores but make up for it in another area (i.e. LOTS of research experience, great recommendations, etc.) you may still have a chance at getting in. This is my third application cycle and I've retaken the GRE each year, scored higher, and then still haven't gotten in (on top of having high undergrad and masters GPAs, good recs, and 3 years experience in an experimental psychology lab). Seems to really be a case by case basis! Don't give up hope, it takes most people multiple application cycles to get an offer.
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On 12/8/2018 at 11:41 AM, rainydaychai said:
School: University of Alabama
Type: PhD
Date of invite: Dec. 8., 2018
Type of invite: Email from current graduate student of PI inviting me to phone interview with them
Interview date(s): Sometime this week
Can’t believe I have something to add here so early! Equal parts excited/terrified.
Would you mind sharing your PIs initials? Thanks!
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On 12/10/2018 at 2:40 PM, clinicalpsych2019 said:
Anyone applying to George Mason- do you see this in your self-service? "Admissions Initial Processing Completed (AIPC) not received."
Just want to make sure this is not something I should have done!
Mine says "Admissions Initial Processing Completed (AIPC) received." and I also received a confirmation email that my application was "complete" after my final LOR was submitted. I think the AIPC is something they do on their end though, not your responsibility
Fall 2019 Clinical Psych Interview Invites
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Congrats to all those that got invites today/over the weekend! Those who got invites from the University of Miami, would you PM me your PI's initials if you're comfortable? Thanks!