DogLover123

First year grad student at CSU Northridge here if anyone has any questions! I remember how stressful this time was with applications so wanted to offer any advice for those going through the same process  best of luck with all your apps!

I dont necessarily agree that if a school is more research-oriented then the clinical experience isn't as good. I'm sure it's possible, but I feel like the culture and values of the program and connections with off-campus placement sites also has a lot to do with it. I'm at UVM, which is ranked in the top 50 and therefore fairly research-oriented, but I've also had great clinic experiences to date. Some of our professors are also clinical supervisors, but we also have other supervisors that don't focus on research. Our clinic director does not have a Ph.D but does have 15+ years of experience in a variety of settings.
Our program also places a high priority on students evaluating the clinical supervisors. I think they really take our feedback to heart and weed out off-campus supervisors who get negative feedback. I've heard a lot of horror stories about terrible supervisors but mine have all been good.

Hi! I went here for my undergrad and applied here, so I have some insight. I believe you can send your links before you submit your transcripts. Do you have any specific questions about UNR I could answer for you? Also feel free to direct message me as well.