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  1. Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your father passing. Navigating grad school can be difficult, especially when experiencing a loss, and I want to be resource if I can. I see your goals are to do psychometric assessments for school accomodations. While ed psychs do that to some degree, I was wondering if you considered School Psychology as a career path? They do psychometric assessments (in schools and private practice) and so much more. Depending on your ultimate goals it might be a great match. With this path, I would suggest looking into schools that are APA accredited programs just for internship and licensing purposes. Here's a link providing further details about the role of schools psychologists. Happy to chat more ? Best of luck! https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/who-are-school-psychologists
  2. Hi again, you're welcome! I did pretty well in undergrad but lacked research experience, despite having professional experience with the population I want to work with (I taught elementary school for 2 years). The thing about applying to doctoral programs is that everyone who is applying are also coming with high stats (gpa, gre, research, etc.) so I wanted to be as competitive as I could be and honestly, I really did not have a true solidified research focus after undergrad. My Master's program did a few things 1) Allowed me to show programs I am capable of flourishing in Grad School academically 2) Provided me the opportunity to join national professional organizations and become active in those orgs in leadership roles as a student 3) Refine my interests and present at conferences, including publishing papers 4) Grow in my knowledge of Psychology (through applied and research experiences which was really attractive to schools) Those things set me apart for my top programs, BUT a gap year can also be used to do those things as well, depending on how you decide to spend it. I graduated from undergrad knowing I wanted to be a psychologist at the doctoral level but really did not have a clue about the specifics besides wanting to work with kids. A gap year or Masters can help in that. You are a strong applicant, NO DOUBT. But what I've learned is that there are tons of strong applicants and it doesn't hurt to add more to set yourself apart to show how passionate you are about this and how well you can flourish with being a Research assistant while studying full time. Here to help further and best of luck! ?
  3. Hi there, First of all, CONGRATS almost senior!! When thinking about Psy.D vs Phd you may need to ask yourself what your ultimate goals are after receiving a doctorate. Both degrees are competitive, but like you mentioned a Psy.D typically does not have the same funding options as a PhD. Look at your ideal program's alumni to see if what they're doing matches what you would like to do. When thinking about taking a gap year, I like to think about it like this: If I'm worried about a gap year pushing my time in school back, its important to note that either way a year will go by. Would I rather not go for taking a year off in hopes of becoming more competitive to get into a program I really want to attend or be in a program I really don't like...for 4-5 years. I personally did a 2 year masters program and was scooped up by most of the Phd programs I applied to upon graduating.They took all my credits and my time in school will be just the same as the typical doctoral student, I just went about it a different way. I say that to say, there's many ways to go about this. Happy to discuss further ?
  4. Hi, Did anyone else in this thread get accepted into NC State? Just looking to chat with another incoming student. ?
  5. Hi, I have not. I was wondering the same about everyone else too.
  6. Hi everyone! Has anyone sent an email to other programs to let them know they no longer wish to be considered for admission? I heard back from my top choice after my last interview and would like to inform 2 programs that I would not like to be considered anymore. Tips on how to do so?
  7. Hi all, Has anyone submitted an application but had trouble finding the link to pay the actual application fee?
  8. Hi all, I have applied to 5 School Psych doctoral programs for 2020. I have 3 more left to submit in the upcoming days and 1 more to submit in a few weeks. Just stopping by to send some encouragement to all who are waiting (: I'm right there with you! I can't tell you how many times I've refreshed my email haha
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