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  1. Thanks so much for the advice everyone! I guess in terms of career prospects/working with a masters vs a PsyD/PhD, what are the most substantial differences? Is there an easy way for me to research all of this on my own? On the internet I have been finding some conflicting advice/opinions on the subject. I would obviously prefer a 2 year program vs a 5-10 year program, esp if it doesn't have as high of a research requirement for admission. In terms MA programs - is there much of a difference between an LPC and an LCSW? How would these programs demonstrate research ability/help with gaining admittance into a PhD/PsyD program? Thanks again everyone for all the responses, I really appreciate it :).
  2. Hello: In college I studied computer science and have been working the last 3 years as a software engineer at a FAANG company. However, my passion was always psychology, and my choice to go into computer science was largely based on financial constraints. I did do a minor in psychology in college and took some intro psych courses. However all of my work/internship experience has been in tech. Now that I have worked for a few years and saved some money I would be interested in changing careers and going into clinical psychology as a practitioner, especially for children (most of my undergrad minor was in early childhood development and I really loved these classes). My undergrad GPA was only a 3.06, and I went to a top 20 private university in the US (although my pscyh GPA was a 3.34). I am wondering what the best way for me to enter the psych world would be. Would I be competitive for any MA programs (if so, any programs in particular I should look into?). Would I need to do additional postbach coursework to raise my GPA? I took the GRE and got 160/168 verbal/math. I am not really interested in research and mostly interested in clinical work, which makes me feel like I might be more suited for a PsyD program than a PhD program. However, I realize how competitive all these programs are and am not sure without research or strong undergrad GPA/lots of psych coursework how I could best go about making the transition. Any advice appreciated!
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