I'm at San Francisco State University! I'm actually in the dev psych program, but I'm in two clinical research labs and have the freedom and support to pursue my own research as well.
Yeah I was pretty much in the same boat GPA wise after undergrad and I now I'm just about halfway through my Masters with a 4.0. I'm actually really glad I'm doing it, because it's given me so much more research experience and a chance to really hone in on what I'm passionate about.
I'll be applying for clinical phd programs for fall 22 and I'm currently a developmental psychology masters student, but I'm working in two clinical labs at my school. Everyone in my developmental cohort gets research experience, mostly outside of developmental labs.