mangoduck822

I hope I’m posting this in the right place. I graduated with a BS in Psychology from a pretty good school in 2020. However, my GPA was 3.2 and I got zero research experience. (I did try but It didn’t ever happen). I got too comfortable and I coasted, didn’t even develop a close relationship with any of my psych professors, so I know I won’t have a glowing reference. Since graduating I’ve been working part time as a clinical assistant (basically personal assistant/office admin) at a psychotherapy office, and I did do a brief virtual internship with a LCSW during the pandemic. That’s about all I have going for me. I am fully aware that right now, I don’t have a prayer of getting into a doctoral program. I’m wondering what I can do to make myself a candidate. My specific questions are: •Is it possible to get research experience *after* graduation, or do you have to be a student? There is a university near me that does psychology research but would I need to enroll in a class? •Should i take the GRE even though lots of programs are not requiring it? I’m not sure if my score would help me or not, but if you think studying for and paying for it would be worth it, I am willing. •Any other advice you might have would be appreciated. I realize that I majorly dropped the ball in undergrad, but I’m willing to put in the work now to get where I want to go.