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chl0e

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  1. thank you both for your help! i could volunteer in a lab, but was trying to avoid it. maybe i'll try cold emails and if that doesn't work out i'll try to volunteer. thanks again for the advice!
  2. hi everyone! i recently graduated from TCNJ with a 3.922 gpa with decent research (independent study and senior honors thesis included) and clinical experience (hotline volunteer and counseling intern), as well as leadership roles in clubs. i am currently taking a gap year and trying to decide what programs i want to apply to. keep in mind, i would be happy doing anything in the clinical field - therapy, academia, or research - i honestly love it all! my issue is that i could not obtain a job as a research assistant and my professor said it is rare to get into a phd program without outside research experience (as in, additional research outside of undergrad). this makes me feel like applying to phd programs right now would be useless, knowing how competitive they are - if i couldn't even get a job as an RA how am i to get into a phd program? this revelation led me to the psyd programs, which i think i would love, but i am wondering how cost efficient these programs are. i know there is a lot of debt involved and i am not sure if the resulting salary would be worth it. i do live in nj and would ideally go to rutgers, which does have a partially funded psyd program. then, after considering expenses, i thought about masters degrees. if i were to get my lpc, i would be in and out of school in two years, which is enticing, although i wonder how much i would enjoy this. i feel as though i would prefer being able to do administration and assessment, which i would not be able to do without a doctorate degree. then, i thought about potentially going for my masters in psychological sciences and then applying to phd programs afterward when i have more experience. truthfully, i am all over the place and would appreciate any advice or experience anyone could give me. i was premed up until my senior year and thought i would be attending medical school until i realized that's not what i wanted to do, so i'm still navigating the world of psych grad school. there is a lot of back and forth online concerning all of these degrees, so i wanted to put my stats out there and see what people in the field thought. feel free to tell me about your experiences and thoughts with these programs, it's much appreciated ... thanks!
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