Currently I have a BA in Psychology. I was a student getting my M.S.Ed in Mental Health Counseling and completed 30 credits. However, they cut my funding. I contemplated whether I should stay in the program, and after speaking with students who were finishing up the program at that school, I realized that the majority of students graduated from this school left wishing they had gone somewhere else. So I made the personal decision of taking a semester off and figuring out if I should continue with the program by paying out of pocket or find another program.
In the long run, I would like to do some form of counseling and also would like to work as a University level professor. As such, I have decided to look into several PhD programs in NY. I've narrowed it down to NYU, Columbia, and City College of NY. I am taking to GRE's in November and my GPA as an undergrad was 3.6. My GPA as a masters student was 3.75.
I want some advice, if there are other schools worth considering, and whether I have a shot at getting into a PHD program. Its important to me to find a good program and Im worried those 30 credits I took as a Masters student may work against me!
