So, for many reasons I am choosing to leave my current grad program at a top school of public health. I want to go back to psychology, which I earned my undergrad degree in and LOVED. I'm finding that I just don't have the passion for PH that I have for psychology, and that choosing a top PH school for a program in a field that I have no experience in (epidemiology) was a huge mistake. I've been studying more than I ever have, and still can't manage to do well. My first quarter of school was not very successful at all... I wound up with a 2.2 GPA (awful). I am planning to finish out second term, and hopefully get much better grades. All of the added stress is making me hate the field, and I'm really unhappy here. I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about what classes I loved in college to help me get a sense of where to go from here, and what I've come up with is developmental psych, psych testing, and all of my clinical psych classes. I've always loved kids and I have thought about school psych as a career before, but got sucked into research (rather than practice). I am planning to apply to specialist level school psychology programs. Am I completely screwed? Here are my stats:
Undergrad GPA: 3.54 (from a top public university)
GRE: 700Q, 500V, 4.5W
Experience: 1 semester volunteering at campus preschool, 2 years clinical psychology research experience (RA)
Also, how would you guys recommend that I address this change of career in my personal statement? I don't want to focus on it, but I definitely can't leave it out completely.
I'm thinking of applying to Columbia TC, Fordham, St. John's, Queens College, and University of Delaware. Anyone have any experience with these places?
