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I had my third child during Winter Break. Having kids and going to grad school is not the easiest thing, but it's workable. Time management is critical.

I am so tired of being pregnant! This is my third child, so I had a clue going into it as to how much not-fun it is (especially by the end), but still. I want to sleep on my back. Hell, I want to sleep at all. I want to be able to roll over without having to sit up. I want to tie my own shoes again. I am so OVER IT (three weeks, four days and counting.....).

I was shut out my first time applying. I got a Master's degree, and am now finishing up my second year in a PhD program that I had been rejected from the first time I applied. Good luck!

Check to see if your University has a counseling center, or find a counselor locally. If nothing else, your therapist from back home does not seem like a good therapeutic match for you, if for no other reason than you compare yourself to her. She is also, if I remember correctly, a social worker - I'm not trying to disparage social workers, but the issues you have may be better served by seeing a psychologist.

A thousand times, no. Relationships are a ton of work. A bad relationship is decidedly worse than no relationship. Point 1: A thousand times, no. No relationship is much better than being in a bad relationship. Point 2: If you just don't see eye to eye with her, aren't on the same page, etc., then stop trying to force a a friendship.

If a family member died the night before you were supposed to take the test, I'd mention it. You didn't study, and you had a cold. I would not mention this.

Done!

I would suggest applying to Master's programs, for a few reasons: I respectfully disagree with part of what Juillet said: I think your GPA is on the low side for admission directly into a PhD program. It's not impossible, but I think you need to be prepared for that. Get a Master's degree and prove that you are capable of 4.0 grad-level work. Additionally, a Master's program with a Thesis option will provide you with research experience, shoring up that particular area in your application as well. In the interests of full disclosure, I earned my Master's degree a year and a half ago before going on for my PhD, so I am quite familiar with this path.

You may need to take some Psych courses, as many programs require some basic coursework, i.e., Intro, Research Methods, Abnormal, Cognitive, and Social. Master's programs may not have as many prerequisites (although I am sure most of them do), and a Master's degree with a Thesis component will give you the opportunity to do some research.

Your verbal is not too terrible when considering the fact that you have a TOEFL score to go with it: I'd guess English isn't your first language. Apply to more than one Master's program, though (I'd tell that to anyone, not just someone with a 144 Verbal).

Much as in undergrad, in grad school you are expected to be your own advocate. None of my professors have given me a hard time about my accommodations. It's been a little different with my cohort, some of whom don't realize that some of how I function in a class is because a need as opposed to a preference (i.e., I bring my laptop to class because the nerve damage in my hands is such that I cannot take notes with a pencil, not because I'm going to browse LOLcats during lecture). Occasionally I feel like I need to prove my capability to my professors, but that's almost certainly due more to my insecurities than it is to something overt on their part.

College rankings mean very little in clinical psych. What's more important is the research fit between you and your POI. Look for POIs first, figure out where they're teaching, apply to those schools.

Relax. Your GPA isn't too bad. As long as you do well on your GREs, you should be okay. Remember to apply to schools that have the people you want - don't apply based on so-called rankings. You may want to apply to a few Master's programs just in case, but I don't see anything that raises red flags based on what you've written here.

Then there's nothing for you to do. The person is actively under the care of mental health personnel. Unless there is a direct threat to you or someone else, there's no one for you to report it to.

Anxiety is very treatable.You might call your University's Counseling Center. There should be no need to disclose to your employer.

They're being jealous, and a little immature. That said, I would suggest not mentioning grants and the like in front of them, as it seems to be adding fuel to their fire. It's slightly ridiculous, but it's the way it is.

Yep. That's one.

I find it worth noting that many of the headlines in the Diversity special edition on Chronicle focus on gender and race, but do not include other markers of diversity (i.e., sexual orientation, physical diversity, neurodiversity, etc.), and only a handful mention SES.

Apply to Master's programs that have a Thesis component. You'll have hands-on research experience, you should be able to publish your Thesis at least as a poster presentation at a conference, and you'll gain additional statistics skills. There are some funded Master's programs in existence (I went to one). PsyD programs vary widely in their quality of education; the ones that are well-regarded by the psychology community (APA-accredited internship match rates over 80%, good EPPP pass rates, etc.) are often just as competitive as PhD programs.

Do you have a Student Disability Services office? It might be worth a call to them to see if they can moderate a discussion. I would also speak with your adviser. I think changing topics should be an absolute last resort.

http://ww2.coastal.edu/kingw/statistics/R-tutorials/index.html Good luck!

The person actually has a Master's in Communications, and applied to the PhD program in Psychology.

Cross-departmental research is not unheard of; however, I think your PI would need to be in the Psych department. Is there someone in Psych who works frequently with the person in Communication? The other side of it is, a Master's in Communication does not prevent you from going on for a PhD in Psych later on (the Psych department here just did this with one of the incoming first-year students, FWIW).

You are assuming that this professor was given preference; perhaps other students from the program did not apply for the job (sentences two and three in your second paragraph). Can you provide evidence that this person was given preference? That is not always what happens when a graduate lands a job at his/her alma mater. Hiring a graduate of a program is not an ethical issue unless you can show blatant favoritism on the part of the University, well above and beyond you (or your classmates) not liking this instructor - you have to be able to prove that all of the other candidates were significantly worse than this individual, both on paper and during their hiring presentations. Talk to your adviser. That's what they're there for.

Absence policies are dependent on the professor. I have yet to take a grad-level class where absences would count against my grade; however, there is an understanding built into the culture that one is expected to be in class. I usually e-mail my professor if I have to miss a class due to illness; in the case of conferences, I let my professor know as soon as I know I'm going to the conference, and remind him/her again about a week ahead of the conference date. Yes, people leave town for holidays. If you're TAing, check with your University's policy regarding when grades are due, and when you are allowed to leave; I believe the TAs here need to stay in town through the week after finals week. GAs here get the week between Christmas and New Year's off, as well as the major holidays, but that's it - they work through the end of May (to put in in perspective, graduation is May 10th, but they work through May 31), they do not get Spring Break off, and they work through December until the University closes on Christmas Eve. What GAs do on their time off is their business - if they want to go visit family, that's fine; if they want to stare at a wall, that's fine, too.