Lisa44201
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I would suggest registering with disability services if you need extra test time due to the concentration and reading comprehension issues. If you become disruptive, registering with them (or not) won't make a bit of a difference; the University is required to remove barriers to getting an education, such as providing accommodations to testing, wheelchair access, & etc.; they are not required to modify essential requirements, and I believe behavior/demeanor is an essential requirement. Additionally, if you become disruptive, it's not like the professor can do anything about it; furthermore, the reason for the disruption is irrelevant - the time in class is lost either way.
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Do not call.
You don't have to contact professors, it's certainly not mandatory; on the other hand, if nothing else, it's good to know if they're taking students or not.
A simple, "Hi, my name is PsychChick, and I am finishing up my Bachelor's degree in Psychology. I will be applying to graduate schools this fall. I am interested in Very Cool Topic, and admire your work in that area. I was wondering if you will be accepting students?" will work.
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I'm not so sure you wouldn't be first author; if they only did data collection, and you wrote everything else, including the analysis, I would think they'd take second author.
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You've developed a conditioned response to her, I think - it's Pavlov in the form of anxiety-provoking stimuli.
Please do keep the appointment with the Counseling Center; whether you stay in that lab or not, they can help you break that anxiety trigger -> response cycle.
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Can you network with folks who do have access to an fMRI, such that they collect the data, and y'all co-author? I would think even 1-2 pubs a year would be better than nothing. Also, e-mail some of your old profs at the LibArts school & ask what their tenure requirements are, then ask how that would work for you, given the potential future issue of not having an fMRI machine.
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Yes, apply. It is highly doubtful that undergrads will have much experience with computational modeling. You may be competing with a few folks getting their Masters degrees, and they might have that experience, but it's certainly not expected of the average applicant.
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Clinical programs are usually funded - not a scholarship, but a tuition waiver plus a stipend for being either an RA or a GA. Remember that you do not apply to a particular program, as such, it's the professor at the program, whose research interests align with what you want to do. So, I happen to be at the university I'm at because this place employs the specific PI I'm working with; if he were somewhere else, I would be, too. You can probably overcome that GRE score with a really spot-on SOP.
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I sometimes wonder how they did what they did. btw isee a lot of spelling errors. either way ill take the test again and see how i do.
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Yeah, your're not the only one who sees a lot of spelling errors. You may want to acquaint yourself with the shift key (quicker than hitting caps-lock) and the apostrophe, too.
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Mine says Statistical Analyst, because that's my job. Other students have business cards with their GRA position on them (in Academic Affairs, Computer Services, & etc.). I've also seen some that just say Graduate Research Assistant to XYZ Office.
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I would schedule that appointment sooner rather than later; if nothing else, they're going to need to schedule someone to take that class, and that will take some legwork.
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Some departments/Colleges/Universities encourage students to go elsewhere when continuing their education to get a different perspective.
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I do through work.
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Yeah, GREs of 155-160 are not that high where they would trump a lack of research experience and a GPA under 3.0. I would strongly suggest applying to Masters programs, particularly where you would have to write a Thesis (as opposed to a seminar paper); that will give you the chance to do some research and hopefully get a stellar grad GPA (3.8 - 4.0).
If you're not interested in research, and are more interested in clinical/counseling, get a Master's degree. You will need to do research at PhD programs in addition to your clinical experience. Quality PsyDs that will actually prepare you to pass the EPPP exam and obtain a license without costing a small fortune in the process are few and far between; the good ones will also have you doing research, and even the bad ones will have you taking stats classes, if nothing else; bottom line, you need to be able to understand why it is a certain treatment works in some situations but not in others, and that requires being able to read and understand the research literature.
In summary: think about what it is you want to do, and if a PhD is necessary for that job.
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Any reason you wouldn't consider a funded Experimental Masters? You could take stats courses as electives.
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Chat up both.
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I was at a conference with my former boss (now my colleague). We were finalizing our presentation. He edited something using a keyboard shortcut I have never seen. I made some snide remark about him knowing more about computers than I did; he reminded me that he wrote part of the manual for PowerPoint.
Oh, right, forgot that bit.
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When is the admissions deadline? I wouldn't really freak out until about a month before that point. I'd e-mail your admissions person maybe six weeks before the deadline to see if he is sitting on anything, then begin to be thoroughly conscientious (politically correct way of saying neurotic).
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Talk to your adviser and your department head.
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AH. Yes, that does make a difference. In my defense, other people have started threads asking how bad it would be to actually start a PhD program, then leave after a semester to go somewhere else.
You are correct, this is different.
It's still not wonderful, but it's a heck of a lot better. That said, would you have to sign a contract stating you'd be working there for a fixed length of time? (In Psychology, my field, it is not uncommon for people to work in labs for a two-year time period.) That would be the next sticking point, is if you were contracted.
Okay, so if you took the research job for a semester, let's say, and were upfront about it being a short-term commitment, then left to go to a PhD program, you're fine.
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No, it's not a trade off, sorry. You don't get to do a PhD on a trial basis. Also, how do you get to attend the school without accepting the offer? It sounds like the guy is working overtime to get you in there; walking away from someone who is pulling some strings to get you a position looks bad professionally.
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Get someone from the PA program, preferably your adviser over there.
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Not necessarily. I asked my letter writers if they would be willing/able to write me a positive letter of recommendation.
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Usually you just apply to the PsyD program. Warning: the quality of PsyD programs varies. Look at APA match rates & EPPP pass rate before you apply.
Poor fit or uninterested in research?
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It does sound like you're hitting a wall. If you dreaded it with every fiber of your being, that would suggest poor research fit.
My research doesn't directly help people (psychopathy! and stats!), so I've never felt.... I don't know; let down by my research line, maybe? I'm not going to develop a therapy for Alzheimer's, or a new behavioral technique for autism; that's just not what I do. I do it because it's interesting, really interesting, I'm reading a lot of books on the subject in my spare time because I find it fascinating, and my former lab would all go out for drinks and I'd end up arguing some mathematical minutia with my former mentor while writing formulas on a bar napkin; in short, this is fun for me. My research may not be in one of the helping areas, but that doesn't mean it's not important.