I applied to 23 PhD clinical psychology programs (made sure I was a good fit with at least 1 research faculty from each institution).
GPA- 3.346 when applied (currently 3.446)
GREs- sucky
double major: Neuroscience and Psychology
Hold membership in a NIH-funded scholarship program for minority undergrads aiming to pursue a research career.
Research- 3 years, most senior undergrad on project
Clinical- employed (3 months now) working with autistic/children with down syndrome
Also, volunteered as a tutor for inpatient adolescence and sat in on supervised group therapy sessions for outpatient adults
Teaching- was an undergraduate teaching assistant (TA) for a behavioral neuroscience course, actually got to teach a lesson on emotion and motivation
Letters- from Dean of Reseach and Graduate Studies (my research mentor), the professor I TA'ed for, and a faculty member involved in the NIH program I am in.
Presented at Society for Neuroscience conference and many other conferences (student & professional)
Manuscript underway for Neurobiology: Learning and Memory journal
Student-Athlete!
Okay, so what do you think my chances are?
*Please be very honest