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A bottle of Saki, a psi symbol tattoo, and the leaving my job.

I still have yet to hear anything for BC's masters program. So you're not alone.

I had looked up journal articles in the field I was interested in, then researched the names of the people involved in that research. Off of that, I compared the schools. Personally, I'd rather apply to a school where it was the 'perfect research fit' then settle for a school which had 2-3 professors of 'general interest.' I'd rather have my full Neapolitan ice cream sundae, and not just settle for the strawberry ;-)

1. "Of course you'll get in! Don't be so worried." I explain why I'm worried, "Oh... I guess that makes sense..."

I would highly suggest going for your PsyD and not PhD. PhD is heavily geared towards you conducting research and teaching. They're giving you the funding to essentially WORK throughout your degree. And frankly, for practice, usually all you need is a masters and then to pass the certification exam for each state (at least if you're in the United States). Going through the PsyD process wouldn't really help you out. Not that it would hinder, but it is kind of unnecessary. Really, you could tailor your degree towards a family and marriage counseling masters and then take the certification exam (you need to take that exam even if you have either a PhD or PsyD anyways). On that note, your credentials are fairly strong. Yes, your GPA is a bit low but your GRE is great. You have both research and clinical experience, and all of these look great for admissions. However, Clinical programs are tougher to get into. You have more competition so if you do decide to apply to PhD's outright, make sure you match research interests (and yes, you need to have them) with professors. Also, throw in a few masters programs for backup. Either way, good luck!

I haven't heard back from any of the programs, but I'm right in the time-frame where they usually sent out word. So I just have normal freak out level, nothing specially extra yet

I'm reading The Other Boleyn GIrl and Applied Clinical Neuropsychology... now the second one is just to get back in the swing of studying again. Kinda. I've been out of school since Spring 2009 and seriously miss studying :-/

Yeah, I know what you mean. They're my first pick since they have a strong research lab in what I want to do. But looking at the master's accepted in 2010 as two... *sigh*

I've been working, so luckily I can't wait around all day for the mail to get in. By the time I'm home the postal service already visits. Otherwise, I'm studying to get back in the swing of it, visiting friends, and very happy every Sunday... no offices are open & no mail to obsess over!

Why so mj53?

Still work in my direct care job, and job hunt for research positions again. I want to move beyond it...

I've applied to Boston College's masters as well. But, by previous years, it looks like this would be a tad early for them anyways.