hpomales Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 Hi! I would appreciate any feedback, especially from anyone who has applied/been accepted into the UMD (College Park) PhD Counseling Psych Program!! I was previously in a PhD clinical psych program, but unfortunately had to leave the program due to financial constraints (an essentially non funded program). I did very well academically in the program, so my transcript is strong. I have now been working in the field (counseling and research positions) for the last 4 years since then. I was working in the field prior to my first program, so I have a solid CV. Aside from a high GPA and good transcripts, lots of research and applied experience, I have solid LOCs and can write a good statement. My one challenge is the GRE - I didn’t perform exceptionally the first time, although I was accepted into several programs. I looked into UMD’s Counseling Psych program, and noticed it says that they have no GRE cut off scores and don’t provide averages or means of their students. I will have to retake the GRE since mine has expired. I cannot imagine doing better than I did last time, as I’ve been out of school for a little while. My scores were something like: Verbal: 85th percentile Quant: 25th percentile Writing: 5 Does anyone have any insight as to scores like this for this specific program? I honestly don’t anticipate scoring higher than this on the quant. Thanks!!
Jung&Psyched Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 7:50 PM, hpomales said: Hi! I would appreciate any feedback, especially from anyone who has applied/been accepted into the UMD (College Park) PhD Counseling Psych Program!! I was previously in a PhD clinical psych program, but unfortunately had to leave the program due to financial constraints (an essentially non funded program). I did very well academically in the program, so my transcript is strong. I have now been working in the field (counseling and research positions) for the last 4 years since then. I was working in the field prior to my first program, so I have a solid CV. Aside from a high GPA and good transcripts, lots of research and applied experience, I have solid LOCs and can write a good statement. My one challenge is the GRE - I didn’t perform exceptionally the first time, although I was accepted into several programs. I looked into UMD’s Counseling Psych program, and noticed it says that they have no GRE cut off scores and don’t provide averages or means of their students. I will have to retake the GRE since mine has expired. I cannot imagine doing better than I did last time, as I’ve been out of school for a little while. My scores were something like: Verbal: 85th percentile Quant: 25th percentile Writing: 5 Does anyone have any insight as to scores like this for this specific program? I honestly don’t anticipate scoring higher than this on the quant. Thanks!! I don't have any experience regarding UMD (I am from the DC metro area though and UMD has a good reputation); however, I would say that with your experience and solid verbal and writing scores, I would not let your quant score stop you from applying. Schools will look at your whole application and having one low score should not be a HUGE barrier unless you are applying to extremely competitive counseling psych programs. I also recommend the Magoosh app for studying for the GRE. It helped me a lot on the quant section (brought my score from the 19th percentile to the 45th) ....it gives a lot of testing strategies and tips and tricks for how to approach the quant questions. Good luck!
JoePianist Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 That quant score is pretty rough — for a Counseling Psychology PhD program you need to be around 50th percentile
psychology_student_ Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 4:50 PM, hpomales said: Hi! I would appreciate any feedback, especially from anyone who has applied/been accepted into the UMD (College Park) PhD Counseling Psych Program!! I was previously in a PhD clinical psych program, but unfortunately had to leave the program due to financial constraints (an essentially non funded program). I did very well academically in the program, so my transcript is strong. I have now been working in the field (counseling and research positions) for the last 4 years since then. I was working in the field prior to my first program, so I have a solid CV. Aside from a high GPA and good transcripts, lots of research and applied experience, I have solid LOCs and can write a good statement. My one challenge is the GRE - I didn’t perform exceptionally the first time, although I was accepted into several programs. I looked into UMD’s Counseling Psych program, and noticed it says that they have no GRE cut off scores and don’t provide averages or means of their students. I will have to retake the GRE since mine has expired. I cannot imagine doing better than I did last time, as I’ve been out of school for a little while. My scores were something like: Verbal: 85th percentile Quant: 25th percentile Writing: 5 Does anyone have any insight as to scores like this for this specific program? I honestly don’t anticipate scoring higher than this on the quant. Thanks!! It's literally their first FAQ on their website: "The typical applicant who is competitive has (a) GRE scores over the 50th percentile, (b) a GPA of 3.5 or above for the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate degree, and (c) a graduate GPA of 3.75 (if a previous master's degree has been earned). We look for experience in both research and counseling, and we are committed to training a culturally diverse group of students. Mean GRE score percentiles for students admitted in recent years typically fall between 75-90." StartingtheProcess83298353 1
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