Getting into R1 without 2 year postbacc

[higaisha]

Howdy all,

I'm wondering what the odds are getting into a R1 clinical psych program without 2 years postbacc/full-time coordinator work. I'm continuing in two labs at the moment, so I'm still actively RA-ing, but its not paid or full time. I'm freshly graduated, so one year short of the good ol' 2 year mark which seems to be the trend (looking at recent admissions). 

Odds are impossible to guess, but I'd like to hear from people who got in from a similar position, or without a 2 year position like that, and maybe what aspects of our application compensated for the absence of a full-time research position. Thanks!

Edited August 9, 2019 by higaisha

[PokePsych]

I had people in my cohort who came straight out of undergrad (I was at an R1), but I do not know that much about their backgrouds