WAMC....Clinical and/or Social Psych PhD Programs

[Hoperdoodles]

Hi there!

I would really love some help with either calming some anxieties, or ramping them up enough to get my stuff together regarding my chances of getting into clinical or social psych PhD programs this cycle.

GPA: 3.83

GRE:

-80th percentile for verbal

-20th for quant (retaking in a month, will have at at least 60th percentile hopefully)

-315 combined

-5.5 writing

-One poster presentation, but not for psych (anthropology, my minor)

-Graduating this spring with bachelors in psych/minor in anthropology, have an associates in American Sign Language Interpreting as well

-Working in public library for three years doing research and support services for youth, specifically middle schoolers/high schoolers. Heavy emphasis with LGBTQ and neurodivergent groups. Trying to figure out how to frame this as somewhat clinical experience.

-Rec letters confirmed from one psych teacher, one communications teacher who has my essays as examples in his class, and my supervisor from my workplace

 

Any and all information anyone can offer me would be greatly appreciated!! Best of luck to everyone applying this cycle!

[youngqueerliving]

I think the first thing you need to do is to choose between clinical and social. They're very different disciplines, and your chances will shift depending on which you choose as well as which programs within each discipline you choose. 

Edited October 8, 2019 by youngqueerliving

[Clinapp2017]

I can just say r.e. clinical that without a poster or pub to your name in the field of clinical (broadly), your chances are pretty low. 
 

I agree that you should think more about what your end goal is for training and you that will help narrow down the next steps.