PsyD/PhD Clinical Psychology Fall 2025

[ThePsyDGirl]

Hey y'all! Figured I'd start a thread for people to discuss their schools, interviews, questions, etc! I applied to schools mostly centered around NY/NJ/PA!

[BeardedPsychHiker]

I applied to several clinical, a counseling and 2 PsyD Programs. 1 prelim invite so far but have gotten emails from several potential PI's that they received my application and they are looking forward to reviewing it.

-University of North Texas (Prelim invite) 

-Sam Houston State

-UNC Greensboro

-Eastern Tennessee State University

-University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

-University of New Mexico

-LSU

-Spalding

-University of Nevada-Reno

-University of Wyoming

-University of Indianapolis

-University of Houston

-Baylor

[ahopefulgradstudent]

I applied to Clinical Psych PhD programs at: 

- U New Mexico

- U Colorado, Colorado Springs

- TC, Columbia

- Virginia Commonwealth U

- U Rhode Island

- U Nebraska

- U Memphis

- U Central Florida

- U Maryland, Baltimore County

[ahopefulgradstudent]

42 minutes ago, BeardedPsychHiker said:

I applied to several clinical, a counseling and 2 PsyD Programs. 1 prelim invite so far but have gotten emails from several potential PI's that they received my application and they are looking forward to reviewing it.

-University of North Texas (Prelim invite) 

-Sam Houston State

-UNC Greensboro

-Eastern Tennessee State University

-University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

-University of New Mexico

-LSU

-Spalding

-University of Nevada-Reno

-University of Wyoming

-University of Indianapolis

-University of Houston

-Baylor

Ah- we have two overlaps! New Mexico and Colorado. I haven't heard back from either of those but they are both in my top list. GOOD LUCK!! 

[PsyD_Maybe]

I have applied to 3 programs:

-Baylor

-University of Denver

-Uniformed Services University

 Haven’t heard from any yet. 

[rikamayazz]

It genuinely surprised me that the forum was so quiet. It has been around three years since I visited this forum, and it was usually very noisy during the application period. I applied to 6 Clinical and 1 Counseling. I did not apply for any PsyD because I am a potential student with limited funding (only enough to cushion fees for a PhD program). I wanted to apply more, but the heartbreak of last year's application to 12 universities and getting no invites at all was too much to handle.

- UT Southwestern (Rejected)

- Texas Tech

- West Virginia

- Missouri Kansas City (Rejected)

- Auburn

- SIU Carbondale

- South Mississippi

 

As you can see, I have already obtained two rejection emails.

I saw from a forum post in the past (I forgot which specific forum) that most universities invite their students before Christmas. So, if you did not receive anything before Christmas, it is pretty safe to say that you will not receive anything from the university. I would appreciate it if someone could confirm the veracity of this statement. I am asking this forum to confirm the previous statement because one university invited me for an open-day interview in February. However, it definitely made me extremely nervous and anxious because my fate solely depended on the interviewers at this particular university. It is always nice to have something to hope for regarding the other universities' results.

[Shoebox]

I also noticed the forums are pretty much silent. I applied to 7 last cycle with only one interview. 

As it stands, I received 2 preliminary interviews, had one today, and got rejected after the call ended and informed that while I had high-scoring, I did not score enough to obtain a formal interview slot. 

These are all of the places I have applied to, I have only heard back from two so far. 

- Bowling Green State University
- Drexel University
- George Mason University
- Kent State University (prelim interview/rejected)
- Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Connecticut
- University of Florida
-  University of Kentucky
- University of Michigan
- University of Mississippi
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Virginia
- University of West Virginia (interview upcoming)

It does appear that a few universities are already sending out their interviews before Christmas. So I understand your concerns about your fate depending on a singular university. 😕 

But, I will not take that statement to heart, there is always a chance you will hear back from other Universities past the holiday season, I assume it depends on how many interview slots professors were given, and I also think that due to COVID shutdowns and many uni's removing the GRE as a requirement that there is a lot more competition for Clinical Psychology positions.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2024 by Shoebox

[PsyD_Maybe]

I know that Denver sent an email before the holidays and said they would sent out emails in January. So I would bet there are others waiting as well. Also Uniformed Services University extended their application period to Dec 20 so I did not expect to hear back from them before the holiday. 

Edited December 26, 2024 by PsyD_Maybe

[Adalyn10]

Hope everyone has a great New Year! Super nervous and excited for the next couple months.. I just want to know the results now lol

I've applied to:

-Uniformed Services University 

-University of Denver (that price tag is insane though)

-Spalding University

-Roberts Wesleyan University

-Austin Peay State University

I've received an interview invite for Roberts Wesleyan University but waiting to hear from others. 

[PsyD_Maybe]

On 12/29/2024 at 3:30 PM, Adalyn10 said:

Hope everyone has a great New Year! Super nervous and excited for the next couple months.. I just want to know the results now lol

I've applied to:

-Uniformed Services University 

-University of Denver (that price tag is insane though)

-Spalding University

-Roberts Wesleyan University

-Austin Peay State University

I've received an interview invite for Roberts Wesleyan University but waiting to hear from others. 

I applied to the civilian track at USU. I’m retired from the military so going back in is not an option for me. We shall see how that goes. Good luck!

[Adalyn10]

18 hours ago, PsyD_Maybe said:

I applied to the civilian track at USU. I’m retired from the military so going back in is not an option for me. We shall see how that goes. Good luck!

That's awesome!! Best of luck to you too!

[mmitch12]

Hello!

I only applied to three: American University, Catholic University, and the Uniformed Services University (military track). Has anyone heard back about interviews for any of these schools yet?

[PsyD_Maybe]

1 hour ago, mmitch12 said:

Hello!

I only applied to three: American University, Catholic University, and the Uniformed Services University (military track). Has anyone heard back about interviews for any of these schools yet?

Not yet for USUHS. 

[playingmindgames4ever]

Hi,

I applied to these US clinical psych programs and haven't heard back from any of them yet:

Harvard

U of Colorado Boulder

U of Colorado Colorado Springs

U of Colorado Denver

U of Connecticut

U of Oregon

Yale

 

Will update here for anyone else who might be tracking these schools.

Good luck, everyone!

[Nikowannabe]

Hi,

Applied to these US clinical psych programs and haven't heard back from any of them:

-Temple U

-UMBC

-University of Delaware

-UM College park

-U of Pittsburgh

-Virginia Commonwealth University

-Virginia Tech

A best friend of mine received couple interviews already so I am quite nervous here (different schools), has anyone heard back about interviews for any of these schools yet?

Good luck everyone.

[Noramayy]

On 1/9/2025 at 9:06 AM, Nikowannabe said:

Hi,

Applied to these US clinical psych programs and haven't heard back from any of them:

-Temple U

-UMBC

-University of Delaware

-UM College park

-U of Pittsburgh

-Virginia Commonwealth University

-Virginia Tech

A best friend of mine received couple interviews already so I am quite nervous here (different schools), has anyone heard back about interviews for any of these schools yet?

Good luck everyone.

I applied to UVA and Virginia Tech and haven't heard back either!

[angelak20]

Hello! I applied to the below schools:

NYU 

TC Columbia

Pace

Rutgers PsyD 

Haven't heard anything back yet, but would love to know if anyone else has!! 

[deathly_dove420]

Hello,

I have applied to the following schools. Has anyone heard back from any of them?

**Clinical Psychology**

Arizona State

U of Pittsburgh

George Washington

U of New Mexico

U of North Texas

U of Georgia- Rejected

 

**Counselling Psychology**

U of Minnesota

Texas Austin

Virginia Commonwealth

U of Oregon- Rejected

[Adalyn10]

23 hours ago, deathly_dove420 said:

Hello,

I have applied to the following schools. Has anyone heard back from any of them?

**Clinical Psychology**

Arizona State

U of Pittsburgh

George Washington

U of New Mexico

U of North Texas

U of Georgia- Rejected

 

**Counselling Psychology**

U of Minnesota

Texas Austin

Virginia Commonwealth

U of Oregon- Rejected

I didn't apply to GW (I went there for undergrad though!) but I saw multiple people on grad cafe posting about GW sending out notices

[playingmindgames4ever]

On 12/22/2024 at 7:57 AM, rikamayazz said:

It genuinely surprised me that the forum was so quiet. It has been around three years since I visited this forum, and it was usually very noisy during the application period. I applied to 6 Clinical and 1 Counseling. I did not apply for any PsyD because I am a potential student with limited funding (only enough to cushion fees for a PhD program). I wanted to apply more, but the heartbreak of last year's application to 12 universities and getting no invites at all was too much to handle.

- UT Southwestern (Rejected)

- Texas Tech

- West Virginia

- Missouri Kansas City (Rejected)

- Auburn

- SIU Carbondale

- South Mississippi

 

As you can see, I have already obtained two rejection emails.

I saw from a forum post in the past (I forgot which specific forum) that most universities invite their students before Christmas. So, if you did not receive anything before Christmas, it is pretty safe to say that you will not receive anything from the university. I would appreciate it if someone could confirm the veracity of this statement. I am asking this forum to confirm the previous statement because one university invited me for an open-day interview in February. However, it definitely made me extremely nervous and anxious because my fate solely depended on the interviewers at this particular university. It is always nice to have something to hope for regarding the other universities' results.

I received a full-day interview invitation from Case Western on January 9th a couple of years ago and was wait listed (sadly, I didn't get in). The conventional wisdom I've absorbed is that any time in the month of January is fair game for an interview invitation to be sent. Also, a friend of mine just received a full day interview invitation from University of South Dakota sometime last week. So, there is hope!

[pickleball]

Did anyone apply to NYU?? Has anyone heard back?