nervous about starting psy d program this fall...any tips?

[ceeceeroni]

Hello!

I have been admitted to Psy D program in school psychology starting this fall and I am extremely nervous about it! 

How should I prepare myself? :-( 

Is there anyone with some tips? 

 

Also do programs notify their admitted students with a list of other students who will be joining with them?

I would like to know who else is in the program yet have no idea how to find it out 

Thank you! 

[clinicalpsychphd20]

I wouldn't stress too much, and RELAX while you have the time! Seriously, this is the best thing you can do now.

 

But if you really want to prepare, I suggest Learning Statistics with SPSS. If you are doing research and will be using SPSS, this book is absolutely great.

[wzhenlan]

I wouldn't stress too much, and RELAX while you have the time! Seriously, this is the best thing you can do now.

 

But if you really want to prepare, I suggest Learning Statistics with SPSS. If you are doing research and will be using SPSS, this book is absolutely great.

Any books recommended?

[MakeYourself]

 

But if you really want to prepare, I suggest Learning Statistics with SPSS. If you are doing research and will be using SPSS, this book is absolutely great.

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure you don't do research in a Psy D program.

[BeingThere]

I just picked up Robert Peters' book, "Getting What You Came For".  It's geared toward MA and PhD students, but perhaps there is a book or two out there that talks about what it's like to go through a PsyD program.  I found reading this book helpful and I feel a bit more prepared as far as what to expect during my program (PhD).

 

The other day I got an email from the grad admissions coordinator asking us incoming students if we wanted contact info for our cohort.  Perhaps you can ask the grad admissions coordinator at your program whether such info will be available.  I'm sure it varies by school, so you should ask if you want it.

 

Another thing my school has done is set up a website portal for specifically for grad students.  It has a lot of useful information about the university and services offered as well as upcoming events, a link to email, etc.  Going through this information has helped me to feel more prepared and less nervous.

 

For me, preparation and information is the best anecdote to nerves. 

 

Good luck to you.  I'm betting every single incoming grad student feels the way you are feeling.

[clinicalpsychphd20]

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure you don't do research in a Psy D program.

 

Oops, sorry, I totally missed that this was a PsyD program and not a PhD one when I gave that recommendation. Sorry!

 

 

I just picked up Robert Peters' book, "Getting What You Came For".  It's geared toward MA and PhD students, but perhaps there is a book or two out there that talks about what it's like to go through a PsyD program.  I found reading this book helpful and I feel a bit more prepared as far as what to expect during my program (PhD).

 

The other day I got an email from the grad admissions coordinator asking us incoming students if we wanted contact info for our cohort.  Perhaps you can ask the grad admissions coordinator at your program whether such info will be available.  I'm sure it varies by school, so you should ask if you want it.

 

Another thing my school has done is set up a website portal for specifically for grad students.  It has a lot of useful information about the university and services offered as well as upcoming events, a link to email, etc.  Going through this information has helped me to feel more prepared and less nervous.

 

For me, preparation and information is the best anecdote to nerves. 

 

Good luck to you.  I'm betting every single incoming grad student feels the way you are feeling.

 

I loved getting what you came for as well. 

[juilletmercredi]

PsyD students do do some research, and they usually have to write a dissertation.  Besides, statistics with SPSS is just a useful skill to have anyway.  I recommend the SPSS Survival Manual and Discovering Statistics Using SPSS.

 

Getting What You Came For is a really great book.  A lot won't be applicable to a PsyD student, but some will be.

[Cog-Neuro Guy]

Psy.D. student do research. Your dissertation or doctoral project (depends on the program) will require you to be savvy in SPSS and constructing a research project whether it be original or meta-analysis. Also, several programs do provide and encourage students do independent research. The same could be said about several Ph.D. programs that are relaxed in their research component.