whats some psychology-related options for someone who been getting 74-77% avg for past 3 years of my university...i am currently advancing into 4th year honors psychology thesis

med sch for goal of psychiatry is a bit far out of reach now...any other options?

Something other than psych. If you are dead set on psych, it will be a long road at best....since you'd probably need to get an MS/MA first (4.0 to show you can do the work), and then at least a couple years of research, again to show you can do the work.

Even with that, not everyone is cut out, and the field is quite competitive. Even people with 3.5's can't get spots.

-t

i am currently thinking of getting some psych books.
i've set my eyes on the APA "Graduate Study in Psychology" 2008 edition that should be coming out aug 15,2007.

i wanna get a GRE:psychology subject test prep book as well, does anyone know a good book to choose?

"Kaplan GRE Exam Subject Test: Psychology, 2007-2008"
"Cracking The Gre Psychology Test, 7th Edition"

which one is better?
its fustrating because both require 4-6weeks shipping from amazon

i am currently thinking of getting some psych books.
i've set my eyes on the APA "Graduate Study in Psychology" 2008 edition that should be coming out aug 15,2007.

i wanna get a GRE:psychology subject test prep book as well, does anyone know a good book to choose?

"Kaplan GRE Exam Subject Test: Psychology, 2007-2008"
"Cracking The Gre Psychology Test, 7th Edition"

which one is better?
its fustrating because both require 4-6weeks shipping from amazon

Maybe an MSW? You don't need that high of a GPA to get into most MSW programs, and the GRE is usually not required. Many PsyD programs don't have very high admission standards.

There's always chiropractic school; you just need two years of college, a pulse, and a checkbook and you're in! :)

Seriously, look into master's programs like MA and MSW, get your GPA up, and then perhaps doctoral programs.

If you have your heart set on med school, the admission standards for osteo med (DO) schools in the US are significantly less than MD (allo) schools. Based on your writing, you're Canadian, so you might want to check osteo med schools in the US. Many require average MCATs, 2.5-3.0 GPA in undergrad, and some don't even require a BS/BA.

Yeah, you just really need to figure out what you want to end up doing. If your end goal is to be a counselor, then MSW is not a bad option. If you still want to get a clinical psychology Ph.D. doing research and therapy, then you may want to find a good masters program first to show you can handle graduate level work. Similarly, you can go into neuroscience or cognition which is perhaps the closest biologically speaking to psychiatry.

However, despite your lower GPA, the fact you are doing an undergraduate thesis does show a lot. even though the field is competitive, you can overcome an average undergraduate GPA with research and in-field experience. Good luck to you! :luck:

I have no advice-- I thought that I was composing a different thread!

I would attempt to make up some of those classes and then be prepared to explain to admission committees how your grades were so low. Show an trend in your current grades that reflect that you can do the work and you still may have a chance. Good Luck.

Jeff

a recently started considering a PhD or MA?S in Psychology. By reading some of the threads I see that a 3.5 GPA isconsidered low??? is this right??

I wouldn't say "low" per se, but it is probably at least the average/low-average of a decent clinical program. Clinical psychology is one of the most competitive doctoral degree programs out there (if not the most competitive). Have a <3.5 won't mean you can't get in anywhere, but the majority of people applying will have at least a 3.5. Applicants for clinical psychology programs are very self selecting, so the 'bar' of comparison is raised much higher.

*edited to add*

Average of course meaning there are some lower GPA people, but I wouldn't think there is a large range of GPAs on the low-end.

-t

hummm.. thanks for thereply
i think i gotta do my research on this ....