Is there any situation in which attending a PsyD program makes more sense than attending a fully-funded Clinical PhD program? Or is the general consensus that it always makes less sense. Thanks!
It’s worth clarifying what for profit means; I think a lot of people who ask qs on the board misunderstand this.That is like asking to defend going to a DO school instead of an MD school. There may have been some differences in the past, but those differences are quickly disappearing.
The real difference is in for profit schools. There are both PsyD and PhD for profit programs. However, the for profit schools tend to offer PsyDs more often. That happens with DO schools too.
It is wise to avoid for profit schools.
Wasn't the NFL a nonprofit until relatively recently?It’s worth clarifying what for profit means; I think a lot of people who ask qs on the board misunderstand this.
Lots of terrible schools are 501c3s. It seems like “but it’s a nonprofit!” comes up fairly often in those threads. Not-for-profit is a legal distinction that doesn’t have any practical meaning for folks applying, and it definitely doesn’t mean that the people running it aren’t making money.
I didn’t really understand what was required to get into the fully funded programs and so I chose the program which accepted me. Cost a lot more so that was the biggest drawback. The training I received at my specific program from some amazing psychologists was excellent so I don’t have any regrets. If I had known better, I might have put more effort into getting some research experience and applied another year later. I am just glad that I stayed away from the large cohort diploma mill type programs or even worse, non APA-accredited programs. At least I knew enough to avoid that.Is there any situation in which attending a PsyD program makes more sense than attending a fully-funded Clinical PhD program? Or is the general consensus that it always makes less sense. Thanks!
I didn’t really understand what was required to get into the fully funded programs and so I chose the program which accepted me.