Hola.
In applying to Clinical PhD programs, I'm curious how likely it might be to gain admission without any prior research experience.
My goal is clinical work but I certainly recognize the necessity of a strong research orientation within the field. I look forward to the opportunity to take part in research (ideally related to schizophrenia/schizoaffective/bipolar) as part of my clinical training. I'd prefer a PhD over a PsyD. However as a career-changer I don't have time or money to spend pursuing research pre- graduate school - I need to keep working my day-job (in a tangentially-related field.) I've had my BA in an unrelated field for 10+ years. I'm 4.0 in the psych post-bacc program I'm about to finish, have tons of solid volunteering experience on crisis lines and whatnot, and my GRE's are very strong. My letters of rec. and writing samples will be able to speak to my capacity to undertake research but still - what should I do? Is there a way to gain admission to a (funded) PhD program without prior research experience? Should I even bother applying?
I wouldn't mind a PsyD, except that [all the reasons previously mentioned somewhere on this board.]
Any insight would be much appreciated.
In applying to Clinical PhD programs, I'm curious how likely it might be to gain admission without any prior research experience.
My goal is clinical work but I certainly recognize the necessity of a strong research orientation within the field. I look forward to the opportunity to take part in research (ideally related to schizophrenia/schizoaffective/bipolar) as part of my clinical training. I'd prefer a PhD over a PsyD. However as a career-changer I don't have time or money to spend pursuing research pre- graduate school - I need to keep working my day-job (in a tangentially-related field.) I've had my BA in an unrelated field for 10+ years. I'm 4.0 in the psych post-bacc program I'm about to finish, have tons of solid volunteering experience on crisis lines and whatnot, and my GRE's are very strong. My letters of rec. and writing samples will be able to speak to my capacity to undertake research but still - what should I do? Is there a way to gain admission to a (funded) PhD program without prior research experience? Should I even bother applying?
I wouldn't mind a PsyD, except that [all the reasons previously mentioned somewhere on this board.]
Any insight would be much appreciated.