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Hello Everyone,
I'm new to this site and I'm really excited to know any insight or info you all might have!
Well pretty much, I know I want to get into a Psyd for Clinical Psych program...but am nervous if I have the chances.
If you don't mind i'll give a brief synopsis of my resume and any advice on how to improve my chances would be great!
The killer is my undergrad GPA..
--I graduated from UC Riverside with a 2.3 in film and media
--Took prereqs for Psych at a community college
--Graduating this summer from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a 3.8 GPA --it's the campus in LA, California
--Started the first ever newsletter at our campus and was the Editor In-Chief for one year
--Have T.A. experience for one year in classes: psychopathology, child abuse and domestic violence
--Did practicum work and accumulated 750 hours at a counseling center for anxiety and depression
--Volunteered and worked in Lima, Peru for 3 weeks with mentally and physically challenged kids
--Volunteered in New Delhi, India for one month with women in poverty who don't know their rights
--Worked in Sydney, Australia for 6 months with aborigional kids who suffered from low self esteem and had abusive homes
--Now I'm planning to move to Sydney for one year and get some more work experience abroad.
I want to apply for the Fall 2012 so that I can use this one year to build more experience and improve areas that are lacking to increase my chances for a PsyD program.
--I have to still take the Gre's and I do have 3 letter of reccomendations,
1. from the chair of our department
2. from the dean of academic affairs
3. Supervisor from Sydney, Australia
Okay.. Sorry for it being so long.. but I just want to get real sound advice on my chances and what I can do to improve!! I'm just really scared because of my undergraduate GPA!
I do believe in a more integrated approach rather than sticking to one theory. I do relate well to CBT and Psychoanalysis.
My top two choices as of now are: Yeshiva University and Rutgers University. From what Ive heard and seen, GWU is too psychodynamic and barely has any CBT!
Thanks everyone for their help!!
I'm new to this site and I'm really excited to know any insight or info you all might have!
Well pretty much, I know I want to get into a Psyd for Clinical Psych program...but am nervous if I have the chances.
If you don't mind i'll give a brief synopsis of my resume and any advice on how to improve my chances would be great!
The killer is my undergrad GPA..
--I graduated from UC Riverside with a 2.3 in film and media
--Took prereqs for Psych at a community college
--Graduating this summer from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a 3.8 GPA --it's the campus in LA, California
--Started the first ever newsletter at our campus and was the Editor In-Chief for one year
--Have T.A. experience for one year in classes: psychopathology, child abuse and domestic violence
--Did practicum work and accumulated 750 hours at a counseling center for anxiety and depression
--Volunteered and worked in Lima, Peru for 3 weeks with mentally and physically challenged kids
--Volunteered in New Delhi, India for one month with women in poverty who don't know their rights
--Worked in Sydney, Australia for 6 months with aborigional kids who suffered from low self esteem and had abusive homes
--Now I'm planning to move to Sydney for one year and get some more work experience abroad.
I want to apply for the Fall 2012 so that I can use this one year to build more experience and improve areas that are lacking to increase my chances for a PsyD program.
--I have to still take the Gre's and I do have 3 letter of reccomendations,
1. from the chair of our department
2. from the dean of academic affairs
3. Supervisor from Sydney, Australia
Okay.. Sorry for it being so long.. but I just want to get real sound advice on my chances and what I can do to improve!! I'm just really scared because of my undergraduate GPA!
I do believe in a more integrated approach rather than sticking to one theory. I do relate well to CBT and Psychoanalysis.
My top two choices as of now are: Yeshiva University and Rutgers University. From what Ive heard and seen, GWU is too psychodynamic and barely has any CBT!
Thanks everyone for their help!!