I posted before but no one responded
I am wondering how competitive I'd be for clinical PhD programs based on my stats:
Undergrad GPA: 3.41/3.56 psych from a very competitive school (my overall GPA was low due mostly to several semesters of chemistry and calculus, when I thought I wanted to do pre-med)
I am currently getting my MSW (I graduate in May), and my GPA is 3.81
GRE-V: 680, GRE-Q: 650, GRE-A: 5.5 (they are exactly the same scores as my SAT, but it was 4 years ago, so should I retake them?) GRE Psych: 770
Research experience: 2 years in undergrad, honors thesis which was presented at a national conference but not published
Clinical experience: Among a lot of volunteer hotline and other experiences, I am currently interning at an outpatient clinic. I'm doing a DBT internship, so I will have a good background in that and I'm interested in pursuing something related (I'm mainly interested in suicide research)
I know my undergrad research advisor would write me a great recommendation because we are still in contact, and I could get at least 1 strong recommendation from a professor in my master's program, and probably one from my clinical supervisor.
The thing is, I want to apply to programs that are a good fit for me; I definitely want to continue to persue my interest in DBT and I'm very cognitive-behavioral oriented, so I want a program to match that....ideally I would also like a program that has a researcher that specializes in suicide/self-harm, which would be places like Harvard, University of Illinois, University of Washington, etc., but I'm also looking at Boston University, American University and University of Illinois in Chicago....what are my chances like, at this point? I know my undergrad GPA is a little low, but I'm hoping my master's GPA will make up for that? And should I take the GRE again before applying? Please, if anyone has any thoughts, I would really really appreciate it. I don't want to waste my time and money applying if I have no chance...
Thanks in advance!