graduate school

I am currently a psychology undergrad. I plan to apply for my masters before medical school. However, I am still thinking about whether I should go for a masters in social work or psychology. My goal is to specialize in psychiatry...I don't know if that influences either choice. What is more...

MPR123 New Hi anyone familiar with LLU and the area? I got accepted and want to know the living expenses and how are students paying for the program?

Hello everyone. As I am preparing to graduate from New York University, I have decided to apply for a master’s degree before I fully commit to a Ph.D. I will only be applying to one program and that’s the experimental psychology program at CUNY Brooklyn College. I will be using the master’s...

Hi all, I as wondering how competitive masters programs are. I know you have to meet basic graduate standards with good recommendations and so forth. However unlike medical schools they dont publish average gpa and mcat of entering students. Perhaps take a Brown or Georgetown, is it crazy...

Hey everyone So, I'm currently an undergraduate in a Communicative Disorders and Sciences program applying for grad school. I have a problem and that is that I don't have a lot of experience outside of school that are SLP-related. I originally was going towards a degree in Accounting, but...

Hello, So I am senior in college and will be graduating in May 2017. I'm a Biochemistry major with a 3.59 GPA. I have done three summers of research; two at Vanderbilt University working in a biology lab studying breast cancer and one at Rutgers doing public health related research studying...

Hi there! I am applying to the only 3 audiology schools in my state. I want to hopefully pay in state tuition. Should I apply to a few more out of state just to look more competitive/ make my chances greater? How many is TOO many and how many is NOT ENOUGH? THANK YOU!!!!

Please advise me - especially current medical students at top 25 schools My undergraduate gpa at University of Chicago was 3.7/4.0 and I was a National Rhodes Scholar Finalist (triple major - social sciences) Graduate gpa @ public health school (think Yale) was 2.6/4.0... I got ill throughout...

I'm considering an MSc in Counselling Psychology program in the United Kingdom, specifically at the University of Keele. My current goal is to be a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in the state of North Carolina. NC's LPCA requirements are pretty clear and it'd be easy for me to verify...

First off I do apologize on this being a "first post" on a new account. I'm actually a regular member on here, but I chose to use a new account for anonymity as I'm going through a pretty difficult time in my life and didn't want to post under my regular username. I hope you understand. So I...

Hi! New to this website. First, let me introduce myself- I recently graduated from College this past May with a Bachelors in Psychology. I'm currently taking this year off to get some experience in clinical setting and apply to graduate programs in clinical psychology. I'm really interested in...

If I'm applying MD/PhD for the upcoming cycle, should I contact potential thesis advisors like I would do for normal graduate school admissions? If so when?

I am a junior majoring in Economics right now. I plan to do med schools, but besides all med school pre-req, I don't know anything deeper about health science. I did shadowings, volunteering and also engage in research at my school yet I still feel like unsecured to apply for med school in the...

So I am currently completing my Bachelor in BioChemistry, and I have no idea what to do once I graduate. I am definitely considering going to graduate school, because there is not many good jobs just with a Bachelor's alone. I am thinking about pharmacy, I just will have to take a couple extra...

New member here, sorry if this has already been posted/answered. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was a requirement for Graduate School/ SMPs that an applicant had to already complete the MCAT? I have been seeing a few schools that require a MCAT score, but I was under the impression that...

I'm a senior undergrad, I was suppose to graduate May 2016 but my grades and not enough course hours are holding me till December)who has always been academically driven and and focused student,but things changed when I got into college, I'm not a partier, I'm not even very social other than in...

Hello there, I am currently finishing up my junior year in undergrad. My degree is in Communication Sciences and Disorders and I am going to apply for an Au.D. My question is for people who are currently looking for jobs in Audiology and/or professionals who are already employed. What are...

I am currently an undergrad student studying biology and I am trying to figure out what my next step will be. I am interested in epidemiology and thats the route I want to go, but I want more clarification on the MPH and PhD differences. Primarily career duties. Is one more hands on than the...

Hello everyone! I'm in one of the most confusing times in my life and I need some honest opinions. I'm going to dive right in: I applied this cycle to medical school in the states and to 2 Caribbean schools (Ross and SGU). I am graduating with a 3.1 GPA, have a lower science GPA (not really sure...

help, please! I'm trying to narrow down my PsyD program choices before the April 15th deadline and I thought I would get the opinion of you internet experts who may have some light to shine on what I beleive is my ideal program... I am really leaning towards Fuller Theological Seminary's PsyD...

I've been accepted into my two top choice programs and desperately need help choosing between earning my Psy.D. at Fuller Theological Seminary or Stanford's PGSP Consortium. Fuller's faith-based program is not a deciding factor, and I much prefer the location of Fuller in Pasadena than...

Please help, my alternatives may not be reachable anymore. Long story short, I didn't know dental schools combined ALL undergrad science grades (including retaken courses), so while my overall science GPA is a 3.2 (I know, too low to apply to dental school), my recalculated science GPA is around...

Hello, I just got an interview for EWU masters of OT program. I was wondering if anyone had any tips? Questions they might ask? What to wear? Thanks!

Hey guys, So I am currently enrolled in a masters program and I plan on applying to Dental School this upcoming cycle. I wanted to know if I should get a committee letter from me undergrad school, or try to get LOR from my professors here at grad school (It's pretty hard considering almost all...

Hi, I want to specifically become someone who counsels cancer patients only and helps them get through their day and help emotionally. I want to get a PhD though. With what I want to do, is counseling or clinical PhD graduate programs better? thank you.

Hello everyone, Some background first: I am undergraduate going through the graduate school application process. I would ideally like to obtain a PhD in clinical psychology (with an emphasis in clinical neuropsychology) and then pursue a faculty position in clinical neuropsychology. I have been...

Hey everyone! For anyone who knows anything on applying out of state to different schools, is there anything special that needs to be done? I'm a resident of Indiana, but most of the schools I'm looking at are out of state. A person at my school said I need to check on transfer equivalents. Is...

So I just received my GRE scores: Verbal = 157, Quant = 149, and Written = 4.5 The schools I am looking at ask for a 300 combined or at least 150 on both portions. I truly hate studying for standardized tests and I know that schools look at everything, so should I attempt another taking of the...

Hi, I'm new to SDN so please bare with me, but I have a few questions regarding the intensity of Phd programs in Counseling Psychology and a seemingly unrelated, but related, question about commuting to grad school for that program. I'll be graduating with a BS in Psychology fall of 2016 and I...

I am an almost graduated senior with a bs in biology and psychology trying to decide between medical school for psychiatry (possibly child and adolescent) or grad school for clinical psychology. If grad school, I would prefer the psyD route since I'm more interested in clinical practice than...

So I am interested in anesthesiology. There are a few paths I can take and I would love to hear some opinions on which you guys think is best. I will finish with my undergrad degree in biology/chemistry in one year. After I take the MCAT, these are my options: 1)Apply to medical school...

Hi, I am a junior at a top state school hoping to become both a school psychologist and a licensed psychologist. I know there are a few programs in the tri-state area that are either PsyD specializing in school psychology or PhD in school psychology. Because you ultimately become a school...

Hello, I came to this forum to see if anyone can provide assistance with the situation I am in. I am a 2014 graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences. I graduated with a GPA of 2.94 and a regretfully say I have no research experience, but I have shadowed an orthopedic surgeon...

I am currently thinking about going to get my PhD in epidemiology, but I was wondering whether there are any good programs that accept students without a relevant masters degree. STATS Undergrad: BA in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at a ranked private liberal arts college Undergrad GPA...

Hi Everyone! As I'm no longer in undergrad and now have pursued a graduate degree - I'm now considered a non-traditional student - YAY! ;) With that said, I'm curious to know how many of you are in the same boat? And perhaps (those of you already in vet school) know roughly how many students...

Story time: I went to community college, got a 3.5. Meh. Then I went to a four year, which was a science/research based school and got a 3.9 there. I messed up on the old MCAT and got a 28 and got straight off the board rejected from all schools (and I applied to a **** ton), but did have a...