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Hey there,
I guess I have a bit of background and then some questions.
I am 26 years old and finishing up my BA in Psychology.
I have taken the GRE once (V: 162 Q: 163 AW:4.5) but I am scheduled to take it again in a few weeks.
My GPA at my current institution is 3.8, but cumulatively (with a horrendous first 2 years at community college 3.24, but I plan on earning As for the duration of my enrollment).
I work at a suicide hotline and am in a research lab where we research motivation and emotion in people with schizophrenia.
I would like a Clinical PsyD and I am looking into the programs at PGSP-Stanford and Rutgers.
Doing a bit of reading here I see a favoritism towards Pepperdine over PGSP (based on funding, but those posts were from 2011), but Pepperdine requires you to have your MA before applying to the PsyD program.
I would eventually like to have a child or two and I feel like if I pursue a MA before a doctorate, the window where my eggs are viable will disappear before I'm finished.
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I am curious about my chances, and also about recommendations..
I would like to work with inmates who have just been released and need help adjusting to the world.
I also would like to work with high achieving girls who have been deemed "bad" and act out because they feel invisible.
I know these are two completely opposite populations, so I am interested in any feedback you might have about all of this.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I hope I don't seem unprofessional or directionless.
I guess I have a bit of background and then some questions.
I am 26 years old and finishing up my BA in Psychology.
I have taken the GRE once (V: 162 Q: 163 AW:4.5) but I am scheduled to take it again in a few weeks.
My GPA at my current institution is 3.8, but cumulatively (with a horrendous first 2 years at community college 3.24, but I plan on earning As for the duration of my enrollment).
I work at a suicide hotline and am in a research lab where we research motivation and emotion in people with schizophrenia.
I would like a Clinical PsyD and I am looking into the programs at PGSP-Stanford and Rutgers.
Doing a bit of reading here I see a favoritism towards Pepperdine over PGSP (based on funding, but those posts were from 2011), but Pepperdine requires you to have your MA before applying to the PsyD program.
I would eventually like to have a child or two and I feel like if I pursue a MA before a doctorate, the window where my eggs are viable will disappear before I'm finished.
--
I am curious about my chances, and also about recommendations..
I would like to work with inmates who have just been released and need help adjusting to the world.
I also would like to work with high achieving girls who have been deemed "bad" and act out because they feel invisible.
I know these are two completely opposite populations, so I am interested in any feedback you might have about all of this.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I hope I don't seem unprofessional or directionless.