California campuses for counseling

[INDIA2010]

Hi

Hope you all having nice (I know hard time) settings up for the admission process. I have some questions , would love if some one can broadly explain .


-Campuses/colleges( not private)/universities providing masters and PhD in counseling psychology .

- I heard California campuses are difficult to get in for various reasons is it so , i yes , then why .

- States / Places/Cities ( near California) for counseling psychology courses

In short am looking forward to join counseling course in or near to California

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[GreenPsych]

If you only consider Counseling Psychology PhDs:

Arizona State University (PhD)
Brigham Young University (PhD)
New Mexico State University (PhD)
University of Oregon (PhD)
University of Utah (PhD)
Washington State University (PhD)
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Clinical Psychology PhDs:
University of Arizona (PhD)
Arizona State University (PhD)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
University of Oregon (PhD)
San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego (PhD)
University of Southern California (PhD)
University of Utah (PhD)
University of Washington (PhD)
Washington State University (PhD)

There is a lot of diversity in the above listed programs as far as how competitive etc. Also you limitation of public institution took out a lot of schools that are less competitive in the California area.

 

[KillerDiller]

Are you singling out public schools because you are worried about cost? If the program is funded, it doesn't matter whether the institution is private or public, you can still go without paying anything. A better distinction would be funded vs. non-funded.

 

[GreenPsych]

Are you singling out public schools because you are worried about cost? If the program is funded, it doesn't matter whether the institution is private or public, you can still go without paying anything. A better distinction would be funded vs. non-funded.

Agreed.

 

[cara susanna]

California's difficult to get into because it's competitive. Everyone wants to live there. Also, the state is having financial problems so a lot of programs are having their funding cut.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

I was a psych student at a Cal State campus, and one the professors/program directors told us that the school has never, since 1970, placed any of their top BA/MA graduates into a UC clinical PhD program. She told those students seeking a clinical Phd program to look elsewhere out of state. So, if top CA students from the Cal State system have a more than difficult time getting into a UC program, I could only imagine how difficult it would be for an out-of-state person to get into one. As someone said before, this is CA and everyone and their dog wants to live here. I also think that UC system has something against the Cal State system, as if their rivals. Perhaps they only like taking in their own kind, those from the UC system. Hopefully, you'll have a better chance if you come from a top out-of-state school. 👍

 

[erg923]

Th above demonstrates a poor understanding of graduate education admissions in psychology. This is not undergrad-Being out of state has absolutely no bearing on admissions decisions for clinical ph.d programs. Most students in a clinical ph.d program are not from that state.

 

[GreenPsych]

I was a psych student at a Cal State campus, and one the professors/program directors told us that the school has never, since 1970, placed any of their top BA/MA graduates into a UC clinical PhD program. She told those students seeking a clinical Phd program to look elsewhere out of state. So, if top CA students from the Cal State system have a more than difficult time getting into a UC program, I could only imagine how difficult it would be for an out-of-state person to get into one. As someone said before, this is CA and everyone and their dog wants to live here. I also think that UC system has something against the Cal State system, as if their rivals. Perhaps they only like taking in their own kind, those from the UC system. Hopefully, you'll have a better chance if you come from a top out-of-state school. 👍

My dog and my family have zero interest in living in CA... perhaps that is because my wife and I grew up there?