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So my wife is interested in a degree in Psychology, with the goal of being clinically focused and opening up a practice/organization that serves individuals from a specific background.
She has a Ph.D. in a relatively unrelated field from a University well-known in that field and has been working on and off in that career for ~5yrs. She has an undergrad GPA of ~3.8 in a major that was sort of a mix between Psych/Cognition and CS, and her GRE, which she took more as a formality after not studying, wasn't impressive and was around 1200-1250.
I believe her courses fulfill most of the pre-reqs for a Ph.D./Psy.D. program, but she'll have to retake the GRE (old score), take the Psych subject test GRE, and will probably have to take a couple courses in Psych to get LORs (her last undergrad psych courses were something like 10yrs ago).
She's interested in primarily clinical psych with less emphasis on the academic side, and she'd like a relatively quicker (within reason) path given her being a career-changer. Given that, a PsyD program seems to be preferable, but cost is an issue, as I am currently in a relatively costly professional program right now, and she doesn't want to take out a lot of loans if she can avoid it.
I'm posting mainly to get some advice. Are there programs she should avoid (I see negative posts about Argosy)? Are there funded Ph.D. programs that are more clinical vs. academic that she should aim for? And if so are any closer to 4 years as opposed to 5/6? Does her plan make sense (taking the GRE, courses, etc), and if so, does it matter where she takes those courses (e.g. university, state-school, community college, etc. - cost is an isssue)? What kind of GRE scores should she be aiming for? Will programs look down at her for being a career-changer or having a previous Ph.D. in another area? Is there something else she should work on that I'm missing?
I really appreciate any help or advice anyone here has to offer. SDN was extraordinarily valuable for me in applying, so I figured it could help her out as well. I'm also sorry if any of these questions are basic or obvious.
She has a Ph.D. in a relatively unrelated field from a University well-known in that field and has been working on and off in that career for ~5yrs. She has an undergrad GPA of ~3.8 in a major that was sort of a mix between Psych/Cognition and CS, and her GRE, which she took more as a formality after not studying, wasn't impressive and was around 1200-1250.
I believe her courses fulfill most of the pre-reqs for a Ph.D./Psy.D. program, but she'll have to retake the GRE (old score), take the Psych subject test GRE, and will probably have to take a couple courses in Psych to get LORs (her last undergrad psych courses were something like 10yrs ago).
She's interested in primarily clinical psych with less emphasis on the academic side, and she'd like a relatively quicker (within reason) path given her being a career-changer. Given that, a PsyD program seems to be preferable, but cost is an issue, as I am currently in a relatively costly professional program right now, and she doesn't want to take out a lot of loans if she can avoid it.
I'm posting mainly to get some advice. Are there programs she should avoid (I see negative posts about Argosy)? Are there funded Ph.D. programs that are more clinical vs. academic that she should aim for? And if so are any closer to 4 years as opposed to 5/6? Does her plan make sense (taking the GRE, courses, etc), and if so, does it matter where she takes those courses (e.g. university, state-school, community college, etc. - cost is an isssue)? What kind of GRE scores should she be aiming for? Will programs look down at her for being a career-changer or having a previous Ph.D. in another area? Is there something else she should work on that I'm missing?
I really appreciate any help or advice anyone here has to offer. SDN was extraordinarily valuable for me in applying, so I figured it could help her out as well. I'm also sorry if any of these questions are basic or obvious.