George Washington University?

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Hi,
I'm interested in GWU mainly because it seems to place almost even attention between clinical and research. I was wondering if anyone knows more about the clinical psych program though, or is a part of it, that could give me more information.

What do you like/dislike about it, advantages/disadvantages, how is the atmosphere, what are the faculty and students like, etc...

Thanks!

 

[roardinosaur]

Well, I'm not in the program, or an expert on programs at all.. but here's my two cents.
It looks like an decent program.. their faculty come from different orientations.. mostly (about half) C-B.. It also looks like they have a lot of good clinical training sites.

On funding:
"...[SIZE=-1]the department is guaranteeing two years of full funding for all incoming students and providing four years of full funding for many incoming students."
I'd try to talk to some students about this.. If you only get funding for two years.. D.C. can be expensive to live in without some financial support.

Anyways, hopefully someone comes along that can better answer your questions!
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[Therapist4Chnge]

When I was looking I considered GW, but I ruled it out based on location. You need to be a city person (and after working in and around DC for a number of years...I was not a fan), and be willing to accept a pretty high cost of living.

According to the APPIC 2000-2006 report, their PsyD placement rate was problematic (61.4%), so that is something to definitely ask about. I'm not sure how much that % is effected by people who only apply to sites in and around DC, which tends to happen to places like DC / NYC / Boston.....so that may be artificially deflating the %.

Being university-based is definitely a plus, as is being in a large city because of access to quality hospitals. (I'm biased, I made good hospital connections a must for my schools)

-t

 

[NYCPsych]

Do you mean their PsyD or PhD program?
The PsyD website provides names & e-mails of current students, if you want to e-mail anyone: http://www.gwu.edu/~psyd/stubio.htm

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Do you mean their PsyD or PhD program?
The PsyD website provides names & e-mails of current students, if you want to e-mail anyone: http://www.gwu.edu/~psyd/stubio.htm

Per the report:

PsyD: 61.4%
PhD: 74%

Of course, take this with a grain of salt, the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 rates may be different, so make sure to ask.

-t

 

[FranniePsy]

The two years of guaranteed funding must be referring to their PhD program. Also the cited diversity in theoretical in orientation. The PsyD program is known to be heavily psychodynamic.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

The PsyD program is known to be heavily psychodynamic.

That was the original reason why I took a hard look at the program.

-t

 

[deleted176373]

When I was looking I considered GW, but I ruled it out based on location. You need to be a city person (and after working in and around DC for a number of years...I was not a fan), and be willing to accept a pretty high cost of living.

-t

I will admit living in the District is not cheap. My 1 bedroom appt is running about $1400 a month on the border of Chevy Chase and the District.

Upsides are that public transportation is decent and parts of the District are actually pretty nice. Traffic sucks so living close to school, while expensive is a big plus. There are a lot of excellent placement opportunities out here.

Mark