Greetings all. Just discovered this site, read through many of the threads and found some great information.
Here is my situation: I am a senior in psychology and I will have my bachelor's this fall. My degree is online from the University of LA at Monroe. I plan to apply to several counseling (and probably Clinical) psychology PhD programs in Dec/Jan. I know that research experience is HIGHLY valued and sadly I have none yet. I have emailed three professors at a local university in Chattanooga but have recieved no replies yet.
Here is the one I just sent today. Feedback and not-to-harsh criticism is welcome.
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Dr. Johnson,
I am a senior in psychology at ULM, completing my bachelor's degree this fall online. I live in the Chattanooga are and I am planning to apply to a PhD program in Counseling psychology. I am looking for an opportunity to gain research experience which will help make my application more competitive, as well as giving me insight into graduate research. I am willing to do any part of the research which I may be qualified for. I can perform data entry, PychInfo article searing, conducting classroom surveys or experiements, etc. I have a very flexible schedule this fall and a large amount of time to commit to this. I believe we have mutual interests in Counseling Psychology and Sports Psychology. I was particularly interested in your interest in athletes and doping. I am a avid marathoner and also used to follow the Tour de France when I was an amateur cyclist. I read Lance Armstrong's War which discusses the doping controversy prevalent within pro cycling.
I would be happy to provide a resume of my work experience and provide some academic references from ULM.
Please let me know if you wish to discuss this further.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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I emailed a professor at my university asking for guidance and he had no useful advice. (He even said that undergrads on campus rarely get research experience at ULM).
I'm looking for any suggestions on how to gain this experience. I'm even willing to commute ~2 hours to Knoxville,Atlanta,Nashville a few times per week. I appreciate any information or direction.
Here is my situation: I am a senior in psychology and I will have my bachelor's this fall. My degree is online from the University of LA at Monroe. I plan to apply to several counseling (and probably Clinical) psychology PhD programs in Dec/Jan. I know that research experience is HIGHLY valued and sadly I have none yet. I have emailed three professors at a local university in Chattanooga but have recieved no replies yet.
Here is the one I just sent today. Feedback and not-to-harsh criticism is welcome.
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Dr. Johnson,
I am a senior in psychology at ULM, completing my bachelor's degree this fall online. I live in the Chattanooga are and I am planning to apply to a PhD program in Counseling psychology. I am looking for an opportunity to gain research experience which will help make my application more competitive, as well as giving me insight into graduate research. I am willing to do any part of the research which I may be qualified for. I can perform data entry, PychInfo article searing, conducting classroom surveys or experiements, etc. I have a very flexible schedule this fall and a large amount of time to commit to this. I believe we have mutual interests in Counseling Psychology and Sports Psychology. I was particularly interested in your interest in athletes and doping. I am a avid marathoner and also used to follow the Tour de France when I was an amateur cyclist. I read Lance Armstrong's War which discusses the doping controversy prevalent within pro cycling.
I would be happy to provide a resume of my work experience and provide some academic references from ULM.
Please let me know if you wish to discuss this further.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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I emailed a professor at my university asking for guidance and he had no useful advice. (He even said that undergrads on campus rarely get research experience at ULM).
I'm looking for any suggestions on how to gain this experience. I'm even willing to commute ~2 hours to Knoxville,Atlanta,Nashville a few times per week. I appreciate any information or direction.