No argument here (it's none of my business where anyone goes to school 🙂 ) but just wondering: where are you getting your facts? Considering this is a psychology board, you should probably be backing your facts up with empirical data. As it reads here, looks like you threw in your opinions, which are hardly facts no matter how strongly you believe them to be. For example, I could say this to legitimately support your argument: I read a few studies (which I'm not interested in looking up now, but you could) showing that paraprofessionals (i.e counselors with no formal degrees) get similar client outcomes as professionals (MA's and up) in the therapy room as long as they have decent training and stick to what they know (which ALL should do 🙂 ). Thus, one doesn't need a specific PhD program to be successful with clients. This would have been an argument strengthener as opposed to guesses and such. Also, you could look up what Agrosy alumnus's are doing in careers and point out their successes, perhaps.
For my opinion (not fact 🙂 ), I think the best thing one gets from a PhD school (or even an APA Accred PsyD program) is the ability to read, understand and apply empirical data into their practices. It's one thing to use CBT, for example, another to understand why it works so you can be creative in applying it to fit the individual client's needs. Also, I too am willing to shell out bucks for a quality PsyD program - but I am only applying to APA accred programs because I don't know what state I'll be moving to later in life, and most states won't license you without APA.
All this being said, I wish you luck in your program! You know what's best for you, and thus this fact-v-fiction post is really unnecessary. Who cares what a bunch of strangers in an online chatroom have to say about your life decisions? Go be successful, and then come back and post: Fact- I went to Agrosy and I did great! 🙂
