TStarr2705
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Thank you in advance for answering my questions! I wanted to give a little background about my situation to see my best chances for furthering my education: I am in my 30's and have a large gap in education at two separate community colleges. I took a break for financial reasons to pursue a career in hospitality after the '08 crisis. That being said, my GPA is around 3.4 and I just completed my first semester at a university I transferred into with a 4.0 and was a part of research lab. Next semester, I am working in two research labs, taking 15 units, and volunteering remotely. I am interested in the neuropsychology route. From what I have gathered, it is perfect for someone who enjoys neuroscience but wants hands-on clinical engagement with others. I do not have any interest in being a researcher as a career, so I am not going the neuroscience route, although it is fascinating. That being said, my questions are:
1. For someone in my situation who is not attending the most prestigious school (Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley), nor has the highest GPA, would I be ineligible for funding for a Ph.D. or are my chances pretty slim?
2. If ineligible, would a PsyD be a better route if the cost is near the same? - I am not interested in being a professor.
3. I have searched salaries for neuropsychologists and the estimates seem to be pretty high here for California. I assume the highest salary exists for someone who has been in the field for quite a while. I have seen an estimate from ($150k-$356k) For anyone who has gone this route, is the debt from education even worth it? I want to choose a career that I love, but one that does not make me feel underwater for the rest of my life with debt and a salary that doesn't help me get out of it. I just want to see if it is manageable.
Thank you for your time.
1. For someone in my situation who is not attending the most prestigious school (Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley), nor has the highest GPA, would I be ineligible for funding for a Ph.D. or are my chances pretty slim?
2. If ineligible, would a PsyD be a better route if the cost is near the same? - I am not interested in being a professor.
3. I have searched salaries for neuropsychologists and the estimates seem to be pretty high here for California. I assume the highest salary exists for someone who has been in the field for quite a while. I have seen an estimate from ($150k-$356k) For anyone who has gone this route, is the debt from education even worth it? I want to choose a career that I love, but one that does not make me feel underwater for the rest of my life with debt and a salary that doesn't help me get out of it. I just want to see if it is manageable.
Thank you for your time.