pls pls help!

[HPPsych]

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I am a non-traditional student that have been through a lot with respect to school. I finished my bachelors degree in a span of 7 years, originally majoring in pre-medicine, and ended with a major in psych. I did not do so well in my pre-med classes, which is why my overall gpa is a 3.13 and my psych gpa is a 3.15. I am planning to take my gre's soon in the next month or so. I have had a lot of clinical experience, however only 1 research experience with a nephrologist. I have also done 1 year of medical school outside the country, but realized medicine was not for me.

What are my chances of getting into a grad program now? I would like to do clinical psychology, but I realize it is competitive. With my stats, I am not sure if I would be accepted into a clinical psych grad program. So, what would be my other options?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[erg923]

If you're talking about a masters program in clinical psych, I would say if your GRE is strong, you will have a decent chance at many schools.

If your talking about a doctorate:

Professional School Psy.D=Likley (not many people can really advocate this path due to the expense and poor reputations of many of the programs though)

High-quality university based Psy.D= not very likely (depends alot on yout GRE)

Clinical Ph.D=None

 

[HPPsych]

If you're talking about a masters program in clinical psych, I would say if your GRE is strong, you will have a decent chance at many schools.

If your talking about a doctorate:

Professional School Psy.D=Likley (not many people can really advocate this path due to the expense and poor reputations of many of the programs though)

High-quality university based Psy.D= not very likely (depends alot on yout GRE)

Clinical Ph.D=None

When you are saying "poor reputation" professional Psy.D programs, are you referring to those places as non-APA accredited programs?

Thanks for responding!

 

[erg923]

No, Im referring to the "hit and miss" nature of professional school programs in general-many misses and only a few hits. Obviously, non accredited programs (unless new and simply haven't obtained it yet) would be a no-no in pretty much everyones book.

 

[HPPsych]

thanks erg.

anyone else with any other thoughts? i would appreciate it.