PhD/PsyD School help!

[franesanchez00]

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Desperately wanting to major in psychology, I want to be a therapist. I'm having some dilemmas in figuring out specifics and I'm looking for some help. Difference in Ph.D and Psy.D?? Also, I don't come from a wealthy family so cost of school does matter but I'd like to get the best education possible in California. Thanks

 

[erg923]

Desperately wanting to major in psychology, I want to be a therapist. I'm having some dilemmas in figuring out specifics and I'm looking for some help. Difference in Ph.D and Psy.D?? Also, I don't come from a wealthy family so cost of school does matter but I'd like to get the best education possible in California. Thanks

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[AcronymAllergy]

What erg said--many of your questions have been answered on the forum before, and searching prior posts (and the stickied threads at the top of the main forum list) would be a great place to start.

Additionally, I'll go ahead and say it now--if you are truly dead-set on staying in CA for the entirety of your training, a doctoral degree in psychology has a high probability of being a brutal slog, and more likely than not you'll end up needing to make a variety of compromises (e.g., the quality of your grad program and internship training).