Incidentally -- to put the Consortium's 17% acceptance rate (51/300) in context, APA data show an admissions rate of 35-39% in 2010-2011 across all clinical PsyD programs.
www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/about/research/2006-2010-report.pdf
www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/about/.../2011-doctoral-summary.pdf
It still doesn't make sense to me why anyone with options would go to a program that costs 300K with living expenses. If your options are CSPP vs. PAU--I completely get why someone would pick PAU. The PsyD program's outcomes are def. better than any other professional school in CA (but not outside of CA).
It also makes sense to me that students from this program would be motivated to improve the reputation of the program by posting on this forum. Unfortunately, whenever this program comes up in conversation with other psychologists/supervisors, they always mention the hefty price tag first and still view it as a professional school.
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