Shannon2022
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So I’m a senior at Kent State majoring in psychology and a minor in human sexuality. My gpa is 3.8
I’m applying to Psy.D and maybe some PhD programs. In clinical and counseling psychology (but preference for counseling psych)
Important parts of program are ones with training in biological aspects of mental health and a strong social justice emphasis
I’ve worked in a social psych lab (though during covid virtual) and will be in 3 labs ish next semester 2 being clinical.
I’ll be helping at a virtual summer camp this summer.
Not sure how competitive I am.
my main goal is to provide therapy, advocacy, and assessments are
something I’m interested in.
Cost of attendance is not a huge barrier for me though programs that are 60k a semester I’d like to avoid.
areas of psychology I’m interested in,
Neuro possibly
Health
Rehabilitation
Women’s health
Geriatric (but want to work with all ages)
Primary care
sex therapy/gender affirming care
Things I’d be worried about with masters:
-Salary
-I think Psy.D and PhD programs give a lot more training time.
-I like the biological aspect and find it important and feel the LPC or MSW don’t as much.
-Market seems a bit saturated with masters level clinicians.
things worried about with Psy.D and phD
-commitment though I feel I’d feel more confident about my abilities after a Psy.D or PhD program.
- competitiveness And not a stats person but am open to a dissertation neutral really.
thoughts? I’ll probably apply to mostly Psy.D and phD with some MAs and MSWs
my top choices are Chatham, widener, and point park.
I’m applying to Psy.D and maybe some PhD programs. In clinical and counseling psychology (but preference for counseling psych)
Important parts of program are ones with training in biological aspects of mental health and a strong social justice emphasis
I’ve worked in a social psych lab (though during covid virtual) and will be in 3 labs ish next semester 2 being clinical.
I’ll be helping at a virtual summer camp this summer.
Not sure how competitive I am.
my main goal is to provide therapy, advocacy, and assessments are
something I’m interested in.
Cost of attendance is not a huge barrier for me though programs that are 60k a semester I’d like to avoid.
areas of psychology I’m interested in,
Neuro possibly
Health
Rehabilitation
Women’s health
Geriatric (but want to work with all ages)
Primary care
sex therapy/gender affirming care
Things I’d be worried about with masters:
-Salary
-I think Psy.D and PhD programs give a lot more training time.
-I like the biological aspect and find it important and feel the LPC or MSW don’t as much.
-Market seems a bit saturated with masters level clinicians.
things worried about with Psy.D and phD
-commitment though I feel I’d feel more confident about my abilities after a Psy.D or PhD program.
- competitiveness And not a stats person but am open to a dissertation neutral really.
thoughts? I’ll probably apply to mostly Psy.D and phD with some MAs and MSWs
my top choices are Chatham, widener, and point park.