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[chiyo_no_hikari]

Just registered me for some GREs.  Buckling down to study my math (for the gen test) and basic psych (for the subject test).

Holy crap, I'm applying to grad schools.  I must now needs go find my goggles and my helmet...the fancy one, with the sparkly purple stripes.

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[hurkon]

Yay grad school! What sort of programs are you applying to?

[chiyo_no_hikari]

Clinical psych, for the places that offer it. For those that don't...well, I'll probably give in and do developmental, if only so that if/when I get through it all, I can continue working on moral development and/or the Naturalizing Moral Systems Project, because it is the luuuuuv of my life.

(I swear, if there existed posters of Lawrence Kohlberg, I'd have one on the back of my door, and it'd be covered in surreptitious lipstick kisses [I love him, even though his system had some major flaws and he only tested it ON MEN], and now I will stop my silly moral dev. fangirl rant!)

[hurkon]

That's so cool! Where do you think you'll be applying?
Oh, guess what my dad doooooooooooooooes. He's a clinical psychologist at IU, which is one of the top clinical programs, although they're all pretty darn hard to get into. (Apparently, harder than med school, he tells me :/)But you're awesome and qualified and I'm sure you'll get in somewhere.
You can contact my dad if you want and use my name as an in - a very good idea especially if you're interested in IU's program. batesj at indiana.edu

[chiyo_no_hikari]

Mostly local, I think. Definitely UCLA, but also UC San Diego and Irvine.

Yeah, IU is one of the top 20 psych programs in the country! I'm not sure I'll apply, since I think I want to stick around home for a while, but I'll keep it in mind (also, I will keep your dad's email in my arsenal!)

In all honesty, I'm slightly terrified. I mean, Vassar's a great school, and I worked hard and did pretty well in all my classes (macroecon aside...), but...I didn't graduate with a 4.0, I'm wasn't valedictorian, and I'm just this little 22-year-old, what the hell do I know about ANYTHING? I'm just having these little fantasies where every single school turns me down with letters that have big type-face going "HA HA HA NO."

I'm pretty sure it's just standard higher learning/uncertain future/self-doubting anxieties, but the fear is there, y'know?

[hurkon]

Ooh, UCLA. My dad got his degree from there. :P

[chiyo_no_hikari]

UCLA is my top choice; they squeeze the Master's and PhD into 5 years, and they're local, AND they're an amazing grad school for psych. I really, really hope I get in, but I really don't know how good a shot I've got. I mean, I applied there for undergrad and didn't make the cut, so...but I will still shoot for the stars!