I know a number of people who didn't do as well as they'd hoped the first time, and then worked through practice exams and the like, and did a lot better the second time. So if you haven't done that kind of prep, it might be worth looking into.
i used the princeton review prep book, studied the vocab and math concepts... so I don't know if it was the book or if I'm just a bum at timed tests. I feel like I'd do the same no matter how much I studied.
I really don't know about the prep materials. However, if you came out of there feeling like more prep likely won't help you, I think it makes sense to focus on the rest of your application. As long as you're not so low that you won't be looked at for that reason alone, the rest of the application should be more important.
two of the programs i'm interested in say that they won't look at scores that are below 1200. so i JUST made the cutoff haha, but that just tells me that the other aspects of my app have to be even stronger
I think it completely depends on where you want to go. 1200 isn't too bad, and I've seen some schools where the clinical scores are *lower* than the other subfields, so it depends on how competitive we're talking here. Child psych is obviously more or less competitive, depending on where you go. Are we talking Michigan and UCLA here, or what? Do you have a list put together?
UC santa barbara Texas A&M U. Miami UMass Amherst SUNY stony brook U. Houston U. Virginia U. Denver
they have the research that I'm interested in, so I don't know how it's going to go. I was hoping my applied work as a therapist would help the application where my GRE scores don't.
Just FYI, a lot of the BEST programs and hardest to get into are state schools and schools without the name recognition of places like, oh I don't know, Yale or Harvard. SUNY Stony Brook is probably the #2 program and is INCREDIBLY competitive.
Match is the most important thing - don't just apply to programs that have research you're interested in, apply to work with people whose research seems like a natural next step for you to take.
Do you have any posters or publications? Are you planning on attending any national conferences? Even if you don't present, national conferences are a GREAT investment in terms of meeting potential advisers.
If you're listed as having contributed and are not in the list of authors, then you do not have a publication. There was actually a discussion in one of the academic communities about whether or not you could even put that on a CV... if I knew the link, I'd send it your way. I'd definitely check it out...
Don't give up on the conference idea. I still haven't bought my plane ticket for the one I attend every year, so it's definitely not too late for you. TALK WITH YOUR ADVISER and see if there are any in particular that he or she attends regularly. If you go about it in the right way (making lots of connections, exploring what your next step should be, etc.) then it will definitely help you when it comes to applying.
oh wow, that's awesome! congrats! :) here are some intrusive questions (you dont have to answer lol) but what was your research experience like in undergrad, what do you think helped you the most on your app??
Like others have said, it's pretty much research experience or bust. You've probably already done this, but have you looked through the Insider's Guide, including Counseling Psych PhD programs, for potential matches? Also, given your interest in children, have you thought about School Psych PhD programs?
i haven't looked through the insider's guide yet hah ai was actually planning on doing that this weekend. I have looked at counselling and school psych programs, but my primary research interests lie in child anxiety, mood or developmental disorders. :)
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I know a number of people who didn't do as well as they'd hoped the first time, and then worked through practice exams and the like, and did a lot better the second time. So if you haven't done that kind of prep, it might be worth looking into.
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UC santa barbara
Texas A&M
U. Miami
UMass Amherst
SUNY stony brook
U. Houston
U. Virginia
U. Denver
they have the research that I'm interested in, so I don't know how it's going to go. I was hoping my applied work as a therapist would help the application where my GRE scores don't.
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Match is the most important thing - don't just apply to programs that have research you're interested in, apply to work with people whose research seems like a natural next step for you to take.
Do you have any posters or publications? Are you planning on attending any national conferences? Even if you don't present, national conferences are a GREAT investment in terms of meeting potential advisers.
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Don't give up on the conference idea. I still haven't bought my plane ticket for the one I attend every year, so it's definitely not too late for you. TALK WITH YOUR ADVISER and see if there are any in particular that he or she attends regularly. If you go about it in the right way (making lots of connections, exploring what your next step should be, etc.) then it will definitely help you when it comes to applying.
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and omg therapist roger :')
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Good luck!
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i haven't looked through the insider's guide yet hah ai was actually planning on doing that this weekend.
I have looked at counselling and school psych programs, but my primary research interests lie in child anxiety, mood or developmental disorders. :)
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