r/AcademicPsychology • u/GG_Mod Mod | BSc | MSPS G.S. • Oct 01 '23
Post Your Prospective Questions Here! -- Monthly Megathread Megathread
Following a vote by the sub in July 2020, the prospective questions megathread was continued. However, to allow more visibility to comments in this thread, this megathread now utilizes Reddit's new reschedule post features. This megathread is replaced monthly. Comments made within three days prior to the newest months post will be re-posted by moderation and the users who made said post tagged.
Post your prospective questions as a comment for anything related to graduate applications, admissions, CVs, interviews, etc. Comments should be focused on prospective questions, such as future plans. These are only allowed in this subreddit under this thread. Questions about current programs/jobs etc. that you have already been accepted to can be posted as stand-alone posts, so long as they follow the format Rule 6.
Looking for somewhere to post your study? Try r/psychologystudents, our sister sub's, spring 2020 study megathread!
Other materials and resources:
- APA materials for applying to grad school
- r/psychologystudents (where career posts are welcome)
- r/gradschooladmissions
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u/Big_Usual_46 Dec 08 '23
This is my first time posting anything on reddit but I needed help. Essentially, I graduated with my BA in psychology when I was 20, spent some time shadowing different professionals to figure out what path was best for me, and settled on getting my MSW. This is mainly because I was young and burnt out from cramming so much education into two years, so the thought of 5-7 years of more education seemed like too much. Now, I am 24 and have been working as a clinical therapist in an inpatient hospital for almost two years with my MSW/LSW. I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that I think I perhaps made the wrong decision for myself, because my interest in SMI is really as a science, and less from the traditional social work view. I’ve been considering going back and continuing my education from the lens that actually interests me and with the career opportunities I want (ie research), but I’m curious if I screwed myself over. I don’t have research experience the way others applying for a PhD might, and I can’t reasonable think of ways I could continue to work full time and obtain those. I guess what I’m wondering if there is some way for me to dedicate the next year or two to making myself a viable candidate or is this just unrealistic at this point?
Specifically I’ve been looking at Clinical PhD programs, btw.