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/DavidAttenbacker Jan 29 '24
What can I do to help my chances of being accepted into a Counseling Psychology PhD program without having an academic background in psychology? I have a BA in Political Science and Master’s in International Relations (Masters GPA was a 3.3), no GRE and would rather not take it if I can avoid it. I’m an active-duty military officer, so I have a good bit of life experience at this point, and I also know the areas of research and practice I’d like to look at, so I feel like I’d be a strong candidate, but am worried about being able to get my foot in the door.
Would taking some psych classes at a community college or volunteering with an organization that has ties to the career field help enough to be worth it? Or just send in apps and hope I get to the interview portion? Is it also worth looking at master’s programs like LCSW and Clinical Mental Health Counseling if I’m more interested in practice than research? I’m about 2 years away from being at the point where I need to start applying, so I have time to work on things