You will explore three graduate schools of your choice with CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY as the focal point. You will research the schools, admissions criteria, the various degrees you are interested in, and the professional opportunities that they afford.
List the following information:
Each school name and the name of the exact program: (i.e.) Columbia University – Teachers College – PhD in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Admissions criteria – what does it say about what you need to apply. GRE? LSAT? Does it have specific GPA requirements? Does it indicate anything about the application process, like application questions? Numbers of recommendations needed? What is needed to be a competitive applicant?
Does this university have multiple programs you are interested in? Unless you are 100% sure that you only want to pursue this ONE degree, list secondary and tertiary degrees you may be interested in.
Do these schools list potential jobs or job placement services? Do they have any alumni pages or information or alumni networks?
What are the “selling points” of this program? Are they active in social justice? Do they have certain research labs you are interested in (and if so, which ones)? Do they offer competitive funding packages? Is the campus beautiful? Do you like the weather? Do you like the city it’s in? Is it near family?
Besides researching the available information on the schools’ websites, you should research who you can talk to about this program such as current students and/or talking with current faculty or administrators.
List who you can talk to. Who is the graduate coordinator or department head? How would you get in touch with other students? Are there professors whose research areas you are interested in? Who are they and how would you contact them?
Use the matrix below to organize your information. You’ll be submitting this to the DB this week to share with your peers along with providing two peer responses. Please label your matrix: GRAD SCHOOL MATRIX_Your name
This assignment is worth 15-points. The sections in the brighter blue (5) are graded as 3-points each. School names and programs are simple entries so they are not worth points, but they are certainly important information. If you leave the names and programs out, you will get a ZERO on this assignment because the rest of the information won’t make much sense!You will explore three graduate schools of your choice with specific degrees as the focal point. You will research the schools, admissions criteria, the various degrees you are interested in, and the professional opportunities that they afford.
List the following information:
Each school name and the name of the exact program: (i.e.) Columbia University – Teachers College – PhD in Counseling Psychology
Admissions criteria – what does it say about what you need to apply. GRE? LSAT? Does it have specific GPA requirements? Does it indicate anything about the application process, like application questions? Numbers of recommendations needed? What is needed to be a competitive applicant?
Does this university have multiple programs you are interested in? Unless you are 100% sure that you only want to pursue this ONE degree, list secondary and tertiary degrees you may be interested in.
Do these schools list potential jobs or job placement services? Do they have any alumni pages or information or alumni networks?
What are the “selling points” of this program? Are they active in social justice? Do they have certain research labs you are interested in (and if so, which ones)? Do they offer competitive funding packages? Is the campus beautiful? Do you like the weather? Do you like the city it’s in? Is it near family?
Besides researching the available information on the schools’ websites, you should research who you can talk to about this program such as current students and/or talking with current faculty or administrators.
List who you can talk to. Who is the graduate coordinator or department head? How would you get in touch with other students? Are there professors whose research areas you are interested in? Who are they and how would you contact them?
Use the matrix below to organize your information. You’ll be submitting this to the DB this week to share with your peers along with providing two peer responses. Please label your matrix: GRAD SCHOOL MATRIX_Your name
This assignment is worth 15-points. The sections in the brighter blue (5) are graded as 3-points each. School names and programs are simple entries so they are not worth points, but they are certainly important information. If you leave the names and programs out, you will get a ZERO on this assignment because the rest of the information won’t make much sense!
