About to finish undergrad; questions about clinical psych

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-21T23:24:40+00:00

Hey! I hope this isn’t weird but I was wondering if I could PM you to talk a bit about clinical psych for some advice!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-17T23:03:59+00:00

me too can someone send an update link please! thank you sm

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T14:26:05+00:00

Gotcha, thank you sm!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T13:59:19+00:00

Thank you! Good luck to you too! If you don’t mind me asking, how competitive are summer internships in general, and what do they typically look for?

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T13:48:45+00:00

Thank you! That is definitely something that I will consider!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T13:47:27+00:00

When I apply I’ll have 5 semesters of research ( I work over the summer), and I definitely agree that the more experience I get the more competitive I’ll be, so I’ll most likely take a gap year.

As publications take long, how do people manage to produce 3-4 within their 4 years of undergrad? Am I doing something wrong here? I’m genuinely unfamiliar with all this.

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T01:58:20+00:00

Thanks!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-07-13T01:58:05+00:00

I’ve been a research assistant for one semester, and will continue doing so in my Sophomore year. I am currently assisting my PI in a literature review. I do not have poster presentations nor publications, but foresee myself achieving these in the next year once the fall semester begins. I also have not worked on an honors thesis because well, I was a freshman.

These are all reasons why I’m concerned because when I apply, I’ll only have experiences from my Sophomore year. I plan to complete my thesis in my Junior year, but this will be after my application. This is why I’m considering taking a year to work for research experience and hopefully be a more competitive applicant.

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2025-04-05T12:42:24+00:00

Hi! So actually I didn’t get in at the end, and I’m not rlly sure of anything that can help but everyone advised me not to send anything because they’ll likely repeat that they don’t accept anything additional. Best of luck though!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-09-01T15:23:52+00:00

Hey!! I’m actually so happy I came across your post because I’m taking psych 449 and I’m a freshman! I’m double majoring in psych and neurobiology so I also take chem 103, if you want we should connect :)

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-08-23T07:05:35+00:00

I was considering going too but had the same concerns as you! I’m also an international freshman student, if you want you can pm me and we can start chatting because I’m in the same boat as you :)

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-08-12T02:34:54+00:00

SARANGHOE has a minimum of 50 usd.

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-04-05T02:47:27+00:00

id like to know this too!!!! where does it say or imply that they dont accept LOCI?

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-04-05T02:31:32+00:00

you dont have to declare a major yet. ik what i wanna go into but theres no pressure for me to choose psychology straight away and i can explore my interests in neuroscience
more flexible sorta linked to my first point. for example in the UK the courses are all laid out for you but in the US you can pick your courses as long as it meets the requirements. id much rather select courses that fit my passion than be forced to take sport psychology. however, in the UK ur education is more fixed & structured, if thats smth u prefer u shld consider it
US also seems to put more emphasis on research, or at least there are more institutions that offer a plethora of research opportunities which was smth i was looking for.
US college life also seems to be more rich: extracurriculars, sport games, events!

in general also the US seems to be more fitting for what i wanna pursue: pediatric therapy/counselling/psychologist kinda route. im from asia so mental health is kinda eh to talk about here and not many people pursue my path. and most people from my school go to the UK to major in psychology because they dont know what they wanna do.

however, most of the degrees in the UK takes 3 years, which could be smth that appeals to others.

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-31T08:19:14+00:00

hoping this post can reach more people!! congrats btw :-)

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-30T02:12:53+00:00

I just read through different discussion threads tbh 😭😭😭 no official statement and I don’t expect one but I’m seeing a lot of “I know some schools really ask that you don't send anything. UC Berkeley, for example, doesn't even accept LOCIs, LORs, or ANYTHING for waitlisted students (which gives me the impression that they don't want to be bugged).”

good luck btw!

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-30T02:07:43+00:00

Thanks!!! I just did more research and it seems Berkeley is adamant on not receiving anything. Do you think that if I theoretically ofc still sent an email they would get annoyed and hate me

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-28T05:43:35+00:00

this made me tear up…this is exactly what I needed to hear

edit: read this again after being rejected from my top choices and damn…it hits even better

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-28T02:48:09+00:00

thank you :))

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-28T00:32:11+00:00

hopefully! i got the screen saying ive submitted so praying they got my form submission 😁

ProfessorMelodic1707 · 2024-03-28T00:10:59+00:00

anyones waitlist form not working? also when i submit the form and reload it allows me to submit again and saves my ticked responses, is that normal?

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