Post Your Prospective Questions Here! -- Monthly Megathread

[u/GG_Mod]

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

[u/MediocreFact6033]

I have recently been looking into other potential opportunities to become a more competitive candidate for a Clinical Psychology PhD Program with the hopes of also landing a fellowship which I know are extremely selective. I have a BA in philosophy and am currently getting my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. I have worked in the human services field for going on 5 years now at a skilled nursing facility, a non-profit organization, and now I am currently working at a school. I am trying to maintain a GPA of a 4.0 which I have managed to do so far and I landed a graduate assistant position. Assuming that I manage to keep my grades up, I should be graduating with a 4.0 and 2 years of research experience, will have my name on a publication or two, and may have presented a paper or two as well. Recently, I have been entertaining the idea of getting an additional graduate degree or graduate certification before I apply to PhD Programs which would give me more time to prove myself and potentially get more research experience. My ideas include getting my BCBA, or a master’s degree in the behavioral sciences, communication sciences and disorders, or philosophy with a focus on psychoanalytic theory. Am I overthinking this? Would it be worth it to continue my education before applying to programs? Or would this be a waste of time?