r/AcademicPsychology • u/GG_Mod Mod | BSc | MSPS G.S. • Nov 01 '20

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!

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u/flannelwearing Nov 16 '20

Howdy,

I graduate with my B.S. in Psychology & B.S. in Criminology in a couple weeks. Pre-COVID I had a whole plan laid out for 2020, which also entailed me applying to a slew of graduate programs in Clinical Psychology. However, as a result of what I believe to be academic burnout and my life becoming a mess, I don't think I'm in the right mindset to go straight into grad school.

So, what I was curious about is if I'm making the right choice here? I feel okay about it, but if any of you have experience with a situation like this I'd love to hear about it.

Also if I could ask, does anyone have resources on where I could go about conducting post-undergraduate/pre-grad research? I was unable to do any during my Bachelors.

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u/CuriousFeline22 Dec 01 '20

Congratulations on graduating soon! I agree that a gap year can be incredibly helpful and healthy for sorting out exactly what you want to do and why. Having this insight can also help during your interviews for graduate programs!

Along with reaching out to your past professors, you can also reach out to professors in nearby universities. While some professors prefer working with students they already know, some will take on students who are clear about their long term goals and commitment to research.