Wow, Miguel, I don't think I indicated that an interest in forensic psych reflects a lack of maturity!? Parapsych is another story altogether ha. I have been involved in forensic consulting work and feel it is a legitimate area of work and study. I merely noted that there may be fewer programs here and I am not aware of what those programs emphasize or what they are looking for. gary
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:02:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [tips] graduate program admissions--what next? I have been following this thread with some interest because like many of you, I have had students like Annette's who I thought were otherwise excellent --except for their GRE scores-- but who also did not get into doctoral programs, usually clinical, school, counseling. However, Gary's post raises the following question for me: Could it be that many of us consider students' interest in forensic psychology as a sign of intellectual immaturity (for lack of a better word) and that the combination of lower GREs and an interest in forensic psychology or similar controversial areas (e.g., parapsychology) represent one of those "kisses of death" for the applicant? Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Peterson" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:33:50 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [tips] graduate program admissions--what next? Ahh, so her real interests were in forensic psych not social psych? I misunderstood. I know of only a few programs in forensic psych but have found such programs to vary in emphases. Some are basically clinical but as applied in the criminal justice arena. Are there many forensic psych programs? I can see a lot of relevant work in social psych, but am not aware of social psych programs that have a forensic emphasis. It sounds like she is determined and will do well despite this set-back. gary Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=1422 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-1422-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1424 or send a blank email to leave-1424-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
