Hi Best example that we have had of 2nd choices working out involved a student who was rejected from clinical psychology programs, was accepted into medical school, and was interning as a psychiatrist (now practicising) probably before he would have completed his PhD in psychology. Not to mention the $ of course.
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Claudia Stanny <[email protected]> 21-Mar-10 12:35:40 PM >>> I am also having some trouble considering admission to law school as the end of the world. :-) Some years ago an student at UWF who was interested in the JD/PHD forensic area. For a variety of reasons, she completed a Master's in psychology at UWF and then applied to PhD/JD programs. As I recall, she found a total of 6 programs in the country that offered the joint degrees. She was admitted to one of these programs. First step was to complete the first year of law school. After that, she alternated work (year of law school, year of clinical Ph.D. - or it might have been a PsyD - work). It was a long path for her (especially given that she started both law school and the Ph.D. program after having taken about 3 years to complete a Master's. But it got her to her goal. She is now licensed and practicing. If the law school your student was admitted to is affiliated with a Ph.D. granting-program, I would say she is on her way (if not with a clear admission to both programs). I don't see that there is anything that dictates the order in which people do this work. She could easily complete the JD and then seek enrollment in a Ph.D. clinical program if that is what she wants. Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor, Psychology University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 * 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 [email protected] CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Christopher D. Green <[email protected]>wrote: > > > [email protected] wrote: > > So what next? > > > If she wants to go to law school, that's not exactly a poke in the eye. If > she's committed to psychology, she should take her GREs again, score higher, > and apply again next year (indeed, there's nothing really to prevent her > from going to law school AND applying to psychology again). I didn't get > into grad school my first year either. One can recover. > > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=1431 or send a blank email to leave-1431-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@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=1436 or send a blank email to leave-1436-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
