Pace vs. SUNY Purchase: Psychology

albclemom
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:05:09 +0000

I would look at which school provides you with the best opportunity to engage in research before you graduate. Masters programs in Psychology (even clinical ones) have a heavy emphasis on research. Grad schools in LA&S prefer undergrads who have written capstone projects or a senior thesis, or who have engaged in year-long research studies and have had to present and/or publish their results. Talking to a few admissions counselors at grad schools should confirm this.

Also check with the placement office at each school to see the success of their psych grads in getting into graduate school.

All things being equal, Purchase has a good reputation and being in the SUNY system should give you some insight into which of the State Universities have grad programs worth attending. In the end, what you study, research and publish as an psych undergraduate or grad student will be more important than whether you attended Purchase or Pace.