Research Experience for Grad School

juillet
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 01:53:04 +0000

It’s not too late to find something for the summer per se, but the window is closing - so I’d hurry. Your best bet is at your own university, since the deadlines for summer programs are likely passed.

It’s very common for college students not to start doing research until their junior year. However, it’s also very common for clinical psych applicants not to get in on the first round of applications. It’s increasingly common for the best applicants to work as a research assistant, lab manager, research coordinator, or some related role for a few years after college to enhance their application to clinical psych PhD programs.

So yes, try to seek something out for this summer if you can. Even if not, I would think about going directly to a clinical psych program as Plan A and exploring other options to continue to do research and get clinical volunteering hours as Plan B.