<p>Before I ask my question, I want to introduce myself since I am new to this forums. My name is Marga I am a sophomore in HS. I am Russian, but lived in two other countries before I moved here in 7th grade. I am currently in the IB Program. </p>
<p>I want to know what schools I should look into. Here is some stuff about myself..</p>
<p>WHAT I WANT TO DO: I want to be a psychologist, maybe look into journalism.</p>
<p>WHAT SCHOOL I WANT: I want a small school possibly, I do not want it to be in cold weather. I also want something with a relatively good price tag, as my parents have no college fund and said they could contribute 10,000 dollars a year max. I do not want a loan, but I could work while in college.</p>
<p>GPA/RANK: 4.04 / 41 out of 585</p>
<p>AP'S: I am currently taking AP World History. I am planning to takelots of AP's senior and junior year because I am in IB.</p>
<p>EC: I am in ROTC and plan to be all four years but I am not willing to do that college (I do it not cuz I like military stuff, but because I like the leadership opportunities and the physical training part) I am Vice-President of Student Council, I won some stuff (School Writing competitions, 1st FBLA regionals, Science Fair at School Level... nothing major).. and I am in tons of small clubs like laser, nhs, and stuff like that.</p>
<p>If you are from Texas, look at Rice. Small, selective, relatively inexpensive. Take lots of math and biology. psychologists need PhDs and PhDs need statistics. and, psychology is something that the brain does, so learn bio.</p>
<p>Rice has much to offer, but their psychology department is heavily weighted towards cognitive psychology, and quantitative experiments, etc., rather than clinical psych. So if you are looking for clinical psych, this might not be the right choice for you.</p>
<p>I think Rice might be a reach but a reasonable one. How far away from home are you willing to move? Don't overlook private schools because they seem too expensive. They give financial aid which might make them affordable. Check out Tulane, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Occidental, Southwestern, Rhodes, the Claremont schools McKenna and Pitzer, Emory, Duke, George Washington.</p>
<p>Thanks! I will def look at all of those schools.
I was just searching around (I just discovered the search tool!) and found that Trinity would be a good Psych school!
I believe I wouldn't receive Financial Aid, as my parents do make a relatively big amount of money for financial aid but believe that it shouldn't be "wasted" on college. They both dropped out of college and do not see the point of it. Therefore, they think that I should go to a CC or a cheap school .... but I, of course, have the option of making some $ myslef.</p>
<p>Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Arizona State (Barrett Honors College) are rated high in psychology in Rugg's. They also offer merit scholarships and are in warm places. Good for you for starting your research early and for mapping a strategy that will get you where you want to go. You might also want to look at Elon and Mary Washington.</p>
<p>I want to point you in the direction of Trinity as a good fit school. Your stats make you a competitive applicant, and while my two friends who are going to Trinity are not going for Psychology(one for international relations and one for business or pre-law-i forget which), they are completely in love with the location and the campus. I just saw you're from Dallas, I'm from Corsicana - heard of it? We're like twenty miles south of Ennis. Anyway, you're a shoe-in. A safety I would consider is Texas Tech - atleast six of my friends are going there and two I know are going for psychology. I tried to convince one of them to apply to Stanford, but, alas, he refused. So, that is my advice, Trinity and Tech. Good luck!</p>
<p>i feel stupid for asking this, as i want to major in psychology... but would clinical psychology or cognitive psychology be good for somebody who wants to be a therapist ? whats the difference?</p>
<p>clinical means that you want to do therapy, work as a consultant in a hospital, etc. Cognitive is more like learning about perception and attention, doing research, experimental stuff, etc.</p>
<p>The best places for Clinical are larger schools, however:
UCLA
Berkeley
U Texas Austin
Duke
Vanderbilt
Emory (smaller)
U Florida
USC
UNC
UVA
Arizona
Miami</p>
<p>Collegehelp does that include undergraduates though, I was under the impression that at a larger school graduate students would have more opportunities then undergrads</p>
<p>When my S had his free ride to U of A he called and spoke to folks in admissions at the grad psych program. They actually said that for undergrad you would get better recommendations to get into grad school from a professor at a smaller school who knew you well. Even at U of A's honors program the psych professors could not write pages on you as classes were too large and they did not know students as well.It is extremely competitive to get into grad school for clinical psych as opposed to research or cognitive psych so the undergraduate program is very important.</p>
<p>I don't want to pass myself off as an expert on clinical psych but I think a PhD is eventually required for clinical psych which means research skills. I think the undergrad programs where there are good grad programs might have an overall advantage, although there is a trade-off with personal attention. Opportunities for involvement in research projects, exposure to graduate-style education, opportunities for clinical experiences at hospitals and clinics. Recommendations are just one factor. I am sure a small undergrad liberal arts college would have advantages too. I am actually a fan of the selective LACs for undergrads.</p>
<p>Trinity U in Texas - if that's the Trinity you are thinking of - does indeed have a very good psychology department. Other "warm weather" schools with excellent undergrad psychology programs to consider include Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Duke, Emory, Furman, Pitzer, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, U of Virginia, Arizona State, U of Arizona, and Santa Clara U in Calif. All of these schools do a very good job of getting their psych. majors into top grad programs.</p>
<p>Thank you SO SO SO much for those schools! You are all SO helpful. If I decided to major in psychology, and took pre-med classes (as there is no med school major) would I be able to apply to both med schools and pychology grad schools?</p>
<p>You would have to take both the MCATs and GREs, but yes, you could apply to both med and clin psych. I would not apply to both at the same university. An admissions officer might see that and think "she is not sure what she wants to do". Consider DO as well as MD. Good luck. The key is to do well wherever you decide to go.</p>