<p>I think I'm the worst for a psy major on this forum. I doubt I can make it to any grad school for clinical psych. =/ I'm worried about my gpa at one hand....and getting rejected for all the grad school I want to apply to....
Right now I'm at the last term of my sophomore year..... </p>
<p>For the first three semester........my cumulative gpa is a 2.96 =[....... my psych gpa so far is just a 3.11.....worst yet I failed Intro to Psych with a C-.....today I went to the counselor....she was nice to offer me the option that she'll take my C- even though the passing is supposed to be a C......but I was deciding......I ended up telling her I'll retake it instead of taking her offer which she was surprised since she said not a lot of people would say that to her. </p>
<p>Right now I'm like trying to work on my gpa......but I doubt my gpa will get me into any grad school.......I have one class with a bad T.A.....that the whole class spammed her email with petitions it's only been a month and I'm down to a B-.....I don't even think I'll be able to pass this class...I mean I tried my best......as of now I got only 2 Cs and 1 C- for psych.......I haven't gotten any Bs in my psych classes yet.....I got As for the rest.......I'm participating in research right now.....</p>
<p>1) Youre only a sophomore, so you still have plenty of time to catch fire. Most grad schools look primarily at the last two years of your undergrad, so just kill it in your junior and senior years and see what happens.</p>
<p>2) Maybe psychology isn't for you. If you are struggling this much with intro level psych classes, I'm not sure how easy it will be for you in a very competitive grad study field such as Clinical Psych. Just a thought.</p>
<p>As jmleadpipe pointed out, there's still time to bring your gpa up.</p>
<p>However, the fact is that clinical psychology is THE most competitive type of psychology. Few people get into grad school for it. At my undergrad school, I was told that only 9% of people applying there to grad school for clinical psych actually get in. There are other types of psychology where, I think, the chances for getting into grad school are a bit higher. These might include experimental psych, social psychology (my favorite), developmental psych, school psych, educational psych, etc. Are you interested in any of those?</p>
<p>Another option is finding another field you find easier. There might even be one that is similar in some ways to psychology. It varies from school to school and from individual to individual, but some people find sociology or human development to be slightly easier majors than psychology.</p>
<p>I'm half way through my major requirements.....-_- I only need a few more courses and I'm done....so i don't want to give up.</p>
<p>I'm into school psychology....actually I was gonna look into school psych for masters first and see how it goes....sigh but then things aren't going quite well.</p>
<p>Don't worry about your current grades so much. I had a (don't laugh) 2.73 cumulative GPA at the end of my sophomore year. I'm graduating with about a 3.5 cumulative and a 3.9 in my major and got into all the grad programs I applied to (not clinical psych). Yes, that meant taking a hell of a lot of units and getting an A in everything, but it is definitely possible. It was just a matter of changing my work ethic.
So don't sweat it, two years is a long time.</p>
<p>The best way around it is to get really really good research recs. I would imagine if you can somehow get first author on some paper you will still have a good shot at clin. psych.</p>
<p>i wish there was a 9% acceptance rate- its more like 5% nationwide, and the TOP schools are around 1%. </p>
<p>the things you need for a successful clinical phd application:
-good gpa (at least 3.6)
-good GRE scores (most programs require a 1200 minimum, but the average for admitted students is around a 1350)
-excellent recommendations
-excellent personal statement, tailored to each school regarding why you want to go there, and most importantly, your own research interest and which professor you want to work with
-*research experience (most important)</p>