Graduate School in Psychology
- APA Guide to Applying for Graduate School
- APA Video series on Becoming a Psychological Scientist: A Series to Successfully Apply to Grad School and Help Diversify the Field (6 part video series)
- Applying to Graduate School - Brief Presentation by Dr. Mitch Prinstein
- Writing a Compelling Application Essay - Brief Presentation
- Interviewing with Confidence (coming November 2022)
- Selecting a Program that it is a Good Fit for You (early December 2022)
- Late January (Applying to Post-Bacc Positions (coming late January 2023)
- Early April (You Got Accepted to Graduate School, Now What?) (coming early April 2023)
- Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) Guide to Getting into Clinical Psychology Ph.D. programs
- UCLA Psychology In Action - Grad School Interviews
- Association for Cognitive and Behavior Therapies Guides to Getting into Grad School and beyond
- CUDCP Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program application guide
- Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) Guide for Getting into Graduate School
- APA (monthly fee) service to search for and compare admissions information for masters and doctoral programs
- Dr. Vicky Phares video on applying to graduate school in psychology
- Dr. Mitch Printstein's resource page on applying to (and succeeding in) graduate School and beyond.
- Dr. Garth Fowler (APA) - Didn’t Get Into Graduate School? Here Is Your Plan B.
- APA Graduate Study in Psychology - Admissions, Applications, and Acceptances - admissions, what is important in admissions reviews, application fees, and applications & acceptances by level (master's or doctoral) and subfield.
- Campus and Online Psychology Masters and Graduate Degree Programs (https://www.mastersinpsychology.com/) and Podcast interviews with psychologists from many fields who give advice about the application process.
- Application Statement Feedback Program (ASFP) - a no-cost service that provides constructive feedback on your personal statement from volunteer (editors faculty, postdocs, and graduate students)! You must be applying to a PhD program in Clinical, Development, Social, or Cognitive Psychology. ASFP prioritizes providing feedback to underrepresented minorities and/or those who are not ‘in the know.’ The typical cycle for review is submission mid-October, with feedback provided by the end of October.
- What are Ph.D. Clinical Psychology programs looking for in applicants? CUDCP has put together a list of competencies that successful applicants typically demonstrate.
Careers in Psychology or Related Fields
- Careers in Psych Handout - 10 Tips for GW Psychology Students to make the most of the resources on campus and beyond
- What can you do with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology? Like this Title, the Actual Answer in Complicated (Psychology Student Network, January 2018)
- How Did you Get that Job? A Virtual Conference (APA) - Various presentations provide an inside look at careers for psychologists in corporate and industrial settings. Also includes workshops on resume writing and networking for success, and a downloadable copy of the Monitor on Psychology’s e-booklet, Finding A Job In Industry. It features Q&As with psychologists working in industry and articles on job hunting and interviewing.
- Where can a Psych degree from GW Take You - Find out where recent GW Psychology graduates work!
- An Online Career Exploration Resource for Psychology Majors (Drew Appleby)
- Career Options with a Bachelor's degree is Psychology
- What can I do with a Master's degree in Psychology?
- Degree Pathways from/to Psychology (interactive graphic from APA)
- APA Resources for Job/Internship Seekers
- APA Careers in Psychology guide - describes different subfields
- Careers in Psychology
- Psychology Today article: 14 Career Options for Psychology Majors
- How to become a Sports Psychologist
- How to become an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
- APA's Preparing to Use Your Bachelor's Degree in Psychology: Understand how your skills, degree, experiences and brand prepare you to land a job that's the right fit for you
- Counseling Degrees - resource for researching the different types of counseling degrees and careers.
- Careers in Social Work - Social Work Job Guide and the Social Work Career Center
- Guide to Careers in Psychology - This unique website highlights occupations in the fields of psychology, therapy, and counseling https://www.mastersinpsychology.com/careers/
- Psyc Mic https://www.psychmic.com/ Psych Mic is a podcast for you to explore career paths in psychology through candid conversations with leaders in the field. Includes interviews with Psych bachelor's, master's, and doctorates. Also some interviews focus on advice for graduate school.
Job Search Tools and Resources
- APA Psyc Careers - Create a profile, upload your resume/CV to their database. Your professional history immediately becomes searchable by our wide net of employers who can reach out to you with open positions. Also has information on different career paths in psychology (including careers with a BA degree)
- How positive psychology research can help you choose a career that makes you happy!
- APA's Mitch Prinstein shares some tips on how to get a post-bacc research position
- Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology website lists post-bacc positions
Scholarships & Resources for Psychology Students (bachelor's and graduate)
EduMed's Scholarships and Online Resources for Psychology Students: https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/psychology-degrees/scholarships-and-resources/
EduMed's Guide to Online Psychology Degrees: https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/psychology-degrees/
GRE Preparation
https://gre.magoosh.com/ Magoosh provides self-paced online GRE preparation with video lessons and practice tests.
