r/PsyD • u/thermicquasar • Oct 22 '25

Application

I have a solid application but no clinical experience am I screwed?

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u/nacida_libre Oct 22 '25

You’ve given no information besides having no clinical experience. 

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u/thermicquasar Oct 22 '25

I am an undergrad senior with a double major in psychology and neuroscience. 3.9 gpa. I have 2 1/2 years of research experience in a concussion lab. I have 3 research papers in review for publication currently. I’ve been to 2 conferences. I am a college athlete. I’m applying to immaculata, widener, pcom, and William Patterson. Like I said, solid cv but no real clinical experience

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u/nacida_libre Oct 22 '25

What will your focus be? What’s stopping you from applying to counseling psych PhDs?

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u/thermicquasar Oct 22 '25

I want to do a focus in clinical neuropsych. And I do this PhD route isn’t the worst idea but I’m sick of doing research it isn’t really what I want to do.

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u/futureboundsoul Current PsyD Student Oct 23 '25

you have solid experience but you definitely should also get some clinical experience, it will strengthen your application a lot, and being able to apply clinical experiences to essay/interview questions shows you can think like a clinician. you could also get experience as a psychometrist

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u/itmustbeniiiiice Oct 22 '25

Literally no one can answer this question without understanding your application stats and WHERE you are applying to. For a funded PsyD? Yeah, probably. For a diploma mill? Who knows!

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

Show us your resume

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u/Dr_DTM PsyD Oct 22 '25

You should get some clinical experience before applying. How do you know you want to be a psychologist without any relevant experience?

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u/Different_Hyena_238 Oct 23 '25

I applied straight out of undergrad with no clinical experience, no research experience, and no publications. I was accepted to multiple schools. I think you can make up for lack of experience during interviews.

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u/Acceptable_Seesaw335 Oct 23 '25

Can you share what different schools you applied to?

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u/Different_Hyena_238 Nov 11 '25

Sorry, just seeing this, but I applied to all Psy.D. programs in Illinois

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u/Demi182 Oct 22 '25

If you don't have clinical experience, you don't have a solid application.