 |  |  | Posted by Angela
October 18, 2009, 5:03 pm |  |
Hi,
I am in need of some direction and advice, and am finding myself becoming confused and a bit overwhelmed. I am on a somewhat untraditional path, and am highly motivated to pursue a PhD degree in the area of Social Psych.
I am 27 years old, and currenly enrolled in an MSW program, but am becoming increasingly aware of the fact that my passion lies with social psych, and not direct social work/clinical care. I find myself feeling pressured to leave this program, and pursue my higher aspirations. The problem is, although I have a B.A in Psych, my undergrad GPA was very poor (my priorities were out of wack back then!) My GPA now as an adult, motivated student is a 4.0. However, I have very very little research experience.
My question is, what would really be the best route to take at this point (given my atypical set of circumstances), in terms of preparing for a strong application to these competitive PhD programs? I realize I have a lot of work to do to make up for what I am lacking as a candidate. I'm willing to travel and re-locate, and do not have a family to worry about. I'm open to pursue this! How do I get there? Any help is greatly appreciated !
Thank you,
Angela
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