Recruitment/Diversity Programs

Recruitment programs are amazing if you want to hear from faculty themselves. Most programs let you interact with faculty directly in breakout rooms, and some even have faculty provide feedback on your materials (e.g., Harvard PPREP). Definitely attend if you’re interested in these particular programs! Also check out their websites for tips.

Non-Profits/Student-Led Programs

Many of these programs offer one-to-one mentorship and/or have phenomenal resources pages. Personally I received TONS of help from my project SHORT mentor.

  • Project SHORT matches applicants with mentors in a related field to provide one-to-one mentoring. “One of the goals of Project SHORT is to offer pro-bono mentoring for individuals from diverse and underrepresented populations in STEM.”
  • Application Statement Feedback Program (ASFP): “Our goal is to provide fast, constructive feedback and editing support for the research/personal statements of PhD applicants in psychology, with an emphasis on underrepresented minorities and/or those who are not ‘in the know.’”
  • Psychin’Out has a resource hub of application materials and slack channels for people with different background and are at different stages of their careers.
  • NextGen Psych Scholars Program (NPSP) is a virtual graduate student-led mentorship program for underrepresented (e.g., BIPOC, low-income, first-gen, LGBTQIA+) undergraduates and post-baccalaureates interested in applying to psychology PhD programs.
  • Getting into Grad School is a program for applicants who plan to apply for Clinical Psychology programs in the current cycle. They provide monthly meetings, feedback on application materials and interview practice.

Is Clin Psych The Right Choice?

Planning My Path to Clin Psych

Preparing Application Materials

I personally found the top listed ones very helpful. Note that some are very comprehensive and can be overwhelming, but you can always just extract what you need.

Perspectives from faculty

Perspectives from grad students

Statement of Purpose

Many of the guides above describe how to write a good statement of purpose (SOP). Here are some more!

Email Faculty

Instead of emailing faculty, I actually reached out the their current grad students. ~90% responded and shared valuable first-hand experience on what it’s like to work with the PI. 100% recommend!

Post-bacc Opportunities

For Minority Applicants

Suicide Researchers

If you are looking for researchers in the field of suicide and self-injury, check out this page!

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Page last updated: 2023-10-05