Psychology at Sweet Briar

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    This chapter will help students explore, prepare for, gain acceptance to, and succeed in their graduate education. It contains a time table for applying to graduate school, tips on preparing for and taking the GRE, and advice on how to prepare the personal statement that is a required part of most graduate school applications. It also includes descriptions of 15 areas of graduate school, describes the characteristics of successful graduate students, and contains a tongue-in-cheek test to measure potential for success in graduate school. The chapter ends with an article explaining various alternatives to clinical psychology that human-service-oriented students should consider.

Chapter 6 contents:

    - Grad school admission criteria
    - Personal Statements
            - A sample Personal Statement
    - Areas of Specialization
    - Success in Graduate School
            - General qualities of success in grad school
            - Graduate Superstars
            - What's needed for Clinical
            - Grad school potential test
    - Plan of action for Grad school admission
    - Department Alumni Grad school experiences
    - The GRE
    - Alternatives to Clinical Psychology
    - "I didn't get accepted...Now what?"