Neuropsychology Central

[JJkitty]

I am a second semester junior with a biology major and have been doing research in traumatic spinal cord injury for the last 3 years. I just realized that my interests lie in psychology and I am very interested in being a clinical neuropsychologist. I have no clinical volunteer experience or psychology research experience. Do you think I should apply to PhD next year, a masters (to gain more experience) then PhD or take a year off after I graduate to apply and gain more experience.

[mprosje]

I would recommend taking time off to gain clinical experience in neuropsychology, especially if that is your area of interest. See if you can work as an assistant and/or volunteer with a neurologically impaired population. If that isn't a possiblility, try to find research opportunities that allow you to interact with patients who are neurologically compromised. It is really important to gain more life experience as well as clinical experience prior to applying to graduate school.

[bradmtsu]

Hello. Have you taken any psychology courses? If not, you may want to get some basics out of the way before applying to programs. Some programs request that you have a psychology background, and some do not mind what your background is as long as you're willing to work hard.

Also, by taking some psychology courses, you will have a chance to request that they write you a letter or recommendation regarding your performance in their course. You've already been a member of a research team, so you may want to ask the principal investigator to write you a letter or recommendation attesting to your performance. It's great that you've already got some reserach experience though! I know it helped me when I applied to programs to set me apart from others.

A good book to read for students interested in applying to graduate prgorams is "Getting In" published by the APA. It is a cookbook approach to applying to graduate programs in psychology that many people find useful.

[lkprice]

Those are both excellent responses to your questions. You will have a great foundation with a biology major but need to pick up some clinical experience and psychology courses. You can usually get a job as a mental health technician at a hospital for experience and/or volunteer at places like an adult day care center depending on what age you would like to work with. Also, have you talked to your advisor at school about your interests? Talking to a psychology professor might also help direct you and get you in contact with the right people.

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