Jordyn - Clinical Psychology PhD Student - Career Interview

Jordyn is a second-year clinical psychology doctoral (PhD) student who entered her PhD program after completing a bachelor's degree in psychology. She explains how she balances all her responsibilities as a graduate student, as well as her experience with meeting clients.
This interview addressed questions such as:
• When did you decide you wanted to go to graduate school? How did you come to that decision?
• Did you take a gap year? Did you complete a master's degree first? If either, what influenced that decision for you?
• What did you expect graduate school to be like? And how has your experience aligned with your expectations thus far? (This can include expectations about coursework, research training, clinical/applied training, extracurriculars, workload and work-life balance, relationship to professor, relationship to graduate students, etc.)
• What has been your favorite part of the graduate school experience so far? Your least favorite?
• What is something you wish you knew before you started your graduate school journey? Any other advice for those considering a program like yours?
Interview conducted by Charis.
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For more interviews with psychology graduate students from a variety of specialty areas (e.g., counseling psych, clinical psych, social psych), check out the other videos in Dr. Hammer's "Career Interviews with Psychology Graduate Students” UA-cam playlist: • Career Interviews with...