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Graduate Study in Psychology

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This book is a must have for students wishing to gain admission to a Psychology Graduate School. It is packed full of information you will need to decide where to apply. If you know what area you want to apply to but don't know what schools are out there, this is your resource. If you know what state or region you wish to live it, this book will help you see what schools are available to you as well. Tons of information, average GRE scores, number of students who apply and gain admission to the program, and much more. Those free online data bases are no alternative. Out of all the money you spend on apply to graduate school, this will be the most important $20. Totally worth it.

I purchased it with its partner book "Getting in: A step by step plan for gaining admission..." I followed the directions exactly. Lets just say, it worked. I received offers of admission to 3 doctoral programs. I recommend this book to everyone I know who wants to apply to graduate school.

This is a must have for anyone considering getting a graduate degree in any field of psychology. I was at one time considering a PhD in clinical psychology. I've changed direction now, but I still don't regret buying the book. At the time, it was VERY helpful in identifying those schools that I would be interested in, and also which ones I would most likely be able to get in. Each school (even in Canada) with some sort of psychology degree is listed. You can read about which degrees are offered, if they're accredited or not (very important!), what the average GPA and GRE scores are of previous accepted applicants, the financial aid given, etc. I definitely referenced this book many times in the process. It's very helpful. I'd suggest anyone considering a grad psych degree, no matter what kind, to get this book!

This is an extremely helpful book. Especially for those that are not sure what area of psych or in what state...it gives you most of the important info. and a link on where to get more details for almost every school.

Many University libraries or psychology departments have a copy of this extremely comprehensive reference work that is updated yearly by the APA. The strenght of this manual is that the data included is very current (2008-2009) and documents the number of applications, offers extended and actual number of students who elect to accept an offer that year. It is mainly concerned with the stats of each program and it does not provide any sense of the culture and organizational structure that exists within various graduate programs. After spending time using this guide, you will quickly realize that a personal copy is highly useful. The only negative issue with this work is that the font size is so small that it is difficult to read without high-lighting the specific information you are seeking. However, be prepared to discover that the acceptance rates at most psychology programs offering a PHD is 2-10%. The APA is be admired for being so open and transparent with data that reflects the immense difficulty in gaining entry into a graduate psychology program.

I was under the impression that this book would describe in detail the different areas of Psychology and which schools would be the best for that area of study. I was thoroughly disappointed to see that it was just a long listing of every school in the nation and canada that only described things such as class sizes and tuition. They did list the areas of study available but I was hoping that it would go into detail about the different areas of study. It did not say anything about how to figure out which area is best for which careers. It was also difficult to navigate the textbook. I plan on selling it on Amazon. I was also disappointed by the fact that I bought it new but it was obviously a used textbook by the crinkled front cover and writing on the inside.

This book contains good information, but the overall scope of the information is rather limited. I ended up purchasing another book for more details.

He book I ordered came quickly. It is in great shape, and it is very helpful. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to find a good graduate program.

Very helpful item for those hoping to go to grad school in psyc. Book is in great condition.

This is a great book to help inform you about all the schools in the united states that offer psychology programs. It breaks it down to how many people they take per year for their graduate programs giving you an idea on how well you have to perform to even be considered for the schoool. Over all this is a wonderfull book. If your having a hard time finnding a school that offers your program this is the book to help you. :)

I never received a message from the post office saying that I'd received a package, but after checking the tracking information, I see that you did indeed send the package and it was sent back to you from the post office. I apologize for not having this be a smooth transaction.

Thank you for sending me the book!