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Graduating this semester with a B.S. in Psychology, 4.0 GPA, no GRE
Volunteer/relevant experience:
- 2 years as officer for a multicultural council
- 1 year as volunteer counselor for crisis text line (Trevor Project)
- 1 summer in Myanmar as volunteer at orphanage (I have family in Myanmar so this experience wasn't through a paid program or anything)
- 1 semester as TA for a Research Methods class
- 1 year as a member of service organization dedicated to serving and assisting the aging population (I also became a volunteer for a Baylor Scott and White Calling Program through this org)
Research experience:
- 2.5 years as a Research Assistant for a social psychology lab
- 2.5 years as a Research Technician for a computer science lab (hired position, doing behavioral coding)
- 1 year as a Research Assistant at a clinical psychology lab
- 5 poster presentations
- Completed a thesis my junior year
LORs: 2 from professors in the lab I worked for, 1 from a professor I TA-ed for
These are the colleges I shortlisted:
- Columbia (Reach)
- University of Chicago (Reach)
- Boston University (Moderate)
- University of Washington at Seattle (Moderate)
- UT Austin (Moderate)
- Pittsburg University (Safe)
- University of Houston (Safe)
My primary concern with my application is that I have a good amount of research experience due to my initial goal to pursue a PhD in psychology. My career goals changed halfway through my undergrad, and now I feel like I don't have nearly enough volunteer/industry experience to appeal to social work programs. I'm also concerned about my LORs because all 3 are academic and I'm aware many social work programs prefer at least one professional reference.
Please give your honest opinions. Thank you in advance.
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At least a year, preferable 2-3 or more.