Should I apply for the Dclin this year as an UG
Hello!
I've just completed an UG placement in a community team with a substantial amount of risk and was able to soak up some great experiences within the ~9 months I was there. I'm considering applying to Oxford + Surrey as both allow UGs to apply. I have little hope I will even be considered for an interview but my thinking is that I can use this year as a trial run and get to grips with how to apply. The reason I'm considering applying is because of the experience I got from my UG placement. I was able to complete 1:1 interventions around anxiety management, phase 1 trauma stabilisation, behavioural activation, Increasing self-compassion, ND screens/referrals and work in an MDT. All of my work was DBT/CBT informed. I also co-facilitated two groups focused on compassion and coping with suicidal thoughts, helped create and deliver 3 different staff trainings and completed a service evaluation.
Like I said, I don't have much hope I'll even be considered and have heard people say that they wished they had applied for the doctorate later so they had more time to build up experience. I'm interested to see what everyone thinks and whether it's worth me applying or not!