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I’m currently a sophomore at a liberal arts college, and I’m interested in becoming a clinical psychologist. I want to get some psychology research experience to figure out whether research is something I enjoy.
I applied for a research opportunity at my college over the summer but was rejected. I think part of the reason may be that I didn’t reach out to professors beforehand, even though that’s highly recommended. I’m hoping to get involved next semester, even if it’s just as a volunteer research assistant, and ideally find an on-campus research opportunity for the summer as well.
I’m a little anxious about my chances because my GPA is currently 3.514, while the average GPA for my graduating class was around 3.65. I attend a rigorous school and have always done mostly well academically, but I struggled with prioritization last year. I’ve been working hard to improve my grades this year and feel like I’m doing much better.
Do you think it’s still realistic for me to get involved in psychology research with my GPA? And what steps would you recommend I take this semester to increase my chances of getting a research position, especially for the summer? I’m also an international student, so I can only work on campus.
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I wanted to try making ube matcha at home because I have been having it almost daily from a cafe in my city and was wondering if anyone had good ube powder recommendations?

I've been wearing contact lenses (toric) for about 4 years, but I've never had a contact lens fitting exam. Where I'm from, clinics usually just do free glasses prescription exams, so I didn't even know contact lens fittings were a thing.
My lenses have a BC of 8.5 and a DIA of 14.5, but my eyes were never measured for those. Could wearing the wrong base curve or diameter damage my eyes over time? I'm 19F and can provide more details if needed.
Please reply I'm really anxious about my prescription and do not want it to get worse.

I will be applying to DIS for fall 2027 once applications open and was thinking about also applying for a research assistant position within the program. I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience applying for an RA position at DIS and how competitive it is? I also wanted to know what extra application materials they asked for so you could apply for the position since this isn't listed on the website unless you're accepted and have an account. I'm a psych major and neuro minor so the RA position I'll apply for will be in those fields.

I’m a rising sophomore and an international student at a liberal arts college in the U.S. Last year, I only went to office hours three times, and I’ve always found it difficult to make myself go. In high school, the curriculum was very different, and talking to teachers felt much more natural. But now, I often avoid office hours because I don’t even know what questions to ask.
I want to build strong relationships with my professors since I’m planning to apply to graduate school and will eventually need recommendation letters.
I feel like I should attend office hours more often, but I rarely had specific questions. Do you have any advice on what to talk about when you don’t need help with the material (or if there's no difficult assignments! but still want to connect with your professors? Also, how can I stop feeling so nervous about going?

I'm a rising sophomore at an undergraduate college, so apologies if this is a basic question.

I'm interested in applying to the clinical psychology PhD program at Teachers College at Columbia in the future.

I'm confused about the phrasing on the website which says that we'll get tuition funding + 30k for the first 3 years and then only 30k for the fourth year. I was wondering if we will need to pay out of pocket for any dissertation related tuition (not tuition for coursework) in the 4th/5th year or is there no tuition to be payed because the coursework is completed by then?

I'm a rising sophomore at an undergraduate college, so apologies if this is a basic question.

I'm interested in applying to the clinical psychology PhD program at Teachers College at Columbia in the future.

I'm confused about the phrasing on the website which says that we'll get tuition funding + 30k for the first 3 years and then only 30k for the fourth year. I was wondering if we will need to pay out of pocket for any dissertation related tuition (not tuition for coursework) in the 4th/5th year or is there no tuition to be payed because the coursework is completed by then?

I'm a rising sophomore at an undergraduate college, so apologies if this is a basic question.

I'm interested in applying to the clinical psychology PhD program at Teachers College in the future.

I'm confused about the phrasing on the website which says that we'll get tuition funding + 30k for the first 3 years and then only 30k for the fourth year. I was wondering if we will need to pay out of pocket for any dissertation related tuition (not tuition for coursework) in the 4th/5th year or is there no tuition to be payed because the coursework is completed by then?

I am going in a trip to Istanbul and was wondering if any locals had recommendations for Turkish breakfast on Europe side for 2 ppl? Medium budget but not very strict!

I am going in a trip to Istanbul and was wondering if any locals had recommendations for Turkish breakfast on Europe side for 2 ppl? Medium budget but not very strict!

Are there any winter research opportunities for winter break this year? Specifically that don't consider citizenship since I'm an international student. Preferably related to psychology/neuroscience.