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Thanks for the hug. I needed that, and I very much appreciate the vote of confidence. I still am going to try again next year - I would hate myself if I quit now, but I don't know if anyone will give me a chance. To answer your question, clinical seems to be the hardest to get into because it is what more people seem to want, and I'll probably apply in counseling also next year even though I am really more interested in clinical. In some departments it is the exact same program (one that I applied to is combined clinical/counseling/school psychology), and the end result is really about equivalent, and can lead to the exact same kind of work. There really is no reason for the attitudes to be any different though, especially since I think those attitudes exist in all fields, not just the social sciences, although they seem to be more attuned to it. It was the same thing that kept me out of the speech pathology program - I was better qualified than a lot of people from my class who got in (I was among the top of the class, yet was one of only a few who were turned down for the master's program). Another option that has been suggested to me was to apply in social work or another related field where therapists are licensed with a master's degree. But the same prejudices exist there too. In fact, one MSW program I looked at requires that applicants sign a statement that they are free of any mental or emotional issues that might affect their work with clients. I'm not sure that I could even sign that statement.
Grrrrr!
Wendy

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