Welcome to the Community Psychology Network’s Student Lounge, a comprehensive resource hub designed to support both undergraduate and graduate students in psychology. This area provides links to valuable information and tools to help you navigate your academic journey and career planning.
Key Resources
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Graduate School Information:
- Graduate Training in Community Psychology: Explore graduate school psychology departments offering clinical or community psychology training at the master’s and doctoral levels. This is an excellent starting point for researching available graduate schools.
- Ranking of U.S. Psychology Ph.D. Programs: Access Dr. Scott Plous’s On-line Career Center and the Social Psychology Network for insights into program rankings.
- Applying to Graduate School: A guide provided to undergrads at Hanover College in New York, offering advice on the admissions process.
- Applying to PhD Programs in Clinical Psych—A Sobering Discussion: Read a discussion on TIPS, the Teaching In Psychology discussion list, about applying to clinical psychology Ph.D. programs.
- Graduate School and Careers in Psychology: Resources from Dr. John Suler at Rider University.
- American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS): Join APAGS through the APA main site for information, involvement opportunities, convention highlights, and a newsletter subscription. Undergraduates are encouraged to join as well!
- Books on Applying to Graduate School: Find relevant books in the Community Psychology Network’s Campus Book Store, including resources on community psychology, prevention, the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and thesis/dissertation writing. Order directly through our affiliate, Amazon.com®: Amazon.com. A portion of sales supports the CPN site.
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Graduate Internship Information:
- Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC): APPIC ensures high-quality training and recruitment practices at internship and postdoctoral training sites in the US and Canada. A crucial resource for researching internship sites, including a clearinghouse, matching program, and a listing of sites without placements.
- Common Internship Interview Questions: Part of Dr. Scott Plous’s On-line Career Center at Wesleyan University.
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Graduate Record Exam (GRE):
- Books on taking the general GRE and the psychology subject GRE: Find study materials in the Community Psychology Network’s Online Book Store, including books on community psychology, prevention, graduate school, APA style, and thesis/dissertation writing. Order directly through Amazon.com®: Amazon.com.
- GRE Online™: Official resource from the Educational Testing Service® with FAQs, online registration, sample questions, and more: GRE Online™.
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Financial Aid:
- FinAid®: The Financial Aid Information Page: A free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid: FinAid®.
- Financial Aid Search Through the Web (FASTWEB®): Search for scholarships and other financial aid sources: FASTWEB®.
- Sallie Mae™: The nation’s leading holder of student loans: Sallie Mae™.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid: Information on requesting and completing the FAFSA from the U.S. Department of Education: FAFSA.
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Resumes & CVs:
- Tips on Creating an Academic Vita with sample: By Dr. Scott Plous at Wesleyan University.
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Information for Undergraduates:
- Books for the Undergraduate Psychology major or undecided student: Find resources in the Community Psychology Network’s Online Book Store. This page also contains books on community psychology, prevention, graduate school and writing manuscripts. You can also order books directly from Amazon.com: Amazon.com.
- Finding Careers With a Bachelor’s Degree In Psychology: By Bruce R. Fretz, Ph.D., part of Hanover College’s psychology site.
- Summer Science Institute: An APA program for sophomores & juniors.
- Dr. Margaret Llyod’s Careers in Psychology Pages: Excellent site for undergrads. Includes information on graduate school applications, jobs, making the most of your undergraduate years, and more!
- Entry level positions with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology: By Dr. Margaret Llyod.
- Books on Careers for Psychology Majors: Part of Dr. Markey Llyod and Dr. Russ Dewey’s “Psych Web” site.
- On-Line Career Center for Psychology Students: By Dr. Scott Plous at Wesleyan University.
- PsychSTAC Online: Career info for psychology majors.
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Excellent General Psychology Sites:
- PsychRef: By Dr. Vincent W. Hevern, SJ, LeMoyne College.
- Psych Web: The award-winning site by Dr. Russ Dewey.
- CyberPsychLink: A collection of psychology resources and the various specialties.
- Megapsych Web Site: By John W. Nichols, M.A., an instructor at Tulsa Junior College.
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APA Style & Format:
- Guidelines for Writing in APA Style: A paper by William Borst, M.S., from Troy State University in Phoenix City, AL.
- APA Style Resources: Compiled by Russ Dewey, Ph.D., on Psych Web.
- Books on APA writing style: Part of Community Psych Net’s On-line Book Store.
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Psychological Humor:
- We all need a little humor! This section includes links to humorous emails and other content collected from around the web. Viewer discretion is advised.
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