Psychology Graduate School Admissions

At Collegiate Gateway, we relish applying our own psychological insights to the process of helping applicants gain admission to psychology graduate programs!

Many applicants who are interested in studying psychology on the graduate school level benefit from our help in deciding which degree would be most appropriate: PhD, PsyD, MS, or MA. We enjoy helping applicants clarify their academic and professional goals and determine the best path forward. Collegiate Gateway provides a highly personalized strategic framework to demystify the entire process – to help you hone your preferences, maintain impeccable organization, and develop a customized plan to position yourself for acceptance at the psychology grad schools of your choice.

Above all else, we value the individualized attention and care we give our clients. It’s through our high-touch approach and the genuine relationships we build with each of our students that we can best help you craft your story into a powerful and successful application.

Personalized Planning

Phase I – Planning

We believe the most successful applications require proactive and early planning, beginning in the college years. By working together over an extended period of time, we can guide you through every decision along the path to admissions success. We get to know each student as deeply as possible, in order to help you leverage your unique qualities and experience into a stellar application that differentiates you from other applicants.

  • Conduct a comprehensive review of your academic, personal, and extracurricular background
  • Plan a four-year college course sequence and reevaluate every semester
  • Counsel on maximizing the impact of activities during college years and summers, including:
    • Clinical work
    • Shadowing healthcare professionals
    • Research
    • Community service
  • Develop and edit professional resume for research, internships, employment, and applications
  • Provide focused support in applying for and securing beneficial internships and employment
  • Evaluate the best cycle in which to apply for psychology grad school
  • Coach on potential gap year activities, such as post-bac study or employment
  • Guide on optimal scheduling and test preparation for the GRE exam
  • Administer and interpret Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality assessment and Strong Interest Inventory
  • Provide access to a customized online Student Portal to track action plans, testing, and grad school list
College and Grad School Admissions

Phase II – Application Process

Through years of experience, we have honed a highly effective, time-tested approach to the psychology grad school application process with two primary objectives: to help you identify the best-fit schools for your goals, and then to maximize your chances of acceptance. Whether you’re applying for a PhD, PsyD, MS, or MA, we know the admissions process inside and out, and we’ll guide you every step of the way towards a successful outcome.

  • Provide comprehensive, comparative information on psychology grad school features and admissions
  • Conduct individualized research to inform and guide every decision
  • Counsel on identifying potential fields of specialization
  • Help determine your most important grad school features
  • Work closely to develop an optimal list of grad schools that best fit your academic profile, personal preferences, and professional goals
  • Guide you through maximizing the value of grad school visits
  • Establish organizational framework to manage priorities and deadlines
  • Brainstorm and edit authentic and compelling essays for the PsyCAS centralized application service, as well as schools’ own applications
  • Counsel on obtaining effective recommendations from professors, research supervisors, psychologists, and employers
  • Supervise completion and submission of applications
  • Help develop strong update letters to schools after applications are submitted
  • Conduct mock interviews with feedback for interviews
  • Advise on applying for and maximizing merit-based scholarships
  • Counsel on follow-up with waitlist schools to boost chances of acceptance
  • Help you make your final decision!

  • Conduct a comprehensive review of your academic, personal, and extracurricular background
  • Plan a four-year college course sequence and reevaluate every semester
  • Counsel on maximizing the impact of activities during college years and summers, including:
    • Clinical work
    • Shadowing healthcare professionals
    • Research
    • Community service
  • Develop and edit professional resume for research, internships, employment, and applications
  • Provide focused support in applying for and securing beneficial internships and employment
  • Evaluate the best cycle in which to apply for psychology grad school
  • Coach on potential gap year activities, such as post-bac study or employment
  • Guide on optimal scheduling and test preparation for the GRE exam
  • Administer and interpret Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality assessment and Strong Interest Inventory
  • Provide access to a customized online Student Portal to track action plans, testing, and grad school list

  • Provide comprehensive, comparative information on psychology grad school features and admissions
  • Conduct individualized research to inform and guide every decision
  • Counsel on identifying potential fields of specialization
  • Help determine your most important grad school features
  • Work closely to develop an optimal list of grad schools that best fit your academic profile, personal preferences, and professional goals
  • Guide you through maximizing the value of grad school visits
  • Establish organizational framework to manage priorities and deadlines
  • Brainstorm and edit authentic and compelling essays for the PsyCAS centralized application service, as well as schools’ own applications
  • Counsel on obtaining effective recommendations from professors, research supervisors, psychologists, and employers
  • Supervise completion and submission of applications
  • Help develop strong update letters to schools after applications are submitted
  • Conduct mock interviews with feedback for interviews
  • Advise on applying for and maximizing merit-based scholarships
  • Counsel on follow-up with waitlist schools to boost chances of acceptance
  • Help you make your final decision!

Proven Success

100% of our psychology grad school applicants have been accepted to at least one of their top three choices!

“Thank you so much for all of your help. I really appreciated your patience, guidance and support throughout. It was immensely helpful and needed.”
Student, NYU Silver School of Social Work, MSW, Class of 2027
I can’t thank you enough for all of your support on my long and winding journey to this point!!! Your guidance has been instrumental.
Student, SUNY Albany, PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2030

“Julie helped me find my strengths and weaknesses and clarified the differences between the PsyD and PhD programs. My favorite part was collaborating to create an amazing and truly unique Personal Statement essay.”

Student, Pace University, PsyD in School-Clinical Child Psychology, Class of 2020
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