Psychology in UCSD?

Question

Is UCSD (in California) a good college to attend if one wants to receive his doctorate's degree in psychology? If not- whats a good 4 year college to go to in California?

Answer 1

I am a graduate student getting a Ph.D. in social psychology. UCSD is very good, but it depends on what area you want to study. Psychology has many areas: Social, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, etc. All UC schools have very good doctoral programs in psychology, but they are also very hard to get into.

When you ask for 4-year colleges, are you still in high school, or are you in college and looking to go to graduate school? If you are still in high school, then you are a long way off from a Doctoral program, and you should select a 4-year college that meets your needs (almost all schools have psychology majors). If you are looking for a grad school, then check out the APA Guide to Graduate Study. It lists all doctoral programs in the country, and gives lots of facts about them. Good luck.

Answer 2

These are two different things. A four year degree will not give you a doctorate. UCSD is a good school to attend for an undergrad degree (your four year college) and even for a post-grad degree (your doctorate and/or a masters). A more elite school would be USC, Stanford, possibly UCLA, any IVY league schools on the east, Notre Dame, etc. But UCSD would still be a great place to have a doctorate degree from. More prestige doesn't always mean better education. : )

Answer 3

I'm answering the 4-year college question (you'd need that before starting the doctorate program of course):

I know a lot about several psych programs in CA (for reasons too confidential here!). Think a lot about what is important to you. You can go Ivy League and high prestige (Stanford, UCLA, USC), but you will work mostly with grad. students as your professors will be too cool for school, literally, and busy with their research. A smaller program that offers lots of individual contact with faculty works best for students that like to get to know their professors and ask for individual counsel/help from them. UCSD is probably good, some of the Cal State's are actually quite good too (Long Beach, Fullerton for example), and then there are lots of smaller private schools like Claremont McKenna and Scripps College that have very personalized and advanced training in Psychology. Bigger program often means more generic training (less advanced skills). If you want to be competitive when you graduate, look for two things: (1) lots of opportunities and support in doing internships (if you are interested in clinical/counseling psych); (2) a class or two that involve you in conducting independent research (such as a thesis). Opportunities to work with faculty on research are also important.

Answer 4

UCSD is a great school , and San Diego a spectacular city .

Cheers !

Answer 5

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Answer 6

USCD is a good scool another school i would suggest to you would be Stanford. Another school i have heard os good but i have no idea is in sacramento but i can not remember the name just hit me up and i can ask my friend the name of the school he attends.

Answer 7

They are so many hot girls there!!!!

Answer 8

No.