SHOULD YOU TAKE A GAP YEAR BEFORE GRAD SCHOOL? | School Psychology | Feat. Sym

Hi everyone!! In this video, Symone, better known as ACurlyHairedSchoolPsych, and I chat all about gap years. She is a first year school psychologist in California serving the middle school population currently. Special thanks to Sym for joining me on my channel!

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I'm a school psychology intern at George Mason University (when filmed). Don't forget to like and subscribe, and feel free to leave a comment below! Thanks for watching :)

[lolawilson]

I’m finishing up my senior year in counseling psychology for undergrad. Right now, I am an assistant sales manager and saving up for grad school. I’ve been thinking about applying for the school psychology program at my school after graduation. I tried working in a field related to counseling but there’s not much in my area. However, I do a lot of delegating and problem solving with my assistant manager position. I work with a lot of men too because the field I cater to is construction like residential repaint and commercial construction. But I don’t see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I love kids, I have four daughters and homeschooled them. Being in charge of their education made me realize how passionate I am about school just like your interviewee, Simone. Plus, I’m bilingual as well and there’s no school psychologists who look like me. I’m half indigenous and half Mexican. I grew up on the reservation and had to work tirelessly to get where I’m at. Lastly, I love your videos, your channel is my go-to for school psychology. I hope I get accepted into a grad program. I know school psychology is what I’m built to do.

[oashxo]

That’s so crazy that you uploaded this video! I’ve been battling with this issue for the longest and this video gave me such a sigh of relief!!!

[veggieavocado]

Gap years are definitely worth it especially if you have a goal in mind during that gap year. For example, getting some work experience and/or building a resume. Also, again like you said, getting some experience in the field can help confirm your feelings about your undergrad/potential career or it can also make you realize that you want to do something else.

[madelynwintrick]

Your channel has been a godsend. Thank you for doing what you do.

[bethany]

Thank you so much for this! I'm a recent grad (May 2020) and currently taking a gap year right now! I know what I want to do and I'm planning to apply for graduate school, but I'm always debating whether or not taking a gap year is enough time for me to get experience. One of the things I'm worried about is experience and forgetting how to do "school". LOL

[amandawoodrum]

Please bring this guest back! Would love to hear the conversation about money.

[allic]

It's funny that this video came out because I was just talking about this the other day! I don't really know if I want to go to grad school immediately or take a year or two off just yet, but this video definitely helped me out a lot!

[bellaswan]

I did the same thing where I applied to just one graduate school directly from undergraduate. I didn’t get in, and I took it as a sign to get more experiences in schools to decide if this was the career path for me. After a year of being a reading interventionist and deciding to apply again, I had my pick of which graduate school to attend.

[Jess]

Thank you Tiffany! I really enjoy your videos and the wisdom that comes with it 🙌✨

[mms-sjus]

I am literally applying to school psychology grad programs and have got a few offers. This video was very helpful🙌🏾

[larisousa]

I have learned so much from your videos, thank you so much for doing this!!❤❤❤🥰

[Andyhoffman]

Very helpful even though I’m going into political science.

[brandeethompson]

I have took off three years from school lol