Education should not be a “debt sentence”
Yesterday, on my fourth day of my high school fellowship in APAGS, I was able to sit in a Senate hearing about student debt and the adversities that come with it. Student debt is at a staggering $1.2...
View Article#StopSkippingClass! The need for social class stories in psychology education
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty” yet inequality is at an all-time high in the United States. Within the field of psychology we continue to perpetuate...
View ArticleGone Fishing: Making Sense of Your Options for Graduate Study
If you’re fishing for a graduate program in psychology, the sea is plentiful. But how do you know which one you want? At times, it is not clear how programs differentiate themselves from each other....
View ArticleA Comprehensive List of Student Travel Awards to Attend APA’s 2016 Convention
Let’s face it. You’re eager to travel to APA Convention in Denver, Colorado this August — and we’re eager to meet you! To make the journey less burdensome on your wallet, I compiled a list of travel...
View ArticleIs it Time to Fret about Debt?
Debt. Loans. Repayment. Terms likely to make any of us feel like…. …. and rush to click to another, safer page (Facebook!). But whereas you can easily defer paying off your debt while still in school,...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Tell Congress We Need Fairer Graduate Student Loans
Once the thrill of being accepted into a graduate program wears off, the reality of how to finance graduate school sets in. Right now we have an opportunity to make our voices heard and cut unnecessary...
View ArticleASPPB response to APAGS Thoughts on EPPP Step 2
I have received a response to the previous post about the EPPP Step 2. With permission, I am sharing here. I welcome your thoughts and comments below or you can email me directly. Please title the...
View ArticlePersonal Finance for Psychology Trainees
by: The Debt Shrink In grad school they didn’t teach us about repaying student loans. They also didn’t teach how much we could expect to earn after we graduated. Fortunately, during undergrad I...
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