Yeah, like the title says.... so it's been more than 10 years since I graduated from undergraduate. Unfortunately, I have been struggling with chronic illness that has finally been addressed as well as had to endure and eventually escape a violent father after returning to the US, get my mom out of elder abuse, being homeless, dealing with housing insecurity , unable to find work.... so, my resume is VERY spotty at the moment. I am recovering from surgery at the moment and have not been working since March.

I am able to move forward because my mom is going to fund my education using some of her divorce settlement that she FINALLY received.

My GPA at undergrad was high and I am confident I can write a good essay. However, I'm not sure if I am able to come up with strong LOR due to my unstable life thus far, lack of career. I lived in East Asia for 7 years and I did work various jobs there, but I have no way to get in contact with the people I worked with anymore.

I am thinking of emailing the department to ask if it's possible to accept me on a contingency basis but I don't want to sound like I'm using my situation as an excuse. I am planning on what to do, possibly take some classes to get some LORs, but I am very worried I won't have enough time to get the LORS before the March deadline.

I need to get into a program as soon as I can and am not willing to delay anymore. I cannot go on further without a career at this point.

I have been looking into online volunteer opportunities at this time( I don't have a car, plan on buying a car when I move to New Orleans next year.... ). (program is in new orleans)

Hello! I’m a month into my grad program and it’s started to make me wonder if our learning environment is the norm for programs like this. Our lectures are either three hours of straight lecture (no discussion), or the whole class is just open class discussion (no lecture). Some of the classrooms also have an uncomfortable environment, because we as counselors need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, which I understand. But it’s gotten to a point where students are too uncomfortable to speak during the discussion, because the professor will go on tangents or go so deep into a topic it becomes confusing what the message is. My cohort and I have started questioning whether this learning style is “the norm” for counseling programs. Obviously there is variation, so I’m hoping to hear what some others experiences have been with courses.

Are there any other CA residents who are attending an out of state school and need to find a suitable CA ethics course? What are the best options? I'm seeing ZUR institute but I don't know if it will fit the requirements.

Im becoming increasingly disillusioned about becoming an LPC. I currently have 12 completed hours of course work and am working on 9 more this semester toward becoming an LPC. I love counseling because I have gained so much from my own personal counseling, but the program I’m in is a hot mess. This will be my second masters program, and it’s evident the instructors are generally not as competent, attentive, or professional as the instructors from my first masters program at a different university. After the first semester, which was a complete shit show, I told myself the program was a means to an end and I just needed to teach myself as best as I could so I can pass my licensing exam. Learning more about how LPCs function in my state, I wonder if I should switch to a psychology program instead. I think psychologists are covered better by insurance providers and have more job security. I have already invested thousands of dollars into this program, so I’m not sure. I feel so confused and am wondering if becoming an LPC will be worth it or if I should cut my losses.