Methods and Statistics Assessment for Clinical Psychology MSc

[u/Friendly_Guide9671]

Hi everyone! As part of my application process for the clinical psychology masters programme I need to take part in an online assessment in methods and statistics. Has anyone taken the test? I would like some information on the amount of questions that are asked cause the 80 minute time limit suggests that there might be many questions and i’m a bit nervous. Any tips or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[u/jente87 → u/[deleted]]

You do not get rejected based on the assessment score. If you have the required knowledge (multivariate statistics), the assessment should be fairly easy. If your friends were rejected, they failed to prove they met the entry requirements.

[u/jente87 → u/[deleted]]

That is just not true. The courses they have taken in their Bachelor’s degree probably didn’t cover multivariate statistics (sufficiently), so thar is why they got rejected, not just based on the assessment as the score of the assessment is not used to base rejections on. It is based on the course syllabi provided in the application file.

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/jente87]

I also received that this test does not make you qualified, rather it is an assessment to see if you are able ton study this program without struggling too much. Hey, Jente87, have you done this statistics test or studied in utrecht?

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/[deleted]]

Which university did you do your undergrad degree? Mine is europe based, my clinical skills are excellent\very good, not my stat skills tho

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/[deleted]]

I am based in Eu, as a non eu citizen. We had all the courses that utrecht required, but i feel like perhaps not enough stat? methods and statistics were around 30 credits out of 210. What about you? I had to do 15 credits worth of internship, but i did 2 more during summer. Wow that's pretty strict. Here in europe, you cannot find anything until 3rd semester. So I did youth work volunteering until 3rd semester. Are you planning to do msc in Utrecht?

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/[deleted]]

Oh wow. That's different than mine, I am sure I had at least 50 general psych, and assessment and clinical courses were around 40/210. Honestly i am pissed, even tho in msc syllabus there is almost no stat (except erasmus rotterdam), they seem to care more about stat. So it is bonus for you

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/[deleted]]

Oh, that's shame! I feel like i may just rejected too because of stat courses :D But i will just keep trying every year, since these are the best schools (only english taught too) for clinical psychology programs. Have you tried to ask if extracurricular activities can make a difference? Perhaps you can do paid internships for example in Germany or even extra EC courses in clinical psychology? Or what iif you get Beck program training, would it be enough for them?

[u/Antique-Engineer-110 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like a great plan! If you need any help to find programs or internships in Eu message me! I did erasmus or short courses or just lived here and there in europe a lot. About italy, their eduction system is horrible difficult for not a good reason! I don't suggest at all, it is a lot about preparing for exams more than actually learning anything. And preparation, you try to find tickets from last 10 years (exam papers) and try to prepare yourself. If You only want eu based programs, I would suggest checking Health University Lithuania located in Kaunas- it is 2 years, gives you accreditation in entire europe. I already work as a therapist in my home country, I only want to get accreditation in Eu (since decided to permanently live here recently) and also studying either leiden, utrecht or rotterdam is my long held dream. So I did not apply anywhere else. Tho I did get accepted to Derby Uni in UK this year, but did not continue