Sarah Leahy, University of Minnesota Counseling Education Masters Program

Congrats to Sarah on her acceptance to her Masters program! Sarah also completed a Psychology based internship at ACR which helped promote her resident’s well-being and gained her a letter of recommendation for her program from CEO Jim Nelson!

Name: Sarah Leahy

Accepted to: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities counseling education masters program

Undergrad Major: psychology 

Undergrad University: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Work at ACR (length of time, experience gained): 10 months

How many programs did you apply to? 1

How many programs did you interview with? 1

Anything you found surprising about interviews? I was surprised about how informative and encouraging they were, they gave me a lot of confidence

Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, apps) you used to get through the application and interview process? I was very nervous, but I decided to make a zoom appointment with someone from admissions to put a face to my application. I really believe this helped me because I showed them that I was determined. 

Any other advice for other pre-PA students? Have confidence and apply to programs you may feel are challenging to get into.