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Pursuing a Ph.D. in likely Clinical or Developmental Psychology, where do I stand?

Basically, I have no idea where to start looking and which schools I would even have a chance at. I’m graduating in December from my undergrad and I have a decent resume with 3 different research internships, some volunteer work, 3.8 gpa, and a research award. I’m also currently trying to get a paper published (might not work out, we’ll see). However, I’ve heard Ph.D programs in Psych are very difficult to get into. I’m looking into programs like Duke, Vanderbilt, Boston University, Northwestern etc but I’m wondering if I’m aiming my sights too high? 

Anyways, it won’t hurt my feelings one way or another. I’m just a first-gen college student with no one to ask these questions to and little resources from the university I attend now. Any info would help a lot.
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You have pretty high chances at good universities. The key is the match between the advisor and your interests/past research. If you were in autism labs for instance and want to apply with advisors who focus on autism, even higher odds. Your statement of purpose should show why you want to work with that advisor/ask those questions.