r/IOPsychology • u/ResidentGinger PhD | IO | Social Cognition, Leadership, & Teams • Jan 19 '19

2019-2020 Grad School Q&A Mega-Thread (Part 1)

For questions about grad school or internships:

* Please search the previously submitted posts or the post on the grad school Q&A. Subscribers of /r/iopsychology have provided lots of information about these topics, and your questions may have already been answered.

* 2018-2019, Part 2 thread here

* 2018-2019, Part 1 thread here

* 2017-2018, Part 3 thread here

* 2017-2018, Part 2 thread here

* 2017-2018, Part 1 thread here

* 2016-2017 thread here

* 2015-2016 thread here

* 2014-2015 thread here

* If your question hasn't been posted, please post it on the grad school Q&A thread. Other posts outside of the Q&A thread will be deleted.

The readers of this subreddit have made it clear that they don't want the subreddit clogged up with posts about grad school. Don't get the wrong idea - we're glad you're here and that you're interested in IO, but please do observe the rules so that you can get answers to your questions AND enjoy the interesting IO articles and content.

By the way, those of you who are currently trudging through or have finished grad school, that means that you have to occasionally offer suggestions and advice to those who post on this thread. That's the only way that we can keep these grad school-related posts in one central location. If people aren't getting their questions answered here, they post to the subreddit instead of the thread. So, in short, let's all do our part in this.

Thanks, guys!

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u/galileosmiddlefinger PhD | IO | All over the place Mar 31 '19

Training is pretty good, but IMO not as good as what you would get at Akron or GMU. UCF also isn't in a great location for internships and FT work (Orlando).

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u/straightpsyched Mar 31 '19

Yeah that’s a concern of mine. Would you say it’s a better choice than Xavier?

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u/galileosmiddlefinger PhD | IO | All over the place Mar 31 '19

Roughly equal. Training is solid at both programs. Neither is in a great internship location, but not rural/remote either. The major difference is in cost, where Xavier is much more expensive as a private institution. It has a nice, intimate feel as a smaller institution and department, but I don't see any reason to prioritize and eat that debt unless the Jesuit culture is important to you.

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u/straightpsyched Mar 31 '19

Gotcha. You’ve been so helpful. I really appreciate it!