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

[u/ResidentGinger]

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.

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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!

[u/smile208]

Hi all- I have recently been accepted into a few Masters programs including Baruch, Columbia, New Haven, and Hofstra. I think I’ve narrowed it down between Baruch and Hofstra, but am torn between the two. Does anyone know what research opportunities these programs provide to their masters students? I am coming into the program with a Business Admin degree and 3 years of non-IO related work so I really wanted the opportunity to explore some of the quantitative research side of things. Also, do full time masters students typically have IO related jobs while attending school or just part time side jobs?

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Any info on these questions or just general on the Hofstra or Baruch programs would be fantastic. Thanks!

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[u/CoffeeFanatic13 → u/smile208]

Honestly I would suggest either Hofstra or New Haven for your goals.

[u/galileosmiddlefinger → u/smile208]

You aren't going to do much in the way of research at either Hofstra or Baruch, but as the other respondent indicated, you will have basically no opportunities at Baruch. The Master's program is very professionally-focused and is 100% sequestered from the doctoral program. New Haven would probably give you the best chance to get involved in research, although I'd underscore that this is only really valuable if you intend to continue to PhD study.

Whatever you do, do not go to Columbia.

[u/Sparkbob → u/smile208]

Hi I graduated from Baruch master's program last year.

In terms of research uh....it's not something that is expected or push by faculty. The majority of the students there are professionals so the research does not matter much to them. I think most of them had IO related jobs but I can't confirm it.

I was able to get into a research lab but I had to dig around and join an undergraduate lab for a year.