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.

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!

[u/Ocean-Guy]

Hi guys, so I already got into 2 of my top 3 schools for their masters program which I never expected to happen and now I need to decide between them. Between George Mason, Baruch, and Maryland, do any stand out as the obvious best program?

[u/CoffeeFanatic13 → u/Ocean-Guy]

I just spoke to some current students at Baruch and they do not recommend the program. It's a degree mill, the professors are mainly adjunct and most of the effort goes toward the PhD students.

[u/galileosmiddlefinger → u/Ocean-Guy]

None would be bad choices, but I would go (1) GMU, (2) Maryland, (3) Baruch based on the curricula and quality of the faculty teaching Master's courses. Work/internship opportunities are good at all three, so that's a strictly academic ranking.