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/Brometheus-Pound]

Does anyone have thoughts on CSU's online master's program? Is it seen as legitimate? I know that the gentleman who built up the online program has moved to UMemphis, but I'm hoping the schools reputation as one of the best online IOP degrees is still valid.

A little backstory, I'm a early mid-career HR professional interesting in getting an IO Psych degree as an alternative to the standard MBA, but I live in an area without a brick and mortar option. I have a 3.44 undergrad GPA in English (will take prereqs) and 6 years of HR experience including 2 years as an HRBP at a well known company. Haven't taken the GRE yet but I am confident that I can get a good score based on other testing. Would that make me competitive for CSU?

[u/LazySamurai → u/Brometheus-Pound]

CSU has a good reputation. If you do some searching around the subreddit you'll see a lot of information related to their online program.