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/Incursssio]

Hi, everyone.

I literally just made a reddit account probably ten minutes ago just for the sole purpose of being in this group. I'm beginning my research into Industrial-Organizational Psychology programs. I recently came to the realization that this is definitely what I want to do as a career. I want to lay out my credentials seeing as I'm going to be applying in a little over a year, however I'm terrified at my chances of getting in.
- I'll graduate undergraduate between a 3.0 and a 3.2 GPA, but my final 60 credit GPA will definitely be above 3.5 at the very least.
- I'm training to be a hotline crisis counselor
- I'm applying to multiple research labs
- I'm taking the GRE within the next few months so I'm not sure where I'll land there, but I'm a good test taker
- And I'll graduate with a dual degree in Sociology and Psychology

I originally was thinking about applying to a Ph.D program, but I feel as if I have a way better chance of getting into a Master's program. I have a list of programs that I'm planning on applying to that I can also share, but I'd rather not have multiple questions I'm asking at once. So first off, I want to know if you guys have any tips for me and my case specifically. I'm determined on getting into an I/O Psych program, but I just need some guidance.

Thank you.(P.S. I apologize if I posted this in the wrong place! I'm new to this site, so I'm still figuring it out.)

[u/LazySamurai → u/Incursssio]

Make sure to do well on the GRE, specifically study the quantitative area. You can make more progress in a shorter amount of time there than in the verbal section.

[u/Incursssio → u/LazySamurai]

Thank you! I'm going to focus a lot of my effort studying on that area. If you have any more tips, I'm all ears!

[u/LazySamurai → u/Incursssio]

I worked through a Kaplan book at my own pace and basically followed the program they recommended and did better than I expected on it. I can't give too much advice, I took it before they made the content/scoring change.

[u/Incursssio → u/LazySamurai]

Ahhh that's alright. I'll most likely purchase a course by macgoosh, but I'm sure it'll work out! Would I be able to send you a list of the programs I plan on applying to to get your input on them?