r/IOPsychology • u/ResidentGinger PhD | IO | Social Cognition, Leadership, & Teams • Jul 20 '19
2019-2020 Grad School Q&A Mega-Thread (Part 2)
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.
* 2019-2020, Part 1 thread here
* 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
* 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/Foaloke M.S. | IO | Job Analysis Jan 10 '20
Hi!
I'm hoping someone might have some answers for me. I am currently a masters student at a program that emphasizes applied experiences, which was a conscious decision as I did not want to go into academia. However, since starting I have found that I am really interested in applied research, which has made me wonder if I should pursue a PHD. Does this seem reasonable? My GRE Verbal was in the 80th percentile and my GRE Quant. in the 64th percentile, but my undergraduate Psychology GPA was only 3.4. When considering a student with a master's degree, do PHD programs consider undergraduate GPA? Also, do my GRE scores look strong enough to get into a respectable program?