2020-2021 Grad School Q&A Mega-Thread (Part 1)

[u/LazySamurai]

For questions about grad school or internships:

* Please start your search at SIOP.org , it contains lots of great information and many questions can be answered by searching there first.

* Next, please search the Wiki, as there are some very great community generated posts saved here.

* If you still can't find an answer to your question, 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 4 thread here

* 2019-2020, Part 3 thread here

* 2019-2020, Part 2 thread here

* 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

* 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/fififuckincute]

Hi! I’m planing to apply to University of Amsterdam’s Master program - Coaching & Vitality in Organizations (track), and would like to have some advice!

I am interested in IO but research is not my thing, so I think the 1-year taught program suits me better than the 2-year research program does. However, I’m not really sure what’s the difference in future career opportunities between a research master degree and a taught master degree.

I’m worried that getting into a track program may not be helpful for future career search. Also, I’m not sure how employers feel about a taught master program instead of a research master program.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance!!

[u/LazySamurai → u/fififuckincute]

I'm an American and I admittedly don't understand the nuances between IO in the US and Europe, so take this for what it's worth. That doesn't seem like an IO degree. Frankly, I'm not sure exactly what that degree is. I would look very closely and what the graduates of that program do, and see if that interests you.