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    2016 Fall
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    IO Psychology

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  1. Hey! I have a similar story, so I feel ya! I am kind of switching from clinical to I/O, and I think some faculty members can be skeptical about the switch, especially if you've gone on to complete a masters (I've done the same). I also have research experience; again, not in I/O. I'm on a few waitlists, but I don't have anything concrete yet. The wait is horrible. But I am on the waitlist to UConn, so I can give you at least some information on that. So perhaps my advice is try to take the steps that I am trying to take (or take with a grain of salt). What I really had to do was to emphasize my interest in I/O and explain my switch in my personal statement. For instance, my research interests haven't really changed, but how it is applied has. PM me if you want more specifics on that. I contacted all of my POI before applying, so I could gauge how receptive they would be of my application and the switch. I know that I/O is a little more quant heavy field. I feel like my quant score is low. I would image that some schools may have official or unofficial cutoffs, which may mean that you are/are not on their radar, depending on their cutoff. I'd like my quant score to be higher; so if I don't get in this round, I will probably try to get that up. I am also trying to find more I/O experiences, especially research experiences. PhD programs seem to be scientist/practitioner, so they rate research as pretty important. If you can't get research experience, maybe try for more applied experiences, like the internship. Try to tie that back into your research interests in you personal statement. If you can really match a faculty member on research interests and have good research questions, you may fare well after you get past initial hurtles (GRE, GPA, explaining the switch). Some faculty have been really receptive to me, despite the switch, because I can easily explain how I got where I am and what I'm interested in. Hope this helps and good luck!
  2. Hey, I think it depends on the program. For example, University of Akron has had phone interviews and have invited some interviewees to their recruitment weekend (as far as I know, they have not sent out accept/reject decisions yet). I've not seen some other places on the board yet, such as Clemson and SUNY Albany, both of which had a January 15th deadline. Not sure if this helps or not.
  3. For those of you who have interviewed with University of Akron: Did you get an interview with your PI, whoever it might be? Or was it someone you had not mentioned in your SOP? Background: I had an interview with someone other than the person I mentioned in my SOP. The interviewer did not frame it as a "phone interview" per se, but a chat about the program and where I was at. I wasn't sure whether to mention who was in my SOP or not. So, if this was a phone call to see how I fit into the program, I think it went relatively well. However, if my interviewer was looking at how I fit into their research...maybe not so much? I'm just trying to gauge how I might have done. Any insight would be great!
  4. Do you mind sending a PM of the name of your PI? I also interviewed there (if you're talking about the University of Connecticut)...
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