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Based on the conversions, my quant score would be in the 60th percentile, while verbal was only in the 50th. I'm pretty sure I can raise both a couple points which will hopefully help. I can never tell how heavily weighted GRE scores are for these programs. Is it also okay to have really narrow interests in your SoP? What if there's only one professor that's studying what you want to at a university? Is it okay to only include one in your SoP? Any advice would be helpful. Thank you for your input!

Hi everyone, I'm currently in my senior of college and preparing to apply to I/O programs in the Fall for programs starting in Fall 2015. I've been doing massive amounts of research on I/O schools and stumbled upon this forum. Since you all seem to have so much experience in applying, I was wondering if you could give me insight in to if I'd be a competitive applicant for PhD/Masters programs. GPA: 3.6 Jr/Sr GPA: 3.7 Psych GPA: 3.9 GRE V: 151 GRE Q: 155 (retaking GRE in July and most likely August) Analytical: 4 Research Experience: - won a research poster fair through the psychology department at my college for the complexity and creativity of my design - have participated in two I/O labs for 1 year (coding, rating, and data entry experience) - earned a position that put me and another coordinator in charge of all the undergraduates in the research lab - participation in an assessment center - have worked in an office environment at a medical billing office for two years - will have two fairly solid letters of rec from the research labs I'm working in, another from work Any advice/input would be incredibly helpful! Thanks! Any advice/input would be incredibly helpful! Thanks!

Munashi, thank you so much for the advice. I was really bummed when I got my scores back because I thought it would completely eliminate my chances for getting into a PhD or Masters programs, but your input really helped, thanks! Kaswing, thank you for your advice as well! I'm definitely going to emphasize my research experience, especially since it seems to be my strongest point right now. I would also love to be part of a thread for Fall 2015 applicants. Let me know if you create one. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm currently in my senior of college and preparing to apply to I/O programs in the Fall for programs starting in Fall 2015. I've been doing massive amounts of research on I/O schools and stumbled upon this forum. Since you all seem to have so much experience in applying, I was wondering if you could give me insight in to if I'd be a competitive applicant for PhD/Masters programs. GPA: 3.6 Jr/Sr GPA: 3.7 Psych GPA: 3.9 GRE V: 151 GRE Q: 155 (retaking GRE in July and most likely August) Analytical: 4 Research Experience: - won a research poster fair through the psychology department at my college for the complexity and creativity of my design - have participated in two I/O labs for 1 year (coding, rating, and data entry experience) - earned a position that put me and another coordinator in charge of all the undergraduates in the research lab - participation in an assessment center - have worked in an office environment at a medical billing office for two years - will have two fairly solid letters of rec from the research labs I'm working in, another from work Any advice/input would be incredibly helpful! Thanks!