willowtree

Hello everyone, I am writing this post because I'm having a hard time finding information about HR Masters programs. I am an undergraduate at UIUC, and hope to get into the LER school here. I know it is competitive, and I guess I'm just interested to see if anyone that had similar stats was accepted. I've never had an HR internship, which is worrisome, but I do have research experience. My GPA is 3.45 as of now, but the school only looks at the last two years of undergrad, so it would be about a 3.8. My GRE score is the same as the average accepted listed on their website. Are there any other HR programs I should be applying to? I'm considering Minnesota, as I talked to their dean of admissions at a graduate school fair, but I wanted a safety school as well. I want to stay in the Illinois area, but I feel like programs at DePaul or Loyola are not worth going into. Any advice is appreciated!

Hello, I'm planning on applying to an HR masters program. I am a psychology and communication double major, and want to attend grad school right out of undergrad. The programs I'm looking at require 3 letters of rec, but stress that two be academic. The problem is that I tend to be quiet in classes, and since I go to such a big university, it is difficult to get to know your professor. I work under a graduate student doing research and plan on asking her for a letter of rec. She also had me in class, but I was quiet. I did receive an A in the class, and have gotten to know her through doing research with her. Should I ask her to focus more on my class work rather than my research work in order to make it more of an academic recommendation? I have the same problem with another teacher who I now work for. I had to take her class in order to be considered for the job, and got an A. I am very close with her now and want her to write my letter of rec, but I'm worried she's going to focus on my job performance instead of my performance in her class. The last recommendation I was planning on getting is from my manager at my job at the school library, as I have worked there for last half of my undergraduate career. I guess I'm wondering whether or not it'd be better for me to get my letters of recommendations from teachers I do not know as well rather than these sources. I am very close with all of those mentioned above, but I can see how they wouldn't be the best people to ask.