EarlGreyT-Test

Hey! Just wanted to add to this thread that I too, am interested in pursuing Quantitative Psych, although I'm uncertain as to whether or not I'll be going for the Fall 2013 season (it's getting late and other aspects of my life are making it hard to find the time to seriously weigh the merits of different programs and decide which ones best complement my knowledge base) or if I'll wait until next year. With respect to my background, I recently graduated with an undergrad in Psychology and a concentration in cognitive science, a French minor (part of which comprised several linguistics courses), and a slight smattering of Computer Science (1 course in Python and 2 others in Java, all of which I performed decently in). My research experience is largely limited to one summer I spent volunteering in a lab and a senior research project I completed on humor and its relationship to perspective-taking. Presently, I'm working in a lab for a year while trying to bolster my math skills via part-time coursework (I haven't really done much with calculus since I took my high school's AB class about 4 years ago) and learning both R and MATLAB. The main reason for my attraction to quantitative psych has been the relatively recent deluge of articles dealing with psychology's methodological concerns (e.g., the writings of Uri Simonsohn, John Ioannidis, Ben Goldacre, etc) and scandals (i.e., Stapel). I'm thus mostly interested in the creation of quantitative methods that are less likely to be abused, and looking at ways to increase research validity. I've also developed an affinity for Kahneman and Tversky's rational choice theory over the past year, as well as several topics in philosophy of science (e.g., method as a social construct and the influence of paradigms over discovery). I'm not exactly sure if I have any questions, insights or particularly useful comments just yet, but I thought I'd introduce myself nonetheless.