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So.....I just found out what I got on GRE I took last month.... The contry I am in only adminsters GRE twice a year and it's paper based....obviously I only had one shot for GRE if I wanted to apply for Fall semester. Didn't really have time to study and thought I was going to score somewhere around 300s. Okay so here's the thing...I want to apply for Masters in Social Psych and I want to know what you guys think. I have cumulative GPA of 2.86 but if I calculate all the transfer credits in (courses I took during summer at some other colleges) I think I have about 3.2. I also have 3.4 for the last two years. I took like 51 credits of psychology and worked as an RA when I was an undergrad. I got my bachelor degree at a pretty reputative school so I hope that factors in. I am working as an RA right now as well at a university in this country. I've got some experiences in counseling and other internships. I did write a research paper when I was an undergrad (though not thesis or published). Finally, GRE score is V 420 Q590 W 3.5. I already got recommendation letters so that's settled. So should I apply or not? I seriously do not want to waste my time and money if I don't stand a chance. Rather I would try to get some more research experiences and take the GRE again (hopefully computer-based since I heard it's easier to get a higher score) and apply for the next upcoming year. I'm also considering taking additional research courses or doing a postbac program at university. Obvioulsy I'm not looking at very competitive schools but am looking at schools that I could earn MA degree in(schools like San Fran State University). I want to improve my credientials while doing masters and hopefully apply for great schools for PhD. Please help me decide. Any comments would be great =) Thanks!!

Hi, I am trying to find ways in which I could increase my chances of getting into grad schools in psyc. I don't have a great GPA so I am trying to find someways to compensate for that. I worked as an RA back at school when I was an undergrad and I am currently working as an RA at a college near my home as well. I also have some internships here and there as well. I guess I do have some research experiences since I took an advanced research class back in college and conducted research and wrote papers though it was not published or anything ( not sure if you call that research experience). Since I don't think I am competitve enough for masters at this point, I'm trying to look at post bacc programs. I found two which are in columbia and upenn but does anyone know any other schools? (How competitve are post bacc programs? is it similar to masters? I thought it wasn't...I'm not sure) Also, what do you think about just applying to grad school anyways ( schools that are not that prestigious) and trying to transfer into a better grad schools? Let me know. Thanks a lot.