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Hi Could you by any chance link me to the results page? I can't seem to find it. Is there one just for business?

Hi all: Any applicants this year for OB? Where are you applying? Anyone have UK / Australia schools in mind?

Question for you applicants: Are you specifically looking to gain a career in Academia? And why OB specifically?

Thanks so much AP!

What's the difference? From my research, the I-O psyc program have internship opportunities whereas the OB does not. So does that mean that if I choose to do consulting work in the future rather than stay in academia, that my chances would be more limited if I study OB? Anyone know the difference in the programs?

Hello: I am wondering if there are internship placements in your business programs? I am curious about the practical side of research in the workplace. I am currently debating whether to apply to Industrial organizational psychology (which typically has internships) vs. Organizational behavior (which typically does not have internships) and how choose either degree can affect my chances later in consulting work (vs. remain in academia).

Any other Canadian business schools I should consider?

I am switching from psychology to business (M.A. to Ph.d.) What are some things I should consider? Anyone have a similar experience? My advisor said the funding may be limited for psychology-based applicants.

dissertation proposal!!

I've read, asked, and researched and still have not come up with much (or that big) of a difference. Am I missing something?

Have any of you written a research proposal before? The answer is probably yes. But me? Nope. I have to write one soon; any tips/general guidelines? Would much appreciate it!

Post here! Let's discuss!

I would like to know what you think of the Ph.D. in management program at Queen's (potential future applicant here)! Share your experience?

Thanks for this!! You are so so right... I'm the one in the driver seat. Thanks so much

Ugh I Know!!! I can't help but over think and over stress about little things when it comes to school. Thanks for this fuzzylogician.. Sometimes I do need someone to say "hey you are over thinking this, it's not that big a deal". Thanks!!! Appreciate it greatly.

I plan to apply to a ph.d. program this fall and my M.A. advisor is telling me that I should not contact POIs until around fall. I understand his reasoning. However a month ago I attended a conference and met a POI I would like to work it for my Ph.D. This ph.d. POI told me to email him, and so I did right after the conference to set up a date to meet to discuss about the program and potential supervision. Thing is: my M.A. advisor has no clue I am arranging this with the ph.D. POI. I didn't tell him because 1) he told me to not message POIs until later so I am going against his advice and 2) I didn't know it was happening for sure so I kept my mouth shut. Anyway, it is happening for sure, the ph.d. POI confirmed a date. My question is: should I now tell my advisor I am going to meet this ph.d. POI so that I can get advice from him on what q's to ask, etc? OR should I NOT tell my advisor and go meet this ph.d. POI? Oh edit: I already mentioned that I might see a potential ph.d. POI to a current grad student who is very close to my advisor so there is a slight chance she may have already told him I was meeting someone. I am torn. PLEASE HELP.

Hello, I am meeting with a potential advisor for a ph.D. program in Business. I was wondering if any of you have ideas as to what questions I should ask? Any tips on meeting potential advisors and their graduate students? Anything input would help lessen my anxiety!! Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know what the job prospect is for I/O psychologists in Canada by any chance? I'm curious! I am currently an M.A. psychology student who wants to pursue a phD in I-O psych...

Hi piglet, thanks so much for the response. Well, actually I re-read the REB forms and found out they are an IV and a DV. I need to correct my previous statement (they are not two IVs). Those are good points Piglet. I think my question is: would I be able to administer a scale to tap into another variable I am interested in, or am I restricted to using the scales stated in the REB? What I'm trying to get is: isn't it hard to track back the people who completed these sets of questionnaires and present them with another set to measure what I want to measure? Does this make sense? I guess I'm just not sure how research works (still new at this) and for my undergraduate studies, I didn't come up with my own research question.

Hi everyone, I am a new masters student and am required to come up with a research topic based on existing data from the lab. However my advisor sent me REB (research ethics board) documents which includes self-report questionnaires of the scales used and the debriefing form that explains the purpose of the study. I don't want to sound stupid and ask him (because this is potentially a stupid question - so please bear with me), but am I supposed to come up with a research topic based on these documents? All I have are the scales used for 2 IV measures and the purpose of the study, but not any actual real data sets. Am I missing something here? I'm not sure how I am to create a masters research topic using just the REB forms!!

Hi guys, I was wondering if students with an MA background in health psychology can be successfully admitted into an I/O psychology phD program at another university? I am from Canada.. any input regarding this matter would be greatly appreciated! I am just curious how this can be done. Like, if it is difficult to change disciplines like that,... etc. Thanks.

Right…thanks. I'm also wondering, one of my course grade was not included on my transcript in my application to that school, in which I received an 87% in. Is that something I should mention in the email (a bit awkward to bring it up though, right?). Ahh, I'm definitely over-thinking this, but this is the first school I've heard back from and I am 90% I will be rejected from the other schools I applied so I want to make sure I am contacting this POI with the best possible message.

Hi, I applied to a graduate psychology program and have heard back last week that I am on the waiting list. The email stated that I am encouraged to stay in contact with my POI. I'm just wondering, what should I say in my email to my POI? Do I ask for a phone call (or would that be too direct?), thank her for putting me on the wait list? Thanks! Z.

Hey everyone, New here, but really appreciate that this forum exists! Anyways, I want to apply for clinical psychology but I know how competitive it is to get in. I'm just wondering, can I take a psychology masters program other than clinical (say, health or social psychology), and then proceed to apply for a phD in clinical psychology? Also, if I do a masters degree in a particular area (i.e health psychology), would that confine me to just attaining jobs in health psychology field? In addition, I'm confused what the difference is between a registered psychologist and a clinical psychologist since a registered psychologists can assess, diagnose, and treat mental disorders too? And if any of you can suggest programs in psychology I can go into that relates to dealing with mental health disorders, diagnosing, has more clinical emphasis…etc. i would appreciate it!