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I am going to ask for recommendations from my manager at my job, the coordinator at the children's home I volunteer at, and one of my former professors

I'm tired of the politics at my job, scared of taking my gres in October, and coming on too strong/needy with guys I have an interest in(I never even notice it until they say something or ignore me without warning), it hurts to be ignored. I'm hopeless but working on myself....I hope to this nerdy guy I was talking to talks to me again *shugs*

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I would love an example of what not to do, lol. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. I'm not a fan of flash cards but how did you study for verbal?

There were a few reasons that I didn't do well(besides not being as focused as I should of been) but the main one was my depression during my junior year of college. I plan to be better than myself and then my competition because even though I'm in a race to win with others, I have to prove that I can do this for myself I don't take anything the wrong way(most of the time ) but I do understand where you're coming from. This program has listed Cognitive psychology as the main focus of the program with your definition of cognitive science.

Oh, I plan to marinate the hell out of the statement of interest, I just need to jot down ideas, list my experiences, thoughts, etc into it before I hand it over to them. I'll also have several individuals from the writing center read it(I plan on having plenty of drafts since I also think of things to write about)

I have heard the Princeton book is really great, but I used the Kaplan book. I think the most trouble I had with the verbal section was the passage section where you had to read and answer the questions, then the fill in the blank with the appropriate word to finish the sentence because words are so similar to one another that I have to know the exact definition(or other instances of it) or I end up second guessing myself.

I took a lit course freshmen year and then one my senior year about works in the 19th century. I had to write lots of papers for my psych classes. I want an MA in Lit because I thoroughly enjoy reading and having discussions on all types of literary genres

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and just have a question about MA in English Lit. I majored in psychology when I was an undergrad and they would like a writing sample(10-20 pages) but I never did a thesis during my undergrad. What could I use to substitute as a writing sample? I write alot of poetry and short stories. This is the admission requirements for University of Delaware MA in English: Resume or CV Statement of Objectives and Interests that answers the following questions (1–5 pages) What are your intellectual objectives and how will your proposed plan of graduate study relate to them? Within English studies, are there areas of special interest to you? Please explain. How will the resources at the University of Delaware (faculty and otherwise) help you to achieve your objectives and pursue you areas of interest? Unofficial transcript of all U.S. college records GRE scores: General Test, minimum combined score of 300 Three letters of recommendation Writing Sample (10–20 pages) I'm not too worried about the statements of interests because I can write my ass off and enjoy it but how did you guys prepare for the verbal section of the gre? My old scores were Verbal: 145, Quan 144, and Writing 4.4

Thanks, I really appreciate that. I know my gpa score and my gre scores(Verbal 145, Quan 144, and Writing 4.4) are not that strong but I plan to study my ass off to get even better scores. No way but up! I am also applying to a masters programs in sociology, Family studies/school psych, and English. How long did you study for your gres? I'm planning on studying today and taking them in early/late October, early November since some of the deadlines are the December 13(phd in cognitive psych) and mostly Jan 1st-5th for everything else. I really appreciate your input! *hugs*

I believe my verbal was 145 and my Quan was 144, Writing was 4.4. My recs were good but I know in the admissions office there are people that scout for gpa first before anything else but I plan to get get very high scores on my next gre. Nothing to it but to do it, you know? I was a research assistant to my cognitive psych professor, worked in a linguistics and clinical labs as a RA after graduating, volunteer at a care center for children with disabilities, retirement home, Christiana hospital, etc

Hello young travelers, I'm new to this site and I'm interested in applying to a Phd in Cognitive Psychology(my top choice is the University of Delaware) and my research interests visual cognition, cognitive disorders, and development in children of low income situations and in minority populations. My gpa in undergraduate was embarrassing to say the leas(2.5)t and while I'm not the best at math I seem to make up for it when it comes to the Literature portion of testing as well as just having a really good memory(I did really well in my cognitive and my neuroscience classes). I graduated in 2010 but was a research assistant for my cognitive psych professor. In addition, I have worked in a linguistic and cognitive labs post graduation, was a research assistant for a head-start program, volunteered at a living care center for children with development issues as well as nursing home. I currently work in a popular retail store where I actually ran into one of the clinical psych professor who receives numerous grants every year for her research. While I was helping her we chatted about her research, what I did during undergrad, etc and she stated if I ever needed any help to let her know(She is part of the clinical phd progam) and that the cognitive phd program is the easiest to get into. Sorry for rambling but what do you think I should do to make up for my low gpa and gre/subject tests scores? The recommended minimum gre score for admission is 310 and gpa is 3.5 or "some combination of equal merit". I plan on studying now for the gre(which I have taken about 3 times) and the psych subject test(which I have taken once out of curiousity and had fun studying for) since the deadline is December 15, so I plan to take these tests early/late October. I have never wanted something so bad in my life and even though it's going to be stuff, if I can get really high tests scores hopefully it can make up for my not so stellar undergraduate career. The tools I am going to use are Khan Academy, GRE books, Five Pound Book of Practice Problems from Manhattan Prep(recommended from someone who starting their Phd program in Mathematics), and basically having no social life, lol. Please be honest with me, I really want to get into this program. I am also going to apply to masters programs in mental health counseling and masters in school psychology.