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    Fall 2016 I/O Psychology

    in Psychology Forum

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    37 minutes ago, Christina P said:

    Has anyone heard back from San Diego State yet? I applied for the Master's program and haven't heard anything about my admission status. I e-mailed them a few weeks ago and they said they're still deciding, but it's pretty late in the game now so I wanted to see if anyone else has heard anything from them.

    Released an offer about 3 weeks ago. Good luck!

    GRE

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted · Edited by Zero Darko Thirty

    I highly recommend using Magoosh. I know a lot of other people would vouch for it as well. The site covers most of the GRE topics through online video lessons. It also has hundreds of practice questions and decent full-length practice tests. You can even review and filter questions  by difficulty and topic. It is also relatively inexpensive compared to a tutor or a class.

    I think it's crucial to do as many realistic problems and realistic practice tests as possible. The best resources for these are:

    • ETS PowerPrep software, which is free on the ETS website and offers 2 computer practice tests. Absolutely do these!
    • "ETS Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions" book for practice verbal questions made by the actual testmaker
    • "ETS Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions" book for practice quantitative questions made by the actual testmaker

    If you need additional help on any one particular topic, Manhattan GRE has books for specific topics, such as Reading Comprehension, Geometry, etc. You can buy these books individually, and if you buy one, you get access to 6 free online practice tests. Buy older editions to save money.

    Also, Magoosh has free vocabulary flashcards available if you need help in that area.

    My goal was also 160 in both sections, and after two months of studying with the things I mentioned above I was able to beat my target.

    Hope this helps!

    Fall 2016 I/O Psychology

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    37 minutes ago, Christina P said:

    I was under the impression that George Mason would mail letters telling us whether we have been admitted or not. That's what I thought it said on their application website. I might be mistaken though.

    I got an email notifying me that I was rejected on 2/11

    Fall 2016 I/O Psychology

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    I'm applying to about 17 programs (15 PhD, 2 Masters) this time around. Last time I only applied to 5, and found out quickly that a lot of this is up to chance. It's partially a numbers game, and how well you fit with the faculty member's research interests really, really matters. Make sure you know that the professor you're applying to work with is taking students. Not everyone posts it on their websites.  Some of the schools with PhD programs have terminal Masters programs that you can be considered for if they don't consider you ready enough for the PhD. I think George Mason does that. Also, if you haven't already done so, it's helpful to look at the SIOP graduate training program search tool.  There were a few schools that I found this time around that I didn't know about before :) 

    I know deadlines are still a bit further out, but is anyone starting to feel like they're crunched for time already? I know I sure am! 

    Wow 17! I'm applying to 12 (10 PhD, 2 Masters) and it already feels like a ton of work. Plus all the money for application fees, sending GRE scores, and transcripts is outrageous... :(

    Here's where I'm applying to:

    PhD

    • Baruch College
    • University of Maryland
    • Michigan State
    • Texas A&M
    • Penn State
    • Teachers College
    • George Mason
    • DePaul
    • University at Albany
    • Rice

    Masters

    • San Diego State
    • San Francisco State

    Fall 2016 I/O Psychology

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    Is it still important to contact faculty for schools that do not follow a mentor model (where each faculty chooses a student to work with)? For example, I know at Michigan State admission decisions are made collectively by the program faculty.

    Fall 2016 I/O Psychology

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted · Edited by sportslapdes
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    So many schools, so little money ;)  What are your research interests?

     

    I think I'm mostly interested in selection/measurement and workplace discrimination, but I haven't had much experience with I/O research so I'm definitely open to a lot of topics. How about you?

    Practice GRE scores vs. real GRE scores

    in GRE/GMAT/etc

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    Just took the GRE today! I alternated between Magoosh and Manhattan practice tests before doing the ETS Official Guide paper tests and PowerPrep tests.

    Magoosh 1: 155V / 158Q
    Magoosh 2: 159V / 161Q
    Magoosh 3: 163V / 161Q

    Manhattan 1: 160V / 163Q
    Manhattan 2: 162V / 160Q

    ETS Paper Test 1 from the official Guide: 166V / 165Q
    ETS Paper Test 2 from the official Guide: 165V / 165Q

    PowerPrep II 1: 169V / 166Q
    PowerPrep II 2: 167V / 163Q

    Real Test: 166V / 168Q

     

    The questions on the real test seemed slightly harder than the PowerPrep tests, but those practice test scores were the most accurate! Magoosh and Manhattan practice tests are definitely more challenging.

     

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