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  1. Quantitative_Psychology
    You can't apply if you have completed 2 years of graduate study (I've only done one). Since I've never applied previously and won't have my Master's by the time I submit in the Fall, I'm still qualified. I hadn't known that until just recently!
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    I am currently a first year Masters student in Psychological Research, and I want to apply to a PhD program in Quantitative Psychology next year. I recently heard about predoctoral graduate fellowships, and I am highly interested into applying for them (mainly Ford Foundation and NSF GRFP). However, I don't know very much information about the process (there has never been an applicant in my program), and it is unclear to me what information is accurate online. Does anyone have any advice for the application process (in psychology in particular)? Are there any great guides or websites I should be looking at? Is there a way to access past proposals that have been successful? Thanks for your help. Even basic information is helpful considering I just started looking at these today.
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    I have to agree with @BSB825. I have received no background check to my knowledge (kind of odd once you think about it). I know for a fact that they did not contact my previous University where I had been a TA. Universities aren't like most employers. They are pretty relaxed. For example, they also don't do drug tests (or at least none I've ever been to), but an employer desires that kind of information.
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    If it works, it works. Honestly in all seriousness though, when I didn't get into a PhD I ended up doing the Masters first. I was haunted by a low undergrad GPA, and I felt I needed the stellar Master's GPA to set off the undergrad one. I would say this has worked out pretty well for me (picked up a couple potential publications), but I wonder if it's better to just do the Research Assistant positions because it is a one year commitment instead of two.
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    Two words: stripper psychologist...maybe not my best plan.
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    It really depends if you are going into a Master's or PhD program. This is primarily due to funding. If you are going into a Master's program, it is unlikely your tuition will be covered by the program (unless they are very friendly). In this case, it could be far more advantageous to remain in your state because you would get the in-state tuition price. However, if the Master's program either funds you entirely or at least offers in-state tuition to out of state people (my program does this), then there is no longer a need to stay in-state. In contrast, for a Phd program (assuming it funds you), it matters very little if you are in-state or out of state. In fact, I recommend applying to a number of PhD programs that are in-state or out of state. You should allow research interest matches to guide you because you will be funded either way. More specifically to your situation, it depends how much higher ranked your programs are. If you are accepted to a top 20 programs without as much funding, I would go for it. If you are looking at similarly ranked programs, I don't think it would matter too much, and I would go cheaper (assuming one of the more expensive ones doesn't have a better research match).
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    Currently, I am researching Quantitative Psychology PhD programs and trying to select potential PI's for applications in the Fall. I was wondering if anyone had advice for picking PI's beyond research interests. For example, I'm interested in limitations to longitudinal models and dealing with missing data in these models. There are a surprising number of people working with longitudinal data. I would like to push my criteria for selecting a PI beyond just research interest. Here are some things I've started looking at... 1) How often the PI publishes, 2) The amount of grant money the PI receives, 3) Status of Professor (tenured instead of non-tenured), 4) Number of previous graduate students and current employment of said graduate students Does anyone have any other advice on what I should be looking for in a PI? I personally am interested in Quantitative Psychology programs, but I am happy to hear from all areas if applicable.
  8. Quantitative_Psychology
    No problem. Sometimes (but not terribly often) PI's will change the order between conference and publications. Actually, just today, I was moved from first author to second author. I was okay with this because my PI explained that we would be publishing in a medical journal and often times medical journals do not like having first authors with a B.A. Instead they want them to at least have an M.A. It was indicated to me that had it been a psychology journal I would be first author. Personally, this didn't bother me because I felt my PI had my best intentions (wanting a high impact journal). It sounds like you have a pretty good advisor, and you have nothing to worry about. If he/she does change the order, I'm sure it will be accompanied with a valid explanation.
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    I was actually pretty glad the professor didn't tell me because I would have become very anxious about my grading (especially as a new TA). It was a big class with a lot of written work which is particularly subjective. By finding out about it after the fact, I laugh it off and appreciate the professor for having my back. I'm sure had I been screwing up in the grading, she would have let me know. Absolutely my feelings. I hope it wouldn't have impacted my perception, but that isn't always something I can control. It is funny though because that particular professor is so over students' grading complaints. She won't answer emails (instead she forwards them to me). She's a stickler that way. IN contrast, I am far more open to discussing grades. If a student can point out a mistake to me, I'm to change it. Yet students never seem to want to go to me first. That's rough. I haven't had an experience quite like that, but I didn't have a student write such inflammatory remarks in a paper that I felt uncomfortable grading it. I had to give it to the professor and ask her to grade it because my subjectivity had been ruined. The professor was cool with the whole thing, but I'm sure some professors would have been nearly as understanding.
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    In psychology it has become very popular for advisor/PI will be last author. First author tends to go to the person who did the most writing but not always. Sometimes people get shafted in authorship order (especially graduate students for very traditional PIs). Personally authorship order has been annoyingly unclear for me in the past with the PI informing us fairly late in the research experience.
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    Evolutionary Psychology is probably gaining traction if anything. You wouldn't need to do "hard science" per say, but you would certainly need to have some research background in it. Or you could apply for an assistant research position in a Evolutionary Psychology lab.
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    I find it incredibly annoying when students go directly to the professor. I've had students previously try to get me in trouble for how they did on assignments. Thankfully, the professor has always backed me up. I find it funny that they think they're better off going to the professor for grading issues. I'm far more open to grade adjustments than the professor is. Perhaps the worst experience I had was when a student went to the professor for every assignment they made less than an A on. The professor always backed me up and actually never told me the student was doing it until the next semester.
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    Personally, I would have them mail the transcript again (and if possible over night). It is pretty unusual for a University to want you to mail transcripts. Almost all my experience has been with online transcript delivery services. It is a good sign that they won't throw the application out though. If you are a very good fit, it should be evident despite the application arriving slightly later. At this point I feel you may as well persist because you've paid the application fees, perhaps taken the GRE, and put all this time in. Hope it works out!
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    Personally I gave my letter writers each a coffee mug that was directly related to their research interests (e.g., professor studies optimism got a mug that said inspirational half full quotes on the side) and an expensive chocolate bar. Personally I waited until after I had decided where I was going so I could inform them in the card and thank them for their help. They were all exceedingly pleased and appreciated the gesture. I've also heard of giving them a coffee mug of the school you pick.
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    Personally, I would suggest not using a personal email address. I do not think it matters which email address you use as long as it has a .edu at the end. I believe academics are much more trusting and likely to open emails from strangers who they can identify are also in academia. Maybe I read too much into things, but this has been my impression. Also, I suspect a .edu email is less likely to be mistakenly identified as junk mail.
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    You mentioned that you did a bunch of problems, and I was wondering over what period of time you did this in. I"m starting off at about the same place as you (Q156), and I'm trying to get up above a 163 in the quantitative section. Can you offer any advice on how far out you studied (I'm exactly 5 months out)? Also, did you tend to do problems daily? Thanks for the advice!
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    Did you typically use Magoosh practice exams? Or did you mostly do the practice questions when you have a chance? I was a little worried about practicing all the questions and running out of questions for the practice exams.
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    I know you mentioned the Kaplan book. Do you remember which one you were using? I have the same Manhattan Prep and of course the 6 month Magoosh thing. I also have a Princeton Review practice book, but If Kaplan makes some good stuff, I am happy to expand my studying material.
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    Did not realize that Canadians got out of taking the GRE...my bad.
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    I'm not positive reputation wise which school is best, but there are a few things you could do at these MA programs that could seriously help you for PhD programs. First, make sure the research you want to do at the PhD level is going on at the MA programs (e.g., if you want to study substance abuse then you should make sure the MA program is doing research on that so you can get yourself on a paper or in a lab). Second, you could look at some of the MA faculty and see if anyone is connected to one of the PhD programs you'll want to apply to in the future. It could be extremely beneficial if you want to do a PhD with professor X and professor X has a past student who is now a professor at the MA program. This is just some food for thought. I think strategic planning can only help you.
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    I'm right there with you. I'm applying next fall to a Quantitative Psychology PhD program. Have you taken your GRE yet?
  22. Quantitative_Psychology
    I bet this thread is a little bit dead now. What ever ended up happening? I was curious if the "stats" was interpreting an output, doing a hand calculation, or interpreting results from a paper? I think it would be kind of silly if it was hand calculations, but I could see some interpretation. @spunky is probably right that it had something to do with identifying different levels of incoming students and what classes are needed. At my Master's program there were wildly different levels in stats abilities upon entering, and I can only imagine it being equally as problematic for PhD programs.
  23. Quantitative_Psychology
    Hello all! I'm looking for fellow Quantitative Psychology PhD applicants (so what- like 30 people :D). I thought it would be cool to make a thread and maybe get in contact with some other people going through a similar application process. Personally I am in a Master's program right now surrounded by Clinical Psychology applicants. There must be someone out there like me! Current quantitative psychology people are welcome to drop by and impart their wisdom as well. EDIT: Found a thread for this year. There must be some out there somewhere!
  24. Quantitative_Psychology
    Today I begin my journey to take the GRE for the second time. I'll be honest, I didn't study at all last time I took the GRE almost a year and a half ago (not even a practice test; I must be crazy/stupid). Shockingly I was not pleased with my score. Who would have thought? Anyway I'm ready to take this seriously now. I'm trying to apply for PhD programs in psychology in the Fall of 2017. I've signed up for a GRE test on July 15th. That gives me about 5 months a prep time. I was wondering if anyone had some strong study plans? Currently, I have the following prep materials: Magoosh; The Princeton Review 1,007 GRE Practice Questions; Manhattan Prep 5 pound Book of GRE Practice Problems; and the Princeton Review Cracking the GRE. Magoosh has several study plans available, but none of them quite seemed to click with me (mostly they required me to buy even MORE prep supplies). Has anyone else used an effective study plan (perhaps with a quantitative focus) that is less specific on what materials you should use? Also, as a side questions. Does anyone have advice for what they wish they had done when studying?
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