davidlv

I am an international student from China. I have a B.S. in statistics, a B.A. in economics and a M.A. in economics of education, and I have very limited background in psychology (I have only taken introductory psychology, social psychology, organizational psychology and educational measurement, 4 courses only), while I was still admitted by several programs in this area. I think it is OK that you are not a student in psychology, since this field is not that close to other areas of psychology. Do not worry, and you can find that many faculty members in this field do not have a background in psychology as well. Someone even told me that quantitative psychology is more like a program in applied statistics. I suggest you take some courses in statistics, such as mathematical statistics, regression analysis, multivariate analysis, experimental design. You should think a lot about your own research interests. People in this field are studying a lot of different things: fMRI data analysis, multilevel models, structural equation modeling, longitudinal analysis, causal inference, program evaluation, item response theory, large-scale assessment... Some of these topics are actually not that close to others, but they are all within quantitative psychology.

No. I had a nice Skype talk with a faculty member at U Maryland before submitting my application, although he told me it was not a formal interview. I don't think you need to worry now because many universities do not make decisions until February or even March according to historical results of this website. I think it may be due to problems about funding. Thank you and good luck!

Thank you I love programs in quantitative psychology very much since they are typically more theoretical and mathematical than those in educational measurement, but I do not have a strong background in psychology and I am a little feared of taking too many graduate-level courses in psychology, so I gave up (For example, I am very interested in the quant psy program in Ohio State U, but it requires applicants to have completed at least 14 credits in psychology at the undergraduate level). Anyway, I do not have to compete with you and others applying for quant psy

POI told me they are currently busy working on funding and maybe I have to wait until March. I think you still have a chance since final decisions are not made yet. Good luck!

Maybe you are talking about me... I received an offer from U Minnesota and I'm waiting for funding now.