lilkittenlove

Thanks for the advice! That's my main issue.. have no idea how I will handle a masters financially. With a psych BA I do not make much money, I'm not sure if I could handle working while in school, and I am unsure how I will pay for both bills upon moving to wherever the program is, and the program itself. And I am already about 32k in debt :/ Thanks for the honest about the difficulty in going straight to a PhD. I'm just not sure about the 6 years for both a masters and PhD before earning anything while getting more in debt. Is it hard as in admissions (of course) or are you referring to the difficulty? I am excited by research, and I found undergrad relatively easy, but I do have some mental health problems currently fairly under control which could add some difficulty in handling the stress and workload of a PhD.

So, I was planning to apply to PhD programs or master's programs next winter, to enter fall 2019. I am not sure if I would be able to get into any PhD program, so I'm unsure how to move forward. I have not taken my GRE yet but generally do well with testing (2220 SAT.) My GPA is 3.41, Psych GPA 3.94, I had a very bad junior year in undergrad due to health issues. I got to take an I/O class my senior year and loved it. I have 1 year minor experience in a social psych lab (setting up the lighting and computer, entering data) because I didn't plan to get a PhD until I discovered the I/O field in my last semester. I recently tried to find research positions available for where I leave (financially I cannot move out right now) ant the best I could find was a local professor, and I was able to do a small amount of data entry. My research interests vary, but especially motivation, productivity/focus, satisfaction, health, work-life balance, the impact of play, exercise, sleep, meditation, or other breaks at work. Any suggestions, both PhD and master's? Are PhDs even worth looking into with my history- if so, what are some schools I may have a chance at? The search is so challenging as there is only the SIOP database and no way to filter, just one by one going through each program.