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Can someone who was accepted to George Mason's MA program message me?

Like the person above said, talk about your experience with stats in your research setting and what you did/learned. If you've learned a lot about a specific program (R, SPSS, etc) put that in too. C's in inorganic chemistry is going to matter less and like the person above said you should emphasize that you changed your career path and pursued I/O once you found out about it (and highlight your grades and research there). Chemistry doesn't apply to I/O so don't worry *too* much since your other grades are good. Don't make excuses in your personal statement but it's okay to say that you realized biohealth wasn't for you and I/O was more your forte, or something like that. Make sure to look at the stats of the programs you want to apply to so you know how you compare and which make sense.

I think your GRE will matter more for your chances than others because of your average GPA. That being said, if you've taken more science/natural science courses and that's why your GPA is under a 3.5 then that might look better for you than if you were a psych major with a 3.4. You have a good GPA for your psych classes so you're good there. Have you taken statistics? Did you get A's in those classes? You have fine research experience (and length) so you'll want to get glowing LORs from those professors and emphasize the skills that you learned in those labs. Can they speak to your capabilities and initiative in a research setting and vouch for your success in a PhD program which is heavily research? That will matter a lot for you. If you can bring your GPA up to at least a 3.5 before you apply that would be best since some schools will expect that for a PhD program (depends on the program though) and since your competition is going to be that much higher due to fewer applicants being admitted to doctoral programs you're going to want to get your numbers as competitive as possible. So right now I would definitely try to do very well on your GRE so you have that to fall back on. Definitely go for it, nothing you can lose and you can have a fair shot, but make sure to apply broadly. Good luck

I heard from SDSU today for a phone interview request.

Has anyone heard from SDSU's masters program yet?

Anyone know if George Mason does a visitation day for masters applicants once those acceptances are in after the PhD round?

I applied to only masters and have so far only heard back from University of Tulsa (accepted mid Jan). I'm also waiting on SDSU and have no idea when they begin to reach out. Do you know if they do interviews?