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Hi wnk4242 where were you contacting these experts? I am currently in a situation where I have access to data but not much direction from professors.

Yeah, I've been in two labs for 8 months now but both professors have said they're too busy to guide me on an independent research project. I think I've gotta just go ahead and do it myself haha. Thanks for the heads up I really appreciate it.

Hey, ilikepsych. Thanks for the really solid advice. To answer your questions, I am going to study really hard for the GREs and hopefully I achieve in the top 75 percentile! I definitely lack solid justification as for why I want to do IO psych. I'm in an IO psych class right now and love the topics that I've been involved in research labs. My problem is a lack of opportunities to expand into the field of IO psych since I have a background in Biobehavioral health. I cannot seem to find any extended research positions or applied jobs that are available to strengthen my application in the field of IO psych. I have been pursuing research assistant positions in health labs to develop my research skills while I still stay actively engaged in an IO lab/ do an independent research project. Do you have any recommendations for opportunities to look for that would strengthen my application and show that I am dedicated to this field? I seem to be running out of time and resources to strengthen my application as I leave Penn State in May. Just trying to turn things in a different direction like you.

Thanks for the insight. To answer some of your questions, the reason my GPA is low is getting C's in organic chemistry and nutrition classes. Other than that I'm a solid A student with B's sprinkled in. I have taken a calculus class and a statistics class, but I got B's in both. So that's definitely not going to a strong suit of my application, but I have vastly improved my statistics skills through research. Do you have a suggestion on how to make this point within the application process?

Hey, everyone! Congrats on all of your acceptances for the 2018 year. I stumbled upon this forum when searching for I/O Psych programs and was wondering if someone could give me their honest opinion on my chances of being accepted by any program, given that you have seen the process firsthand. Program of interest: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Research interests: Emotional regulation, work-life balance, productivity, how diversity influences job application processes, social undermining and social support, CWBs I haven't taken the GRE's yet but I test pretty well and plan on studying all summer using various tools to get ready. Undergrad. GPA: 3.44 Education: I'm graduating in May with a B.S. in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State and I've taken 15 credits of psychology courses (including I/O Psychology) and the combined GPA from those courses is a 3.8 Research Experience: 7 months of data entry in Alicia Grandey's Emotional Labor Lab at Penn State 6 months as a research assistant in a Diversity Lab at Penn State I plan on continuing the research assistant job into the summer and fall before I apply in December. Could someone please weigh in on my chances at being accepted to a Ph.D. program given my background and grades? I decided a year ago that I wanted to do IO psych and it was too late to change my major. Biobehavioral Health is very related to psychology and sociology. I have asked my advisors and professors about my chances and they all say to keep going for it, but I'm not sure if they just don't have the heart to give me the hard facts. Just someone who doesn't want to keep barking up the wrong tree, Thanks!

Hey, everyone! Congrats on all of your acceptances for the 2018 year. I stumbled upon this forum when searching for I/O Psych programs and was wondering if someone could give me their honest opinion on my chances of being accepted by any program, given that you have seen the process firsthand. Program of interest: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Research interests: Emotional regulation, work-life balance, productivity, how diversity influences job application processes, social undermining and social support, CWBs I haven't taken the GRE's yet but I test pretty well and plan on studying all summer using various tools to get ready. Undergrad. GPA: 3.44 Education: I'm graduating in May with a B.S. in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State and I've taken 15 credits of psychology courses (including I/O Psychology) and the combined GPA from those courses is a 3.8 Research Experience: 7 months of data entry in Alicia Grandey's Emotional Labor Lab at Penn State 6 months as a research assistant in a Diversity Lab at Penn State I plan on continuing the research assistant job into the summer and fall before I apply in December. Could someone please weigh in on my chances at being accepted to a Ph.D. program given my background and grades? I decided a year ago that I wanted to do IO psych and it was too late to change my major. Biobehavioral Health is very related to psychology and sociology. I have asked my advisors and professors about my chances and they all say to keep going for it, but I'm not sure if they just don't have the heart to give me the hard facts. Just someone who doesn't want to keep barking up the wrong tree, Thanks!