HI, I posted this in the WAMC thread, but it doesn't seem like it is active anymore. I've just applied. It's an uphill battle with my gpa and quant I suppose, but I wanted to give it a try. Do you guys think I even have shot of getting interviewed?
GPAUndergrad gpa: 3.029 (had a 2.1 first two years of college, got straight A's last two years, and this is the outcome. I worked really hard and I did mention this change in my personal statement.)psych major gpa: 4.0survey research minor gpa: 4.0Last 60+ credits gpa: 4.0GRE161V, 151Q, 4.5AWAPsych GRE: 700Posters (15 total):1st author on 10 (only 2 are local-college level, the rest are international, national, and regional2nd author on 4 (mix of conference levels)6th author on 1 (first national conference)Manuscripts (all in prep- 7 total):1st author (1), 2nd author (1), 3rd author (3), 5th author (2)(these 5th authorship ones are in my most recent lab and actually pertain to what I want to do in grad school, whereas the others are not related at all (still psych methods, just different content area). only listed about 5 on my CV- the ones closest to being finished Research Experience (total 3 years):
Lab A:3 years (1 as an RA, 1 as Lab manager, 1 as post-grad researcher(concurrent with time at Lab B))I did everything here: IRBs, hiring, new study design, data collection/cleaning, posters, manuscripts etc.........the post grad position is now, and is remote work where i basically consult on studies I started and write papers.Not the content area I wish to research in grad schoolDuring lab manager year I was also an NSF REU fellow in this labLab B:1 year (full-time job as an RA post graduating- current position)Collect data (eeg, neuropsych, interviews), recruit, consent etc. help with lit reviews for manuscripts in research content area I am interested in.Actual Lab focus is not on content area of interest.3rd experience:I was in an advanced survey research practicum class and conducted a study through the irb. Went on to present findings (lack there of lol) at a college conference. Teacher is now deceased so no letter. I was only student to go through irb.Recommendation Letters (total 3):1. Lab A: Excellent (from PI)2. Lab B: Excellent (from famous? PI/lab)3. Professor - I took one class with him but we did speak about research etc. and he said he is happy to write me a good one. Clinical Experience:6 month internship with a clinical population of no interest to me personally but it was a good experience and helped rule out a pop.