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I recently got admitted to a top choice for Human Factors Psychology. The dept I was admitted to wants me to complete a course that covers human cognition. My under grad is not in traditional psyc, but in cognitive science (more neuroscience and human computer interaction oriented). While I have not taken the same course exactly. I have seen the material across various neuroscience and intro psych courses, it's stuff like attention/perception/decision making....basic psych stuff. I put courses down on my orignal app sheet as fullfilling these pre-reqs but for whatever reason they didn't count it. I have two courses (probably combined) that I believe may count for this requirement. how can I convince the dept to accept the two courses I believe are similar but not exact? I don't want to waste time taking another upper div undergrad class when it's not necessary, and especially because I have seen all the info before. also it may be important to note that my undergrad school was on the quarter system and this grad school is on the semester system. That might affect how courses transfer?

Hi guys, I'm looking to apply to graduate school now for the fall of 2011. Undergrad: University of California, San Diego. B.S Cognitive Science specialization in Human Computer Interaction Overall GPA = 3.28 / Major GPA = 3.38 - Both should be over 3.4 by the end of the year. I'm graduating a year early because I will have finished all my degree requirements and want to get involved in more specific work involving human factors and further my knowledge. I have an upward trend, from freshman > sophomore and expect it to continue through the end of my junior year. GRE - 1110 (680Q, 430V) - bombed verbal not sure what happened, scored 70 points below powerprep estimates =/ - no excuses. Would it be worth retaking because of this? Research exp as of now: 2 quarters of research experience working on a project that has to do with language understanding and actions across cultures.Will be starting a project looking into the effects of talking on the phone while driving.I also have a research project conducted in class on user centered design professor who I am doing my research withprofessor with whom I took 3 courses with and his class nudged me onto doing human factorsprofessor in who's class I did my user centered designed research projectTwo of the professors are well known in the Human Factors / HCI world. My research interests include: User Centered Design and Usability Testing. I would like to do work on aviation, medical hardware or computers (touch screens, software etc) I'm looking to apply to Masters programs. I don't think my stats are competitive enough for PhD's (are they?) especially with such a low verbal Do I have a shot at any of these programs? Should I shoot higher / for PhD?? Would you recommend I check out any others? I would appreciate the help. Bentley University - Human Factors in Interaction Design Georgia Tech - Human Computer Interaction (Psychology Dept) Tufts - Human Factors (Mechanical Engineering dept) University of Washington- Human Centered Design and Engineering San Jose State University - Human Factors maybe: CSU Long Beach Michigan Embry-Riddle George Mason Virginia Tech