pandachioh

Thanks for the input. I'll work on specifying my research goals in my SOP. Congratulations on getting into your program. Amazing.

Thanks so much for responding. Glossed over the posts and didn't realize. I want to delete this post and merge it with another one, but I'm not sure how to delete posts on here. I don't have any presentations/posters. I had a research project in my methods class, but we just wrote a paper. I think I attended a competitive school, but my GPA is still on the lower end. I had a tough time with undergrad due to family chaos and working, but I prefer not to make excuses. Took me a long time to learn to deal. I've been thinking about emailing some potential advisers, and I will definitely reach out to a few. I've only seen 3.0 GPA requirements so far. Eek.

I'm well into my applying this winter and I'd really appreciate some advice (reassurance?) about my preparation for a developmental psych PhD program. GPA: 3.4 overall (not great, but from a well-known school), 3.5 in psych Currently working at a UC doing research for the psych department, coordinating a lot of the project. (4 months so far) Undergrad research assistant on two different projects (semester each) Americorps (2 years) Behavioral aide for children with autism (1 year) County Health & Human Services: Foster Shelter (3 months, temp) GRE: 590 V/ 720 Q / 4.5 A (2 years ago, taking it again soon), Psych GRE: 700 I'm looking at UCR, UC Davis, Arizona State, U Washington, U Oregon, U Conn. Am I out of my league? I'm generally worried about my GPA, lack of honors thesis and publications. I will have been out of school for 2 years by next fall and I know what I want to do, so I would really like to do apply now. What has been your experience applying to developmental programs?