Condensed version: coasted through Management concentration in undergrad at a good private school, did well within the discipline but was indifferent to everything else, graduated, have been doing the full-time stable Management job for five years, and now I'm stuck. My interests are I/O psychology, change management, and project management. I need expertise and practice in each area. My goal is to be an I/O consultant, but I essentially want to acquire as many valuable Management skills as I can. I have determined that I should pursue graduate study.
I have no research experience and an unremarkable academic record. I won't get into a PhD program without doing awesome work in a MA. Even then, I'm not sure if I need a PhD if I'm focused on an industry career. I applied to Fairfield MA in Applied Psychology and The New School MS in Organizational Change Management. Both have rolling admissions, and I'm confident I'll be accepted to both programs.
However, I feel like I'm "missing" something. Actually, it's everything. I question my ability to do graduate work, how I'll fit in a program, what expectations I should have, and what I'm actually preparing for. I read many posts on this forum and talk to friends in grad school, and I just feel like an ignorant outsider. Do I even belong in grad school? Am I fooling myself by expecting significant career advancement?
Basically, what the hell am I doing here?