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Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates?

As an addendum, it may help to know the caliber of the programs I am applying to... I was considering applying to the following phD programs: UCLA UC Irvine UC Riverside SUNY Albany University at Buffalo Syracuse University Stony Brook Cornell

Hello all, I was hoping to get some feedback on whether my credentials are up to par for admission into some PhD programs in social psychology. Overall GPA: 3.88 Major GPA: 4.00 GRE Verbal: 540 GRE Quantitative: 730 -Teaching Assistant for 2 courses: Research Methods I and Personality Theory -Internship with Health Education Office -Research for 3 semesters designing and implementing a study that examined how anonymity influences deviant behavior in cyberspace -Presenter at the annual research show for two projects - one of which was a finalist and one that received a grant from the foundation of student research and creativity -Resident Advisor for 3 semesters helping 40 freshmen students assimilate into college life -Campus tour guide for 5 semesters -Psychology club member -Former vice president of the Gender Equality and Rights Society (GEARS) -Member of CHOICES - the Health Education Club I know that LoRs and the SoP also bear a tremendous amount of influence in admissions decisions, but based on the above info do you think that getting into a phD program straight out of undergrad is unlikely or is it worth the time, money, and effort to apply? I'd rather just apply to master's programs if hoping to get into a phD program is unrealistic.

I just took the GRE for my 2nd time yesterday. I took it once last summer and wasn't satisfied with my verbal score. I found that it was much more manageable the second time. I already knew what kind of questions to expect and this time I prepared two weeks in advance. I would say that it can't hurt to take the test again, but I would not recommend going into it unprepared. After all, its quite a large gamble ($160 to be exact) to risk not doing any preparation. I improved my verbal by 110 points. go for it! Just be confident and prepare!