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Hi. It is good to know that there are others in a similar situation out there. I believe that we, internationals, will be held to the same admission standards as everyone else. Good luck in the admission process!

Thanks for your reply and help. I was the researcher in those two studies (a psych professor was supervising my research). I was examining some of the concomitants of academic achievement. These two studies were very basic, but they did give me some research experience (e.g., in research design, lit review, data analysis, etc.) . One of those studies resulted in a 25 page paper. I am confident that the professor who supervised my research will write a good LOR for me. I was thinking to ask my stats professor and another psych professor who taught me for the other two LORs. I was referring to SROP (summer research opportunities program) internships sponsored by the National Science Foundation which have a policy to only accept American students. There were about 10 top universities recruting for their SROP programs on the campus of my university, but all of them refused to consider international students. I suppose that in order for me to gain lab research experience I will need to relocate and volunteer which I unfortunately cannot afford at the moment due to lack of funds.

Would anybody comment on my chances of being admitted to I-O Psych PhD programs, please? Here is a list of programs I am interested in: Clemson, DePaul, George Washington, Michigan State, NC State, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, Texas A&M, University of Oklahoma. More about myself: BA in Psychology – graduated in 3½ years from a low-tier US university – international student; student-athlete; male GPA Cumulative – 3.67 Last 95 credits – 3.91 Last 80 credits – 3.96 Psych – 3.93 GRE General Test July 2011 – 1340 – V590 (84 percentile), Q750 (82 percentile), AW 4.0 (45 percentile) April 2011 – 980 – V330, Q650, AW 3.5 Research Experience – I completed two faculty-supervised social research studies (one survey, one experiment) – no lab experience (not available at my university) – no publications; no presentations I tried to participate in summer research programs, but apparently those do not accept international students. LORs Not arranged yet, but getting decent LORs from psych professors whose classes I have taken and who know me well will likely not be a problem.