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Thanks Behavioral, the stats are very interesting! I also find it encouraging that high profile professors remain quite approachable. Mike C - I was told not to approach anyone within the faculty (except for admins), have I got this wrong? The problem with being on the other side of the globe is that my contacts/resources are limited... Add on top of that different grading systems etc., it won't be easy. We do things quite differently here, generally we are to approach the faculty member we are interested in working with first, confirm they are willing to take us on, then apply. My research interests are quite broad, but I would like to look into the interactions between leadership and teams (which is the area I've been working in for past 2 years). Cross-cultural comparisons too.

Similar to Mike C, I'm finishing up a MS in I/O psych too. Not from a top tier school but definitely mid tier (only school offering MS I/O in my state) However one catch is that I live overseas. Are my chances of getting in hugely diminished for first tier schools? (e.g. HBS, Stanford GSB) My GRE scores are ok, I don't have the final scores, but if the ranges are correct I should be around the 90th percentile for both Q and V. Heaps of internship experience (international too). Research experience in this and a previous course using high level stats. (around 3 years now). Good letters (hopefully), one from a leading academic in the country and the other is my course chair also well known in the country. GPA = average Any insights welcome!