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    Psychology PhD

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  1. So, should I contact my professors about paid research positions (full-time), or should I look outside of my university? Any personal anecdotes are helpful, thanks guys, ~ Ben
  2. I'm not looking to make a substantial amount of money. Nothing to live off of extravagantly. I want to pay off my undergraduate loans, which amount to around $15,000. And I'd like to have enough money to spend on food, an occasional movie, etc. I'm not talking about an official job that I can make a living off of. Just something to get by in between undergraduate and graduate school. Basically, I'm looking for something that pays more than minimum wage, and will offer me 30-40 hours a week. How would I go about finding an RA job? I've applied to the Research Labs at my university, but they only require 10-12 hours a week. And they're unfunded for anyone without a bachelor's degree. Any advice on how to find these jobs, and increase my chances of getting in? (Thanks guys, you've been very helpful.)
  3. I'll be working in one through two RA labs over the Summer and next Fall. After that, I'll have my bachelor's degree in Psychology, three recommendations, and be finished with the GREs. If I don't get accepted into a graduate school of my choice, I'm considering working as an RA on campus (Binghamton University) for the next year or two. Someone running one of the labs told me that lab positions are only paid post-baccalaureate. Which is why I'll need to volunteer or take college credit for the labs I'm doing now. Would you guys recommend I work as an RA for a couple years in funded research, or apply to a Master's program and conduct my research that way (and reapply to a PhD program later either way). Also, in your experiences, how much money does an RA position pay? And what are the hours usually? Most of the labs here only run around 10 hours a week. I feel like I would need to work in multiple labs to make enough money to get by. The wages aren't hourly either, so when do I receive my stipend from the experience? And how much is it usually worth? In other words, do RA positions or funded master's programs pay well?
  4. I've been thinking about that recently. I think it's best to hold off on graduate school. And get many years of research experience before heading there. Maybe pursue a Master's degree and then re-apply later. In fact, the average age of admission for graduate school applicants is around 25-27. I'm only 21 right now, so I guess I have a long ways to go. How old were most of you when you were accepted into graduate school? (If you don't mind sharing.) Also, this website may help people narrow down their searches for good graduate programs. You've all helped me immensely, so hopefully I can return the favor. Though you're probably already aware of most of these websites. Petersons: (Has a bunch of college statistics regarding acceptance rate of many graduate schools and programs, if you're interested in looking at your chances. Most of the colleges I've considered have a 5% acceptance rate.) http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx APA Website: Lists the accredited psychology programs around the country. For both Clinical and Counseling Psychology. http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/programs/clinical.aspx PhDs.org: I'm not sure how "official" this website is. But it provides a lot of information about success rates of finding a job and post-doctorate at many different graduate schools (outcome statistics). The part I found particularly helpful is the amount of fellowships given out for different programs and graduate schools. http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/psychology/rank/basic Hope I can help you guys out a little. So you think my best bet is to pursue a Master's or get a few years of RA experience under my belt before applying?
  5. Okay. I'll take this research position opening for this Summer. It's supposed to involve research with patients in a clinical setting, and some more methodological research. Such as data input, ANOVAs, helping conduct experiments, etc. How much research should I have before I'm considered as a serious candidate for Graduate Programs? I'll work over the Summer, and I'll be able to put down that I've worked in Fall 2012 as well. I plan on working as an RA for the next year and a half.
  6. Thanks for the advice. I knew it was competitive, and that only a very small finite number of students are accepted each year. In fact Cornell's acceptance rate in psychology is 5%. I'll get as much research experience under my belt as possible. I wasn't aware of the randomness of getting into a graduate school. Kind of disappointing since it seems no matter what you do, you can only increase your chances, or it could all be for nothing in the end. I've thought about emailing a few of the graduate professors at Cornell and talking to them about their research via email. I've heard networking is big on getting people in to graduate school or a particular program. Have any of you guys had an experience with networking?
  7. If you guys could help me out or give me some advice, that'd be great. I'm applying to Cornell's PhD Program in Psychology for Fall 2013. My current GPA is 3.82. Plan to get research experience over the Summer, which I can put on my application when I apply in Fall. Also planning to take the GREs General Test this Summer. I will also be getting more research experience this Fall 2012, and Spring of 2013. Unfortunately, the only research experience I can put on my application is for the Summer. I'll mention that I'll have more by the time I would be accepted though. I'm currently a student at Binghamton University, which I think has a fairly good reputation. So what do you guys think my chances are of getting into this prestigious school? (PhD in Psychology, Social/Personality Focus)
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