bigworrier Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Can someone give me some advice on whether I have a chance of getting in the Columbia QMSS program or the General Psych program at NYU (they have a social-consumer track)? I have recently decided that I didn't want to pursue a career in mental health anymore, and want to gradually transition to marketing. I would really appreciate any comment!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Undergrad institution: Top 25 school according to US News Major: BA in Psychology and Economics GPA: 3.3/4.0 GRE: Q: 790 V: 660 W: 4 Program applying: Columbia QMSS NYU General Psych (Social-consumer track) Interests: Hoping to boost quant skills to go into market research or related field Math Courses:Cal I (A-)Cal II (C+)Linear algebra (A-)Statistics Courses:Intro stat (A-)Psych stat I (A)Psych stat II ( B )Economics Courses:Micro intro (B )Macro intro ( B )Micro intermediate (A)Macro intermediate ( B )Economy of China (C+)Behavioral finance (B-)Economics of Education ( C+ )Environment economics (B+)Experimental economics (A-) Research Experience: ALL IN PSYCHOLOGY [*]Currently working as a study coordinator mainly responsible for quality control [*]Currently volunteer as RA at a well-known Psychology research lab [*]Have previously volunteered at 3 different labs Letters of Reference: I have not yet asked. But this is what I am expecting: 1 letter from current employer (Associate Professor at top 5 Public Health school) 1 letter from the research scientist at the research lab I am currently volunteering at or the Professor affiliated with the lab (Have been volunteering for a year) 1 letter from the full Professor from undergrad (I was an RA in his lab for two years) Edited September 22, 2012 by bigworrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbrown88 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I think you def. got a chance, just get those letters of recommendation and you'll be good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigworrier Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I think you def. got a chance, just get those letters of recommendation and you'll be good to go! Thank you for the encouragement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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