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I'm happy to answer any questions! I'm in Social Industrial/Organizational Psych, which is an unusual combination but it's very interesting and fun stuff to learn. Social Psychology is all about examining persuasion/social influence, small group dynamics, social cognition (how people conceptualize their relationships and interactions with others), etc. I/O is business psychology. It's largely about how to design work environments such that workers are happy and productive. I/O is more my special interest. People with degrees in I/O often go on to work in HR or consulting firms. I'm currently planning to go into academia (to be a researcher/professor, meaning I'll need my Ph. D, not just a master's), but it's both extremely competitive and doesn't pay as well as consulting. For my thesis, I'm developing a scale to measure workplace interruptions. I'm interested in how people aren't able to get into a good flow at work, and how the modern workplace has tons of interruptions with higher presence of technology (email alerts) and with the fashion of open space floor plans in offices that encourage people to interrupt one another (as opposed to having offices with actual doors that can close).
Notes for how to apply to grad school:
Deadlines for Fall 2014 are often in December 2013, so you might want to consider getting your applications together nowish. You need to figure out what field you want to go into. Clinical Psychology is extremely competitive, just to let you know. Go to career counseling at your college to figure out your particular flavor. Do "me-search" - what is it about your own life that you're endlessly fascinated by? Go study that in grad school. For me, it's introversion and interruptions. I wanted to know why I flip the fuck out when I'm interrupted. Many research psychologists are studying things about their own lives - things they're personally either really good or really bad at, for instance.
One of the biggest things you need to decide is whether you want to do research or do applied work. If you like statistics or even just don't mind them, go into research. If you don't, stick with a school with an applied focus. Big state schools are generally research universities, and small private colleges generally have an applied focus (and are much more expensive to attend). Keep a spreadsheet of all the schools that you want to apply to.
I applied to 10 schools and got into 3. I had like a 1320 on my GRE and a 3.7 GPA, but practically no undergraduate research experience. 10 applications ended up costing me about $500 in application fees, so think about that now and set aside some cash. It took me about 40 hours of work to get all those applications done, and I'm a fast worker. The school I chose is a big state school, the only state school I applied to. I wish I had applied to more, though, because state schools are the ones that really fund their students. I have guaranteed free tuition for as long as it takes me to get my degree with a cap of like 9 years, but I want to be out in 6. I'll get both my master's and my phd during these 6 years. I get a monthly stipend that's about $1,100, which isn't a lot, but combined with the free schooling - I'm not complaining.
You're going to want to study for the GRE. Study for at least a month. Take a practice GRE test to find out where your difficulties lie. If you're like me and need to brush up on non-statistics math, look into using this book - it's perfect. Check out those reviews, they explain why I loved it so much.
When you ask for your letters of recommendation, you need to be organized. You need to give people at least 6 weeks (maybe even a few months would be good) before the deadline. This is the main reason why you should get started nowish - remember, December is the deadline for a lot of programs. I gave my professors a packet that included: 1) A letter about myself, my accomplishments, my GPA, what I want to do, for them to reference while they wrote my letters. 2) Each school's form for letters of rec, already filled out. 3) Addressed envelopes with stamps. 4) A letter with instructions and copious thanks that included a list of the 10 schools with a check mark next to each one.
The application process serves as a weeding out process for universities. Many more people start applications than finish them, because it's fucking complicated. But if you approach it with the right attitude and determination, you can do it! You will find the program that's right for you. Not all programs are like mine - you can find tons of different master's programs that are just a couple years and you're out. Best of luck!
Oh, and also check out [impostor syndrome] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) - it's a big block for many people in graduate school, so be aware of it!
If you've read this far, I commend you - one final thing. Grad school has been hands down the best educational experience of my life, and all the work I put into soul searching and finding my niche has totally paid off. All my peers are fucking brilliant. Do it - it's hard but I'd totally recommend it!
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