<p>I'm a graduate of the University of Michigan holding B.S in math and economics.
Recently, I've become very interested in theoretical and philosophical aspect of psychology and have decided to pursue graduate study. I have been spending much time emailing schools I consider I would apply to in the future to get some help on my problem of having taken no single psychology course. But it seems no one bothers to give me a thoughtful answer. As a last resort, I post my question hear and hope you can provide me some answer.</p>
<p>So as I said, I have no psychology course on my official transcript. Searching for people who are in the similar situation as mine on the web made me feel that going to Columbia U for post-bac program in psychology might be a good idea (or at least one of very few options).
Their web says they provide some research experience, volunteer lab participation, etc. But I'm not sure how competitive the program is and if it is worth spending 1-2 years for the program (I am ready to dedicate some extra years to preparing for grad school but considering I'm already in my mid-late-twenty, I want to be very careful.). The only clue that helped me measure the idea of pursuing Columbia for post-bac came from an amazing anecdote about a guy entering Stanford with an average gpa B- I had stumbled across. This guy spent some time volunteering in a lab at Columbia and whether it was post-bac or not isn't clear (I doubt it was). I'm not dreaming about getting a similar luck but getting an admission for one of most prestigious doctoral programs is definitely I hope to have and I would like to increase the possibility as high as possible. </p>
<p>The specific field I'm especially interested in and would like to pursue is evolutionary psychology which not many people know about. But many of my past readings point to this subject as my potential field of study. </p>
<p>I hope someone can give me a detailed answer as to if it is a good idea to spend a year or two for some undergraduate coursework and lab experience at Columbia U (and when it comes down to evolutionary psychology if possible). Is there any other options for me to increase the chance to get an acceptance to a top program for evolutionary psychology?
Your answers would be very appreciated.</p>