<p>Hello, I'm thinking about attending grad school in IO psychology, or Economics. The problem I'm having is i don't really know where i stand, and where i should apply too. I don't mind where the university is, as long as it is competitive and well known. </p>
<p>my stats are,</p>
<p>AA degree from Community college with 3.65 GPA. Transferred to Florida State University, Double majoring in Psychology and Economics. Psychology GPA of 3.7 Economics GPA of 3.6 and Cumulative of GPA of 3.6. 2 1/2 years of research experience, 2 internships, in psych and econ honor societies, involved with mentoring program at FSU and thinking about writing an Honor Thesis before i graduate as well. I will also have 3 strong letters of recommendations.<br>
I don't have GRE scores but I'm predicting ill be within 65-70 percentile range. lastly I studied a semester abroad i don't know if that will help. </p>
<p>Im starting to look into programs so if you guys can help me and give me some colleges where I can start looking at that go along the lines of my listed stats. </p>
<p>A few colleges I briefly looked at were</p>
<p>NYU
University of Maryland
Georgia Tech
Penn State
Rice</p>
<p>As I’ve looked into the economics PhD down the road, here is what I’ve come across:
Math, math, and more math: Calculus sequence, linear algebra, probability/statistics, diff eq’s seem to be the absolute minimum for many programs (maybe minus diff eq’s). The more the better, especially real analysis. NYU is very competitive, so make sure you have a ton of math under your belt (and have good grades as well)
Senior thesis: Do it.
Letters of rec: Do your best to have them come from econ professors. Math can work as a last resort, but great letters from econ professors are the best.
GRE: Quantitative should be perfect, or close to perfect.</p>
<p>That’s basically all I’ve gotten from research; I am NOT in graduate school. Also, I have no comment on psychology. Good luck with whatever you do!</p>
<p>Econ and I/O psych programs will require different things, and the kind of research experience you have is important, but overall you look like a competitive applicant to top schools. But we can’t give you suggestions for grad programs because grad program lists should be determined by your research interests, not your stats, and you didn’t say what you were interested in.</p>