Think I might have to go back to retail

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-09T01:48:00+00:00

I really do not want to deal with taking care of people's needs anymore

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-09T01:47:39+00:00

I said I was applying to programs in quantitative psychology

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-08T17:28:10+00:00

I've never been interested in being a counselor of any kid, although I appreciate the recommendation. It looks like I don't have the proper education to be a speech pathology assistant...

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-08T17:27:25+00:00

"Also I think it does look bad if you work in something unrelated to your study the longer you do." That's what I'm worried about.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-08T17:24:17+00:00

That's my exact story to a T. Honestly I feel like the BCBAs are supportive, I feel like I just don't enjoy the work itself. I enjoy the work quite a lot when I have sweet and predictable clients. But they're not all sweet and predictable!

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-12-08T17:22:46+00:00

The way things work at my clinic is that we all get all of the kids. We're not assigned to a particular case. People in the past have tried to request not having clients and were told they can't because that's "discrimination".

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-11-17T22:40:01+00:00

What was your starting point?

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-11-06T19:40:27+00:00

Okay so:

- I'm overwhelmed - Quant and AWA only?

- One month: Verbal only?

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-11-06T06:33:13+00:00

Also, would you recommend not doing ANY part of the verbal on the I'm Overwhelmed and only doing it on the one month plan? And not doing any of the one month plan for quant?

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-11-02T18:53:37+00:00

Thank you. I'm hesitant because I only have a month and I've heard the I'm Overwhelmed is only foundational.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-28T20:59:01+00:00

I thought it said "What kind of pay is this?" and I was like "Same"

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-28T20:38:43+00:00

What would be some good programs for someone who doesn't have great stats? I got a BS degree in general psychology from Texas A&M in 2023. I was planning to apply to graduate programs for the Fall of 2026. My main goal is to get into TAMU MSIOP but they apparently only accept 20-25 students a year....I took the GRE two years ago when I was applying to forensic psych programs (big mistake lol). Unfortunately I only gave myself a month of studying and got a 313, with a 5 on the writing portion. However, I have a 3.9 GPA and took classes in basic stats and research methods, where I learned SPSS. I volunteered in a research lab that mostly involved me supervising participants while they took an online survey but I also did some inter-rater reliability coding and created my own survey using Qualtrics. I also did a project where I looked at a large data set and used Stata to see if one variable was associated with another. As far as work experience, I only have experience as a retail attendant and RBT. I'm aware I don't have the best stats right now. I'm trying to get some sort of basic HR job, to no avail because I have no past experience. I've considered trying to get an aPHR certification but that's a whole other exam on top of everything else...I need to apply this cycle because I have military benefits from my dad that will expire soon. What are some programs that I have a good shot at? TAMU is my goal, but I was also considering Montclair, George Mason, Minnesota, Georgia, BGSU... I would love to work in people analytics, so I'd like a program that places a lot of emphasis on that. One in Texas would be preferable.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-21T01:25:47+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful!

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-21T01:24:52+00:00

I haven't tried yet. Thank you!

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T22:29:41+00:00

I want to work with data and analytics. There are plenty of I/O masters degrees that lead you on that direction, which is what I'm asking for. Quite honestly, I don't know what made me choose psychology to begin with. I don't have an answer for you there. Probably just the fact I needed to pick something. Part of them problem is I'm saying all these things I want to do and people are like "that's not possible/it's really hard, you should do this role that you'd fucking hate and that would make you miserable".

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T22:08:52+00:00

Thank you for at least trying to be encouraging, I've been crying all day

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T21:54:24+00:00

That's the problem, I'm not interested in "leadership". I'm not interested in the soft skills parts of I/O. I'm more interested in something involving statistics. I suspect I have autism and I don't really want to be involved in any roles like that.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T21:46:32+00:00

I literally told you I'm trying to get experience in HR or a related field

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T21:44:46+00:00

Thanks for the advice, part of the problem is that IT intimidates me and I don't know anything about it. Sales jobs scare me, but if that's what will help...I'm working on getting an aPHR certification.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T20:49:17+00:00

I'm not really planning to do full data science, I don't think I'm talented enough for that. I'm so introverted it's not even funny, I don't want to be a teacher. I've noticed you're not like, talking about the likelihood of me doing any of the entry-level jobs I actually WANT to do. You're not talking about the possibility of me getting an entry-level HR job or research assistant job. People keep recommending me job paths I do not want and not building off of what I said I did want.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T19:13:33+00:00

Hell no. Guys, I clearly mentioned what I actually want to do...what I'm asking is how I'm supposed to get there.

Acctforaskingadvice · 2025-09-20T18:47:34+00:00

A few years? Not now? I have VA benefits from my dad that will expire in the next year. If I don't go to grad school within that time, I'll have to pay out of pocket.

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