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Current Background
I applied to 8 schools, received 4 interviews, and 2 wait lists, all of the schools were in the NYC area. None of these ended up becoming acceptances. I am currently graduating undergrad with a years of (unpaid) RA experience, as well as an independent project that was part of an REU.
GRE's : 1160, GPA 3.4, major 3.8; 5 month group counseling experience; 1 conference, 1 pub in preparation.
Now, I've been interviewing for full time RA jobs. My question is two fold.
a) How important is it to have research experience in a related field? I feel that when re-applying it would be difficult to prove a research fit.
b) all of the jobs I've been interviewing for require a 2 year commitment. I, on the other hand would like to reapply during next application season.
Does anyone have any experience leaving their position if they initially agreed to two years?
Would it be suspicious if I didn't have a rec. letter from that supervisor?
Can someone please advise me on the best path to take? Grad school is something I know I can succeed at and I just don't want to spend another 2 years before reapplying.
Thanks
I applied to 8 schools, received 4 interviews, and 2 wait lists, all of the schools were in the NYC area. None of these ended up becoming acceptances. I am currently graduating undergrad with a years of (unpaid) RA experience, as well as an independent project that was part of an REU.
GRE's : 1160, GPA 3.4, major 3.8; 5 month group counseling experience; 1 conference, 1 pub in preparation.
Now, I've been interviewing for full time RA jobs. My question is two fold.
a) How important is it to have research experience in a related field? I feel that when re-applying it would be difficult to prove a research fit.
b) all of the jobs I've been interviewing for require a 2 year commitment. I, on the other hand would like to reapply during next application season.
Does anyone have any experience leaving their position if they initially agreed to two years?
Would it be suspicious if I didn't have a rec. letter from that supervisor?
Can someone please advise me on the best path to take? Grad school is something I know I can succeed at and I just don't want to spend another 2 years before reapplying.
Thanks