<p>I just graduated with my BA in Psychology, and I want to go to grad school for leadership/organizational leadership. I have a 3.27 GPA. I see that most grad programs want work experience, which I don’t have.</p>
<p>Can? Sure. Will you? Cannot say.</p>
<p>Grad admissions are holistic and competitive. If they normally want work experience, then you will probably be admitted only at those schools where your other attributes are comparatively high so as to offset that lack.</p>
<p>It depends on the degree and school. I know that MBA’s are pretty competitive and require you to have some years of work experience before even applying usually as a leadership/manager position (which is why if you look at program stats the average age of grads are around 30-40 for a MBA program). Usually a masters program is to expose you to other concepts to apply to already existing skills or to learn a field related to what you have learned. IMO…also you might want to research the program you are aiming toward because some grad schools are nationally ranked, which can either be a pro or con.</p>
<p>My case was that I did my undergrad in Econ and Finance then went straight into a MIS masters program to learn IT side of businesses, as I didnt meet the requirements of work experience for an MBA.</p>
<p>If you don’t have work experience, go get some. Particularly in organizational leadership or I/O psychology, experience is important.</p>
<p>Actually, the average MBA student is in their mid to late 20s or early 30s. People tend to go back for an MBA after about 5-10 years of experience in the field.</p>