<p>Hello everybody!</p>
<p>I’m a recent college graduate with an interesting dilemma. I’ve read quite a bit about recommendations of what to do before applying to graduate school, but unfortunately most of it doesn’t quite fit my situation, so I was hoping you lovely people might have some advice.</p>
<p>I recently graduated from Hampshire College. For those not familiar with the school, it’s a small, liberal-arts school that has a reputation for being a “Graduate school for undergraduates”. It’s a very intensive school which, while giving me the benefit of allowing me 4 years of what graduate school is like (thus well-preparing me), an in-depth senior thesis, etc it leaves me without a GPA (as we get professor evaluations instead) and without a department that I can turn to for advice, research experience, professors that do what I’m about to go into, etc.</p>
<p>I plan to go into a PhD program eventually for Experimental Psychology. However, I’m a bit at a loss of how to go about getting field experience. Most articles I’ve read or advice I’ve received recommended I go to my department in undergrad (we have no departments), a professor in my field (none really existed at Hampshire College), or simply go apply for a job.</p>
<p>However, given that I’m applying to a broad social science (and with my unique background) no one can really tell me just where I can look for said job or experience, or even what constitutes. Ultimately, I would like to do heavy research in my career. In this case would it be appropriate to take a position that does research of any kind I feel qualified for (market, for example) or does it strictly need to be psychology? And, if psychology, where would be a good place to look? It’s rather hard to get a job in psychological research with just a BA, I find.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>