How bad will this look when applying for graduate school?

hesdjjim
Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:53:46 +0000

Can’t speak for a Ph.D. program, but I didn’t have any research experience when applying to a grad school masters program, and I still got in and even got a research assistantship. The school I’m going to now is not considered a “top” school, but once you land your first job, people are not going to care where you went to school anyway.

You might want to apply to a broad range of schools – a couple of “sure bet” schools, a couple of mid-level schools, and a couple of reach schools. That will maximize your chances of getting in with a research assistantship.