Oct 14, 2012 17:50
Hello everyone,
I would like to apply for PhD program in Psychology and I'm interested in how should I choose my future research topic. Does it have to base on my previous research or I can choose something that I'm just interested in and haven't enough research experience in this sphere?
Thank you in advance.
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My future research was only somewhat related to my previous research experience. When I was in undergrad, I did research on child motor development and on coping with discrimination, but my research proposal was on the effects of media on adolescent psychology and health behavior. (I have since gone back to being interested in coping with stress, which is funny.) But admissions committees understand that you can't always find someone at your undergrad institution who does what you are truly interested in; undergrad research experience is more for the experience of learning whether or not you like research.
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