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The Unvalidated Graduate School Potential Test Your answers to the following 22 yes-no questions (modified from Fretz & Stang, 1988) will give you a good idea of your potential for success in graduate school as determined by your current values and level of motivation. Answer each question honestly and truthfully. This is not a standardized or validated test, and its items are so transparent that anyone can fake them. Unless you are completely honest with yourself, the results will be of no value. _____ 1. Does the idea of living at near-poverty level for 2-7 years and studying most of the time repulse you? _____ 2. Do you enjoy writing term papers? _____ 3. Does the idea of making verbal presentations of academic material in front of a group bother you? _____ 4. Do you enjoy reading psychology books even if they are not assigned? _____ 5. Do you put off studying for tests or writing papers as long as possible? _____ 6. Do you often give up desirable social opportunities in order to study? _____ 7. Do you want to earn a high salary when you finish graduate school? _____ 8. Do you like to study? _____ 9. Do you have trouble concentrating on your studies for hours at a time? _____ 10. Do you occasionally read recent issues of psychology journals? _____ 11. Do you dislike library research? _____ 12. Do you have a drive to enter the profession of psychology? _____ 13. Are there many other careers, besides being a psychologist, that you would like to pursue? _____ 14. Do you intend to work full-time at a career? _____ 15. Are you sick of school right now? _____ 16. Are your grades mostly A's and B's? _____ 17. Do you want to stop being a student and start being a real, wage-earning human? _____ 18. Did you do well (i.e., receive an A or B) in statistics? _____ 19. Do you feel a Ph.D. is desirable primarily because of the social status it gives to those who hold it? _____ 20. Do you like doing research? _____ 21. Do you dislike competing with other students? _____ 22. Can you carry out projects and study without direction from anyone else? Give yourself a point for every even-numbered question you answered with a "yes" and for every odd-numbered question you answered with a "no." The higher your score, the higher your potential for success in graduate school. |