(Photo Credit: Matt Westervelt) In many cases the first thing you will have to do is to submit, or at the very least think about putting together a psychology project proposal. At this stage, any general ideas you have will probably be too broad or too vague. Don't worry; you belong to the 99.9% of psychology students who find themselves in the same position.
The good thing about putting together a project proposal so soon into the process is that it will force you to refine your ideas sooner rather than later. What follows, is designed to get you thinking about the early key stages in the research process.