My son didn't even apply to grad schools and will take a year to get research experience before applying to psych grad schools. He is graduating this year from a top school, with a high GPA, and scored top 10% on the GRE. He was advised to not even apply yet because of the lack of research experience.

So you rolled the dice and applied. Maybe you will get accepted, probably you won't. Skeezyks is right, get experience working in the psych field, which may get you in next year or so. You can also retake the GRE and improve your score.

Personally, I am glad my son is taking the year to work. I want him to be sure he really wants to pursue the PhD in psychology. I feel that he may be better suited for something else honestly.