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  1. I am not personally familiar with those programs. My advice here is more broadly focused. To be honest, it doesn't sound like a degree in psychology is what you want. If you are not interested in a solid understanding of psychology, a general psychology MS is the furthest thing from what you want. Given your marketing career, it sounds to me that you might be best served just taking some non-degree seeking classes in social psychology that talk about persuasion techniques. In fact, if you are only interested in having the knowledge (as opposed to the degree), just read some stuff by Robert Cialdini. I know he is a big name in social persuasion research. Beyond that, maybe some marketing classes would be more up your alley (assuming you did not take such courses in your biochem degree). If you really want a degree in psychology, then you will have to take some foundation courses I would assume. But positive and general psychology degrees as definitely not what you are looking for it seems.
  2. I am! I found that the best thing to do is anything but think about it haha.
  3. Hi! I was at that interview as well. I think what was meant by 7-10 days was that they would extend their first round of offers within 7-10 days. So in my mind, that means starting tomorrow (tomorrow is 1 week from the last day of interviews) and going through March 1st. I think Milan meant that offers can still go out as far as 3 weeks for those accepted off the waitlist. Hope this helps!
  4. I didn't get a response to one of my thank you letters. I was accepted about a week later. So I wouldn't worry about that.
  5. Yeah I agree. You show fit on multiple levels: Research/Theory: Are you interested in/experienced with the topics your PI studies? Also, do you agree with the theoretical orientation of the program/PI? E.g. do you take a holistic approach? Do you view behavior through a cognitive-behavioral viewpoint? Goals: Do your career goals align with the clinical science or scientist-practitioner model of the program? If you talk about your love of clinical work, that may not be ideal with a clinical science program (even though it is true that you need to love clinical work!). Personality: How is your personality similar to those in the program? Usually this just means: are you pleasant to work/talk with?
  6. Thank you! Also, do you know of any furnished apartments? From what I can tell most are unfurnished.
  7. I am in a similar situation so I understand the odd and complex feelings that arise from this! I have tried this: Write down the top 10 most important things for you in choosing a program. This could range from anything to stipend amount, geographic location/weather, research fit, faculty/program prestige, various outcomes etc. Then, assign a weight to each factor so that they add up to 1.00 (or 100, however you want to look at it). That is to say, if you think research fit is the most important, you will have to quantify just how much more important it is than other factors. If every factor were equally important, then .1 (or 10%) should be assigned to each factor (this is helpful to know how much higher you should rate one factor you like). Then, rate the two schools on a 1-10 scale with respect to each factor, multiple each value by the weight, sum them up and there you go: an overly quantitative way to look at this problem! I tried doing this multiple times, each time forgetting the factors I created last time and starting all over. This helps show you how much your feelings may change in a given day, week, etc (reliability!). In a more comprehensive approach to this problem, I also considered the career paths of recent graduates of each program. This will give you a feel for what the goals of the program generally are. Hope this helps! And sorry if it was too elaborate! I can't help it sometimes, which is why I applied to grad school in the first place I guess!
  8. Hi! I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a new graduate student coming from the southeast! have a couple questions: (1) Where do graduate students typically live? I know from earlier posts that Coralville is an option, but I am not 100% sure I will bring a car. Is there any area in Iowa City itself that graduate students live? Or would it be better to just bring a car? (2) I will be splitting my time between the Carver medical building and the Psychology buildings (Stuitt, Seashore, Spence). Does anyone know of a good place to live that is more or less equidistant to these two locations? Thanks in advance!
  9. I am not big on coffee so I would not be the best person to ask about that! But I can recommend a few more restaurants in Gainesville beyond what you mentioned: Satchel's (a bit of a drive away but great pizza and itallian), Andaz (downtown indian restaurant, buffets during mid-day), Flying Biscuit (breakfast food, very popular so you usually have to wait, known for their biscuits), and Peach Valley (another breakfast place on Archer). The hotels are always booked near campus because of either football games, convnetions in the Reitz Union, or any other event going on locally. But there are some cheap places to stay that have more spaces available during those times (e.g. south of the university on 13th there are some).
  10. Hi! I would just like to corroborate the post by RC above. On certain holidays, most of the student population leaves. But on a day to day basis, the campus is usually full of people and the city itself is very lively.
  11. Hey, I am an undergrad at UF at the moment. I realize this is a bit late but I'll still try and help! I don't know anyone who has lived in Continuum. Although it is very close to campus, it is a good distance from where all of the classes are held and I am not sure if there is a bus for that place. Our campus is huge, but most classes are located in the northeast portion of campus. If you are anthro, I believe that is where you would go (Turlington most likely). I am not sure what your budget is, but here are few options: If you are looking for really cheap rent (sub 400/mo) and don't mind a 30 min bus ride to and from campus, then Gateway at Glades is one place I have lived in previously. At the time I payed 340 but they moved it up to 350 this past year. Gateway is full of grad students, with a large international student population. Not a lot of partying going on there. Not super high in quality (e.g. thin walls, things break sometimes like the A/C but they usually come quickly to fix that), but it is extremely cheap even for this area. Utilities are not included and range about 30-70 depending on how much you use A/C. The upside to this place is that it is located right down the road from a Publix supermarket, and tons of places to eat. There are other apartments near Gateway that are a little more expensive and a little higher in quality if you are not satisfied with what Gateway offers. If you have a bit more to spend and want to live far from campus, there are some nice apartments near 20th and 62nd (i.e. The Woodlands, The Pavillion). These are nice, but the population is split between UF students and students at the local community college (Santa Fe). Near these two is a cheaper option called Cabana Beach. Woodlands and Pavillion are around 520/mo and Cabana is about 400 or so (might be higher now). All of these places are on a bus route that takes about 25 min to central campus. None are very close to supermarkets however. The courtyards is very close to campus (right across the street from most classes in fact) and is not horribly expensive for the location (450 last time I checked I believe). There are a lot of undergrads here, so partying is pretty common here. Renting a house just north of University Avenue is also an option. You can find all kinds of price ranges, but these are more complicated because you need to set up your own utilities with GRU (gainesville regional utilities). GRU is not cheap either! But if you deal hunt on Zillow or something then you can find places for really cheap (but your quality will vary tremendously). Some houses are a 15-20 minute walk from Turlington, but others might require you to ride a bike to get there in reasonable time. I hope this helped! Let me know if you have any other questions about Gainesville or UF!
  12. All of the advice here is great. Here is my two cents: 1. Connections: Knowing people who work with (or are colleagues of) your POI's is HUGE. They are trusted sources to your POI, and if they vouch for you, that can be the biggest factor in the process. Better yet, being an undergraduate RA for your POI is about as good as it gets (given that you have been a fantastic and mature RA). 2. Fit/Personal Statement: Following the directions for the statement of purpose/personal statement. This was a mistake I made for all of the schools I was rejected from. Every school has different instructions and different things they want you to talk about. I can't stress how huge this is. Address every point that is in the directions. Personal statements demonstrate your fit, which has actually been shown by research to be one of the top two factors in the admissions process. That's what interviews are all about! I think both of these things are what helped me get into my program. My program was research oriented, so I had a ton of undergrad RA experience (3.5 years across 3 labs, an independent project, and about 5 posters) and talked about my career goals as they related to research. Also, I was a RA for a colleague of my POI for 1.5 years. So when I got to the interview, we definitely had things to talk about! (But I would also say don't talk too much about who you know as opposed to what you know). So, in sum, if you are not picky about where you get in and what field you get into, you can help yourself out by networking with people close to those who advised you as an undergrad/before you applied to grad school and by taking time to relate the facilities, research programs, etc of your institution of choice to your goals in your statements/interviews.
  13. Could the U of Iowa poster please PM me their POI and whether you plan to accept? Congrats on your acceptance!
  14. Has anyone heard back from U Iowa post interview or know anything about the timeline?
  15. Where did you interview? I'm waiting to hear back as well. Sometimes it might be helpful to look at the results page. You can look at the time it took for acceptances and rejections to go out after the interview if you piece together the dates from years past. I'm not sure how consistent this is year to year though. But for the most part, it seems that initial acceptances tend to go out anywhere from 3-7 days after the interview (which fits with what my POI told me in person when he said "in the next week"). After that, it seems that they accept people off the waitlist. But I'm sure the waitlist procedure is different for each school as far as when they notify people of that status.
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