Anniexu

Thank you =)

I am serious considering reapplying next year. I have some questions here and hope that I can get some help. Your answer will be appreciated!! 1. About SOP. Should SOP mostly focus on why I love this school? That's a suggestion one advisor gave me. I doubt it. My SOP mostly focus on how much I love my major and what I have done. I do have one paragraph describing how my research interest fit the program and the faculty I choose but it seems not enough. 2.About the funding. As I'm applying for master( because I don't think I am qualified for PHD yet lol), I can't get funding in most of the situations. I would like to know how others deal with this expense issue, taking loans, doing part-time or something else? I‘m not sure the salary my job offer( though I haven't got one yet) can cover my two years expense in the program. 3.About research experience. I'll graduate in June as a bachelor. Most of the research related jobs are only open to person with master's degree so it'll be hard for me to get more research experience to strengthen my appication. What's the suggestion? I have read through the posts in this topic, most of you guys are amazing! Never give up hope, cheer people up, etc. I don't know whether it's because of the culture difference, as an international student, I find it a little hard to start over with all these tests, essays and others. I also need to worry about the money thing.. I don't know how you guys going through all these. It's encouraging and I'm sure I'll be fine eventually! Thank you for puting up with all my words- -

School: University of Washington, Texas at Austin, NYU and Penn State U. All for M.A. degree Area: Developmental Psy/ School Counseling Rationalization: Lack of research/related experience, I guess. I spent a lot of time with children during my college, 2-year teaching assitant, got involved in volunteer work with kids with sensory integrative dysfunction, Autism and Down's Sydrome, taught the kids in summer/winter camp, observed Play Therapy sessions... But the professor who interviewed me said I 'have very limited experience with children'. I don't know. And maybe my SOP is not good enough. I can work on my test score a little bit more if I want. Comments: I'm doing some reserach recently and find myself enjoy it a lot, but it's sad when the fact reminds me that I might not be able to study or work in psychology in the future:( Coping tactics: Execises, finding jobs and eating lol

I have no choice lol. So I think I will just be more active if I do get the chance to work with this kind of people. You reminded me of fundamental attribution error in social psychology lol. No offence. Anyway, thank you so much!!

I read through all the posts here and do learn something. Thanks a lot.. I'm in a even worse situation, I got no ad. I'm thinking about (or I have to) taking a full time job. Due to the large amout of applicants, it's almost impossible to get any feedback from the school, which I think is important for our improvement. So I'm still trying to figure out the way to get improved, though I'm kind of giving up on my application now lol. I'll keep stay optimistic but also realistic. Good luck to you !

I said thank you and asked for some feedbacks if possible but no response. Is that too bad? That's my last opportunity T T

I found it difficult.. I'm not optimistic about my application at all now By the way, How's Priya doing?? Please PM me if you get any news!! Thank you guys!!

Same time as you, friend I'm pretty nervous because writing is my worse part and I'm freaking busy these days barely have time to prepare..

Here haha! I applied for both developmental and educational.