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Any idea if the Michigan State rejections are generic? I didn't get a rejection, which is weird because I didn't get an interview either. Same with Idaho State and I know those are generic. It just seems weird that I didn't get a single interview from all schools, but yet, I'm in the amorphous void of not getting the rejections either.

I had a similar issue with one school with GRE scores not showing up and also a letter of rec at another. However, I just kept emailing the coordinators and calling the school concerned that they weren't registering on my end, and eventually, they miraculously registered as there for reasons I don't think anyone ever identified. One coordinator even emailed me personally in a new email later to say that the problem is now resolved and my application was complete and it would be reviewed shortly, because she remembered me from my concerned interactions before. My thinking was I figured at least if there was a log of my actively trying to figure it out and they remembered who I am, then maybe it would count for something in terms of the deadline, or at least couldn't hurt. I didn't let the POI know at one school because it was clear that he sent a generic email to every applicant that emailed him so I assumed he didn't want to be bothered because he did this generic email. At the other school, I had a phone interview before I submitted my application at all, so I did email that POI about the problem as she had previously stated to contact her with any questions or concerns and indicated she was open to more contact with me throughout the process. I'd say to go by the personality of the POIs and what you can determine about how involved they want to be with you at this stage. Some don't want to be at all, and others do--it's just a matter of reading their personality on an individual case basis. I feel that as long as you are not being ridiculous or impolite about it, it's okay to contact the coordinators as much as necessary to make sure things are complete.

Yep! I'm straight up autism.

I haven't heard a single thing from UCSB, and I thought I had a strong application. Are you an applicant, and if so, what are your research interests? It appears the dates are varying on the Skype interviews, so I'm guessing it's specific to faculty members. I applied for autism interests.

I know. I applied there, and I haven't heard anything...

I'm 30. I will finish a PhD in History this June, and then, I applied for PhD in Clinical Psychology for this fall. My current dissertation is on history of autism, and I worked with autistic adults "on the side" for 5 out of the 8 years of my History PhD, but in short, realized I had more clinical interests that pure academic history. I don't think age matters so much, unless it's different for psychology than history; in my history program we have graduate students from early 20s to late 50s. I am still totally freaking out about how many people have heard back from UCSB already....

Autism.

Thanks! My other wishful thinking is that because I'm local-ish, maybe they would skip the Skype interview? I mean my thinking if I were a POI is that I wouldn't want to cause someone the expense of flying out unless the person had a good shot. So, I could see how maybe Skype interviews could be used to more specifically target people that are far away, before expenses are incurred? Whereas, if I had an in person interview, I wouldn't be incurring much expense at all comparatively, so a rejection after would feel less harsh than someone who flew out and then was rejected. I don't know if that's actually thing, but it's a nice thought. Good luck to you too!

Same with the anxiety and obsession. I'm mostly concerned that UCSB has already been extending Skype interviews, and that was my first choice school. At least from previous years, I noticed that they don't all come out all at once, so maybe the POI's do it differently and on different days? It's nerve wracking because when I mapped out all the schools, my first choice schools give results first and my least choice schools are last...which on one hand is good, that if I get in one of my faves, I could theoretically blow off the rest, but it's nerve wracking as the most important ones are first!