neuropsych4life

How long after an interview day do people on the waitlist typically get notified? Asking for an anxious/nervous/waitlisted friend

School: UCSD/SDSUArea/Degree: Clinical Psychology, PhDRationalization: Average GRE scores, not competitive enough, "over 400 applicants for a maximum of 15 spots"Comment: Was definitely a reach, I just wish I knew the reality of how much of a reach it was prior to this process (this is my first application cycle).Coping tactics: Running a half marathon next week! Also, focusing on the 2 PsyD offers I have and considering taking this route (while I am very interested in research and fully funded programs/ programs with stipends for obvious reasons, I will still have some opportunities to conduct research as a PsyD student.) School: Drexel UniversityArea/Degree: Clinical Psychology, PhDRationalization: Same as aboveComment: Bummed because POI and I had very similar interests, and the neuropsychology emphasis was especially appealing.Coping tactics: Same as above School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineArea/Degree: Clinical Psychology, PhDRationalization: Quoted from rejection email: "Given that we must turn down over 97% of the applications we receive..." enough said.Comment: Although not the perfect fit for me, POI was related close enough to my research interests and I was excited to further expand my knowledge of this field.Coping tactics: Same as above; considering 15 month master's option here (but most likely not as its roughly $46,000 down the drain)

Post interview advice- is it expected for applicants to email their POI and thank them for their time/ the opportunity to interview with them? I want to show my enthusiasm to work with them one last time but also don't want to seem overly eager!

To those who have been waitlisted at programs- are you contacting the program to see where you fall on the waitlist? The anxiety is killing me

Hi all, In need of some advice on what to do next. I recently graduated from my undergraduate institution and applied to 11 Clinical PhD programs and 2 PsyD programs this application cycle. I was offered an acceptance to 1 PsyD program and an interview at 1 PhD program, however, neither are fully funded. I am torn on what to do next, but ideally I would like to graduate without the burden of over 200k in debt (as most people would agree). I've noticed a lot of people on here pursued their masters before being admitted to PhD programs. Would you recommend this route for someone with a decent undergraduate GPA (3.8) and painfully average GRE scores? I have extensive clinical experience (2 years clinical and research assistant in concussion clinics, 6 months neuropsychology intern at a hospital) as well as research experience (2.5 years in a lab, 3 first author poster presentations, 1 oral presentation, 2 co-author posters, and 1 co-author publication) but am also considering the route of working as a RA to further build my research experience. What do you think would be most beneficial in this case to strengthen my application for admission to a fully funded PhD program? Or are there any other routes I should consider taking? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated-- thanks in advance!

Anyone heard from Roosevelt University?

Would you recommend emailing or calling?

Hi! First time applying to Ph.D programs and new to this site so forgive me if this has already been answered- but I've seen several posts about people receiving interview invites to some of the schools I've applied to (Penn State, Miami, Fordham, Drexel). However, my application status online for each of these schools still says that my application is currently under review, and I haven't received rejections from any of them. Should I lose hope now, or is there any chance I could still be extended an interview? Honestly just need closure at this point!