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  1. i'm still waiting to hear back from 1 master's program and 2 phd programs. but after really sitting and thinking about it, i'm leaning toward taking a year off to build up my CV and get better GRE scores if my only option this year ends up being to go into a master's program.
  2. i was accepted, but i'm not going because after finding out the cost of tuition, i just have no interest in attending anymore. not worth it to me.
  3. There is a pretty good chance that my undergraduate advisor and I could put together some research that is publishable. Her own project is currently a revise/resubmit, which she invited me to work on for her. And in terms of my own project(s), she's told me that some of my ideas (assuming my hypotheses prove to be supported) are definitely publishable. So I'm leaning toward that at this point. It'll save me money, and will be insanely convenient considering I also work at my undergrad institution.
  4. Alli, I still have hope that you'll be admitted into a Ph.D. program (mainly because some of your stats are better than mine, and I would still like to have some hope for myself haha). With that said, I honestly have no idea why you haven't been accepted anywhere yet; even last year. Your credentials seem more than decent to me. But I might just be naive. Maybe you're applying to really competitive programs? In terms of deciding between a master's program and taking a year off: I've heard that a master's is really only going to help you if you end up conducting a significant thesis. My new question is, if I know that I can still do research at my current undergrad institution during my potential year off (faculty project + my own independent project), would taking the year off then be the much better option using that logic?
  5. Pretty sure the sub-program interview will take place at Brooklyn College itself, but probably not until mid-March or so, like the poster above mentioned. If you look at the results page and search for the CUNY CBB sub-program, last year's admit wasn't notified of an interview invite until March 13th, and wasn't actually accepted until April 3rd.
  6. this is in regard to social psychology PhD programs, but i'm curious about the the general trends too: is it a bad sign if pretty much every member of a lab i have an interest in joining has ZERO publications (first and second author). at best, they're third, but even that's rare. mostly their CV's show that they have some articles in preparation, or they've been submitted; however, these are students who are about to finish their PhDs this year, not first or second year students. i only realized this recently, and this is my first choice program, so i'm starting to get a little worried about potentially attending now. what would you say is the average amount of first and second author publications a PhD student should have by the time they graduate?
  7. Applied to CUNY's Cognition, Brain & Behavior program and have yet to hear anything. I spoke with the sub-program head about a month ago, and he said that realistically admission decisions should be made in late February or early March; in other words, right about now. Hoping to hear something soon.
  8. if i'm not admitted into a ph.d. program this time around, i have two really good options staring at me in the face: 1. i could start a master's program at my first choice institution out of all the ph.d. programs i applied to, and obviously work in my top POI's lab. this would allow me to transfer almost all of my master's credits over into that ph.d. program when the time comes. it should be a pretty painless transition in all respects. 2. i could take a year off, get more research and teaching experience as a post-undergrad/pre-grad student. i already have that type of stuff lined up for me if i opt out of jumping into a grad program this coming fall. i could also improve my GRE scores during this time, and undoubtedly be a really great ph.d. applicant for fall 2011. i don't know if this decision seems like an easy one to any of you, but it's been tearing at me for a while. not to mention the fact that my two main faculty mentors have completely opposing opinions about it. one thinks i should do the master's, one thinks i should take the year off. thoughts? and what are YOUR back-up plans if you don't get into a ph.d. program this application season?
  9. nada. haven't heard back from anyone either. but then again, my application deadlines were january 1st and january 15th (today). the only school i applied to that i know has gotten back to people already is rutgers. so i'm pretty positive i'm going to get a rejection letter from them sometime. they're only accepting one student for the entire psychology ph.d. program there this year. ONE.
  10. do you think programs care more about your actual score, or your percentile rank? and do you think a strong writing score can compensate for a lower verbal score?
  11. where are you applying? and what types of prejudice/stereotypes are you interested in?
  12. Bump. I'm currently applying to various Social Psych Ph.D. programs for the fall 2010 semester. My GRE scores are mediocre at best, if not slightly miserable. Given the handful of practice tests I've taken, I'm probably averaging about an 1100 combined. I'm registered to take the real thing in 1 week, and I plan on retaking in December if need be (there will probably be a great need). In general, do you think any program, regardless of reputation or "ranking" or whatever, will even give my application the time of day? My other credentials are definitely noteworthy, including GPA, research experience, and I'm going to have great recommendation letters too. Thoughts?
  13. Absolutely. I've met and generally been in contact with Lee Jussim, and my undergraduate thesis advisor is a former grad student of his. In fact, I think she might've been the one to introduce Terror Management Theory to him, if I'm not mistaken. Needless to say, Rutgers is one of my top two choices. Dan Ogilvie is also very much into TMT/religion at Rutgers, so he's even higher on my list in terms of who to work with at RU. Thanks for the suggestion.
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