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gonna have to agree with this. I just finished up my interviews for quant and the faculty members are all very aware of the fact that most undergraduate students don't have access to pure quant professors, so I imagine many people would be more than happy to help! also, regarding your primary question, from what I understand, while quant PhDs are in high demand, even just minoring in quant is a great way to get a competitive edge if the area you are maybe more passionate towards is a little more competitive. good luck with it all! PM me if you think an anonymous dope who just went through the quant application process can be of any more assistance. ~L'HP

I have meetings at York the week after next. They don't seem to have a formal recruitment weekend or anything (I actually got to pick the dates of my visit myself), so for those still waiting to hear from them, I wouldn't be too concerned just yet. The only other school I applied to that I have yet to hear from that hasn't already been addressed in this thread is Manitoba, and their application webpage suggests they're still doing preliminary evaluation.

Hi all, I'm also applying to quantitative programs this year but I have one question. How broadly or narrowly have most of you defined your research interests as expressed in your statements of intent/consultations with potential supervisors? I have really enjoyed every statistics course I have taken through my school's department of psychology and even held a position this summer revising the honors course. I only recently became aware of the field of quantitative psychology and it seemed like it would be a perfect fit for me. However, due to the fact that undergraduate programs don't really get into the meat of quantitative psychology at all, my interests are relatively broadly defined. I would say that one of my major interests would be testing the validity of statistical models when certain assumptions are violated. I would also say that latent variable modelling and structural equation modelling sound very interesting, though I don't know a great deal about what issues currently exist in the area. Given that quantitative psychology receives very little attention in most undergrad curricula, would defining research interests this broadly count against me? Or is this roughly what would be expected? Feel free to PM me if you have any advice to offer.