Nausicaa

I'm going! I'll be presenting two posters. Anyone who is on the fence, I HIGHLY recommend it.

Darwin, I almost CRIED when I read your CV. Like, I am tearing up in frustration at how shitty my CV looks in comparison to yours. How have you TA'd so much as an undergrad? How are you SO AWESOME?

No! I can't see the graphic on that site.... I MUST KNOW THE WORDS OF DOOM!

Congratulations on getting (another?) interview!

1. I would have made sure to tailor my SOP's more directly to my POI's research interests. I did that for two of them, and for the other two I basically used the first two and edited them to relate better to the different school. I already know I'm not getting into one of my schools because of that (with the the other, I had a great conversation with my POI so hopefully that will buffer any ill-effects). And when I say "tailor," I don't mean "I'm really interested in the relations between cognitive and affective empathy. Since Dr. X does emotion research, I think I'll be a great fit in his lab." I mean, "I was particularly intrigued on Dr. X's recent study about the use of non-stereotypical information in emotional accuracy judgments; I would be interested in applying his findings to the realm of inter-group judgments, as XYZ relevant theory suggests a similar outcome." 2. I would take drastic measures to not procrastinate. One main reason I did the above was because I waited until 3 days before the due date to START on those SOP's. If I do get accepted to a program, this is going to be my biggest issue. 3. I would contact ALL my POI's with specific questions about their research (again, did this for only two of my POI's). 4. I would make sure not to misspell anything in my criminal history statement (*cringe*) 5. I would use the ETS free software to study for the GRE (and take it again). Seriously guys, don't use the Kaplan questions... they're way too easy. 6. I would save money to apply to schools instead of being an idiot and thinking my school would give me a grant (even when they said they would... grr) Can't think of anything else... be more charming maybe?

Okay, the fact that you're mentioning an IRB and not an IACUC board suggests to me that you haven't done your research thoroughly enough.

Mendeley is awesome. I was searching for a long time for an organizing software because I get distracted when things are cluttered, and it's so useful.

Ah, ok.

Thanks for this! I freaked out when I saw the price on amazon but luckily my uni library has a copy.

Hmm... wait, so there's a difference between being an RA and doing independent research work? At my school nobody gets paid to do research (except through a summer fellowship) so all my lab work has been called being a research assistant but I get course credit, listed as IR. Is someone going to look at my experience and think I didn't do anything? I also did two summers with the fellowship, so is that more the "RA" thing?

No surely not (at least I haven't)-- it sounds like a great sign

Don't they usually only look at your most recent score anyway?

*hug* I feel your angst, friend...

Are you doing just general psych? If I might ask, which programs contacted you so far?

Congratulations!

I would love to make a blog!

Congratulations! I think anything is a good sign at this point. I didn't even apply to anything like Harvard; I'm sure you'll succeed no matter what the outcome.

I think you'll get into 2-3; I assume a Master's program is mainly research so there's no need to put how much experience you have? I'm still an undergrad so I'm not sure how that system works.

I'm an honors BA in psych from a local mid-ranked school, applying to social psychology PhD programs. GPA: 3.86 Verbal: 165 Quant: 155 AW: 5 3 semesters, 2 summers of independent research experience 3 posters at SPSP Applying to: CU Boulder U Oregon VCU UVA (lol) And as for yous guys: I think you'll get in to at least 3. 10 papers? Holy crap... good work. I think you'll get into 1-2, and wait listed at 4. Having great LoRs is really important, I hear, so I think you'll definitely be picked up somewhere. How competitive are neuroscience programs? I know in my field there are usually 150+ applicants whereas it looked like neuro had lower n's. Good luck everyone!! May the odds be ever in your favor!

I'm mainly just spinning my wheels here, but many applicants seem to have been contacted already. I'm applying for social psych PhD programs and haven't heard anything yet, but I'm not sure if I should freak out and start applying for internships or if I just need to keep waiting. So have you heard anything yet, and what programs are you applying to?