sparrowbirdie
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Don't know if anyone is waiting for U Toronto, but apparently professors have to make their accept/reject decisions by early next week, with mailed notifications soon thereafter. (One of the profs told me just now.)
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attribution bias
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I'm in the same situation. I actually asked why I was contacted even though I only put one name down on my SoP, and I was given a very friendly answer.
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Could people who got it please share tips? My personal statment letter is good I think. I saw that we should really inform our referees and make sure they know our work well. Any other tips? Recommendations? I'm an MA counselling psych applicant and hoping to get it!
Huma
@Syedahum,
I applied for OGS and then declined the award because I went out of province for my MA. I'm currently applying to various PhD and second MA programs, so I'm in the same boat.
When I applied, I was told that the graduate committee at the home school/department looks at your grades first (for cutoff), then statement of interest to see importance of work or competitiveness of proposal compared to others, then recommendations to support your potential to be a good researcher/student. Since the OGS is now awarded through the home school, and not through a central association, it seems to be important to appeal to the home school's style of writing and research...
Although, who knows; I could be totally off-base. I've submitted one OGS app already (I applied to OISE and their OGS was due a few weeks ago), and haven't really heard anything, so I only know as much as you with all of these new changes to the system.
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is this the one you saw a while back?:
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I had done the same thing and then ended up accepting at the school that gave me a later offer, so I'm curious as to what would make you consider accepting the offer from the other school (if there is the possibility of it). You said you want to wait to hear back even though you're pretty certain about your decision, but what might be the factor(s) that might make you decide on the other school?
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Wow, what a weird coincidence
So nice to see! Sorry, I should of been clear, for me EP psych is Existential-phenomenological Exciting! There are quite a few profs here working on phenomenology, so even if you don't end up working with Jeff (as lewin has stated...somewhat jokingly?) then Cor and Don are good bets. The department is only just going through the files now, so hopefully you'll hear about an interview soon! Good luck! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!
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I'm re-applying to 5-/6-year programs this year after finishing an MA (in June), and usually what I hear is:
"Are you scared of the real world?"
"So you won't be done school until you're 30?" (Usually preceded by a huge gasp)
And also:
"Don't you ever want to get married?" (Yes, because apparently marriage and graduate studies are mutually exclusive.)
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WOW I'm literate. My apologies.
I listed Jeff Schimel, Cor Baerdveldt, and Jennifer Pasey. I don't have high hopes, nobody responded to my emails. I figured I already paid so many as well apply.
Haha, no worries! I'm actually doing my MA (Social and Cultural--what a coincidence!--but none of the profs you mentioned) at the U of A right now, so I thought I'd ask out of curiosity. EP... do you mean evolutionary psychology? Or experimental psychology?
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I applied to Alberta and Laurentian, which both has 2014 application deadlines so I feel like I'll be sitting waiting for a while.
amanda_Fyi: who did you apply to work with at Alberta?
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I've never been asked about research interests because it's pretty much fully covered in my SoP. However, they always ask about the role I had in my research projects and future directions for each.
Other questions:
Why did you apply to this area of psychology?
Have you ever worked with x population? (e.g. clinical, adolescent, children, etc.)
One of your recommendations said x; can you tell me more about why they said this/what they might be referencing/what they mean?
What are your future career goals?
Where else are you applying?
Do you have any questions for me? (as other posters have said)
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For my programs, I would rely on what the POI says. I've recently been invited to a department-wide interview day, but was also given the option of meeting faculty and grad students a couple of weeks ahead instead. When asked, my POI said they don't care about the interview day, and just wants me to come and talk to other people.
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I had to do it because of a conference that overlapped with my interview dates. They're usually very willing to accept the situation--it's not going to be the first time that they've heard such a request from a potential student.
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Um.. I come here hoping for some kind of updates because I don't know if I can actually make it through the next 3 months.. I need to know now! lol.
(Was here last year. Doing my MPsy Counselling psych now but reapplied to UofT for MA and MEd with better letter and such *fingers crossed*)
Hopefully this forum gets more busy so we can keep ourselves occupied?
Cheers!
I don't know many other people applying to this program. Just you! At least the two of us can keep it going
I spoke with Todd Wills (I guess the Grad Secretary position) yesterday, and he said something to the effect of waiting until early April to hear about the status of applications. Not sure if I should start crying now, considering that's way too late to be an acceptance.
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reviving an old thread, but this topic resonated with me.
during undergrad, practically all of my courses (with the exception of a couple of cognitive psych courses) were in social psych. my research experience was all social psych. my curernt grad (MA) program is social psych, and i don't have any publications, just 7 posters, also all in social psych.
i've applied to dev psych programs this year, and i have received invitations from a couple of first-tier schools.
sometimes it's a matter of being competent and capable of conducting research in your topics of interest. my supervisory committee wrote me great recs, and i was sure and passionate about the dev psych research i want to do (in my SOP).
the moral of the story is that there are always possibilities. i hope you find success in your applications! (it's a bit early, but regardless.)
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If you're going to be walking, I would suggest what Kamisha already suggested. You can also get tights that are actually made of the same material as dress pants, but with a lot of elastine/spandex in them, which are usually made for riding (breeches) or motorcycling. I own a couple of these in all-black, and they're good for winter wear while also looking very professional and dress-pantsy.
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i'm in the same boat as a few posters above -- did my masters somewhere else, and applying for my PhD.
looks like they're reviewing my application favourably, though. i've already interviewed with two profs at my alma mater, though i never took classes with either of them.
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I'm seeing U Chicago invitations being received for Psychology PhD on the Results Search... does anyone have any idea if these include the Developmental Psych pool?
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Is it about the program in Psychological Development at NYU Steinhardt?
Psych Dev PhD at NYU Steinhardt is doing their interview/visit day on Feb 14. They'll be sending out invitations in early February at the earliest.
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Things are too quiet...is everyone getting discouraged or is it just me?
It's not just you :[
Feeling pretty dejected about the lack of interview invitations.
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I'm anxiously waiting to hear back from UC Berkeley's clinical psych program - they said e-mails will be sent today! Has anyone received any fantastic news yet?
A few of us have been discussing this exact topic on another thread:
It's approximately 1:30 p.m. there, so it's definitely a wonder why no one's heard anything...
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anyone also waiting for UC Berkeley today??
i'm in the same boat, byekitty!
though, from the looks of it (SDN and results search), the invites seem to have gone out already by phone... not sure if this is really the case, but it does beg some questions.
also, the berkeley's prospective applicants page has changed overnight to include this statement: "Applicants not invited for an interview are unlikely to be offered admission, but the admissions process is not over until offers are made in March."
hmm.
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Having a panic moment--saw that UMich sent someone an interview invite yesterday on both the results search and on the student doctor threads.
Are they seriously only interviewing 2 people (or perhaps one)? Is there more information on this?
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So glad to find this thread! I've been checking and rechecking the results page on at least an hourly basis. Anxiety and apprehension working together does not a happy prospective grad student make!
Does anyone know how interview invitations work in Canada? I'm curious as to whether they invite more than the number of students they're going to admit, or if the interviews are simply a formality (and to see if you're crazy or not).
What do you think I should do
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Along with the aforementioned suggestions, I would suggest doing very well on your GREs even if you're a Canadian student applying to a Canadian school (as opposed to a US school). For example, I've heard that UBC uses the GRE to shut out applicants in the first round (take this with a grain of salt, since who knows what happens during the admissions process).
As a personal note, I had a horrid CGPA (3.1) and still got into two different programs in Canada. It might be worthwhile to consider universities in the prairies, as they tend to be a little less demanding about applicants' academic strengths. If there's a school that you definitely are looking to get into based on research fit with a particular prof, see if you can volunteer RA in his or her lab. If you can show your research potential that way, and even get a few posters/publications out of it, you may have a higher chance of getting into that school to work with that specific professor if he/she wants you.