PsycD

Omg thank you...I so needed a good laugh! Is it really that bad??? My mom made me learn when I was young, so I guess I should thank her now since McGill is my dream school. I see you also applied to McGill...good luck!

We so are. The outcast thing is growing on me, though.

I plan to treat this process the same way I treat my SOs...one strike and you're out. 3 times my a....

Three...Hmmmmm... Three Bears

First one stings the most. Welcome to the "Rej"...sorry about how you got here, but we're always happy to welcome new members with open arms, a box of tissue, and a cold beer.

Yes, it will def be a culture shock. Everything seems to moves in slow motion in the south...it'll take a few months to get used to. But, on the bright side, the people are very friendly.

You'll find the year-long sequence in a Psychology department. I think most, if not all Psyc programs require a minimum of one year of statistics and research methods. I was a Psyc major and I'm applying to McGill...that was one of the few requirements I did manage to meet. I'm not sure how McGill feels about online courses, but if you can take the classes in-person I'd highly recommend it. Psychologists are nuts about their statistics courses.

I received my first rejection a few weeks ago. I hit my freak out peak when that happened. Now, I think I'm fresh out of emotional energy and I'm totally numb to it all. One good thing about getting that first rejection is that it forced me to be more realistic about my future and to get my Plan B in order. If/When the final door closes on my grad school possibilities, all other possibilities open up.

1. It's the best fit for my research interests and background. 2. I'll get to leave the U.S. and live in a cool city for the next ? years. 3. I'll finally get to speak the 2nd language my mother forced me to learn as a kid (she'll be so proud). 4. The degree would be outside of my original field, but would give me far more options after graduation. 5. My POI there is extremely nice and engaging. 6. The school is awesome and has a great reputation. 7. I am desperate to leave where I am and will take whatever I can get at this point.

McGill here! I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I needed to have one long shot.

Smooth Criminal

Do it!!! Pack up, get out, and live. I'm also in my 30s, I have no attachments, and if I don't get in I am sooooo packing my car and leaving to start over someplace else. If I don't get accepted, my disappointment will gone by the time my last suitcase hits the trunk.

Ughh...this one kills me. Next year my a**! I'm not 22 anymore with years to spare. I will be gladly moving on with my life if I do not get accepted this year.

Ahhh...someone who can relate! I've never had so many "WTH was I thinking???" thoughts in my life until I started this whole process.

...When you find out your "Safety" isn't taking students at all.

...You realize that you may have made a mistake by literally giving up everything to further your education only to fail to get accepted into a PhD program. THEN, having to tell everyone who knew that you gave up everything to go back to school that you failed.

Thanks for creating this thread! I thought I was the only Comm MA lurking around. My degree is in Psychology but my research interests lie in the interpersonal and nonverbal communication area, so I added a few Comm programs to my list of schools to apply to. I wish everyone the best!

$700-$800? Probably more. I had to stop keeping track because it was making me angry.

I so admire your tenacity. Congrats on your acceptance! There is no way I'm putting myself through this again. If I don't get in this time...oh well!

Glad to see I'm not the only one! I'm not ashamed of broadcasting my rejection :-)

I'm starting to feel like the kid that doesn't get picked for kickball. The deadlines have passed for 4 of my 6 apps, and rien...nothing. I'm at the point where I've stopped stressing and started laughing at the madness of it all.

There should be a 6th voting option: 6 - Heart-attack imminent...

Happy to see this thread!

Soul Food

Don't get me started...