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  1. I will be reapplying for Fall 2015. I applied for Fall 2014, was accepted to a few programs, but didn't end up accept ingany offers due to a lack of funding (and dumb decisions). I plan on emailing POIs mid-to-late September.
  2. I think I might take some more classes (undergraduate and graduate level), retake the gre, try to get a few more conference presentations and maybe write up a paper, and then apply again next cycle. I honestly don't know what else I could do. I hope I at least get into a master's program.
  3. I can understand how you're feeling. My ex broke up with me 1 week before Christmas. We were 1 month away from our two year anniversary. The one thing that is keeping me going is the possibility of moving away and starting something new by myself. A lot of times I would get caught up in "us" and my decisions were based off of "what will happen to us." But now that there is no "us" I can be as selfish as I want. I'm not going to lie though, I'm really scared of the possibility of moving away to some place by myself with no support system. But this is going to be a growing experience. You don't need to depend on anyone but yourself. I imagine that the students in your program will also be feeling somewhat in a similar way. Hopefully you'll be able to make some awesome new friends and you'll forget about your ex. This is an awesome opportunity for you! Make the most of it. If you need anyone to talk, feel free to PM me.
  4. I was thinking of giving my letter writers a thank you card with a handwritten note inside and probably a mug from the university I am going to attend (or a gift card if I don't get in anywhere). My only problem is that some of my letter writers I won't be able to see in person. Would it be weird if I mailed the gifts to their office? Do I ask for their address or take it off their academic website? I'm not exactly sure what to do .
  5. 1) Both of my parents have their high school diplomas. Neither of them went to college. They both came to America in their early 20s to start a family and a business. My older brother attend a community college for about a year or two before I graduated high school. He ended up stopping for a few years and is just now going back to school. I am the first in my family to graduate with a Bachelor's degree. 2) Most of my family members didn't really understand the stress that I faced while I was in college. They did not understand why I was studying if I never had homework. I wasn't allowed to move out for my undergraduate degree, so I spent a lot of time at home studying...and as the oldest female in my family, I was expected to help around the house A LOT. It sucked being home most of the time because I could never get any work done. 3) I feel like I've accomplished quite a few things. I did not think I would see myself in academia or research. But somehow I found myself drawn to the area. My family expected me to graduate, get a decent job, and begin my life after 4 years of college. Though I think now they see that I have done a lot in terms of research and that, with enough effort and motivation, I can really make a difference somehow. 4) The need to know more, passion, and really awesome professors and mentors. Also, the need to prove a lot of people wrong. A lot of people (mostly my mom's sisters and nieces/nephews) think I'm an idiot and that I won't achieve much. I've slowly worked my way to make them scared/eat their words. There's no better motivation than hearing people say that you should not even go to college. They used to tell me that I should get some secretary/receptionist job.
  6. It should just be a matter of the system not being updated. I submitted one of my applications about two weeks ago and the online system said they hadn't received my GRE scores (I sent them beginning of October). I called just to make sure and they said they had it just hadn't updated my application. Though if you're worried, go ahead and call.
  7. I put a header with my full name, what program I'm applying to, and that it was my personal statement.
  8. How would it look if I sent 4 letters of recommendation instead of 3? I'm having a hard time trying to decide between two people. I'm getting really nervous now. I have to retake the gre because I didn't score as high as I wanted on the quantitative section. I feel like my application depends on this score because my gpa isn't stellar. This whole process is driving me crazy.
  9. Thanks for the response! I will definitely contact all of the professors who have interests similar to mine.
  10. For those of you who are beginning to contact POIs, did you guys only contact one POI per school you planned on applying to? There are some places where I'm interested in two professors (both in similar areas of interests), but I'm not sure if I should just pick the one I'm most interested and roll with it, or contact both.
  11. I've been using this site as a way to find and research programs. It is broken down into programs in psychology departments and college of education. http://www.apa.org/divisions/div5/docprogs.html
  12. I'm applying to around 10-12. I'm still adding and eliminating schools based on research and publication records.
  13. Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. This definitely makes me feel a little bit more at ease. Hopefully I can score around the 90th percentile for the quant section of the gre. Did you happen to apply to quant programs that were in the department of psychology or in the college of education?
  14. I will be applying to Quant programs for the Fall of 2014! I've been worrying about my application since I graduated in April. Have you guys taken the GRE yet? I've been studying nonstop. My GPA is on the low side (3.22/4.0) and I need to do really well on the GRE to have any chance of getting in. The rest of my app is pretty decent (3 conference presentations, almost 2 years worth of research experience, and I've joined a lab where I've been able to learn how to create a scale). I know I will be able to get 3 really strong letters of recommendation. I'm going to start e-mailing potential POI's in mid-June or July. Is that little too early (or late)? What seems to be the standard?
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