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HicklePickle

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  • Birthday September 21

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    Los Angeles, CA
  • Application Season
    2014 Fall
  • Program
    School Psychology

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  1. Mine started with a story about the first college class that got me excited about my major and how it eventually pointed me in the direction of my grad program. It was a nice, concise way of talking about my major, passions, and explaining why I'm pursuing grad school. My SOPs were all very short (1.5 pages, double spaced) but I think they covered all of the necessary information.
  2. My experience with Irvine: - You have to put in a lot of effort if you want a sense of community... a lot - Rent is insanely high near campus (they wanted to renew our 2bed 2bath in Harvard for $2,300/month) - There isn't much to do near by - you need a car or need to rely on someone with a car to do much of anything. The buses don't run on the weekends or at night - Parking is crazy expensive and you must pay for parking anywhere near campus - You can get $2 boba almost any day of the year - The only real "things to do" are food related unless you're getting in a car and driving - You can't ride a bike around the main parts of campus (they have the UCI police handing out tickets) - The weather is nice - It's fairly safe, but I think it's really just because it's a fairly inactive city. I used to walk from my nearby apartment and there were rarely other people walking with me I'm bitter about my experience. I really hated living there and am so glad I'll be living in a city with some culture, activity, and community.
  3. I've been notified by email of admission to two programs, and have "unofficially" (by email) accepted one. Should I wait until I receive my official letter from the school before withdrawing from the other offer? I don't want something to happen where I can't enroll in my choice school OR my back up. Thanks!
  4. There's no aid through the department, but at the interview day all of the students mentioned a state stipend program that was really good. There's so many factors including whether I would qualify for in state tuition after a while, or whether I would get any need based financial aid. Does anyone know how hard it is to qualify for in state? I'm assuming I would register to vote and get a drivers license, etc... I don't really like the other one much. It's okay, and it would get me to the career...but it is so far below the more expensive one. I think my plan is to call the financial aid office when they open and ask what I should expect and whether I can work on campus. If that goes well, I think I'm going to take the better program. More practicum hours, more opportunities in the community, a better place for my family. Agh decisions are tough!
  5. Received two acceptances today! Now the choice is between money and program...sigh. I love one program so much but the other school would basically be free. What to do?!
  6. I know that this is silly, but I can't figure out how to translate credit hour cost to yearly cost. There are additional fees, right? So if the cost per credit hour is $828, what should I expect to pay per semester? Thanks in advance...
  7. I knew I was supposed to hear back this week but I was trying not to be obsessive about checking emails. I checked one time before leaving work and didn't see anything. When I got home, I talked to my grandma about how long it would take and as I was in the middle of saying "well, if I don't hear by Friday I'll give them a call" my email loaded and THERE IT WAS!!!
  8. I have interviewed at 3/4 schools I applied to, and have picked my favorite school. Now that I've seen the campus and met the faculty, I am more excited than I've been during this entire process. The only trouble is that they have 5 spots for 14 interviewees! Now I have to just....wait?? It's been less than seven hours since I left the school and I can't stop thinking about it. I can't sleep. I'm wide awake. It's 2:30 in the morning. It's hard to believe some people have been this anxious since they submitted their apps! This is going to be a rough week (at least they said we would hear within one week.) Gahhh.
  9. I guess this isn't an email heart attack, but one school I applied to has an online check system. At the top of your page it says "congratulations! on your decision to pursue graduate studies." Wtf. Heart attack every time.
  10. Yeah, I know my answer didn't write give you what you wanted... but I've heard enough cliche interview answers to steer you away from that. By the way, "tell me about yourself" is usually undergrad highlights, post grad highlights (jobs, classes, others relevant things) and current goals. Mine is, "I graduated from x school in y year with majors in z & b. I've worked at blah blah doing such and such and am looking forward to working in doopdeedoop." BOOM done.
  11. Also, say your answers out loud. Time yourself and try to keep answers under a minute. (I'd aim for 30-45 seconds) consider what is important to the answer and cut out anything irrelevant.
  12. I think you really have to do an honest assessment of yourself. What ARE your strengths, as it relates to counseling? Why are you applying for the program? Why did you pick to apply to the school? What conflicts have you encountered that you've learned from? What other experiences have prepared you got grad schools? Why should they pick you over someone else? I've learned that you can't Google these answers. You have to answer then from your own perspective. That's what the admissions committee is looking for anyway. Nobody wants to hear the same googled answers over and over again.
  13. So I feel silly now-I just finished an interview and there was a writing test. Hah! It was pretty simple and short. But I still do wonder why it's necessary...
  14. Writing tests?! Why would they do this? Isn't that what the GRE writing section is for? Sheesh. Were you warned before the interview that you would have to write? For the one that didn't have a writing prompt, were you told to just...write?
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