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I'll be attending UCF for a PhD. in Industrial Organizational Psychology!!

So April 15th is finally here, Hope everyone got into a program and/or their top choice! Even if you didn't get into a program at all this year, it's not the end of the world. I applied to programs last year and was eventually rejected from all of them. I restudied/retook my GRE's and redid my SOP for the application cycle this year and got into my top choice! Goes to show you, just because you fail once doesn't mean you can't get it the next time... so try again!

Accepted my Offer at UCF!!! Go Knights!!!!

Thanks guys!! So glad to be accepted somewhere finally. The last few months have consisted of constant email checking and refreshing of the results page. I'm so glad that's finally over and I can have some peace of mind. The funny thing is, of all the schools I applied to, UCF IMO, has the best I/O program but they're the first to offer me an acceptance. Goes to show you, this whole applicant process can be so random.

Just got an offer from UCF!

It's interesting to see the stats of applicants who are in a similar situation as I am. I've been trying to figure out what criteria(s) programs find to be most important in deciding who gets an offer immediately and those who get wait listed.

If you don't mind me asking, what are your stats? I also got waitlisted at UCF, I know they're in the process of going through their waitlist right now.

It's funny how you mentioned checking your spam folder, I got a call today from a number coming from a state that I did not apply to school in. I was at work at the time and was contemplating on calling it back since I had no clue who it was. I decided to call it back after work and it turns out that it came from a professor at one of the schools I applied to asking me if I was still interested in their program, and if I had received an email they sent to me a few days ago. I told them I didn't receive an email and would check again when I got home. Upon looking through my email, it turns out his email go sorted into my spam folder!!! If my professor hadn't called me, I would likely have never saw the email and they'd probably think I wasn't interested or accepted an offer elsewhere.

If anyone else is waitlisted at Albany and UCF, it looks like both schools are going into their waitlist to fill up the remaining offers.

Congrats!! USF has such an amazing program! I do have a question, In a earlier post you asked about Albany, did you apply to their program as well? Or have you not gotten an answer from them yet.

You should probably email them and ask. I contacted most of my schools and got a reply back within a few days for most of them.

I emailed Clemson was told that they had 4 offers out and 1 of the 4 had already accepted. They are waiting to hear back from the other 3 before they make further decisions.

i contacted their admissions office

It seems like this year has been the most competitive year so far from what schools have been telling me. Most schools I applied to have over 100+ applicants and are only accepting 2-4 students this year. This is crazy!! now I sort of know how it feels to be a Clinical Psych applicant.

Clemson currently has 4 offers out, and 1 has already been accepted.

Just got waitlisted at SUNY Albany, also informed me that there's only 2 spots offered this year. Also got a rejection notice from Baruch College.

Last year, schools either sent me a rejection email or some sort of status notification. I feel like schools are teasing with me this year. Just received an email from UGA to apply for graduate housing, without having received an acceptance letter. Also received an email from UAlbany to check out various websites while I wait for their decisions. Didn't get any emails like this last year, these schools sure do enjoy torturing their applicants haha.

This whole waiting process is killing me! Out of the 8 schools I've applied to, only one has let me know the status of my application.

Its seems like the general consensus for psych majors is that we're crappy at the quant section of the GRE, luckily for me, I scored a 163 on my recent test. Trust me, I was completely shocked when the test displayed my score on the screen. I've never been a "good" math student, I failed algebra 2 in high school and had to retake it over the summer, the highest math I took in college was intermediate algebra in community college and I got a C in that class. I took the GRE last year and scored a 155 on the quant section and studied for the GRE for about 3 months before I retook it this year. If anyone is having a hard time with the quant section of the GRE, I highly suggest you purchase Manhattan's GRE guide. It goes over everything I learned in high school and is a huge contributing factor to my most recent score. If I can do it, I'm sure everyone here can too!

Can the two people who got waitlisted at UCF for PhD. in I/O Psych PM me who their POI's are?

Would you mind PM'ing me who your POI for UCF was?

Hmm would you mind PM'ing me your stats and POI(s)? I'm curious to know why I haven't received a rejection letter yet, Judging from results search of past acceptance, I would be on the lower end of the qualified.

Judging from results search, UCF has sent out some acceptances and rejections. Guess I'm on the waiting list, thanks you gradcafe for the anxiety I'm about to endure for the next few months! haha

Hmm does the lack of activity in this thread mean there are less I/O applicants this year? Or maybe just wishful thinking on my part haha. Maybe everyone's still to busy submitting applications and getting professors to submit letters.

Has anyone gotten a response back from FIU? If it's true that they aren't taking any students at all this year, wouldn't they have rejected all their applicants by now? Also judging from their website, it looks like they added a new professor to their faculty.