twelve13

I messaged you

I don't know much about the other schools that you applied to, but I am currently a second-year in Villanova's program. While there isn't a specific faculty member that specializes in eating disorders, I know of three current students who have completed/will complete a thesis related to eating disorder research. So the opportunities are definitely there, although they might not be a clear as they would be at a school with a faculty member who specializes in that area. Villanova also tends to provide pretty great funding, which definitely was an added perk for me.

The University of Rochester clinical interview weekend is also Feb 5th, I believe.

If the people who got the Florida State social in person interviews could message me their POIs, that would be amazing. Congrats all!

I am also going to be starting in the M.S. in Psychology program in the fall. Nice to meet you!

I went to undergrad at one of the top 25 liberal arts colleges, but my GPA was a 3.35. Because of this, I took a year off after graduation and was involved in three different research labs (non-paid). I applied to several PhD programs as well and got wait listed at two of them, and then was rejected off the wait list. Since I have about three years of research experience total, but no presentations/ publications, I thought that a Master's might help with my chances of admission/ GPA. Also, I have been working some during my year off (and I had a scholarship for ungrad, so no loans), so price isn't that big of an issue (but it helps!) as long as I can get into a PhD program.

My goal is to get into a clinical psychology PhD program. I got into five MA/MS programs (one of which I already declined) and I'm having a lot of trouble making the decision. Villanova: Probably the most prestigious of the ones I got into. It isn't my exact research interests (gender/sexual behavior/anxiety/sub abuse), but I should have the ability to explore them. I haven't heard back about funding yet, though :/. I got in touch with them and learned that I wouldn't hear until after April 15th. Indiana State: This has my research interests to the tee and I got a $6100 assistantship and 50% tuition waiver. However, I have not visited the campus and I know the least about the program in general. Western Carolina: It isn't my exact research interest, but I should have the ability to explore it. $8000 assistantship and only paying in state tuition. University at Buffalo: I would only have to pay in state tuition. It is probably the furthest from my research interest. It's possible that I could explore it, but not as likely. I would accept Villanova if I got funding (I feel like I would have the best chance of getting into a PhD program from there), but the trouble is that I will not know about the funding one way or another until after the deadline tomorrow, and it would be rather pricey without funding :/ Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!