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  1. Thanks! I've always said I wouldn't cave in and call or email any programs, but it's getting hard to resist. Is March an acceptable time to do this? I would just need to know from this one, the top choice program, to have "all my cards". Then I'd have to consider my chances of getting off waitlists/my willingness to remain on them. Then decide! Can you tell I want to get this over with?!
  2. Very good points - thank you. I guess this post was my way of saying I can't do this waiting anymore! Also, good to know it's normal to get attached to the first offer.
  3. I know that my brain is being irrational. I need to make sure, though. Mulling over these possibilities for the past few months is taking its toll on me. So, I applied to 10 programs because my field is stupidly competitive. I (like many people) identified what I thought my top choice was. I have been accepted to one program that was in the middle of the pack on my initial list. The POI first expressed interest in me way back during the first week of January, and the official acceptance came a couple weeks later in mid/late January with 5 years of funding. This is very early, and the program is only taking a couple of new students so I felt pretty special about it. I'm visiting in March. Fast forward to now, and I still don't have any other acceptances. I have a few wait-lists and rejections, and have seen activity on the Results Search for others, so I pretty much know my status with most of these 10 programs. But I have not heard from my "top choice" program, and apparently no one else that uses TGC has, either. This has me thinking a lot of different things - is their funding messed up? Unreliable? Do they just not have their act together? Their deadline was Dec 1! Should I email them when it gets closer to my visit to the other school? I guess my issue is that because my acceptance from the first program came so early, it's tricking my brain into getting used to the idea of going there. Being my first acceptance, especially when I was half-expecting to get shut out completely, this school has become quite romanticized in my mind. For well over a month now that's been my only actual option - I talk about this school to everyone who asks me how it's going, and I even looked at apartment listings to get an idea of that stuff. I also am starting to wonder if this particular program just has their act together, is higher quality, and is actually more interested in me since they reached out so early. If it ever came down to choosing between this one and my initial top choice, should I take their efficiency and early interest in me into consideration? I know that in decision-making processes, this attempt to rationalize can be normal, but am still wondering what you might think. Sorry that was quite long; thanks for reading!
  4. Things are happening... while having a( really great!) phone interview I received a rejection letter from somewhere else. But things are finally moving along and I'm closer to knowing all 10 decisions!

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    1. shadowclaw

      shadowclaw

      That's great! I currently feel like I'm stuck in limbo and I'm not going to hear anything until April. I did get a few rejections so far, but everywhere else has been silent!

    2. angel_kaye13

      angel_kaye13

      *Like! Hoping for more good news soon, and and easy decision for you!

  5. I use MyFitnessPal too! I dropped weight like crazy. But I didn't think to use it to budget the monetary expense of my food... That's genius.
  6. I applied to as many Applied Social programs as I could, hoping that they would leave that door to government/industry open. I'll probably need a post doc regardless!
  7. Is it naive not being super worried about my job prospects? Social psych is applicable in so many industries, which is what I actually want to end up doing. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect it to be easy to get a job. But I think the demand for my subfield is high enough. (Health! Obesity! Preventable chronic illness killing us all!)
  8. New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/education/were-sorry-applicants-we-accepted-you-in-error.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytimes So at least it's not being kept quiet! I can't even imagine that feeling. So sorry guys.
  9. Just to follow up what I said last night... lol, ironically today in class I got a push email for an interview on my phone! (during an assignment where my professor asked us to use phones/tablets to look something up) I was very pleased and then pretty distracted in class!
  10. I interviewed at a program a few weeks ago, and one acceptance popped up in the Results this weekend. It's driving me crazy that I didn't get any email, acceptance or rejection! But, assuming it is rejection, I would agree that post-interview really sucks.
  11. A program that sent interview invites in January and a couple of weeks ago sent me one today! I guess you just never know.

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    2. MidwesternAloha

      MidwesternAloha

      Yep!! It's worthwhile to hang in there and not assume anything! Congrats!

    3. GhostsBeforeBreakfast

      GhostsBeforeBreakfast

      This gives me a little hope. Congratulations!

    4. VulpesZerda
  12. I'm an email junkie because I have push notifications on my phone! So I don't "check" per say, but every time I see the little email icon, I get all excited. For no reason.
  13. Biggest pet peeve ever! Hands down. Also applies to hallways.
  14. Omg. So jealous of this policy! I agree with everything vented here today about personal space and noise!
  15. I dunno, I think I'll look into that and hopefully @geographyrocks is correct about Stafford loans, because just think about how much it would add when $50,000 of loans starts compounding interest for the 5 or 6 years that I'm in the program? That's a lot of freaking money. And if I'm just saving up to pay them off later in a stupid 0.5% interest account or CD, it doesn't nearly make up for the interest I'm losing. I haven't done exit counseling yet, so maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I worry with all this debt! At least one of the three types of loans I have adds interest while I'm deferring. I think the payments are adjustable and I figure I might be able to handle a couple hundred of dollars a month. Maybe?
  16. Thanks all! I really, really hate that I went into this much debt for undergrad ($50k). It could be worse I guess, but still. At age 18 I was NOT equipped to make that decision and sign a loan. Argh. Now that I have the opportunity to go to grad school without adding more debt, I guess I really should be thankful and take advantage of it. If I didn't get a funded offer I would be working with a BA in psych (basically screwed) or paying for a master's which I can't afford. So, yay for funding. Now, if I can ask a follow up question: for those of you who had loans for undergrad, did you start to pay them off during grad school? I don't want to defer because of the interest but wonder if I could even afford to go into repayment.
  17. Undergrad school applications, for me, can't even compare to grad school. I only applied to 4 schools, all because they were 30 minutes away and had psychology. And all 4 were easy to get into - private schools in this area are desperate for students and the state schools are easy to get into with average numbers (GPA was probably about 3.3 in high school.. good enough). Zero stress. For grad school, I applied to 10 and still didn't feel safe despite 3.8 GPA and lots of other things going for me! And only one program was in my home state. This felt like it was officially time to be a grown up.
  18. I haven't checked the Results in over a week. Just randomly, I decided to look for the program I went and interviewed with in early February. Bam, right at the top, they sent out an acceptance today. So sad over this one I wonder when they'll send the waitlist/rejection emails... Edit: my feelings right now perfectly reflect psychological research that says being in 2nd place hurts more than 3rd. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/keith.chen/negot.%20papers/MedvecMadeyGilovich_ContFactSatisf95.pdf
  19. Oh man, I feel you on this one. It can be kinda tough being a first generation college student - studies show the lack of understanding from family can hinder progress big time. They mean well but since they've never navigated it before we have to rely on the school to provide a good amount of support and help with bureaucratic things. My mom is a very intelligent woman but still seems confused about what grad school is, what the point is, and the difference between masters and doctoral degrees. Proud either way, though!
  20. Life is pretty boring when you're just waiting around to see the next move. Normally I'd travel to mix things up but I can't risk interview conflicts. April, where are you? :(

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  21. None of my boots are nice and I love flats, so what I actually did was wear my crappiest pair of boots (because there were so many puddles and lots of uncleared snow on the sidewalks). And I changed in the Panera a block down from the school. Lol
  22. I've been taking standardized tests every 2-3 years since elementary school thanks to the particular location I grew up in. I hated the GRE but understand why I had to take it - I'll be the first to admit my high GPA isn't comparable because my school isn't super challenging. But like I mentioned earlier in the thread, I did very average and still got in. Many programs take a holistic approach now.
  23. Must be - thanks for your reply! From my obsessive searching through threads and results, it looks like they're a little inconsistent on timeline, and don't seem to answer many inquiries so you're not the only one!
  24. I've got to ask, has anyone heard anything about/from UConn Social? They're actually the only program on my list that hasn't shown up in the results search (those assumed rejections) or made contact with me, plus they're toward the top of my list so I'm extra anxious.
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