Mr. Wizard

There must be someone on this forum who applied for this program? No?

Hey, guys! Has anyone heard anything back from RU?

Ok, cool. Thanks!

Thanks! Btw, open house is basically the same as an interview or not?

Does anyone know when people who applied to Rutgers (cog psychology, PhD) could expect to hear back? I'm getting a little bit nervous.

Sigh, I wish I could think that way. I'm so anxious that I've been about to give up too many times. I'm afraid I'll give it up before even try and then destroy my life chance only because I was trying to protect my life from being destroyed. Paradox of an extremely neurotic student.

Thanks, guys! Your answers really helped me to calm down. I just hope that all this "phD odyssey" won't end in an embarrassing and gloomy fashion. You never know what the future might bring, though.

Anyone afraid of getting disappointed after been accepted? It might seem irrational to think about that at this point, but I'm freaking out with thousands of "what if" questions, worst of which is "what if I evantually find out that the program is not for me?". Any comforting words? Please?

Thanks for the answer! If anyone else wants to share any kind of experience about the RU cog psy PhD program (doesn't have to be related to the stat courses), don't hesitate to write it in this thread.

Congrats for the interview email! As for stat courses, does anyone know how they are organized at this particular program (cognitive psy at RU, PhD)? Is it comparable with an undergrad level stat course (tests, exams, etc), or the assignments are different (e.g. papers, projects, etc)?

Greetings! Is there anyone around here who has some experience with this program? As an international applicant, I was wondering if I would be able to meet all the requirements that this particular program assumes. I was slightly worried about the required mathematical skills as I have a rather poor mathematical background (i.e. college statistics and that's all). Is it a potential obstacle? Am I on the wrong track in terms of applying for this program? Thanks in advance.