dannydevitofan

Has anyone else been contacted by GWU recently? I had a phone interview with them today and my POI said they're hoping to reach final decisions tomorrow!

young for my grade***

Congrats everybody! As corny as it sounds, I think we should all be so proud of ourselves! These acceptances are the first of many rewards for our hard work. Think about it - even though we might be complaining over not getting our first choice, being waitlisted, or not receiving funding, very few people can actually say "I got accepted to a PhD program"- So high five y'all! Melissa Jo, if I were in your situation, I would probably veer away from IIT. Auburn and FIT seem to be better funded programs, which means more potential for financial assistance (possibly later on?) and overall better programs (at least that's what I've gathered). Also, you'll probably find Auburn and FIT will undoubtedly have far more affordable living expenses than Chicago. Would being accepted to the master's program at UTA sway your decision at all? I can't seem to figure out if a PhD is necessary to make money in I/O. I'm currently torn between the Master's program at NYU (no funding) and the Organizational Science PhD program at UNC Charlotte (full funding). I know, I know, it sounds like an obvious choice to go where there's full funding - but I'm starting to have qualms about enrolling in a PhD program so soon after undergrad. I'm young for my age, haven't spent a penny on undergrad, and am lucky enough to have money saved for tuition and living in NYC. Some professionals have told me that the only reason to get a PhD would be to teach or conduct research (neither of which seem attractive to me after graduate school). Don't get me wrong - I love research, but it'll probably lose its zest after ~4/5 years. Phew, I get exhausted thinking about this!

I was just accepted for the masters program at NYU. Is it possible to continue onto a PhD? What would y'all do?

Oh I'm a Kappa (but only for about two more months....weird) Should I assume that the last five schools I haven't heard from are going to be rejections?

I go to LSU for undergrad and their advisors only help with undergrad issues - nobody would talk to me about pursuing a PhD somewhere else (budget cuts?)...it was bizarre I could get probably ~15,000 for IIT (which still leaves a huge chunk to pay out of pocket). To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in my results thus far. I applied to 11 schools thinking that it would give me options, but it doesn't really look like that's going to be the case. Not sure what to think about the 5 I haven't heard from yet. If anyone is here is/was a Greek in undergrad, doesn't this feel like sorority rush all over again?

Oh and if anyone is still perplexed by Virginia Tech, I found an email from them in my spam folder telling me to check my guest banner

Can't believe I'm just discovering this website now. Feel like I missed the boat. I would appreciate your opinions on my situation. Okay and here's my info: GPA - 3.91 GRE - V(157) Q(158) Writing(5.5) Experience - 6 semesters of research experience in psychology labs, 2 of which as lab manager Presented research at AP-LS conference (sort of like an unofficial non-honors thesis) I applied to 11 PhD programs: Cornell - rejected UNC Charlotte (Organizational Science)- shortlist; was supposed to interview - flight got cancelled (never use American Airlines) - trying to figure out an alternative DePaul - rejected Illinois Tech - accepted Virginia Tech - rejected George Mason - accepted Clemson - haven't heard (emailed POI - on shortlist) NC State - haven't heard (emailed POI - on shortlist) Georgia Tech - haven't heard NYU (social psych) - haven't heard George Washington - haven't heard (emailed POI - on shortlist) It seems like everyone has heard back from the five schools that I haven't yet. Should I be worried? Is Illinois Tech a decent program? Starting to feel a little discouraged - could really use some insight