LaurenA
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I'm looking to live between Riverside and Camp Pendleton, close to the 215 freeway. My husband will be back east my first year, so closer to Riverside is fine at first. Anyone with thoughts or advice?
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But I am in a bit of a bind because I will, literally, be going from school to school for a week straight so I have to strategically pack enough clothes in a small carry on and hope they don't wrinkle.
Me too! I have one suit that I love that I'm wearing to a California interview with a pinstriped skirt, then wearing with pants on three interviews on the East coast...I have a few button up shirts in the same style but different colors that I love, so I'm packing all of those so it's pretty interchangeable.
OH--for the actual interview day, wear either flats or comfy low heels--one interview I had a few years ago took us on a campus tour and all the ladies were hobbling around on brick sidewalks, right before the POI interviews....not fun!
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well like i said, i usually tend to dress down rather than dress up i literally dont even own a suit...what i normally do is i wear black dress pants with a cardigan. i personally love cardigans and have them in various colors
and i feel completely comfortable in them. but i've told (many many times) that i dont look formal/professional at all in them...thats why im debating whether to go with a suitI've been told to DEF. have a suit, but one you're comfy in (as possible). This way, if you're overdressed, you take off the jacket and you're done. Maybe you could even just get a jacket that looks like it's part of a suit and wear pants you'd wear with a cardigan?
And about the heels, I think a pair of flats would be totally fine...I'm really short and when it comes to intellectual gatherings, I'm very aware that my "superiors" are taller than me. Not a huge deal, but it's something I notice and become a little self-conscious of, so heels level things out. But flats are great too!
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I completely understand--you can relax a lot easier in a nerve-inducing situation when you are dressed "right"
For everything but the actual interview day, I would wear what you would wear to a nice dinner out with friends. It's casual in that it's not business, but not casual as in t-shirts and shorts. I have worn in the past and plan to wear dark jeans, a nice blouse, and heels to faculty parties, grad student dinners, etc. You want to be comfortable but not sloppy or like you just rolled out of bed. It's going to be different for everyone, but hopefully that helps!
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I'll be going to UCLA's interview day.
Awesome! Who's your POI? Mine is Juvonen.
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Sorry for responding so late...I'm new to this forum. I had a phone interview with Jo Ann Farver at USC back in December. This past Monday I attended their interview day for developmental psych. They invited 3 people, but only 2 people showed up. They held interview day with clinical psychology. They haven't had their interview day for clinical and cognitive psych.
Well darn, I applied under Farver and I sure would have gone to the interview
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I def. wouldn't give a CD, if I even gave anything. The unspoken rule is that you get hosted when you apply, and you then host when you're in. Someone hosted your host a year to a few years ago, so it's not like they didn't get anything out of the system.
I'm all about hospitality, but I truly doubt I'll give any of my hosts anything.
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Has anyone heard from the University of Washington (Seattle) or UC-Davis regarding interviews?
I'm new here, but I have interviews for the developmental programs at UNC-Chapel Hill and University of Miami so far. I've also applied to a couple of clinical programs...
Ack, well guess I'm not in at UNC, oh well
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Is anyone else going to the dev psych interview days at UCLA, Maryland, or UNC-G?
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Hi, I'm currently deciding which MA of Psychology to take.
I'm interested in Psychology courses that specializes in human behavior in group settings (such as Organizations) and also take personalities into account (such as DISC and Myer-Briggs test type).
I have researched and found 3 psych courses that may be related to what I want.
1. I/O Psychology
2. Social Psychology
3. Personality Psychology
Are you looking for MA programs or just a course to take?
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It's def. okay to cancel an interview, just be honest and tell them that you've decided on X school and don't want to take up a space that another willing candidate could use. I did this a few years ago and everything was fine, I actually was asked in both situations to critique the program and why I choose another place over it. I think they used that info to relay onto higher powers, as in both cases crappy funding was a big issue.
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My MA advisor told me multiple times to NOT contact people after the apps are in. It creates a really awkward situation for them, and if they are reviewing applications currently, it will probably hurt you. My advisor said someone she would have normally taken kept contacting her during the review, and annoyed her enough to toss the application in the No pile. These people are busy, and if you send them an email when you're not hearing back from them, that's just another awkward email they have to spend time on.
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I'm a bit surprised, frankly. I find it perfectly normal to be friends with profs, especially once they are no longer evaluating you.
Even when they are evaluating you, it *can* be totally appropriate. I don't call any faculty in my dept by their professional name, I've been to bars with faculty, and I babysit for my advisor's infant, and she's told me I am "like family". Of course, every situation will be different (and I'm sure there's a field difference, as suggested above). There's also variability within depts--most of my fellow MAs are totally casual with faculty, but there is one woman who still calls her advisor Dr. X (but she's also intimidated by her shadow).
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This was driving me crazy, until I realized you could narrow the search. I searched under this:
history -art -religion -music (yale|"chapel hill")
It only gave me real history results for my two schools. Then I bookmarked it, so I can go there first. Of course, it isn't very satisfying because there are few posts under that search, so I've removed the schools, and now I get all history results.
Duh, guess I should have "hovered for explanation" on the results page
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I think it would be v. helpful if there could be a Boolean-type, multi-field search function, in that I could search for "psychology" and "University of Southern California"...
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This was really nice of you eucalyptus--I'm sure people who for years to come will reference it and get a lot out of it!
I def. could have used info like this for my first interview a few years ago--the structure and planned-out-ness of it all is great once you relax, but if you have no clue what's going on, it can be exhausting!
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At first I had no idea either, but then I was reading the graduate website and it said "Applicants may submit transcripts before mid-year grades are posted, although final transcripts must then follow." So, I e-mailed the graduate school and they said that fall grades must follow spring (09) grades. I then e-mailed the department to double check and to speak my concern about the fact that fall grades aren't posted until mid-December and the app deadline is Jan. 1. The department informed me that it would be okay if the latest transcripts were a bit late.
However, my status still says "partial." I just called the graduate school and they informed me that it will always say "partial" until I'm completely done with school and submit degree grades, and that the department can process my file without all of my grades (not sure if that meant without fall grades or without total grades). I still wonder if they have my transcripts though...
If it makes you feel any better, I contacted all of the other schools I'm applying to after I realized this and none of them wanted grades at mid=year. So that's good, I guess.
Partial received= they have your uncompleted transcripts. So they have the transcript from your current school thus far, if you are accepted they'll request final transcripts.
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Here is the thing. I contacted a professor in University A, he told me that he will move to University B and suggest that I should apply for University B, however, I have applied University B a month ago and contacted another professor. I dont know whether the graduate admissions will admit the applicant apply for two potential supervisors, and I really like the research area of this professor, so please tell me what to do and whether this is a very serious matter.
I'm confused--why wouldn't the adcom admit someone with two POIs? You should always state your interest in more than one person, in case Prof 1 doesn't take students or something like that.
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How long do they wait to send you the rejection letter/email if you havent been waitlisted? I wish they would do it that day. lol
Sorry to bring you down digits, but it can take a looooooooong time! The first year I applied, I got rejected everywhere. Some schools sent it maybe March/April (which sucks but is still considerate I think), but one school sent me a letter dated in JULY! I opened it and was like, well duh, I kinda figured.
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I was asked this question in a phone interview and didn't have a problem saying, absolutely! I can see how it's morally sketchy, but I also didn't apply anywhere I wouldn't go. Although I can totally see how the "if X accepts you and so do we, what will you do?" question would just strike me dumb, even if the answer was definitely. I feel like that question is a different issue entirely than "would you accept".
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Egh, I wonder how true the article is about the process. He's a second-year graduate student, so he probably knows some, but as a second-year master's student, I don't think I know enough to tell anyone anything
I'm also REALLY thrown-off about the advice about LORs--my current advisor was very clear in telling me that she chose me over another applicant solely based on my great LORs, even though the other applicant had better grades, scores, etc. And the two faculty I've interviewed with so far have raved about my LORs, and kinda brushed aside things like grades. One faculty member actually talked at length about specific things my advisor wrote in her LOR (she had a baby last year and I had to run her lab for quite some time), and the faculty member seemed thrilled I had that experience, as she's often out of the country. I don't think that kind of thing would have come through any other way (e.g., interviews, CVs, grades)...Based on personal experience and this board, I really have come to the conclusion that every freakin' program and every faculty member has their own way of deciding and that all the stress we go through to try and find the "formula" to getting in is worthless
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OP, what would you do if people on this board told you either a. you have great chances or b. you have crappy chances? Just curious as to how much you'll take people's opinions into account and what happens after that. Do you have time to up your chances, or are you looking for back-up plans/other options if things don't work out?
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Any Human Development/Family Studies applicants? I've applied to three, all the schools of education, and haven't heard a thing....
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This is probably just hearsay, but I've always heard that no one transfers between clinical programs, and that clinical programs will not take any of your prior credits. Have you talked to your program director? Looked around for another lab and advisor?
Schedule Conflicts. What to do??
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Say exactly that to the visiting weekend school--you've already committed to that weekend for an interview, but you v. much want to visit the offering school.
I'm assuming it's going to be really awkward now if you've accepted to visit on the scheduled weekend though--was this via phone? If so, the most appropriate time would have been during the call--"I really want to come to the visiting weekend, but unfortunately, i've already committed to interviewing at another program, purchased travel tickets, etc. Is there another weekend I could visit?" I've done this twice so far with no problems, they know that top candidates for them are top candidates for other places.
I wouldn't skip the rest of the interview weekend though--that's as much as an interview as the other parts are. Especially since you said the interviewing school is a top choice...
As long as you're not cocky about asking the visiting school for another day, but just sincere, not a problem.