Hi gradchaser
I'm applying for developmental psych for the 2015 or 2016 cycle (I decided to be flexible on the year since a professor who is the right fit might not be available for another year, if that's the case I'll try to PRA for them prior to going for the PhD).
My shortlist is currently U Minnesota with Stephanie Carlson, NYU with Clancy Blair, UT Austin with Cristine Legare, I'm also looking at DU, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State.
I'm sending out emails this week to a list of about 20 professors expressing interest in applying for their program in 2015 and asking if they are accepting students for 2015.
The thing I've found most confusing so far is the apparent under-valuation of analytical writing on the GRE. I scored a 159V 159Q and 5.0 on the essay, and many schools are reporting accepted averages of 3.5 in Essay but 163V. I hope there's a balance that is struck between the scores and that there isn't a hard cutoff in Verbal.