Asemenov

Just sent out 1st round of letters of interest, 
NYU
U Minnesota
UT Austin
Denver U.
Yale

I'm hoping 3 years research experience, 159 GRE V/Q and 5.0 essay are enough to overcome a 3.59 GPA (lazy first few years...bad survey courses)

Didn't think sending out letters of interest would be stressful, but making sure I'm sending the right letter to the right person with the right details wasn't fun, and then thinking I misspelled something or put the wrong name in after I had pressed send probably gave me a few grey hairs.

Hi Asemenov! 
 
What a small world! I went to undergrad at the University of Minnesota and have worked in Stephanie Carlson's lab! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about her or Phil Zelazo's mentorship style. They have a combined lab and I actually know Phil pretty well. We must have pretty similar research interests! I'm also looking to apply to Clancy Blair at NYU and Cristine Legare at UT, though at UT Rebecca Bigler is my first choice. 
 
From what I've heard about the GRE, it's just used as a cut-off point. Once you make the cut, they aren't considered again, so higher scores won't necessary help you. 
 
I'm interested in studying cognitive development, especially executive function and the development of social cognitive abilities, like moral reasoning and prosocial behavior. I'm also interested in aspects like discrimination, prejudice, and the development of in-group biases. What are you interested in studying?