TenaciousBushLeaper
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Thanks for posting this, because I'll be another applicant you'll have to compete against
The more the merrier
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so the same day you posted this I decided to look into the program and apply to it. Just wanted to know which location you applied to (I applied to Mt Sinai)? If you have received word from the program yet? If not do you know around when we should hear back from them? Feel free to PM if you do not want to post on this thread. Thanks!
I applied to UPenn, I've only received emails from them telling me they've received my completed application and the other emails I previously mentioned. I think most programs get back to their applicants by April, UPenn states it will inform applicants of admissions in March.
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I definitely agree that you should take cost-of-living into account when comparing offers.
Another complicating factor is universities who won't disclose your funding until after you accept....
This is what's happening to me with the UIUC. I only have an estimate based on typical numbers listed in my letter, not my actually offer - which could be higher or lower.
This really sucks because I have really liked UIUC otherwise in the process so far. Maybe my POI will be more forthright.
So you're hoping the interview will give you more information?
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Holy cow, ...very off topic but, how in the world Sal Khan decided to quit his hedge fund job and start working for free (at least initially) while living there is beyond me.
& LOL yea I think it's safe to assume Stanford is swimming in dough, regardless of the funding they offer.
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Either the cost of living in Palo Alto is insane or Stanford is just swimming in dough.
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Re TenaciousBushLeaper:
Do you have any recommendation in terms of quantitative psych programs? I am a bit puzzled on the ground that I really can't estimate my "fit" with a quantitative psych program. For clinical programs, I can somehow see if the faculty's research interest matches mine. But for quantitative psych programs, I can barely grasp a sense of what they are researching on. My limited quant-psych related research experience has been on using specific measures for monitoring/profiling patient progress; and DAG and causal inference. I cannot quite see how my research experience may help me target one specific program.
Try checking out different schools listed at http://www.apa.org/research/tools/quantitative/
To give you a specific example, maybe you can look at your interest outside of mathematics and think of a way to integrate mathematics/statistics with this interest. For example, I like cognitive neuroscience, which entails the use of fMRI. I also happen to really enjoy doing mathematics and "thinking mathematically". It just so happens this intersection is an area being studied in quantitative psychology. People use statistical and mathematical methods to develop tools for neuroimaging data. As such, this is someone who I'd really like to work with http://gateslab.web.unc.edu/
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Maybe the OP should amend the his/her first post to say "If you have acceptances from schools W, X , Y, and you've also applied to school Z, and you know your top choices are schools Y and Z, don't hold onto offers from schools W & X."
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Try to apply for grants so that you can come in with your own money. If you can come in with some of your own funding from grants you'll be surprised by just how many schools will want you.
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Thanks! & Oh right, yea, but the number of people who apply should be considerably lower. At any rate, the one program that I applied to, did email me 3 times today about my application (making sure I harassed my recommenders to submit their letters on time) so maybe that says something good about my chances xD?
I just wish there were more people on here who've been part of this process, one can only get so much information from the website(s) -
I have, although I only applied to a program lol so I'm hoping it isn't so much of a long shot as a PhD program.
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Honestly, if you can at least maintain your current GPA, then I'd say you're as strong an applicant as someone who only majored in psychology with a 3.7-4.0 gpa range. Programs will understand the difficulty of your work load. I believe the average math major gpa out of undergrad is around 3.2-3.3? Adding on to this, you have what I'd say is sufficient research experience. I've also been told by professors that they quite appreciate well rounded applicants, as opposed to say, someone whose transcript is 80%(not sure if this is even possible but just an example) psychology.
The only thing that may hurt you is *fit*. Make sure to apply to programs that really interest you, listing down potential advisors whose work would fall inline with something you want to do. -
So I'm a psychology major however, I really do enjoy math, (I wish I would have double majored in it, too late now that I'm graduating). Anyways, while in my upper level probability & statistics course today a fellow student stated that our professor went to the best school in the world for math and applied sciences, this school is; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur India. Truth be told, I haven't heard of this school and it got me thinking, what are the top schools in the world for the areas of study generally associated with mathematics or "math based thinking"(physics, computer science, statistics...)? Is the school mentioned in this post "up there" on the list?
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Wondering if anyone has been part of this/ currently is part of this / has applied to start in June/July ?
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Celebrate: beer.
Recuperate: beer.
Kidding!
I was mid conversation with my mom and checking my email when good news came in... 10 PM on a Sunday, of all times.
"What?! What happened?! What's wrong?!"
"I think... I just got accepted?!"
It says I've reached my quota for up-voting so, take this as an up-vote!
I didn't get in anywhere(I've yet to apply) but reading all of your posts genuinely made me smile. Congratulations everyone!
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Well, at least you're not applying to a Criminal Justice program.
Mind you, both of these individuals are from the same city I'm from.
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When I google myself the first links that pop up are 1. someone who tried to run over a cop, 2. someone who shot at a cop ......
- mb712, psych face and KW58D
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A professor from my university touched on this today, he said when students don't waive their rights to view their letters from their recommenders, the university blocks which ever letter(s) the student did not waive their rights on from going through to the department they applied to. The idea is the university is protecting your recommender from you, because if the recommender says something which you feel ruined your chance at graduate school you could sue the recommender. I don't know if this is true of every university but at least it is true for mine, or so I'm being told by this faculty member.
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You can definitely teach yourself R, or Python or just about any other programing language for free.(Provided you at least have a computer). Although it is far easier to learn (at least I think so) when you have a concrete goal your working towards when learning these languages such as creating a specific algorithm for a database structure, you know, just an obtainable goal as opposed to "i want to know and be proficient in X language".
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So a prospective POI for a quantitative program whom (I think) I have the best research fit with just emailed me saying she'd be happy to either communicate over email or talk over the phone DDDDD:
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I fear this thread is getting too much attention.....more applicants will think about Quantitative Psychology programs......I WILL HAVE MORE COMPETITION....away you heathens away!
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Just got my official "note"
from Oregon today. I'm not exactly surprised since I didn't interview, but the 2% admissions rate simply blew me away. It's not like I didn't know acceptance rates were low going in approx 5% being the most common number I'd seen out of the social programs I picked based on research fit, but it's just the regularity of seeing these numbers across all kinds of institutions that scares me.
Simply too many people are running after the same jobs in this field. These numbers are unhealthy and I doubt the situation improves much post-grad in the academic job market.
Going four more years making <$20K per year only to end up in a community college adjunct job at the end just doesn't seem worth it to me. I'm not even excited about my acceptance to Illinois anymore.
This whole process seems like one long joke on how big an idiot I am for majoring in psychology. I'm honestly considering just walking away right now - better make it 4 years of undergrad down the drain than 8-10.
DISCLAIMER: (because apparently, it's needed). I am not after the lifestyle of the rich and famous! And I did not apply to schools based on rank.
I hope this can help you,
Here's my take on your situation, if I were you (assuming you would not rather do anything else career wise with your life) I'd go into it like a religious nut who will take nothing less than the literal word of the bible. So, odds are you won't make it into academia as a tenured professor, odds are you'll be underemployed. But maybe that's part of the formula for getting a tenured track position in academia? (of course there are a bunch of other factors). I don't mean to give off the "everything will work out" mentality because as I've previously said, everything is statistically likely to not work out as you'd like. If you really don't know what else you'd like to do with your career then why not take the chance? Especially considering you've been accepted into UIUC (which I think is a pretty good school).
My other advice is, if you'd be willing to take that chance then immediately get rid of all your doubts and concerns, yes this is naive but those type of thoughts will most likely only hinder your progress and success as an academic, towards your academic goals. (unless you're one of those people who can turn those concerns into an extreme form of motivation) I've spoken to a few professors in tenured track positions at large research universities about job prospects as an academic. They all seemed to agree that while yes this may be a concern it's best to put those concerns away and better use your time in being the best at what you do, because while you may be concerned about your job prospects at this very moment, there is someone else, with the same goals who's working his/her ass off right now, accomplishing something that will get him/her closer to those goals.
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Well… uhm… to be honest, if you’re starting from “below ground zero” and don’t have an advisor to guide you through the process
Perhaps somehow I'll be able to coerce someone from the math department here into being an advisor lol
Thanks for all the suggestions, you really are a big help! (I feel like I should pay you, & if I wasn't dirt poor, maybe I would)
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I suggest you make "Thirdly" , "number one priority". The main reason schools sometimes don't admit international applicants as much as domestic is funding. Show them you have your own money and you'll be considered at the very least as much as any domestic applicant.