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Much Anxious Very Waiting

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  1. Without revealing too much, I would say that it's probably too late. Interviewees didn't hear until 5 weeks post-interview, and rejections / acceptances for them have gone out.
  2. Feels so good to be done with this whole process!

  3. First - obviously I don't know you and anything about your application. So this is just my opinion in general. I honestly think it wouldn't help as much as the cost would hurt. Really. I know a lot of people do the MA thing first to make themselves a better PhD program candidate. But the cost is too much, IMO. Is this your first time applying to PhD programs? If this is your first round of applications, I would say to wait a year. Try to gain more research experience as an RA or lab manager and build connections. Then apply next round again, and include masters programs again. Go from there. Some PhD advisors like if you already have your masters - they don't have to teach you as much theory and can focus more on research. Some dislike it when applicants already have their masters - they think you're already trained in thinking in a certain way and will be less flexible. Personally, I think it's better if you can go straight to PhD. Just my opinion.
  4. LOL I've actually been keeping them / printing them out. Makes it a little more funny, a little less ouch.
  5. Yay, Congrats! Personally, I don't know yet - waiting to hear back from a school post-interview and I don't want to jinx it. Will share when I do. Social Psychology either way though!
  6. For those of you who have accepted offers from psych programs (and thus are in the clear - congrats!) would you care to share with us where you're going in the fall and what you'll be studying? Maybe we can find future classmates!
  7. How long do I wait in post-interview silence and just accept an offer from another school? :(

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    2. Sujie

      Sujie

      I am in the same boat. I have emailed them askind to give me any answer; 3 weeks later, still no response.

    3. mseph

      mseph

      April 15th! Wait until you hear from them, if that's your better choice.

    4. Much Anxious Very Waiting

      Much Anxious Very Waiting

      I already emailed! They said "you should hear something soon" SMH

  8. Nope, sorry I'm waiting on another dept there, i don't think anyone has heard
  9. I'm saying it helps the good scorers more than it hurts the average / slightly worse scorers, or so I understand. And I think test-taking is a related skill to many useful ones, such as study skills or performance under pressure, though of course it doesn't have direct real world value. I'm not 'arguing' anything.... I'm saying, whether we like it or not, we're being compared to people who do very well on the test, no matter how well we do. So we can say that it's a BS measure, or that it's a great measure, or w.e. But either way, some people will do awesome on it, and those are included our 'competition.'
  10. I think it's useful insofar as it's just another means to include / exclude applications. Many of these programs get 1000s of applications - they need a universal scale on which to compare students. Sure, the GRE might not be revealing any real Truth about an individual's abilities, but at least it creates a point of comparison for the admissions committees. If two equal candidates have score discrepancies, then why not choose the one with the better score? If anything, they're better at taking tests, and that's a skill. I think it helps good scorers more than it hurts bad scorers, at least above a certain threshold. Unfortunately, if You don't do well on the GRE, someone else will.
  11. I don't have my masters, so I can't say from personal experience. But I can tell you what one of my faculty members told me. She's a social psychologist and we work at a school of management. She told me that the largest reason that she accepted one of her current grad students (PhD program) is because she already had her masters. Two reasons - She got her masters from the same school the faculty member got her PhD from - thus she knows her education is solid. The other - the faculty member doesn't have to worry about teaching the student theory - this was largely done in her Masters program. Now the faculty member can focus on research with her student. Also, this student couldn't get into any PhD programs that she wanted before the masters. I hope that helps maybe even a little.
  12. Why do you think you're a 'horrible candidate' ? Hate to ask - but are you happy with your scores? What about personal statements?
  13. Yes, moving helps! I think it shows dedication. But also, most people will likely have to move for grad school, so it's nice... practice?
  14. This is good advice, esp when it comes to where you're applying to PhD programs. We have lots of social folks at our management school. Their students do almost purely social psych research. However, if you hope to, for example, teach at a non-research focused school one day (say a small liberal arts school,) a degree in management may not set you up to teach in a psych department. But one thing to keep in mind is that many of these lab manager / paid RA positions are statistically more difficult to get than it is to get into grad school. I am currently a lab manager at a business school as well. Well over 100 people applied for this job - and there was only 1 spot available, of course.
  15. Social is definitely slower than Clinical. Not all social programs even interview, which gives them some extra time. I've heard of offers coming via email without the person ever even being contacted first. Try emailing your POIs. I found out about a rejection that way and didn't have to wait. I've only heard about interviews from 2 others so far, so you're in good company!
  16. Sure - I manage a behavioral research lab with my BA in psych, as does one of my friends I went to undergrad with. Other psych jobs my friends have gone into - primary / secondary ed., social work, guidance counseling. Maybe you could try TFA or Americorps?
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