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Same here. I teared up while writing the email to decline one of my other offers. I could have easily seen myself at either of my top two choices to which I received acceptances and it felt so personal to turn it down. I'm only now starting to not feel a pang of emotional pain thinking about it and I turned my other offer down like a month and a half ago! No idea who the acceptance ended up going to, I was kind of hoping to see someone post on the results board to at least feel a little better knowing someone was happy about it!

I don't know too much about PGSP but I have heard great things about Loyola; I work in the psych field in the Maryland area and the reputation is that clinicians that come out of that school are very qualified and well trained. Hope that helps! Definitely do more research into EPPP pass rates and internship match rates though...

To add to this, yes GPA is certainly not everything when it comes to admissions. It's more of a requirement to have your application looked at (you want to have maybe a 3.5 or above then you're good) but once they narrow it down it's all about experience (mostly research, but clinical can help too) and fit (meaning research interests). Can't speak to that school specifically but this is the general game of Clinical Psych PhD apps. Take two students for example: Student A: 4.0 GPA, high GRE, no research experience, somewhat related interests Student B: 3.5 GPA, average GRE, multiple publications and posters in exactly what POI is studying 9 times out of 10, Student B is getting in. (this is a totally made up statistic by the way) That being said, from everything I've seen if you have a 3.85 you're probably totally fine on the GPA front.

$26,000 seems high; super awesome but definitely not something I would expect from most places. Both schools I was offered funding at offered in the $15,000 range. Are we allowed to ask for more? I just accepted since I assumed what was set, was set. I don't know the protocol here lol

I hope so!! I mean, if we can't cheer on others accomplishments and encourage each other, maybe we're trying to get into the wrong field...

Is it just me or is the results thread particularly nasty today? Why do people feel the need to put others down? ?

I can't help you with the choice unfortunately since it's something that really is so personal, but in terms of accepting an offer they really aren't allowed to pressure you to accept before April 15th. As long as you are sticking to the guidelines of not holding more than 2 offers at any time (which it sounds like you are) then you're good. In my personal experience, when I had a School A offer but was still waiting to hear back from School B, I was open and transparent with School A that I was considering one other offer and was waiting to get all of the information so that I could make this very important choice. I of coursed stressed how much I was truly considering School A, not as a backup, but that I just simply couldn't make the decision without receiving information about funding etc from both schools. Hope this helps! I think most professors understand that you're making a HUGE life choice here, and if they aren't understanding/supportive of that, do you really want to work with them the next 5 years??

I just declined an offer at Ole Miss so I hope this opens up a spot for someone on the waitlist! That was a rough email to send, I loved the program sooooo much.

Congrats to your friend! I think they sent emails out about 6pm (their time zone). Fortunately mine was good news!

To those who went to UNLV interview weekend...they said today we hear back. Does anyone remember what time they said they're meeting? Today is going to be a long day....

I think it depends where you go. One place I interviewed was a major college town, and the students told me that when they started trying to find places in May for the upcoming fall they were already almost all taken. Another place I interviewed was a major city, of which the college is a small part of. Those grad students said renters weren't interested in letting you sign a lease until about a month before you needed it, because there's so many places on the market.

School: University of MississippiProgram: clinical psychDate of Notification: 2/06/17Method of Notification: phone call followed up with emailThoughts: This is my third round applying, and I never had so much as 1 interview in previous cycles, and now I've had 4. I'm a little in shock and just so relieved that this is finally happening. Absolutely loved the program, however I absolutely loved one other program I interviewed with too. Still waiting on word from that one, so once I hear back from both of them I'll know where I'll actually be going!

Has anyone heard anything from JMU C-I Clinical/School Psych? I haven't seen anything on the results page and it looks like in previous years they're usually sending out invitations by now.

Honestly interviews were nowhere near as stressful as I thought. I was anticipating being grilled on everything I've done/want to do but what I found was that I had interesting conversations with people about my interests and how they fit with the program. Be confident but not cocky, and be yourself. You wouldn't be invited if you weren't qualified. Make sure you refresh your memory on anything it's been a while since you've done (old posters, projects, etc) so that you can talk openly about them. Have a working knowledge of the most recent work your POI has done. And BE NICE!! It seems silly but I've heard horror stories of rude applicants and let's be real, nobody is going to want to work with you for the next 5 years if you're not a nice person.

Thanks, yeah they definitely haven't pressured me at all; it's more my own worry. I did tell them I was excited and highly considering it and would let them know asap. I hope I conveyed the amount of excitement I do feel. I also said thank you like 5,000 times lol

I've seen some advice on this already, so I guess maybe I'm seeking reassurance? I got interviews at two of my top choice schools this year, one of which I was accepted to. I loved the program, but I don't want to accept until I at least go to the interview for the second (there's a chance I won't like it and then I'll accept the first immediately, but there's always the chance I'll love it too). Problem is, there's at least two weeks between my initial offer for School 1 and the interview for School 2, and then who knows how long until I hear back about acceptance/waitlist/rejection. I feel awful just holding onto this offer for literally weeks, because I want them to know how much I loved it there and am really considering accepting. How much do you tell the school in terms of why you haven't accepted yet? I'm sure they get the process and all, and I'll let them know asap, but it just seems like such a long time.... Do they get this a lot? Does it look bad to hold it so long? Also, I did get interviews two other places that I wasn't very excited about: one I cancelled the interview since it was after I heard from School 1, and the other I had already been but would decline asap if accepted. So I am trying to be mindful of not holding spots I am not interested in.

I got an interview there as well, congrats Looking at previous years it seems like they invite about 60-80 and accept half that, which from what I understand is a pretty good shot as far as odds go compared to other schools!

Any chance you're comfortable PMing me POI? I'm really interested in this program! Congrats

Thanks! I will definitely brush up on all faculty research then, just a little more with my POI. (And yay I figured out how to reply to a comment on mobile) ??‍♀️

Can't figure out how to reply to a comment on mobile, oh well. Thanks to those who responded to my question! I'm imagining theyll specify who the interview is with closer to time, but no one was CC'd on the email. I guess I'll be hoping for a follow up email!

Wondering if this is standard... I got an email today inviting me to interview (woohoo!) from the DCT but it doesn't specify a POI. The only other interview I've gotten was directly from my POI. Should I assume I'm interviewing with POI I specified in my statement? I'd like to be prepared by reading their research etc

To the FIU poster with a skype interview-I'm assuming you were contacted directly by POI, or was it through the department? Wondering if I should count myself out on interviews for them

Has anyone gotten an email from the DCT for Ole Miss? I was invited to interview and was told we'd be getting an email shortly with details. Just want to make sure I'm not the only one who hasn't received it!

I also applied to Temple. Wonder who the POI was

I think it really depends on the program and individual professor you are applying to. I applied to clinical programs pre- and post- masters, did not get in either time (presumed at this point this year). I think that although a masters is helpful, my impression is that research experience is really the biggest piece (at least for clinical). Unfortunately, while completing my masters I did not have the opportunity to make the most of the research opportunities provided to me because I was also working full time in a clinical position in order to support myself (gotta pay the rent!). So as long as you make your masters worth it, it can be a great thing! But if you're just doing it to write a degree on your CV, it's probably not going to be helpful. And just for reference, I applied this year after graduating with my masters in clinical psych in December. No interviews I have 3.85 masters GPA, 152 V 162 Q GRE, 3+ yrs inpatient psych clinical experience at a top hospital in the US, 1 yr undergrad research experience and .5 yr post grad research experience. No publications, 1 poster (This is where I'm lacking)