Rose1128
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1 hour ago, PsyYoung said:
Hi Everyone! At the moment I'm torn between two PsyD programs and would love your input!
The two programs are the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and Loyola University Maryland.
I'm well aware of the financial benefits of going to Loyola over PGSP-Stanford, so I'm looking for more information about clinical training, how happy and/or successful students and alum are, reputation of the program in terms of the likelihood of being competitive in the job market after post doc, any big red flags I missed on interview day (minus high costs of tuition and living) etc.
I really loved both programs on interview day, so any and all thoughts would be appreciated! Thank you!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...
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26 minutes ago, FacelessMage said:
GPA isn't everything when it comes to clinical admissions. If you have high GRE's along with a high GPA and strong research experience, then you'll be a good candidate. I was a bit over the minimum for UNB and I was still accepted, but I also had high GRE scores and a few pubs.
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.
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5 hours ago, pbjcafe said:
Can we talk about average stipends we've been offered? I received an offer from a school in a big city for $17,000 and was content with it until I received an offer from a school in a rural area for $26,000. What are your guys stipends looking like? Have any of you had experience with asking for more money?
$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
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27 minutes ago, psychlife4me said:
Agreed. Let's hope the nerves calm down and everyone can be respectful and encouraging. I know I am so pumped every time I see someone get accepted!
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...
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Is it just me or is the results thread particularly nasty today? Why do people feel the need to put others down? ?
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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??
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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.
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11 hours ago, psychlife4me said:
My friend got an offer from them today! Not sure if anyone is seeing who's getting in..it looks like the results page is broken
Congrats to your friend! I think they sent emails out about 6pm (their time zone). Fortunately mine was good news!
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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....
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26 minutes ago, tomorrowforgotten said:
Congrats to everyone so far! How soon will people start to look for apartments?
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.
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School: University of Mississippi
Program: clinical psych
Date of Notification: 2/06/17
Method of Notification: phone call followed up with email
Thoughts: 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.
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1 hour ago, periwinkle27 said:
For those who have interviewed and already secured acceptances, how did you prepare for your interviews? Is there anything in particular you did that you feel really made the difference for you?
Starting to get really nervous about my upcoming interviews!!
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.
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41 minutes ago, Dondante_MMJ said:
As part of the CUDCP Guidelines School 1 should not at all pressure you to answer prior to April 15th. IF anything I would email back and say you are considering your options (make sure to get across your excitement and gratitude) for graduate school and will have an answer in the coming weeks. It is still early on in the process, I am sure they understand.
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
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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.
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4 hours ago, juhidee119 said:
I got an interview for Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Does anyone know how many people were invited and how many acceptance spots they have? Just want to know how much of a chance I have
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!
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3 hours ago, schizometric said:
School Name: University of South Alabama
Date Interview Invite Received: 1/23/17
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical-Counseling Psychology
Notified via: Phone
From: POI
Interview Date: March 3rdAny chance you're comfortable PMing me POI? I'm really interested in this program! Congrats
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4 minutes ago, KayJay22 said:
I don't know if this will help but, I received an email from the actual department from one of the schools I applied to and it also did not specify the POI. When I spoke with the graduate student that is hosting me while I am there she told me that I would be interviewing with all of the faculty and not just the ones I listed as POI..... She told me to be familiar with all of the faculty but especially those I am interested in working under. Hope this helps!
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) ??♀️
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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!
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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
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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
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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!
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I also applied to Temple. Wonder who the POI was
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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)
Fall 2017 Waitlist Thread
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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!