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Mystic_Fog

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  1. Any advice on this? I cold emailed a lot for grad school applications, but it feels way more intimidating to do it for a paid position they aren't advertising. Did you attach a CV or anything like that in the initial email, and how were you able to (respectfully) make it clear you were looking for a full time paid position, not to volunteer? Money makes everything more complicated
  2. Got into Georgia Southern's Experimental MS program. They said info about funding would be sent separately - anyone know about how long MS programs take to let you know about funding?
  3. I've decided to buffer myself by applying to research-based experimental psychology Masters programs. I chose to only apply to schools that offer funding for their psychology Masters programs, since I am not in the position to take out more loans. On the application pages, all the schools ask me if I am planning to get loans to pay for my education; since these are all programs that are known to fund at least a good portion of their MS/MA students it kind of threw me off. Is there a chance that not applying for graduate loans makes me a less appealing candidate?
  4. I thought I had seen something like that but I wasn't sure if they differentiated between the 2 campuses on interview dates. Thanks for the confirmation!
  5. Social Psych programs from Rutgers and University of Washington-Seattle?
  6. I've decided to apply to a few as well (in my signature) in addition to my phd programs but they were all later deadlines (Feb 15th was the earliest one) so it'll be a while before I hear anything. Hopefully not too long though -- I don't want to put off applying for jobs any longer than I have to.
  7. I saw this posted on the SPSP CareerConnect page and I really want to apply, but I'm waiting to hear back from grad apps still (especially the MA one's I've just submitted) and don't want to potentially commit to a position until I know for sure. Do you know how long the timeline is? I saw that they will keep taking applications until the position is filled but I just can't imagine a great position like this one will stay open for long! Which is unfortunate because it's absolutely perfect for my interests.
  8. I've no idea. I saw that my POI was located in New Brunswick so that's the one I applied to when the application asked me to specify.
  9. I almost have a mini heart attack every time I see a school I applied to on the search results page, before noticing it's all for clinical programs right now! I applied to the Rutgers New Brunswick, but out of curiosity, if the people who got invites from Rutgers Newark wouldn't mind sharing their POI (over PM) that would be great!
  10. 2 weeks ago was right before Christmas and New Years and many schools are still on vacation - many don't check their email during the holidays, except maybe to spare a cursory glance. That's a consideration too.
  11. Well from when invites tend to out versus when the program says invitations will go out, it seems that this may be the case. I can certainly understand why, but it does suck for those of us holding out without realizing that invites have already been sent.
  12. Ah I see. One of my advisors friends went to Columbia when they did have a separate Social program, so I was expecting it to be under Social, not Experimental. I certainly wasn't expecting the invitations to go out so soon, especially since their website said January, but the more I think about it, I'm sure they just say Jan to give themselves a buffer in case they fall behind. Thank's for clearing that up! Ah well. 5 to go!
  13. I haven't seen anything posted in the search results page for Columbia Social PHD yet, and it looks like that will go out around mid-Jan from the results of previous years. Looks like the only thing that's Sent out this early is MA stuff through Columbia teachers college.
  14. Yes. I'm still waiting to hear as well. It was definitely a reach school so I won't be surprised if I don't hear anything !
  15. Have you checked the results page? People typically post about their invitations and such there. You can get to it by going to thegradcafe.com and selecting "results" and tyoung in psychology or your specialty (e.g., cognitive psychology)
  16. Animals are fantastic support - I'll be spending time with friends who have dogs so hopefully that will help!
  17. Depends on the program I suppose. My programs all do, but there are always programs who go against the norm. So what is everyone doing to hold themselves at bay? I'm focusing on conferences I have coming up and analyzing data. I think the worst part about waiting is that the majority of the waiting period is done over winter break, when we aren't buried under a pile of school work.
  18. I didn't want to overextend my LOR's as well, but with 16 you should be ok! Sounds pretty solid; I think getting a research position is a fairly common Plan B. I hope this cycle is your cycle! Sounds like you've done a lot - how has getting the Masters panned out for you? I think this is another common backup, but I don't know if it helps get you the experience you need or is just a good way to boost your GPA. I should have applied to Masters programs, but I didn't. Wow! Did you really find 14 schools with good research fit? I could only find a dozen, but I see you're doing clinical so there may be more wiggle room when it comes to research there. Thanks for the heads up or the ORISE program!
  19. Glad to hear that you've landed a research position! I hope it's going well! I'm applying to 6 (I couldn't afford to do more than that) . Really I think it depends on the caliber of the program - I applied to several top schools and only one more modest program, but my applications were based 100% on fit of research interest. If I get denied I'll be very upset, but I also know my GRE scores may put me in a lower-priority pile that keeps me from getting accepted. And there are other programs I'll be able to apply to next year that I couldn't this year due to financial restraints. I'll also have some additional experiences on my CV by then that could make me stronger. Not getting into 16 would be rough, but that doesn't necessarily mean you aren't a good candidate! These programs are super competitive and sometimes tiny, arbitrary things are what it comes down to.
  20. I've been thinking, on my post-application anxiety, about what on Earth I'll do if I don't get accepted this year. My Plan B is essentially to find a job in a lab or some other research-oriented job, save money to take a GRE course and re-take the test, start paying off my loans, and re-apply next year. Its obviously not my ideal gig, but it's not all that bad and I've found that having a backup plan I'm content with makes me a lot more relaxed about my prospects. So I'm curious to know - what are your backup plans? Will you take a year and re-apply or is this the only (or last) year you think you'll apply. For people who've applied in previous cycles and used a Plan B - what did you do and how do you think it helped you?
  21. I'll be presenting research at SPSP, and depending on how my current research goes, perhaps somewhere else as well.
  22. I have a well-known reputation in my department for blasting music in my ears obnoxiously loud (among other things) but it's something they find endearing more than anything so it's okay! So I don't do anything like this at all. However, I would echo @Piagetsky in that it is some hardcore psych major stuff for cure!
  23. Same here. I've also heard that if you talk about multiple POI's they want to know who your first pick is, and generally speaking, the people who are your second, third, etc will rarely consider you since you presumably have a better fit with someone else. So in mine I discussed one, but for UW I discussed two because they wanted you to; I specifically, highlighted the similarities their research had to mine but discussed why one may be a slightly better fit than the other.
  24. Have you called and asked? I work in one of the labs there and they are pretty flexible. Many places will accept unofficial stuff for preliminary review, but that's something you need to clarify with them individually. They are unlikely to begin looking at stuff right away so as long as you have a placeholder you might be okay. Worth a shot.
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