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I'm sorry! People are like "oh calm down, relax, ect" and I can't! This is why I have trust issues =[

it happens a lot, actually. and not just at the interview stage. people have been told they are accepted but it was accidental. Like they actually have turned down other colleges to go to the college that accidentally accepted them, and then was screwed when they found out it was a mistake. Happens at jobs as well. This one person with a generic name (think Bob) accepted a job offer, moved out of state for the job, and then showed up on the first day. Everyone was looking at him like "...why are you here" Turns out there was a second Bob and HR called the wrong Bob.

I'm still wondering if my invite is fake. I was expecting a rejection because on their website it said that everything was due by Dec 1. I had everything except LORs and GRE scores in. The GRE scores finally popped up on Dec 30. On Jan 12, I got a "The department received your application!" email and now three days later I'm getting an acceptance? I don't know. =[ Congrats on UDubs!

I know I have low self-confidence because I got an interview email and I'm like "ok but was this sent on accident??" If/when I get an acceptance, I'm going to call the institution like "are you sure this was for me" Someone who applied to the University of Georgia (third one down) got an email from a grad student like "CONGRATS YOU GET TO INTERVIEW!!!" and then the department sent an email like "jk bro sorry about that) and I'm afraid that'll happen to me.

Thanks bun bun! I'm still stoked about it. I've never had a Skype interview before so now I'm kind of freaked out blahhhh i've basically been mentally attending the school for months now. i want to go to there

On the bright side, at least they stood you up rather than it being the other way around.

Hope you guys have gotten your applications in! Hopefully we'll start getting notifications soon. Everything on the survey page seems to be for PhD applicants. May the odds be ever in our favor, may the force be with us, ect. ect. *also, should we make a google spreadsheet or something for funding/dates/ect?

I noticed a big mistake on one of my applications. 12 out of 14 of the school psychology programs I am applying to gives you two degrees upon completion (a masters and an educational specialist degree). I accidentally said I'd get an EdS at this program, when in fact I'd only get an MS I basically begged my contact at the program to let me upload a revised personal statement. They agreed. I was looking at it today, and I noticed ANOTHER mistake. I'm done. The senioritis has taken over. All I can do now is wait. 14/15 of my applications are complete, so I just need to finish a 500 word PS and inquire as to where my last transcript is (it was sent over a month ago, it should be uploaded by now.) Honestly, I can't wait until school starts so that way I can have a distraction. I work 8 hours a week once a day per week, so the days have been bleeding into each other. I've been waking up at noon. It's that bad. Winter and summer breaks always murder me. I like being busy, I've decided, as long as I can manage it. When school starts back in a week, I'll be taking 17 units, 18.5 hours at work, 6 hours of internship, at least 3 hours of lab, and hopefully 3 hours at the gym (all of this per week). It'll basically be 6 AM- 6 PM nonstop of things to do. Also, I should probably apply for scholarships. I've never done them before, but I'm broke and need moving money. I just feel so awkward asking my professors for letters even though they are nothing but nice and helpful.

This happened to me. I got an invitation today (1/14), but on the website it says that applications will not be reviewed until after tomorrow (1/15). I hope it's not a mistake as it's from one of my Ultimate Baes™ and I nearly died when I got the invite (plus, it has my name on it), but I don't know.

Hi everyone! My friend is going to be applying to a social work program next year, and I'm really worried about him. He's really smart and hardworking; he's a psychology major and has a 3.9 GPA. It's just his volunteer work that has me on edge. He has down that he volunteers in his child's classroom doing menial (imho) things such as filing, stuffing folders, ect. He volunteered for an animal rescue 15 years ago, and he did a PSA like 20 years ago. He wants to work with veterans, and I'm trying to get him to begin volunteering now rather than after he graduates in the fall so that way he can add it to his resume. I was wondering what experience did you all had before applying to your programs? Is volunteering in a classroom enough? I honestly don't think it's relevant enough to social work, but I'm also not in social work. I'm actually more worried about this than he is, which was further amplified when he asked me (who knows nothing about SW and is going into school psychology) what a "generalist program" was rather than Google it and click the first result. The program he's applying to is a generalist program. I told him what it was, and he still doesn't understand. I have no idea how to help.

@sjoh197 @TakeruK Thank you guys! After I posted the thread, I decided to... Email the director of the program & explain what was going on and Contact graduate admissions The director was glad I kept her in the loop, and allowed me to send a scanned copy of my transcript to use as a placeholder. My contact at graduate admissions filed a special request for me on Wednesday. On Thursday, they found my transcript. It is going to be scanned and filed tomorrow (Friday). The application should be in on time. I'm just glad the people I spoke to were understanding and allowed the use of placeholders. I've had one college basically say "well, too bad" and not take any action to help me. It meant a lot. Thank you both!

Thank you!

Hey guys, I have an application that's due on the 15th of January (2 days from now). Everything is in except one of my transcripts. I went to the college it was sent from and it was sent 12/23 to the correct address. It still hasn't been uploaded yet. I don't even know if they received it. I'm hoping that it's due to the holiday closure, but they have been back for a week so I have no idea. Worst case scenario, what can I do? Should I go back to the college and ask them to email proof of the mailing? I emailed the coordinator already and let her know, and tomorrow i'm going to call admissions and ask what's going on. I just don't want my application to be thrown out over something I literally can't control. Thank you so much!

Have you guys been getting emails confirming that your application has been received? Got two today. In the first one, she didn't blind copy it to everyone so we all have each other's email addresses. Googled a couple of other applicants and now I know for sure I won't get in. /scared For the second, I got an email from one of the grad students letting me know that my application was received. They accidentally forgot to replace the placeholders in the footer with their name and email address, so it was sent to me like "Your Name / email address." This actually made me feel a lot better because my PS has at least one typo (not brave enough to check). I need to know that everyone makes mistakes so that way I can feel better about mine. I need to know we're all humans, we're not infallible, we're all doing out best.

Hahah I've pretty much resigned myself to being poor forever. I'd rather be broke but have a career that I look forward to every day rather than be safe financially but have a job that makes me regret waking up. Going to take out a bunch of loans, give an arm and a leg, ect. Plus I have loans from undergrad... blah

Same. I applied to 15 programs and I keep finding mistakes. My professors think I will get in, my family thinks I will get in, I honestly don't think so at this point. I keep wishing I went into a field that wasn't as competitive, even if I didn't like it. My friend is super smart and she graduated from Princeton with a 3.9. She's currently unemployed. If someone like that can't get a job, how am I supposed to, let alone get into college? I get my first acceptance or rejection in 3 weeks, so we'll see. Honestly, I feel like there needs to be a yoga/breathing class for people who applied to grad school. Petrified

In all but one of my programs, you receive two degrees (a masters and an educational specialist degree). In the personal statement to a college that offers just the master's I accidentally said that I'd get an educational specialist degree because I was so used to dual degrees. Blah Accidentally said "that" instead of "than" Some colleges have it so the application to the school is due earlier than the departmental application. I called one college, spoke to them, and I swear they said I had until 1/1 to turn things in. My GRE scores got there 12/30, the application was due 12/1, so honestly I have no idea if they will just throw my application out or not.

If you applied to Indiana University Bloomington, please PM me! I could have sworn that the online application application was due by Dec 1st but all supporting materials were due by Jan 1. Pretty sure my application won't be looked at because my GRE scores didn't get in until Dec 30. Blah

To be safe, I decided to apply to a Master's at my current school that is somewhat related to the field I want to go into (school psychology). I'm starting to second guess that decision. I only did it out of desperation because according to their FAQ they have accepted nearly everyone who has applied. It's basically my ultimate panic button. I probably should have applied to their social work program, or their ABA program where I could actually DO something with the degree before trying to earn a PhD. Instead, I applied to an unknown degree at an unknown school, all because I keep underestimating my abilities. Or overestimating. We'll see. I'm so messy when it comes to all things non-school psychology. My heart is set on this 100%, so I didn't really plan scenarios where I WOULDN'T get into grad school (even though the likelihood is becoming more bleak with each passing day). I honestly don't know what I'll do if/when I get rejected from 15 colleges in one round.

@haiqtpi Same. I enjoy torturing myself so I have the weather of all my potential schools in my phone that I check constantly. I keep looking at apartments, but I should be preparing for Plan B. I think 9 colleges is ok! 12 is supposed to be the aim (or so I've heard) but it just depends. I've seen people applying to 24, 27 colleges in one cycle. I have a friend who is only applying to 1. This has been scary for me because it's not concrete--you could be applying to your PhD program with a 4.0, awesome GRE scores, multiple publications, ect. but acceptance STILL will not be guaranteed. I have a friend who is applying to 4 schools. All of them are ~top tier~ schools (UCLA, USC, popular schools that get thousands of applications per cycle) and I am genuinely concerned for her even though she has a 4.0 from an ivy.

@haiqtpi Same! The overall themes of this application process have been "stuff happens" and that "I am unique (just like everybody else)". There can be a small thing that ruins the entire application. I applied to 15 schools, but it may be that only 12 schools will look at my application due to things that are out of my control. For example, I have a great GPA but one of my schools is going to calculate three F's I received six years ago (even though I retook the courses and got A's). Goodbye 3.5, hello 3.2. I was rereading my PS and I noticed a tiny spelling mistake & remembered things I should have added. I have a LOR that is still lost in holiday mail. If I get past all these hurdles and somehow get an interview, they can look at me and go "wow, she's lazy/ugly/stupid" because I'm fat and reject me right then. Things can just go wrong. There have been multiple times where someone has been rejected from a "lower tiered" college, but accepted into a "higher tiered" college. I went into this confident about my resume, my abilities, little things that made me "stand out," and now I'm realizing that everyone else has that as well I now feel like I didn't apply to a safety school--I applied to many schools where I feel like I'd fit in. If I'm lucky enough to get in at all with a choice, I'd rather accept a "lower tiered" school with full funding rather than a "higher tiered" school with no funding. I've come to the conclusion that where you end up with your degree five years from now is what matters, not where you get it from.

When I first started this process, I had 1-2 top choices and a couple of safety schools. But then everything changed when the fire nation attacked it finally clicked that all of my programs (even the ones I considered safety) are really competitive. It's going to hurt a lot to be rejected from any school, but just as long as one accepts me I'll be ok.

Hey guys, how are you all holding up? Are all of your applications in? What are you doing to distract yourself? I keep checking the survey page and freaking out. One of my colleges has a Feb 1. rejection/acceptance date; in less than a month, it could be over.

@fuzzylogician I didn't see it either (at our school, we refer to people who aren't paid but are in labs as research assistants as well) but ~true~ research assistants are paid. I don't want them to think I'm misleading them or anything. Also, I need to stop looking over everything I turned in.