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I was at Boston, Chicago, and Houston. I think you'll be okay!

I was at Boston, Chicago, and Houston. I think you'll be okay!

I have not experienced anything out of the ordinary at airports. Actually, I was able to get through much faster than usual this past weekend O___o

If we haven't heard anything back yet, I'm thinking now is the time to start re-prioritizing for the year and focusing on re-applying next cycle -- anyone else have thoughts about this? This is my first time applying and I only applied to 7 schools, so I'm not necessarily expecting to even get interviews this round, but the not knowing if I should have heard yet is... stressful. Anyway, if anyone else is in the same boat, just offering ya'll some solidarity! 

Wow, that's a really competitive interview selection process. Congrats!

School: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Concentration: Social
Type: PhD
Date of acceptance: 1/17/2019
Notified by: Email from application portal followed by email from graduate coordinator
I'm shocked and soooo happy. 

Day, singular? Lol. Amateur.
Have been obsessed since my first invite on Dec 16. Nonstop checking, hundred+ times a day. Even while on vacation overseas where there's barely any internet. 

In the same boat as both of you. I heard from three places all in the same week (before Christmas) and it's been crickets since then. A couple of my schools have sent out invites apparently but I haven't heard back from anyone so I'm panicking.

hehe it turns out the invite was for me
people pay money for this kind of shock and excitement

School: George Washington PsyD
Type of program: PsyD
Type of invite: Mass email
Date of invite: 1/17/19
Choice of dates between 1/25 -2/9
 

I like what CUDCP is doing with posting all their dates on a calendar. APA should create a centralized calendar or system for all of their programs to post and make it part of APA accred requirements =P

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

I like what CUDCP is doing with posting all their dates on a calendar. APA should create a centralized calendar or system for all of their programs to post and make it part of APA accred requirements =P

School: Vanderbilt (Peabody)
Concentration:  Developmental
Type: PhD
Date of acceptance: 1/11
Notified by: text from POI!!

Ooh this is nice--great idea during these trying times!
School: Dalhousie University (Canada)  Woooot!
Concentration: Clinical
Type: PhD
Date of acceptance: Before Christmas! /But formally accepted Jan 16th
Notified by: Email from program coordinator, POI /Status change via online application portal, snail mail to follow 

Almost all of them replied and I've posted all of the info I've gleaned on the Google spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hJFI7od93wXNHfLiUl0pv4lPUsueRmVg_6N85xgFQd8/edit#gid=0

I emailed all of my programs to ask point blank. I told them that I work a job that requires a month's worth of availability ahead of time and I wanted to block out the dates just in case. (Which is true, I wasn't just making that up lol)

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

Most of us have been so stressed about interview invites that I didn't realize - we don't have an acceptance thread yet! Accepted folks, please post here so we can celebrate your achievements  All psychology types (clinical, counseling, I/O, social, everything in between) welcome.
School:
Concentration: (e.g. clinical, counseling, social, I/O, etc)
Type: (PhD/PsyD/EdD/something else)
Date of acceptance: 
Notified by: Mass email, email from POI, phone call, etc.

I might have a slightly unique answer to this, because I had a not so great (54th %ile) quant GRE (much better verbal) and okay/moderately good GPA, but have still gotten 5/6 interviews, and 5/5 of the schools I actually could see myself at.
For me, it was a matter of Skyping with 11 individuals before even writing my applications, and not sending in any duplicate SOPs. I firmly believe that I would've had much lower quality applications had I applied to any more programs than I did. I felt like I formed some solid relationships with faculty that inspired how I tailored my essays to each school, and as a result, it's easy for me to demonstrate genuine interest in programs.
I also wrote an NSF GRFP, which not only gave me a topic I could talk about, but also the potential of being a self-funded student.
Other than that, my name appears in a list of authors on a paper, I went to a good undergrad, and I've been working in a great lab with some lovely, well-liked and well-connected co-workers. I think, the more times you're able let your love of the subject shine through, the better your shot is. If they can see it on your face in a skype call, and then again in your writing, you're in if you can convince them that you can Do The Thing.

School: Columbia University, Teacher's College
Program: Counseling Psychology PhD
Type of Invite: Email from director of Clinical Training inviting me for a virtual interview day
Interview Date(s): February 7