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I did I got an email saying that they only suggest that deadline because the website gets bogged down after that date, but I suspect that they also begin reviewing applications before the Dec 1 hard deadline.

Thanks! I haven't really paid much attention to when my schools send out invites, but I know from other peoples' experiences that many programs do begin inviting people as early as December. I just think about what that means for the admissions committee ! I guess they spend their break reviewing applications. My first deadline was Nov 15th, so I am sort of expecting to hear something from them in December.

Hello everyone, I'm not really applying to cog neuroscience programs per se, but one behavioral neuroscience, one systems neuroscience, and a bunch of cognitive psych programs. The labs I'm applying to are all in visual perception, with a focus on computational modeling. It is my first time applying and I'm hoping I get into a good program. Like the person who began this thread, I come from a relatively small state university in California. I'm also applying straight from undergrad. I began emailing PIs in June just because I knew it would be hard to get ahold of them during the fall semester. I have a strong application, but I know I will be up against a bunch of other strong applicants who likely have more research experience than myself (I have 1.5 years of independent research experience at my home institution and I did a summer internship at Harvard, so hopefully that helps).