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I'm assuming rejection at this point but it's not over until the rejection letter is sent! lol I'm also in the waiting game for AU! Interviewed and am anxiously waiting to hear back! Good luck!

I saw a rejection for a program I applied too but I didn't get one. Probably means I'm wait listed, right? Also waiting to hear back after an interview

anyone else apply for WVU-behavioral neuroscience? Have you heard back?

I would have loved to have applied to neurobiology programs but I am lacking in chemistry and biology coursework. My thesis work was focused on psychopharmacology/behavioral neuroscience and memory, so all the labs I applied to are involved with the same type of work and interests. I have several posters and good research experience so hopefully it all works out! Good luck!

Any other behavioral neuroscience applicants? I'm still waiting but I think that's still normal for the programs I applied too (only 3! yikes :/) ? I'm mainly worried because of my mediocre GRE scores (157 v, 150 q, 4.5 w) Congrats to those who have interviews!

Hello! I am a second year grad student in a master program. I have been a TA with a "20" hour commitment per week, and I found that it did not interfere too much. However, I often worked over 20 hours each week so I think the actual time commitment will vary. It takes good time management, but it never impaired my classes or research. I would still take @flowers advice and ask students in that program what it is like there since this can be drastically different across schools.

My stipend is also taxed but it isn't that bad; as @TakeruK mentioned you still get close to the amount the school offers.

I know what you mean! I have a tremor that gets exacerbated when I get stressed out and makes my whole body tremble--recently found out it is a movement disorder, which makes me feel better about it! I also have been getting cold sores my whole life and want to live in a hole every break out. They suck! Hopefully it will heal fast for you.

I agree, While the GRE does carry some weight, it is different for every school as well. There are some universities that have hard cutoffs, and others that are more lenient and look at the GRE scores secondary to the whole application. Like @jlh26 said, it really is a crapshoot. There are people that get rejected from "safety schools" and admitted into their number one, and others that have perfect stats that get rejected everywhere. My own scores were very medicocre (except for AWA which I got 80%) so hopefully one of the schools I applied to will look past them (especially quant).

I applied to the sensory and systems program and had figured invites went out a while ago until I saw some posts in the results from the other programs. Thanks!

Do you know if the other programs have sent all invites out?

Just curious if anyone else here applied for the Cog neuro program at GWU or the the biopsych program at Va Tech?

I just wish I would hear back from one program... It's starting to get depressing -.-

ME! I came into this application season expecting all rejections because of bad GRE scores, and I have not heard anything yet (but I haven't seen much on the results page for 4/5 programs I applied too).

If you do email them and they reply will you post what they said? Or PM me? This wait is stressing me out!

I was tempted to email the department, but I know that they get a lot of applications and I don't want to be a nuisance. I guess all we can do is wait...

I posted this in a different thread, but I haven't heard/seen anything about it at all. I saw two UNC-chapel hill invites for the behavioral neuroscience program in December. Does anyone know if they are done with sending interview invites?

This makes me feel that there may be some hope. The two that have not updated my application status are the two "reach" programs and that is building on the anxiety of waiting! Congrats on the interviews!

This may have been asked already, sorry! However, for those who have been invited for interviews have you noticed your application status change online? Two of my applications still only say "submitted" and it is making me feel like they dismissed my application immediately. Thanks.

I am curious to know who had the UNC-CH behavioral neuroscience invite (this inquiry is a little late, I know)? Have they already sent out all the interview invites?

This is actually a very good alternative. You could definitely look for research assistant jobs or something similar in order to build your CV and it can give you more connections. Great way to figure out exactly what you want to do for research, and study.

@fr0sting I can speak from experience regarding this question. I have a B.A. in Psychology and went into a Master's program after undergrad. I wanted to go into a neuroscience program, however I am about to complete my M.A. in Experimental Psychology and I think it was a great choice. Going for the master's degree before the PhD shows the doctoral programs that (1) You can succeed in graduate school and (2) You will not dropout from too much stress (you are a reliable choice). It can also be another opportunity for you to publish and present research. With all that, you have great research experience already and your GPA while a little low is not that terrible.

I am hoping most invites will come out in January as well! Congrats on the interview!! I am starting to get super nervous looking at the results page, but I haven't seen much from the schools where I applied.