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Me as well, please!

Thanks folks, very uplifting feedback -Good luck to everyone!

LOL...yes. I may follow suit.

So I'm noticing a slew of invites going out from Northwestern to prospective studens this week and am starting to swallow the fact that I'll be getting a notice of rejection. While I recognize that NU was a reach for my stats, I can't help but feel overwhelmingly bummed out. I realize its still early and NU is actually the only school that I applied to that's been in touch thus far....for those of you that have gone through this..what are your tips on dealing with rejection in terms of morale?

I would be interested to know as well!

Good luck! I'm going to start licking my wounds now...northwestern was a reach for me ????

Congrats to whoever got northwestern! Anyone want to claim? ( I'm curious about the stats that they accept)

First, I think you're selling yourself short! Depending on the goals of the program, you may be a great fit somewhere that doesn't heavily push the research practitioner model. I volunteered immediately after undergrad at two labs ( one at Brown U and one at Mass General martinos center). The latter was a sleep lab which usually functions after work hours. The former was a one to three day a week stint which can be challenging, however, one of the other RAs had a job. Maybe depending on your supervisers flexibility, you can come into work later after volunteering for a few hours at a lab of interest? ( maybe seek out a lab with research focus in autism, given your experience?). It will certainly be a challenge but I think if there is any leeway, it'll be worth it! The other option is to pick up a job that is more flexibile with hours ( I was a server at a restaurant for that year....not glamorous of course, but gave me the opportunity to get my hands dirty at two different places!)

If you do search, the positions are usually titled cognitive science research fellow ( something to that effect). They do have psych opportunities though!

Hey all! I actually did research with Bekky Spencer in undergrad for two years...great mentor and overall experience. Would highly recommend, however, she is not clinical :/ I know that there are clinical folks that look at sleep and aging, but not trauma. If anyone is looking for further resources, I'm happy to help!

Hey guys! Has anyone claimed the phone interview/ invite to Texas A&M? If so, who was the POI?

This may possibly be the longest month of my life :l ... Time moving....so........slow

I haven't heard anything from Vanderbilt - let me know if/when you do!

(Just to add to that last sentiment) - ORISE looks for students at all levels so youll see openings for undergraduate, post bachelors, graduate, post masters and post doctoral level experience.

This is my first application cycle..feeling super nervous about it all. I applied to 14 schools ( originally was 8 but my adviser from my masters told me I needed to "cast a wider net" which equally translates to casting a wider wallet :l ..). In any case, I'm currently in a research fellowship with the military so I will likely stay here, however, I've also prospectively been offered a spot at the MGH martinos center to work with someone who has a more fine tuned focus on my research interests. With that being said, I would highly recommend that anyone looking for research experience take a look at the ORISE research program. It's a government contractor position with a very generous stipend thay is presented as a fellowship award (great thing to add to resume!) in various research outlets, but for example, I work with a neuropsych group that focuses on warfighter cognition as a function of mTBI, PTSD, postconcussive disorders etc. They fund conference travel and you collect field data so more often than not, you get to travel and see parts of the US!

I think that we notice these details in our qualifications etc and pick apart at them because after all, this is an incredibly uncompetitive process..however, if there was (for whatever reason) a chance that he doesn't extend an invitation to you, I really doubt its over one grade in your second year of school, you know? Plus, I would stay positive! You already had an informal meeting that went well and other things in your application to balance out a questionable grade. It sounds like you're in a good place.

Fantastic! Ironically, the research felloe that I replaced in my current position applied to U of Colorado at Col Springs for their focus in geropsychology and she is very happy with the program. Best of luck! I applied to work with faculty and programs that focus on neuropsychology and healthy aging! (U of Houston, UConn, WashU, U of Florida, Texas A&M, UT Austin, Drexel, BU..etc). I have a low quant score as well so I'm hoping it won't steal the show

Hi everyone! I may be late on the bandwagon, but is anyone here applying to clinical programs with a focus in normal/abnormal aging?? If so, what programs did you apply to?

Hey there, I can definitely empathize..I graduated with a 3.03. (3.45 major) because I did neuro concentration, so some of the stem courses really brought down my gpa ( you can probably guess I'm not a rock star organic chemist..given that I'm applying to psych programs, ha). My GPA didn't impede me from getting my masters and while I'm in the same boat in terms of worrying about my chances, my current advisor, who is on the review committee fr the MD/PhD program at BU mentioned that its a full package kind of deal..and that most folks will recognize that your undergraduate career (depending on how long ago) may not paint an accurate picture of your work ethic and progress in the field today. Have faith! It sounds like you're a strong applicant.

As a side note, will anyone be around/ attending the international neuropsych, society conference? Its in Boston this year!

Hi everyone, glad to see this more specialized forum - I applied primarily to programs with a neuropsych concentration or faculty with a neurpsych focus (as well as imaging, normal and pathological aging, and degen. disease), so you will likely see overlap : WashU in St Louis, UConn, BU, Texas A&M, Drexel, Northwestern, U of T Austin, Vanderbilt, U of Florida, Washington State, Fordham, U of Houston, U of Arizona and U of Utah Some info about me: about 5 years of research experience, undergrad at UMass Amherst in psych and neuroscience, masters at brandeis in research psych. I had a weak undergrad GPA ( hence graduate work), but my grad GPA is a 3.9..and GRE scores leave much to be desired (157V/155Q/5A). No publications ( masters thesis and 2 manuscripts in prep), 5 posters, and I am currently in a research fellowship with the military. My background is in aging and memory with a focus in neuroimaging. This has certainly been one of the more nerve wracking things I've done in a while. I've been eating my feels since Thanksgiving. Good luck to everyone.