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I completely understand your choice. I feel --like many others I believe-- I am pretty much in the same situation. I did not apply to only one program, however, applying to 3 (Cognitive Psychology) phD programs is not something that makes me feel comfortable and on the safe side. Since its late February and I haven't been called for interview to any of these programs I have allready started thinking of my future options (in fact I have been rejected from my 2 top choices and I know my third choice has made interview calls . Ι have only a MS application pending ). I desperately tried to find people that do identical or similar research with the one I am interested on. What I found extremely useful, and you might as well, is to search for the people that my professor of interest has worked with. Collaborators from older pubs, but mainly old PhD students who now hold faculty positions in respectable and recognizable institutions. I also tried to relax my standards, or as I prefer to say it, see things differently . As a friend mentioned before I believe that your interests is most likely to change during your PhD years. When I think that in highschool I insisted on becoming an astrophysicist and during my undergrad in Computer Science (madness you'll say!) I was keen of algorithms I now understand that only by learning you can be sure of what you want. And I understand that I liked CogPsych only by attending classes and learning new and different things. These two factors made me find 2 more univs with which I am happy. Still not many, but surely more On the other hand its definitely your dream and you dont want a lame advisor or a filthy venue spoil it for you. If you are not in the hurry for anything then I support your choice even for applying to half a program! //PS: happy to meet you guys! first post! ////I forgot to mention that you could try contacting your professor of interest and ask for his advice! You might be lucky on that and hear of universities you have never thought of. He/She will surely things better than you could ever. At least that's what I am planning to do!