WaitingWishing2017

I saw that on the results page. I didn't receive an email of any sort. Tried to check the application page and there was nothing there either. Super confused as well

Hey all, I need an opinion. I've applied for Clinical Psych PhD programs, and I've accepted that I am not attending this year due to rejections, so I'm trying to figure out my next step. I am currently volunteering at two places--one is a research lab at my undergrad (started May 2016), the other is at a Level 1 trauma hospital, where I did a practicum my last semester of undergrad (Spring 2016) and have continued to volunteer after graduation. My research interests are to explore cultural values in ethnic minority communities and see its relationship with mental health stigma/help-seeking behavior. More specifically, I want to look at cultural values of individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity dimensions in ethnic minority women (i.e., assessing gender expectations and the difficulty is may be for ethnic minority women with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia). At the research lab, I'm helping with a dissertation study that looks at men who drink and sexual aggression. I'm in this lab more so to get experience interacting with clients and learn more about the gender aspect of my research interests. At the hospital, I'm getting more of the culture and mental health aspect, but I recently had to turn in my badge due to its expiration...and I can't renew it bc I'm no longer a student and renewal of the badge is expensive for non-students. Because I don't have a badge, I can't interact with clients and can only do administrative work, On top of all of this, I'm working a part-time job at retail that, since the holiday season has ended, is barely scheduling me at work. I'm getting scheduled for maybe three shifts every other week, with an hourly wage of $8.25. I'm pretty frustrated right now. I'm ready to improve my application for the next application cycle, but I'm trying to figure out what to do this year. I contacted an acquaintance of mine who is actually getting paid at the same hospital, but through a different psych organization. He said that one of the trauma studies at this organization is going to offer RA jobs in May or June, but that he can get me in touch with the study supervisor to start volunteering to get my foot in the door. This sounds great, but I don't know if I can manage volunteering at three different places for the next 3 months and stick with a part-time position. Part of me wants to give up the research lab. If I decide to help with this trauma study, I can get a badge and continue helping with the other organization. I can do all my volunteering at one place. This trauma study also looks at a specific ethnic minority population. I can work retail until this trauma study takes me on as a paid research assistant. Another part of me is unsure whether it's a good idea to leave this lab, as I don't want this to affect my letter of recommendation from the lab supervisor or relationship with the grad student (who I work for on her dissertation). What would you do?

School: University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG)Area/Degree: Clinical Psychology PhD ProgramRationalization: Possibly due to low GRE scores, and my research interests weren't entirely aligned with my POI. Comment: UNCG's Clinical Psych page states " The review process for applicants has been completed. If you have not been invited for an on-campus interview, you are not among the candidates under consideration for the 2018-19 cohort. We wish allapplicants success in the pursuit of their academic endeavors. " I have not received an invitation, so one can conclude! Coping tactics: Hoping to hear back from other schools...

I would like to know this as well! Congrats to all those who got invites so far!

Wow, I guess I may have been wait-listed at my #1! Doesn't guarantee me an invite obviously, but somehow it soothes my soul a lil bit haha. Thanks so much for sharing Clinapp2017!

Thanks for sharing Elunei!

Congratulations to those who have heard back from UCLA, UConn, and UNCG! If you don't mind sharing, could you message me the initials of your POI? Best of luck to everyone else!

For those who have been invited to interview with Palo Alto University, were you contacted by your POI? Because I was contacted by a different faculty member...

Congrats to those who received an interview invite, whether it's by phone, Skype, or in-person! For those who have heard a response from University of Southern California (USC), do you mind PMing me the name of your POI? It's my #1 and now I'm getting anxious!