hey, this is the OP. First of all, you all were right, I shouldn't have been so confident; I didn't get into either Berkeley or NYU, unfortunately Lesson learned. But I did get in to one of my other top choices in California, which I'm really excited about too! Anyways, thanks to everyone for the critical feedback and sorry for writing an obnoxious post to begin with. Hope everyone else has had good luck this round...
Things I asked included:
1) Are you able to live comfortably on the stipend that is provided or are you forced to seek out other sources of income or make sacrifices you would prefer not to make in order to have the basics (food, shelter, clothing, medical care, transportation)?
2) What is the POIs communication style? Hands on or hands off? Constructive criticism? Only points out mistakes, never successes?
3) What is a typical week like for you in terms of how much time is in class, in lab, doing clinical hours, doing homework, etc?
4) Are students supported if they wish to collaborate with other labs or different departments?
5) If students are interested in gaining clinical experience with a population that is not included in the current practicum choices, is the department open to creating an opportunity?
6) What are you expected to do during summers and are you provided a stipend and medical care for that time?
psyforfunfun got a reaction from mg91 in Berkeley PhD vs Harvard Ed.M