Vanilla Bean

Somebody just posted that they received an in-person interview offer from Purdue; if you're in here and see this, I'm wondering if that interview weekend is specifically just for the Counseling Psychology PhD applicants, or if all interview invites for all of the psychology programs at Purdue have already been sent out? I applied to the Social Psychology PhD program, so if you know if the interview invites for Social applicants have already been sent out, can you message me or respond on this thread? Also, when is Purdue's interview weekend (dates)? Thank you!

I wouldn't say it's "weird," but I'm not sure why you would want to do this. You will be busy for most of the days that you are there, so it's not like you'd be able to hang out with your friend much, and as you probably already know your friend would not be able to get hotel/flight reimbursed nor attend any of the events with you. Like somebody else said, I think it'd be more worthwhile to take your partner, IF you are planning on moving with a partner that is.

Oh my god yes this.

Oh my gosh.. Some programs are already sending out rejections!? ? Will be keeping my fingers crossed for you for an acceptance! ?

I've been watching a ton of Christmas movies; it has also been quite therapeutic. ?

Can the UGA person that just posted also share with me their POI please!

If any of you were the person that posted receiving a Skype interview from POI at University of Rochester, I would really appreciate it if you messaged me the initials of your POI!

I'm interested in seeing the questions! I'll pm you.

Lol anyone not heard anything yet and feeling a bit worried? ? I didn't apply to any of the schools y'all have heard from, but I am still starting to feel a little nervous!

I don't think that is very common for us applying to Social/Personality Psychology programs. I wouldn't worry if you still have not received any Skype/phone interview offers. Did you email the professors that you applied to work with beforehand? If not, I don't think it is too late. If you haven't, I would send out an email to those that you are applying to work with and briefly introduce yourself and let them know that you applied. Maybe include a short blurb on your research interests/why you applied to work with him/her in their lab.

You are not alone! I'm sure we are all on the same boat. ? I'm sure you still have a chance if your grades/test scores are good. But, if you can afford it, I would consider applying to some master's programs! The deadlines for master's programs are usually in January/February, so you would still have time to draft application essays and let your letter writers know that you are applying to more schools. I just graduated with a master's degree, and I think it helped me a TON in terms of gaining more research experience and becoming a more competitive applicant. Though I am still nervous and scared about what will happen, I definitely feel a lot more confident than I would have if I applied straight out of undergrad. I have a publication, several poster presentations, and experience working in a variety of research labs on my resume. I think that research experience is important to admission committees just as much as research fit, so I would consider master's programs as a back-up option to gain that extra experience if you were to not gain admission into a doctorate program right away. Are you thinking of publishing your honors thesis in the future? If not, I would consider talking to your advisor about that! Having plans to publish your research I'm sure will also help you out.

Hope everybody's application process went well! I am already dying waiting for responses. ? Hopefully December/January fly by and we start receiving interview invites soon. Good luck to everyone! ?

I am also applying to UNCG! What are the initials of the advisor you are applying to work with?