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As a user said above, Meijer IS awesome. I grew up in Ann Arbor and miss it a lot. It may have changed since I was there, but A^2 is incredibly liberal and diverse. The university is ever present since it is essentially a college town, but slightly bigger. Good libraries. Kerrytown is a famous and fun area with cute shops and a farmers market. The public bus system is very comprehensive and was free at least back in the day. (Or the U of M bus system). Lots of university-related housing options. A couple of beautiful parks to go to during weekends, including Gallup Park which is awesome and big, I remember going there with my family and playing badminton a lot. Lots of geese though...maybe too many. Winters are rough although these days it's hard to say what winter will be like anywhere. Ann Arbor is awesome, and very family-friendly, so you will see a lot of families around. The downtown/university area is lovely and walkable with good places to eat and shops. Active nightlife with lots of university students. Very bike-friendly. Finally...not sure if they still have this, but the Ann Arbor summer Art Fair is famous! It's so much fun and was one of my favorite things I looked forward to every year. They close down streets downtown and artists come and present their work and also lots of vendors. You will definitely enjoy it there, and people tend to be friendly and relaxed. Congratulations and best of luck!

We should def start a thread letting each other know where we end up. I got an offer from GMU, one of my top choices, which I accepted. It was a tough call because there were several programs I interviewed at that I loved, but this was the best fit. After four years of uncertainty over my future, it is strange but wonderful to know where I'll be, and that I am moving toward my goal in a very concrete way. If anyone else is going to be at GMU, we should get in touch! Good luck everyone with your decisions :-)

Has anyone accepted an offer of admission yet?

Hi @YES!!!, thanks for your input! I did reach out; it's definitely a huge decision that in the end is worth going all out to make sure I'm confident with the choice. I hope the same for you!! It truly sucks to have to make difficult decisions, that determine 5+ (Hopeful) years of your life, but in the end a privilege to have the opportunity to do so.

Hi, In the very fortunate case that one is in a position to choose among more than one offer, it abnormal to reach out to a potential mentor/adviser or a DCT after being admitted but before making a decision? To ask questions/get info to help evaluate? Is it better to talk to their students? Is it best to not talk to anyone but just reach out once a decision is made?

Totally with you all...I am an extrovert but it's still exhausting. I have my most concentrated weekend/five days ahead of me...Baltimore to Ny to Chicago. No idea why I did this to myself but again, good problem to have. I wanted to only apply once so i did a good amount of schools and accepted every single interview offer, luckily they magically had non overlapping options. Definitely joining you on that alcohol and cake. For now to keep energy up, I've just been eating straight up meat and Greek yogurt. And coffee. Hahaha. But yes, I've been spoiling myself with sweets during this entire process and plan to continue doing so..I'll worry about fitness in March Thank you and good luck to you too!! Positive vibes for all :-) I look forward to learning where everyone ends up.

Congratulations to everyone who has already received admissions offers! I'm playing the waiting game as well, and not yet through with my interviews. I feel fortunate to have gotten multiple invites, but is anyone with me that being constantly exposed to evaluation and at least just...extra attention paid to your presence, is exhausting? It's impossible to fly under the radar at times during interview weekends. These past few weeks have been kinda emotionally draining even though it's been exciting and fun to meet established psychologists, future colleagues, and learn about each other and the programs. One of my favorite and most refreshing parts of all this has actually been talking to fellow applicants in person :-) seems like everyone has great contributions to (hopefully) make to the field. But, and I say this with full acknowledgment of my own gratitude...in some ways I really can't wait for this to be over hahah. Having a community to commiserate with is great (regardless of the anxiety-fueled tension that can come up). Best of luck to everyone!!

Received email today from program admin for School & Clinical psych.

For the person who was curious about the Pitt interview invite, or anxious about not hearing from them via email - I did not receive a formal invitation after talking to POI, but was called by the admissions coordinator who shared details of the weekend with me and also asking about dietary restrictions etc etc. by the way it sounds like a super intense interview day haha. I assume they will follow up with a more detailed itinerary via email, but it is a ways away and I'm sure she will get in touch with you. It took something like a week to hear from her after talking to POI. Hope that helps!

Was the Loyola Chicago interview invite a mass email?

I got an invite from DePaul; that is consistent with the CUDCP calendar. My POI is from the Community track, and others received calls for the Child Track, so I have a feeling that they met relatively recently as a department and decided to reach out today? Since it is being done via phone call, it is possible that it will take a couple of days if you haven't heard yet.

Hi, Thanks for your feedback and the congrats! I am definitely thrilled to be invited. Congrats to you on having so much interest! I think it is interesting that experimental profs contacted you despite you applying specifically to the clinical program. Would you research under them while training in clinical psych in all other aspects of the program? GWU posts their "taking" professors in a PDF on the application instruction webpage, so I applied to two who were on that list although I got information that led me to believe that certain professors may be more likely to accept than others based on their current advisee load. We shall see...

Hey all! I just got an invite to interview at GWU. It was sent from a professor who is currently accepting students but is not one of the two I specified in my statement. I see that others who received invites from GW were emailed by their POIs. I looked in more detail at the profile for the professor who emailed me and their interests do match my experience and interests to some extent; I am unsure how to interpret this. Does this sometimes happen that a third professor invites on behalf of two professors when two have been indicated? Is she emailing just as a representative of GWU? This is (clearly) my first round in applying. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.