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Fall 2020 Clinical/Counseling Interview Invites
Clinapp2017 replied to justacigar's topic in Psychology Forum
From past years FWIW, I think they come out sometime in mid-to-late January; probably the soonest one could hear is late this week or early next week. -
Schools that move too slow understand you've already booked another interview. You can just say that you are still very much interested in the new school inviting you, but unfortunately you've already accepted another interview offer and made travel accommodations. If they are a reasonable school, they'll understand.
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Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
Interview invites tend to go out one of two ways: 1) The program coordinator or DCT sends a mass email OR 2) Individual PIs invite their students If #2 happens, of course the PI will say something along the lines of "I was impressed with your application, and hence I want you to come interview in person." The mass blast emails say similar, but far more generic things. I would not be considered at getting one or the other. Some schools do one giant blast email, others do only PI emails, and some do a mix of both. Don't read into anything, but just celebrate on getting an interview! Congrats! -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
I would always default to calling them doctor until they tell me otherwise; this is still even a thing in grad school because some professors care a lot more about the respect element of being called "Dr or Professor" than others. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
The earliest acceptances I have heard of (in clinical or counseling) come around early February, so I don't think this is likely assuming those fields are your area. Of course, if you wind up accepting your top choice, then decline other interviews of course, but I would not do that until you have formally signed a written offer letter. -
Is it a bad sign to not get early (December) interview invites?
Clinapp2017 replied to taacc's topic in Psychology Forum
The PI thing can be nuanced within a few days (not like weeks). Even though all faculty will meet to approve the list of invitees, some faculty like to interview or call their invited students personally. Others will just let a program coordinator handle it. It really depends. I think that's where POI comes from. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
The field is VERY small. Don't be the person who accepts an interview and then backs out (you only screw the school and other applicants that way). This has happened in a few cases I know, and word travels FAST. You basically black-ball yourself out of some prominent circles in your future profession, as doing this can ripple out to internship, post-doc, and beyond. I like to practice the "how would I feel if someone did to me what I am about to do" rule. If you know there is no way in hell you'd want to go there, don't accept the invite to interview. My guess is it's a possibility for you and worthwhile to interview in case you like it more than you'd expect or want it as a back up plan. If you get an invite from another school, reschedule with the second school (even if it's a higher choice for you). Everyone gets that the best applicants will get a lot of interviews, so these things happen. Only on a few occasions have I heard of programs refusing a student to interview via skype or come a different day, and frankly those programs are not the types of programs I think most people would want to go to anyways, as being flexible within reason is an essential aspect that you need your PhD program to be. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
All of the programs I interviewed at a few years back (7 total) did not do phone interviews with me. Phone interviews are a bit of a mystery, honestly. I think getting any preliminary interview is a good sign. I think it might be used to narrow down from 8 to 4 people, but not 20 to 4 (as some people have implied). Imagine how much time would go into that many phone conversations. The main thing is to treat phone interviews seriously, like a real interview. I think it's a good opportunity to gauge, too, if you' interests and needs intersect with your POI.r -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
This can also backfire. We had "bright colored sock guy" and "big necklace pearl" girl as weird people who interviewed in our program a few years back. To be fair, they did a LOT of negative things that made them stick out in a bad way. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
Yes. It's good to bring 5-6 copies to give to people you talk with. Some people, like me as a grad student in my lab, never actually see any of your app materials (this may just be how my lab does things). It's helpful to have in case people might want it. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
Not at this point. It could have been nice to let them apply before the app deadline, but now it will just come off as annoying. -
There are several dozen countries in those regions. Who can practice as a LMHC (or whatever the equivalent is) may vary widely, or the type of job you have may not even exist in some countries (for example, somewhat unrelated, several countries functionally have no neuropsychologists), I advise you think about a few countries you want to live in and then google policies for those countries. This forum won't help you narrow this down given the wide variety of policies.
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Does first year Undergrad GPA matter for Clinical Psych PhD?
Clinapp2017 replied to ArchieJones's topic in Psychology Forum
If you continue on an upward trajectory and have other good experiences under your belt (e.g., publications, research, conference, a good GRE score), it shouldn't matter too much what your first semester was. Did you already apply, or are you applying in the future? If the future, I would probably mention (briefly) why the first semester was hard and how determined you are (as evidence by the grade change) to get better at your grades. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
Anywhere from a few weeks to 1.5-2 months. It's a long-game. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
I'm happy to chat over PM but I personally don't think it's relevant what programs they are because I feel globally the policy is 1-2 single or 2-3 double for most programs, unless they state explicitly otherwise. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
Mine was two single-spaced and it worked out fine for me (7/10 interviews); I just cut back for the 1-2 schools that had explicitly shorter requirements. Anything beyond 2 pages single is too much. I personally find single-space easier to read for personal statements than double-space. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
First off, I am sorry for all of that frustration -- that really sucks! I think explaining this narrative in your SOP shows your resilience and commitment to the field and studying in the USA. Definitely use it to your advantage. I think some decent research with your stats should be fine. Is there any chance that project could be or is in the process of being submitted for publication? -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
It might be okay. I am happy to offer my opinion via DM if you want me to read a draft. The main thing is to not make your entire life sound like a crusade that may be biased due to personal experiences. However, everyone in the field knows we are human and have experiences, such as personal/family mental health problems. It's just a matter of writing about it well. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
You want to humanize yourself and tell a good story as a hook, but there are some lines to NOT cross. For example, two common red flags are things like "I was severely anxious, so now I want to study psychology" (I.e., the me-search red flag) and "from infancy, I have always been interested in the human mind and behavior" (i.e., SUPER cliche). Just be genuine. You can tell a story about your experiences in a cogent way and be personal. For example, I talked about how my grandmother's post-mortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (confirmed with pathology) contrasted with her diagnosis while living of another neurocognitive disorder and how that launched my interested into enhancing our understanding of the cognitive and clincial profiles of neurocognitive disorders. -
How can I eventually present some posters/publish?
Clinapp2017 replied to thenuminous's topic in Psychology Forum
One thing I advise if you have novel research questions in mind is working with a potential advisor and use the vast arrays of publicly available data to answer said question. By doing this, you circumvent the issue of a) gathering your own data, or b) asking to use lab data which the mentor way wish to reserve for their purposes or their other mentees (e.g., graduate students). Googling your field + public data is a good place to start. You will still need to a) identify the mentor, and b) go through appropriate university-IRB approvals to get access and use the data ethically. -
Psych GRE Suggestions for Non-Psych Student
Clinapp2017 replied to blithe285's topic in Psychology Forum
In terms of your question about DMS-IV vs. DSM 5, I don't recall the subject test being very specific to diagnostic criteria. Some questions may have broadly hinted at differential diagnosis between two wildly different sets of symptoms (like Generalized Anxiety vs. schizophrenia), but most of the test is broader concepts. Unless you have strong background in social psych, I would advise training a lot in the social area, as social makes up about 40-50% of all of the questions. I never took a social class and didn't study much so I bombed that section (but I still got into an excellent school which didn't require psych GRE for me, as a psych grad, LOL ?). The test may have changed, though, so I advise you to talk to more recent test takers. This was circa 2016. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
In general, I would encourage following directions that are outlined clearly like those. I would trim it back to 1000 or less. -
Will my GRE scores be a deal breaker in phd applications?
Clinapp2017 replied to asjueh1023's topic in Psychology Forum
It's not that cut and dry. 311 might be okay if you have other good experiences (e.g., publications/posters) that show research productivity. Cognitive psych is also less competitive than other areas (e.g., clinical), so I am unsure. -
Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD
Clinapp2017 replied to dancedementia's topic in Psychology Forum
That's just a way for programs to grow their cash-cow masters' degree programs from the applicants who are ultimately not admitted. I would not think too much of marking that response one way or the other (it's not a test). -
Length for SOP--Indiana University Psychology
Clinapp2017 replied to fake187's topic in Psychology Forum
Call them or email them again. You can always call the program coordinator if they have one.