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Thanks justbreathe. I guess I am not getting an invite from there then. It's cool actually. I had applied there to be able to surf for 5 years  I have interviews with much much higher rated schools. Though I wonder on what basis a school like UManoa can reject an application which receives an interview call from UBerkeley

Bahahaha basically same for my psych gre. I'm a strong applicant for the field I want to go into, and frankly I don't give any sh*ts about social psych at all because it has little to do with medicine/neuropsych. But heck, I guess people are moving that you have to be "well rounded" before you "specialize." 

My poster at a well known speciality conference won a student award (1 of 5 awarded amongst hundreds of posters). I'm also an undergrad, so that's a pretty big accomplishment. The conference was conveniently before my apps were due, so when I emailed POIs about turning in my app, I also mentioned the poster/award and how that really reflects upon my lab and mentor (trying to be humble because honestly my mentor could have crushed my soul if he wanted to). 
 
I've received 6 interview offers so, anecdotally, I would say it doesn't hurt. 

When I talked to my POI on interview day, they said it could take several weeks (if not more) to extend acceptances because they send the full offer package (letter and stipend details) when they notify people. They also told me you'd be notified if you are a top choice or rejected, but said they think that if you are in the wait-list they may not contact you at all. I'm not worrying about it for a while because I have other interviews/classes to focus on for now. 
 
Best of luck to you!

When I talked to my POI on interview day, they said it could take several weeks (if not more) to extend acceptances because they send the full offer package (letter and stipend details) when they notify people. They also told me you'd be notified if you are a top choice or rejected, but said they think that if you are in the wait-list they may not contact you at all. I'm not worrying about it for a while because I have other interviews/classes to focus on for now. 
 
Best of luck to you!

It is also my first round applying too, but I would saying getting an invite from a professor who is accepting students (and does research relating to your interests) is a good thing. From what I've heard from grad students in my lab, profs will often "compete" for top students between one another, or where appropriate co-mentorship is possible. For example, for one program I am interviewing at for clinical psych (don't want to publish name for anonymity), my POI reached out to me to invite me to interview back in December. However, there's also a lot of experimental profs who do similar research as my interests, so I've also been randomly contacted by two experimental profs who want to meet and talk with me. 
 
I think someone talking to you is a good thing, especially if your interests match! You may or may not meet the other profs (they may or may not be taking students). I'd ask the grad coordinator or other professors directly about their taking status since you now have an interview. Say something along the lines of "Dear Prof X, I see prof Y has invited me to interview at university and I am honored. Since our interests match, I am wondering if I can also meet with you in addition to prof y on grad student day."
 
Hope this helps and congrats on the interview!

It is also my first round applying too, but I would saying getting an invite from a professor who is accepting students (and does research relating to your interests) is a good thing. From what I've heard from grad students in my lab, profs will often "compete" for top students between one another, or where appropriate co-mentorship is possible. For example, for one program I am interviewing at for clinical psych (don't want to publish name for anonymity), my POI reached out to me to invite me to interview back in December. However, there's also a lot of experimental profs who do similar research as my interests, so I've also been randomly contacted by two experimental profs who want to meet and talk with me. 
 
I think someone talking to you is a good thing, especially if your interests match! You may or may not meet the other profs (they may or may not be taking students). I'd ask the grad coordinator or other professors directly about their taking status since you now have an interview. Say something along the lines of "Dear Prof X, I see prof Y has invited me to interview at university and I am honored. Since our interests match, I am wondering if I can also meet with you in addition to prof y on grad student day."
 
Hope this helps and congrats on the interview!