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@psycash additionally, keep in mind that some programs may completely finish sending invitations to interview well in advance of the deadline listed on the CUDCP calendar. This can be gauged by looking at the results page or by messaging people who have mentioned they have been invited by a particular school because they may have some insight into if the school is done sending invites or not. For example, I have been invited to interview to one of the schools listed as having their notification deadline on January 14th and I am fairly confident they are finished sending invitations.  

I will say that if their invitation deadline is the 14th that you definitely have a chance because that is next Monday - you have all of this week and then Monday too! I would say you could still receive an invitation invite at any point through the remainder of next week. It is a possibility that they could invite people by that date but then people could decline the interview invitation, so then the program takes a day or two to contact people on their alternate list. If they don't have an alternate list, then they may need a few days to dip back into the applicant pool and send additional invites to other applicants. So I think the invitation deadlines on the calendar are flexible for that reason. Plus, those deadlines are program-imposed, they are not given to the programs by APA or CUDCP so that may be the date they hope to be finished sending out invitations but it may be the day after or a few days after the listed date due to unforeseen circumstances. I do think that the dates for the interview days are accurate but I think these interview notification deadlines are slightly flexible. In a previous application cycle, (I have been through multiple because my interests changed and because this process is SO competitive) I was invited to interview 12 days before the interview date. I really don't think my flight would have been much cheaper if I would have had more notice. I fly A LOT and sometimes booking airfare way in advance is cheaper but often, especially at this time of year when people are less likely to be travelling,  last minute is cheaper because the airline wants to fill the plane up. I would try not to get yourself too anxious about the possibility of receiving an invitation with only two weeks notice, it is probably not super common for programs to do that but it certainly CAN happen.

That’s really helpful, thank you! 
Just not helpful for my stress level. I’m attempting to run but have been stopping every few mins to check my email. I need an intervention. 

I wonder what your opinion on this may be, one of my schools has an interview deadline listed on there in red for January 14th. Is it safe to assume that if I havent received an email yet (as they just emailed me that my GRE scores were finally updated after being stuck in limbo) that I still have a chance of receiving an invite? 
Im deeply afraid I am going to get an email for an interview about 2 weeks before the interview weekend and not have enough time to get a flight that is within my price range. 

I think that is how the majority of applicants are. Try your best to keep yourself distracted with things you enjoy doing (easier said than done, unfortunately). I noticed that over the holidays when I was with my nieces and nephews I rarely had the urge to check my email or to check GradCafe! My fiance and I are also in the process of planning a trip for April and our honeymoon for January 2020 so that helps to distract me too. My problem is when I am at work all day I have unlimited time to refresh my email and GC because I generally have nothing else that I really want to be doing while at work! ??

I think that is how the majority of applicants are. Try your best to keep yourself distracted with things you enjoy doing (easier said than done, unfortunately). I noticed that over the holidays when I was with my nieces and nephews I rarely had the urge to check my email or to check GradCafe! My fiance and I are also in the process of planning a trip for April and our honeymoon for January 2020 so that helps to distract me too. My problem is when I am at work all day I have unlimited time to refresh my email and GC because I generally have nothing else that I really want to be doing while at work! ??

I would say it is fairly accurate. So far the interview dates listed for the schools I have been invited to interview at are correct. From what I can remember from last year when I applied, the timelines were accurate. The downside is not every clinical psychology doctoral program is listed on that.

There is a chance you will just never hear anything (I have experienced this before) but many programs will send some sort of rejection via email or mail at some point after they have interviewed applicants, extended offers, and finalized their incoming class. So, that could mean rejections are likely to not be sent until after the April 15th decision date, or the Monday after the 15th if the 15th falls on a weekend. A clinical psych interviewee offered admission at any point usually has through April 15th to accept or reject the offer, this date is set by APA and CUDCP. An applicant who did not interview may also eventually just get an email that says to check your status in the application system, this will usually mean rejection. I applied to a program before and heard absolutely nothing from them, I was not invited to interview, and then out of the blue in June, I received a rejection in the mail.  Now, applicants that do interview tend to get their status within a few weeks of the interview (alternate, rejected etc.).
It is fairly typical for invitations to go out through late January as some programs will not interview until March (i.e., Washington State University's interview date is March 1 this year) so don't lose faith yet, there is still quite a bit of time! In the past, the latest I have received an invitation to interview is the first full week of February and I have a few friends currently in programs that have said the same. I would say if you don't hear anything by February 8th this year, that means you are no longer being considered for the program. I hope this was helpful! 

School: University of Kansas
Type: PhD
Date of invite: 1/7/19
Type of invite: Email from POI to schedule phone call interview
Interview date(s): 1/8/19
 
Feel free to PM for POI info!

FYI: My friend told me Pitt is sending out invites this week! He said they reviewed apps this past week

There are plenty of schools that do not even pick up applications to read until after the new year! Plus, many professors I know don't actually come back to work until classes restart, which is probably next week. Unless you have strong evidence to the contrary, I wouldn't start presuming rejections until February at the earliest!

I think it would be okay to ask the second school if there is an alternate day you can come to campus to interview even though you already committed. I wouldn't ask for a Skype interview but for an alternate in-person interview day. I have a friend who had a similar thing last year and that is what she did. Maybe just explain that something came up unexpectedly and you are wanting to know if there is an alternate option (perhaps the day after their scheduled interview day). If they say no, then I think you should try to go to both interviews. Clinical psych PhD programs are SO competitive so it may not be wise to completely give up an interview spot. If these are for a program other than clinical psych, then I am not really sure what the best option is and I would suggest going with your gut!

I agree with @Psyhopeful, I would not do this. If you applied for clinical programs, it is still pretty early. Next week will be a very popular week for programs to reach out to applicants. And a lot of interviews take place mid-February so some programs may not even begin to contact applicants until after next week. It is unlikely that your application was missed as admissions committees tend to be well-oiled machines. I think emailing anyone involved in the admissions process, especially a POI, would not make you look very good. Even if you applied to a non-clinical psychology PhD program, I would say it is still pretty early and to just try to be patient. If it is a program that you know has already sent out interview invites then just keep in mind that it is not unheard of for programs to send rejections weeks or even months later... Many programs won't send rejections, even to people they did not invite to interview, until after their interview day(s) in case they need to dip back into the applicant pool for some reason. Last year I received a rejection by mail from a program I did not interview with in JUNE! Again, just be patient and remember many of us are experiencing the same thing as you so we all understand it is very hard to be patient, but you will get through it!

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

School: John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University New York (CUNY)
Type: PhD Clinical Psychology
Date of invite: January 4, 2018
Type of invite: Email from DCT 
Interview date(s): 2/1 with option for reception on 1/31 (gave option for skype/phone invite)
Feel free to reach out for POI but there was not a specific person mentioned in my invite. Willing to share interests/applicant data if interested.
P.S. this is my #1 school and my 3rd application cycle, I AM SHAKING IM SO EXCITED. Don't give up hope on your dreams!

Personally, I would not do this. It’s early, school hasn’t even started back up yet.  Unless you know that rejections have already gone out for the program I would just wait. Some people are understanding, but others might be annoyed. Especially if they are deep in a pile of applications. Is there a way you can check your status on their website, or ApplyWeb? I would do that to make sure it submitted, if you’re saying you never got a confirmation that your application was submitted. Check to see that the payment went through, but I wouldn’t contact your POI. If you must, contact the grad admissions office, but I would still wait until the end of next week when everyone has been back for a full week.

Finally got my first interview invite! The recruitment weekend for the University of Toronto experimental psychology PhD program (not OISE clinical/counselling) is January 24th & 25th. Felt like this fits better in this thread rather than the Canadian Clinical Psych thread, as my area of interest is not clinical. 
SO excited!

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

Historically, the first full week after the new year has been one of the most popular weeks for clinical psych programs to begin reaching out to applicants. That is next week, January 7-11, so don't lose faith yet! ?

I am shaking and crying I received an interview invite to Nebraska. I have an undergrad GPA of 3.2 so I was honestly not expecting this beyond my wildest dreams
School: University of Nebraska Lincoln
Type: PhD
Date of invite: January 3, 2018
Type of invite: Personalized email from POI for phone call and interview weekend, formal invite to follow
Interview date(s): Feb 15-17

Scary how many times this has been said in the thread

Congratulations! I have interviewed with the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa for their Clinical Psych PhD with a Psych-Law. In my case, during the initial phone interview I was asked to further elaborate on my research interests (when doing this it is important to show your ability to form original thought and come up with your own ideas, i.e., I am interested in continuing research related to X because there are a number of questions I still have. For example does X blah blah blah? And, is what we know about X in population Y generalizable to population Z?" or something like this, you get the idea... just demonstrate that you are able to form your own hypotheses relevant to the research the PI does - this will help show that you truly have an interest in the research being done by the lab and want to contribute in a meaningful way.)
I was also asked questions about where I see myself in the future (academia, practice etc.), I was provided with more in depth information about the types of projects the PI/the lab are doing/tend to do, and given the opportunity to ask questions. We also talked very briefly about what type of mentorship style I am hoping for and what I like to do for fun. The phone interview was only about 15-20 minutes long and it was with a student that was on internship at the time and wouldn't be there on interview day. She was very sweet and helpful and she even told me that one of the main things the PI likes the student to focus on while conducting the initial phone interview is ensuring the applicant truly understands the research going on in the lab. Alabama is a fantastic program with excellent students and faculty, and the program provides great opportunities so congratulations on your interview invite and I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or want to hear more about my experience interviewing there. Congratulations again!