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  1. Just got accepted from a program. No need to be anxious now, Finally!! Btw, do you guys think it is a good idea to contact the program which I am waitlisted at for updates? Do I mention that I have an offer and want to hear from them? How do I word this?
  2. Just got accepted from this program. No need to be anxious now Btw, do you guys think it is a good idea to contact the program which I am waitlisted at for updates? Do I mention that I have an offer and want to hear from them? How do I word this?
  3. Anyone heard back from SIU Carbondale Applied Psych program post-interview? I was told they would try get their decision made within 7-10 days. Technically, it is the 10th business day after the interview now, have not heard anything from them? Any advice? Should I start to feel anxious now?
  4. Thanks for sharing!! Were you pre-interview waitlisted or post-interview waitlisted?
  5. Kinda of the same situation here, pre-interview waitlisted for one top choice program, and just went to an open house day and interviewed there with 3 faculty members in my safe school program. Waiting on both programs decision. Would like to know what are the odds on getting accepted from a pre-interviewed waitlist at this point of the application cycle.
  6. Oh yeah, that is a very good idea!!! Thank you!
  7. Thank you for the explanation! Much appreciated
  8. Thx for the insights!!! I will not bring notes for sure now. why does the program want to get multiple faculty involved in the interview tho? Is it possibly because they want multiple faculty to agree on one candidate, and so to make decisions on which ones are more "favorable"?
  9. Hi guys, I am invited to the open house day for a Phd. Psychology program. I was told that I will have three interviews with three different professors at this program, and I had the opportunity to rank the faculty in the program from the most to the least that i want to work with. The truth is, I applied to this school was only because of this one professor's work, which I absolutely loved. Anyhow, i was wondering has anyone interviewed with faculty other than your stated POI in your PS? And also, I was wondering if it would be weird or unprofessional if I open my binder for some notes during the interview? Any comments will be appreciated!
  10. That is very encouraging!! Good to know there is hope!
  11. How are waitlist usually informed? ask POI? the Dept.? or just get automatic notifications from the program? i am on one waitlist right now, because I asked POI, and still waiting to hear from 7 other programs.
  12. TOTALLY AGREED!!!! "Also, a huge factor is if you are an international student (with international degree)-then you need to be a REALLY good fit and have really good credentials. " I got waitslisted from the program which i am doing RA at, also one of my LoRs is from the lab i applied. I asked my POI for that school for an update, she literally just told me word by word "it has 100% to do with the difficulty of admitting international student at the dept." and i am on her waitlist. so sad....... i was actually quite confident that i could at least get an interview chance with them......
  13. i am sorry to hear that. hope you get offer else where. should i email the dept to check on my application then? i saw 5 people posted rejection yesterday. i did not interview, and i was expecting rejection too. but did not receive any update.......
  14. I saw a bunch of people got their rejection letter from UCSD today, and someone posted accepted a few days ago. I did not get an interview, nor an rejection at this point. And I saw their open house is on Feb 1-2, which is a week ago. what does this mean to my application? waitlisted? or does school sent out rejection in different batches?
  15. Ohhhh, thats probly the case then. Thx for explaining.
  16. ohh, ok. I submitted my app for this program in late Nov, but yesterday was their stated deadline for application. And just half day past deadline I got this invitation, and the email states they are inviting the strongest applicant. Half day and they reviewed all applications? Is it odd?
  17. Just got open house invitation from the only Safe school i applied, still waiting to hear from my top choice (got waitlisted). So what does open house really mean? Never attend one, is it interview ? what are the odds to get accepted if invited to open house?
  18. I saw there was one rejection posted for NYU Social Psych, but I did not receive rejection nor other sorts of updates from them. Does this mean I am waitlisted?
  19. Just thought it would be helpful for those who need this, I got confirmation from those schools below (emailed the grad office or POI, got response " all invitation sent "): UC Davis Columbia Purdue Uni of Florida Uni of Utah UC San Diego
  20. I contacted Columbia, the dept. responded "The invitations have been already sent out. The official decisions will not be made until late February." So........ Also reached out to Cornell psych dept. last week, no response yet.
  21. Sorry to hear this. I am an international student myself too, i feel you. wish you all the luck!!
  22. Not sure if it is too early to create a waitlist thread right now. I've been waitlisted at my top choice program. Best of luck to all of us in the same situation.
  23. I think it is ok to ask either the grad office or the POI for your app updates. If they are going to invite u for interview or they are still deciding who to invite/ accept, they won’t reject u just because you asked for updates. Certainly, it would do no more harm if they already decided not to accept u. Compare to anxiously torturing your patience, why not politly inquire some updates from those who know what page they are on for this process? Just my own opinion. I know some may disagree. Anyways, I contacted some the grad office and POIs of the programs I applied. I was either told all the interview invites had gone out, or I have been waitlisted. Not great news, but I actually felt released, becuase I then know which ones I do not need to keep being anxious about, and just patiently wait for those which I am waitlisted. The period after application submission and before April, it is a “psychological marathong game”, for medicore applicants like myself ( laughing bitterly) But who knows, maybe one day when I am actually not refreshing the result page and checking the posts on this forum, and just tell myself “ you know what, if I dont get any acceptance this season, I can always try again next year and strength my application this year.” Then, BANG! I m accepted from the waiting list. just like the movies, when you give up hope and let it go and u get a chance. ( just want to ease myself and you guys who are in tight tension and waiting some laughs.) I emailed the grad office of one school and the director told me both interview invites and acceptance have gone out, but declination is gonna be going out in a month or two. Luckily, I emailed my POI too when I emailed the grad office ( it is really my top 1 choice), and being told I am waitlisted but not rejected. Also told me my application is fantastic, but they have only a couple spots for international students. So, my point is, if you want to ease yourself out because you just really in all-time high alert anxiety mode, CONTACT THEM! Really, I dont think it will do any harm, especially if you express your positivity and still interested in the program. If they go down waitlist, then you might be the one. Good luck to us all!!
  24. Hey, yeah. Although All the schools I applied to do not require an psych undergrad degree, but I do feel those with psych undergrad degrees are the ones who got admited the most. It is understandable, but just makes this for people like us who is switching even harder And when I was applying for volunteering RA at some psych labs, only 3/15 responded and only got in 1.
  25. Just want to start a topic for those none-psych undergrads who are applying for psych grad schools for Fall2018. Thought that we can share our backgrounds and admission updates so far. I am an international student from China. Did my B.A. in China, and majored in English. Completed my M.S. in Education at Cal State. Enrolled in a Post-Bac Psych program, and loved it so far. I am doing RA at a social psych lab in the UC system, for about half year now. I applied to 13 schools this season (a0r1). It is a tough journey to get in to grad school, especially for those who are switching their fields.......
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