Nut-ella
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11 hours ago, Psych.dsd said:
Your strategy is exactly like mine - I am only applying to programs I am very excited about, most of which are very competitive. As a Brazilian, I don't see the point in moving to another country to do a PhD in a department I am not very excited about. Although this strategy is certainly risky, it is the one that makes the most sense to me as an international applicant.
Best luck with your application!!!
I'm going to play the devil's advocate here for the sake of introducing diverse perspectives. I drafted my applications list according to my overall fit with the program - not according to the school or location. I'm an international student as well, and what I experienced thus far in my life was that I can live anywhere as long as I like my job, like the people, and have a semi-decent social circle. Midwest vs. Deep South vs. East Coast vs. West Coast, it really doesn't matter. Or better put, it matters, but as a student in a very competitive field, I don't get to dictate where I live. The universe does. Wherever the best program is, I'll go and live there.
Last year, my criterion for application was that I applied to a school only if I imagined myself living there (e.g., New York, Seattle)...Big mistake! You'll be so busy with your program and commitments that you don't have the time to enjoy the city. Even as a Master's student I had so many days when I literally didn't leave my building.
So this year, I applied all across the U.S. if I saw fit with the program, and honestly I can say it worked. It's very early to tally up the numbers, but the number of schools I am shortlisted at doubled compared to last year. My recommendation for next year's applicants, prioritize the program instead of the location. Your social life may suffer for 5 years, but your degree worth it.
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I would say keeping students in dark is not uncommon. I also have on-campus interviews coming up in 10 days and I wasn't sent any agenda either. Last year at one school, I was given my meetings schedule on the day of the interview.
To keep it brief, please don't worry (worrying will use up your cognitive resources which you need!). Try to be familiar with the research interests of your areas' faculty, and try to prepare intelligent answers to common questions (e.g., why do you want to go to grad school? what are your research interests? what are your career goals upon graduating?).
Best of luck!
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23 hours ago, Left Skew said:
After a short hiatus (to maintain my sanity) I've updated some things!
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Cleaned Institution and Program - the past few days have been rough. I've realized what kind of garbage fire the Institution and program data from the results survey is. I emailed grad cafe in hopes they would standardize the text inputs for the aforementioned columns. You'd be surprised at how many different ways someone can type in "UCLA". Hopefully the data is more accurate but there is still a lot to do.
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Added more graphics. I've split the decision plots by clinical, not-clinical, and everyone combined because who cares about clinical applicants? Kidding. Their apps tend to be due a lot sooner, you can see this in the plots. I've also added result by day of the week thanks to statisticalsleuth's suggestion. Further there is a table of the top schools that adds Rejection postings as a % of total postings (I removed postings involving other).
- R nerds: added a function file behind the R code so the script wouldn't be so overwhelming...though it's still overwhelming. This file is necessary for running the script (see the script here). I've also added an index of schools and programs for the string matching algorithm. ALL OF THESE FILES NEED TO BE IN YOUR Working Directory for the procedure to run.
Finally I wanted to thank everyone for being supportive and giving me ideas. Best of luck during interviews! I've attached the PDF. You can also view it here.
It's almost over....Honestly, if I were a professor I'd admit you RIGHTAWAY! This is both fantastic and creative. Seriously. Best of luck to you!
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Cleaned Institution and Program - the past few days have been rough. I've realized what kind of garbage fire the Institution and program data from the results survey is. I emailed grad cafe in hopes they would standardize the text inputs for the aforementioned columns. You'd be surprised at how many different ways someone can type in "UCLA". Hopefully the data is more accurate but there is still a lot to do.
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4 minutes ago, Psychologyandpizza said:
No, I completely understand. In my particular instance, I did reveal that I was invited to interview at another school - did not keep that a secret at all. The school that I am attending the interview for emailed me in December before Christmas with the invitation. However, I have heard advice to do the opposite, I really do think it depends on the school and how much you are comfortable providing. Some programs could view that as you not being 'committed' to attending their program and so you might not want to reveal this right away (idk, this is direct advice I received from a mentor of mine in the field - though I chose to reveal my other interview). As with many things, it's situation and person-dependent and either route could be the best option for you!
I completely agree! I was advised to be honest, but in your case you were advised to be vague...I totally see it going either way. Both approaches are valid.
Best wishes to everyone going through this process. I hope everyone gets placed.
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5 hours ago, 2ndTimeHopeful said:
Sorry nicokren. I feel the same way. MS, high GRE’s, high GPA, two publications, references from significant mentors, two research awards. 13 schools & absolute silence. I’m at a loss as to what I need to do to improve my chances if I attempt this process again.
I feel terrible when I see people like you and @nicokren -who are obviously highly qualified- are left discouraged. Admissions is such a random process, there's no way to guarantee a certain outcome. I'm also applying for the second time around, and I feel like the two uber-competitive areas in Psychology are Clinical and Social. I had a friend who got in a clinical program in her 3rd trial. Another friend in Social got in by her 2nd trial.
I hope you guys don't lose hope or give up on your dreams -- just apply to more schools in your next rounds. Last year I applied to 14, this year I applied to 19. I heard of people going up to 25 schools.
Best wishes and best of luck to everyone!
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On 1/9/2018 at 9:11 PM, Psychologyandpizza said:
I already have two interviews on the same day and anticipate receiving another one that falls on the same day. In my case, I reached out to one of the schools and asked if they would accommodate a different date or Skype interview. They declined and said they would only provide alt options to international students. I reached out to the other school and they offered a Skype interview, though I am likely going to interview there in person and decline the other one that conflicted. Honestly, I think most schools are understanding of this and try to work around it. Some schools aren’t though and that’s just how it is. I would be as open and honest as possible but wouldn’t reveal the other school or even that it is another interview - Just a prior commitment that you are unable to reschedule. I’d love to hear how you resolve this though! It’s not a problem that I anticipated having.
I'm curious about this...Why wouldn't you reveal you're interviewing at another school? In my opinion (and experience), it is a good sign for the other school that their candidate is being evaluated at another school - it means the candidate in question is a qualified one.
I believe honesty is the best policy, and I would tell the second place that I was invited to School X and I said yes, so I need to reschedule the second one. The reason some schools reach out to their candidates as early as possible (i.e., mid-December) is so that the candidate is booked with their school earlier than School Y or Z.
Hope this helps - I'm not disputing anything, I'm offering another perspective.
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On 1/2/2018 at 3:22 PM, eieioh said:
Could the folks who heard from UBC and University of Washington for social psych please let me know who you applied to work with? Thanks!
me too please!!
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Hi everyone!
Could the applicant accepted by Rice DM me his/her POI? It'd be greatly appreciated!!!
Best of luck to everyone
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2 minutes ago, milkymamahdf said:
I've received an informal acceptance from my POI but haven't got the official letter yet.
Finger crossed for you! Best of luck!
Thank you!! When did you hear back and can you PM me who your POI was?
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Has anyone heard anything from Penn State? I interviewed there on 2/10 but they have been silent ever since. This cannot be good
Fall 2018 I/O Psy
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I heard back from Portland State. Their funding situation is still unclear (I think that's the reason your POI didn't write you back). They may not have funding to admit any I/O candidates.