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yes you would have a chance. You may want to apply for some lab manager positions or things like that.
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Switching between PhD programs (from America to Europe)
PokePsych replied to GradStudent89's topic in Psychology Forum
in Europe as well. American R1 PhD is putting you up for the job market a lot better than majority of European PhDs. Besides, its not like there even are that many R1 European Psych school equivalents anyway. -
I think you have to be mindful that the government at this point changes a lot too. I think the biggest thing that you may run into is the funds they guarantee not being 'high enough' to cover local living costs, insurance, etc. The university is basically 'sponsoring' you and has some sort of responsibility to make sure you complete the 'exchange program'. Note that stipeneds and the like most likely vary between departments or even students within a department. Both my former and current uni basically mentioned that the financial part is one of the biggest considerations and amounts are decided based on local living costs etc.
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Some software (e.g., qualtrics) has the option of random assignment (it has an option randomly show between these two categories and show each condition equally).
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On a sidenote; I've also heard an advisor (not mine :P) once say that they were so happy they ended up with the student that was not their first choice as person X was pretty much amazing/awesome.
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I know one PI at my undergrad institute who decided between two candidates with a coin flip. Sometimes it's literally that (including a mental coin flip)
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Fall 2020 Social/Personality Psychology PhD
PokePsych replied to PianoPsych's topic in Psychology Forum
rooting for you all -
Check potential labs you want to work in. Do you think you NEED a master's/post-bac or would lab experience be enough to give you that push to a PhD?
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Advice Needed - No Response from Potential Advisor
PokePsych replied to PsychPhdBound's topic in Psychology Forum
Mine never replied, am still working with him now. If you're worried about whether or not somebody is taking students, then email the grad admin or someone with a similar role to that. Some schools/profs also have a policy that they don't talk with students before admissions are in. -
You def need to up that GRE.
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Not every cohort has these social vibes. I have some awesome RAs that I have coffee/lunch with, some people in different years, including post docs, in other labs (not in my cohort). I don't think you have to limit yourself to your cohort - or even your department for that matter.
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You may want to bring this up to somebody else (either confidentially, such as an ombudsperson; or someone like the dean of grad students, your own advisor, etc.) - not necessarily his advisor. Nobody has the right to yell and intimidate you like that, regardless of the situation.
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I don't think Ivy's really have that different standards from other R1 universities tbh. In general you want to have a minimum score of 310 to be considered; ideally with both scores at least above the 80th percentile. However, I got into an R1 with a 88th and 72nd percentile score for V & Q respectively. I think your AW wouldn't be the problem much. It really depends on the rest of your qualifications though. You're above 310 (usually the lower bound is 300 though, but above 310 is better), so in general you should make the first cut. Keep in mind that most admission committees no longer rely on GRE scores as any reasonable indicator of potential (research experience is way more important), but it's often used by the school itself as a cutoff score for funding (that's what I've heard from a couple of institutes now). If your profile is strong otherwise you probably don't have to worry.
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quite many in europe
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F1 Visa renewal while on OPT
PokePsych replied to abhksharan's topic in IHOG: International House of Grads
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F1 Visa renewal while on OPT
PokePsych replied to abhksharan's topic in IHOG: International House of Grads
Contact your international office. Some embassies have emergency appointments - contact your embassy for the specific rules and requirements to be able to make such an appointment. You are allowed to apply in a third country if you can prove strong ties to that country (e.g., your spouse is from there + you have things like a bank account, phonenr, etc. there - always worked for me (note, I also lived in that third country prior to the US)) or you have some other reason why you are there (e.g., studying, working, some other reason other than convenience/travel). You are generally not allowed to apply at another embassy for the sake of convenience. -
I think this can also be pretty field specific. There are for example quite some well-known physics schools in Europe; and some of the programs you mentioned are not well-known in all fields (or are necessary famous even within their respective countries; Tilburg would be considered far less prestigious than University of Amsterdam or Leiden respectively). I do notice that my American degree (I'm from Europe) allows me to develop certain (valuable) skills that are less of an emphasis in a European PhD. I also have access to certain resources that I would not have to the same extent in Europe (RA's; $$). This may also be field specific. So you do see that there are quite some Europeans who tend to get a European degree and then go back home, which certainly does not harm job opportunities for them (or in Europe in general, with regard to work permits and the like).
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My experience with social psych is that they do not necessarily care the most about GPA/GRE (GRE is usually be above the cutoff), bu rather about research experience. It really depends on the school (and the size of their applicant pool) and individual PIs the extent to which they value GPA. This really varies tbh.
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