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Wrote the wrong school name in SOP but still got in... I realized after a semester in the school! 

I definitely understand how you feel. It was hard for me the past 3 times I applied for graduate school. I was an international student back in 2015 and  I had shitty GPA and couldnt' get into any school until Brown offered me a Master program in 2017 (meaning I have to pay for it) I took this chance to brush up my GPA and get into research I really want. Hopefully this 4th round will be better. 
I hope you get into a school that you applied to! In my 4 years of experience in industry, I did't even get any posters/ presentations to show! So I think you're in a good shape overall! Don't feel dejected because of your age! I am also 30 now and still applying! Don't give up!  
However if you dont' see the point of pursuing PhD, I think it's better not. Never listen to what others say, listen to yourself. You'll thank yourself in the future! 

Just giving you guys a heads up, from a current grad - UCLA Social Psych should be finishing up their interview invites this week or early next! 

Tell him to not call you, maybe?

Worries: This is my third cycle applying. It's been draining every single time. I am an international student and the acceptances for international students seem really low over the past 2 years. I did graduate from an American university, but with only a magna cum laude. There seem to be so many applying with much higher gpa than mine. Though my verbal and quant scores on the gres were pretty solid, my written score was only a 4.0. In short, I'm afraid a meh gpa, and a shitty 4.0 on written, coupled with my international student status will hurt me real bad. I have about 4yrs of research experience but only a few posters, presentations and publications to show for it. I am already 30 this year and feel like the rest of my life has been put on hold while I have focused on this. Being a first-generation college grad, my family understand the value of higher education, but don't quite get the point of pursuing a PhD instead of settling for an undergrad degree. I could really do with a win.
Excitement: There is little I can think of that would be as exciting as doing research in topics I find interesting. I contacted a number of POIs and some seemed interested in working with me. Regardless of how this plays out, I'm sure I'll eventually find myself doing research in topics that excite me so I'll just hold on to that hahaha

I think now is a little late to contact them if you haven't had prior contact. Your stats look pretty solid so I'd suggest holding tight till they contact you. That's when you can share these ideas!

OMG guys I love the kitty and dog pics. I was thinking of getting a cat next year whether or not I get accepted (knock on wood). Definitely DM me if you know of any funny/silly cat names! I was thinking Señor Chang would be a hit (for those of you who’ve watched Community). 

I feel like if you look at the results page, a majority of the interviews being sent out are for counseling, developmental, and clinical. Even the clinical forum is showing much more interview invites than social, I/O, or cognitive.

Hopefully some invite sending happens on friday. But i think more likely next friday than this friday hahaha

Hopefully some invite sending happens on friday. But i think more likely next friday than this friday hahaha

Soooo all the other psych programs are posting results in droves.. only a matter of time for us, right?  
(Off topic) I just finished my last paper of my bachelor's degree program! Now, beside working full time, I have nothing to do except hold my breath for interviews and IRB approval for an experiment I'm supposed to present at SPSP in two months! Send help.

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

I had a Skype call with a UCSD faculty earlier today, and she told me that the faculty are able to make recommendations to the admissions committee, but the admissions committee  makes the ultimate decision. They will not meet to make the decision of who to invite for interviews until January. Then the interview weekend is the last weekend in January. 

Worries: This is my third cycle applying. It's been draining every single time. I am an international student and the acceptances for international students seem really low over the past 2 years. I did graduate from an American university, but with only a magna cum laude. There seem to be so many applying with much higher gpa than mine. Though my verbal and quant scores on the gres were pretty solid, my written score was only a 4.0. In short, I'm afraid a meh gpa, and a shitty 4.0 on written, coupled with my international student status will hurt me real bad. I have about 4yrs of research experience but only a few posters, presentations and publications to show for it. I am already 30 this year and feel like the rest of my life has been put on hold while I have focused on this. Being a first-generation college grad, my family understand the value of higher education, but don't quite get the point of pursuing a PhD instead of settling for an undergrad degree. I could really do with a win.
Excitement: There is little I can think of that would be as exciting as doing research in topics I find interesting. I contacted a number of POIs and some seemed interested in working with me. Regardless of how this plays out, I'm sure I'll eventually find myself doing research in topics that excite me so I'll just hold on to that hahaha

I emailed stanford and they say that theyre are caught in a backlog of admin work that'll prob take 8weeks. They'll use unofficial scores and transcripts for review and we will not be penalized.

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

i'm buying mine beer ? ?

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

Furthermore, you got in!

So quick update, it wasn't an interview. The call was to invite me for their interview weekend 13-14th Jan. Super nice that they wanna do it over the phone. Excited for this!

I just got an e-mail from UC Irvine. They were tryinna contact me but couldn't reach me. I guess cos I'm an international student the call did not work out. Hoping its an informal interview!

That's nice! No one wanted to hire me because I was honest enough to tell them I was planning on leaving for grad school come august :(

I just got an e-mail from UC Irvine. They were tryinna contact me but couldn't reach me. I guess cos I'm an international student the call did not work out. Hoping its an informal interview!