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  1. Um, can the person who just got the acceptance to Columbia's clinical psych program (TC?) please post their lab? The interview literally just ended tonight. Wtf. Faculty are meeting next week. Can do it anonymously if you're uncomfortable
  2. Hey, I ended up doing this and the PI said I seemed composed and not nervous at all, lol. I'm definitely self-critical but that's because I had a good sense of my baseline. In any event, I appreciate your response I'm finally done with interviews and one thing I'm starting to believe is that, it doesn't matter how well you think an interview went. For clinical psych, at least, the PIs are trained to become active listeners and nodding or smiling doesn't necessarily mean that they agree. Could just mean for you to go on. And, honestly, once you're at the interview stage, you're probably with equally qualified candidates. Everyone's interview, or at least their conversations, will go very well. Thus, I think it's better to think of it as 'not terrible,' or 'not bad.' That way, you don't get your hopes up. I thought I absolutely nailed an interview, to learn that I interviewed for a spot that was already taken months in advance. I'm seeing this trend more and more, hearing it through other candidates' experiences, so I'm done thinking I can predict the admissions process. Just do your best, and hope your personality 'FiTs WiTh tHeiR LaB'.
  3. Have tried to reach their secretary/admin/staff for weeks and no pickup or response. I'm not convinced they're a real school.
  4. Can the person who was just accepted to Stony Brook post their PI/more details? I was told by my PI that the faculty would meet next week to discuss admissions offers and that I would hear back after that. So, I’m shocked to see an(other) acceptance already handed out... Found out through twitter that a girl was accepted already lol
  5. if you have 8 publications i wouldnt go for a masters. just 'better' research experience
  6. I've written novels before. I'd rather risk making a bad impression with typing a wall of text of research ideas and what I thought about the program, than making a generic / no impression at all. They might not like that side of me, but if I'm working with them for 5+ years or for the rest of my life, I want them to know how and what I think. I don't want to 'trick' them into accepting me by leaving out critical details; I want them to take me as I am. You're taking a risk by sending them a long email and revealing potentially bad aspects of yourself. But they're taking a risk by investing in a student for 5+ years. I tell myself that my transparency helps, but I also totally understand why most people wouldn't want to be a weirdo messy over-sharer like me.
  7. I knew a question like this would come up so I prepared for it. A professor asked where I applied. Then asked about a specific school. Then whether I was invited to the school. It was uncomfortable.
  8. If I could do it all over, I wouldn't stay with a grad student unless the host is part of your lab you're applying to. That grad student likely has little say in the admissions process. All the questions that you would ask your host, you can ask another grad student whether it's in an interview, or during a social event -- in front of someone who may actually have say in whether you're admitted. I personally do not like repeating the same questions even though there's value in seeking other perspectives, so if I depleted my question list on my host, it might look off if I don't have the same energy/curiosity that likely reveals itself when I ask the question the first time. Just a personal preference, but many people will usually suggest staying with the host regardless of how difficult it may be for you logistically/physically/emotionally/etc.
  9. I asked the other applicants at the interview what their schedules were like, and they said it was similar to mine. Some even had 11 individual interviews. Not only that, the other schools they applied to/were interviewed at had similar full-day schedules. Nah, there were more faculty that I had to talk to at the socials though lol
  10. I really like this approach. I've had those feelings percolating but haven't articulated them. I also advocate staying true to your own interests and not compromising your passion just to become accepted to a lab. I feel like I meet so many applicants who are willing to go to the first place that accepts them, even though it's a 5+ year commitment that they're deciding about. Manipulating your statement and your responses to an interview, particularly about what you want to research might be one of those situations where you need to beware what you ask for. That said, I do understand that people have more internal 'milestone clocks' and might not want to stop 'making moves'. I'm biased since I'm an older applicant.
  11. Was super nervous for the first 15 minutes of the interview with the PI I applied to, and really said some not ideal things (nothing inappropriate, but responses that were questionable/weak). Any thoughts on whether I should explain myself in the thank-you email? I don't think it was severe, it was just a little awkward.  All of my other interviews (non-PI faculty, group, grad students) went super well, and I feel like they would relay only good things about me, but the PI I applied to probably has the most weight for decision-making so I keep ruminating about the fumble.
  12. Christ. Mind sharing what school/program this was? I'm excluding tours from the above too. Glad mine wasn't too far off from yours, was beginning to think they were weird for doing it this way.
  13. Agreed, the group interview I had felt more like a tour rather than an actual interview. So much pressure off. Even a solo with a grad student was more nerve racking.
  14. Yikes indeed. I'm shocked that they lined me up like this. Feel like it's a shooting gallery.
  15. I'm reaching out to colleagues (current students) I know who knew him, but they're all also having difficulty finding anything. The POI seems middle aged. Seems younger from pictures. Still pumping out 5+ publications in good journals per year
  16. I've had 2 interviews so far. 4 solo with faculty, 0 solo with grad students, 0 group interviews 2 solo with faculty, 1 solo with grad student, 1 group interview Just received another schedule with 3. 6 solo with faculty, 4 solo with grad student, 0 group interviews. Excluding 2 socials day of, and night before. IS THIS NORMAL??????? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING
  17. This is basically the question that I have in the other thread But I figured it would be more work to ask for copies of each recent article/preprint vs just asking for their CV and digging up each PDF on my own. You make any headway on answering that question? I have an interview in less than 2 weeks and I want to do more homework before it
  18. Thanks, that template is helpful. I want to send something out soon (interview in less than 2 weeks), but I want to do the same for the professor as well. Any thoughts on how I should word an email to the professor, asking for the most recent work? Again this all comes so naturally in person but awkward over email
  19. Yeah it’s a good approximation but usually people will list their grants in progress, right? I want to know what their directions are for the near future so I can express how I can contribute and ways I would extend or maximize their data Yeah, so you think it’s alright for me to contact them then? How would you open? “Hey I’m invited to interview and was curious about your current projects?” I would totally say this in person without the preface but for some reason I feel uneasy about doing it via email
  20. Thanks. Yeah, I googled for it first. No public CV. And latest publications are all relatively old. I checked scholar, regular google, NIH reporter, POIs websites, researchgate, and granttome.
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