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I haven't but I have heard/seen from the results board in the past there tend to be phone interviews before an official interview invite, so as I haven't gotten any of those I'm assuming I'm rejected.

School: University of Virginia Concentration: Developmental Psychology Type: Ph.D. Date of acceptance: 2/5/2019 Notified by: Interviewed 1/28, POI emailed today saying he wanted to recommend me to acceptance to department and school but that nothing was official until I heard from the grad school in a few days. Got an auto email to check my application status a few hours later and saw the official acceptance letter and stipend (20k/year + 4k/summer)

I applied to the child psych developmental science track, but I would imagine so. They sent out emails for alternates/waitlist and I saw one acceptance on the Results board. Historically they invited this past week so I would expect all offers have gone out.

Mmm, maybe reply saying that you are an hour away and would like to stay with a student if they have space?

I always recommend staying with a student even if you live close. This gives you additional insight into the program and the culture and many opportunities to ask questions.

Not sure if this is the exact one, but it's similar to this. https://www.amazon.com/Sweetbriar-Classic-Laptop-Messenger-Black/dp/B01KMWEGQE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1547354917&sr=8-3&keywords=black+fake+leather+computer+bag

I have a black, fake leather computer bag that I put my padfolio in. Also have snacks, ibuprofen, phone charger, a million pens, and some disability-related items. I don't tend to bring a book because it can be better to mingle with other applicants/grad students when waiting and I'd be too tempted to hide in my book if I brought one.

Not all, or even most I'd say. Most of my rejections last cycle sent out a generic reject email between mid February and late March. By that point I already knew I wasn't getting in because of the timing of interview weekends. I don't know of many programs that send out timely emails about not getting an interview/being rejected.

Congrats! I got an invite to UConn Dev Psych's prospective student's visitation day on 2/1 (can't go, arranged to go on an alternate date). Did you get accepted without an interview, or is the visitation day not an interview but like a recruitment event?

Sounds like we have similar interests Also interested in one of the new cog sci profs at JHU and interested in collaborating with MB. We'll see.

I spent the year after I didn't go to grad school working as a lab manager for a lab at my undergrad institution. Learning R and eye-tracking skills. Submitting two manuscripts I was working on in undergrad and will probably start writing one with the lab I'm currently with. Fairly confident about this round but if I don't get in again will probably stay in the same position and try and boost my publications. GRE Quant is mediocre but I can't bring myself to do it again.

Maybe unofficially? Officially they told me they don't interview b/c it can increase bias issues

UMN Psych and ICD programs don't interview, they direct admit. If you're accepted you're invited to accepted students weekend to see if you like the school.

Just graduated with Psychology and Human Development bachelors degrees. Got into a developmental PhD program in the 2018 cycle but turned it down due to poor fit/funding. Starting to look at programs for the 2019 cycle and am interested in applying to some MSc programs at UK schools. Interested in Autism research and a lot of the Autism work in the UK is very interesting and progressive. Has anyone from the US applied to/attended a UK program for grad school? I'm a little lost on the timeline and the funding options. I'm also not sure if I should be looking at MSc taught or research courses or a DPhil courses. I've heard UK programs are more intense/independent than US programs prepare you for and that it can be an easier transition to start in a MSc course. My long term goal is a PhD in developmental or cognitive psychology.

Rejected the one PhD offer I got, been rejected post interview for two post bac programs and nothing positive from job applications yet. I am a GIANT ball of stress. I have a job I can stay at but it's not research (and involves basically moving in with extended family ugh) and won't do anything to help my PhD application for when I reapply. Also still have to deal with current class deadlines, so can't focus entirely on job applications as I'd like to. Agh!

rejected offer at CUNY Grad Center's Developmental Psych program

Any advice for emails telling the graduate admissions people and your POI that you're rejecting their offer? Based on funding, location, program ranking, and slightly off research fit, I'm going to reject and reapply after gaining more experience. Not really sure how to word the email.

yea that's really weird. I read all the handbooks of the places I applied, they were just sitting on the website and pretty informative for the program structure, timeline, and what if scenarios. I'd be pretty nervous to accept without that information...

So I was accepted into a program I am having large doubts about. How upfront am I about this? Do I send like a generic email that I'm considering my options (not that I have other concrete options...) to the admissions chair who emailed my acceptance and then specific questions to the POI?

accepted off the waitlist. will be deliberating for a while I think...

(Reposting in the psych forum for additional opinions) So I was accepted off the waitlist to the one Developmental Psych PhD program I got an interview at (CUNY Grad Center). The research interest isn't an exact match, but I could probably shape it enough to be okay with it and I would gain skills in tech that I need (eye tracking). My main issues are that the stipend is crap for living in NYC ($26k, though with savings I have I would be very able to supplement this) and that the classes are at the center in the middle of NYC and the lab is on Staten Island. The first thing anyone tells me when I mention this is the horrible commute (often 2 hours each way when the subway and ferry cooperate) and that there's no good place to live that's in the middle of those two locations. I also have a car and am terrified of figuring out how to have a car in the City. If the research was exactly my interest I would be more willing to look past these issues. I feel like if I took a year or two off and did more relevant research to my interests and gained experience in eye tracking and neuroimaging I could get into a better program with closer research interests. I don't really know CUNY's ranking/prestige, but I gather it's not fantastic (insight on this would be appreciated). One of my main hesitations is that I don't have a job currently that would allow me to get more experience in those technologies (though I do have a job and could continue to support myself after graduation this May) and I am hesitant to reject the offer without a research job in place. I did receive an email today about a possible post bac through the NIH, so that might be an option... I also don't want to be the jerk who keeps the program and the waitlist waiting until the April 15 deadline. But there's no guarantee I'll know about a job by then... I had an interview for a post bac fellowship that I LOVED the research for (and just found out I didn't get the position) and after seeing a program I love, I feel like I'd be settling for this PhD program. I don't want to get a year or two into it and realize I don't like the decision I made. Advice?

So I was accepted off the waitlist to the one Developmental Psych PhD program I got an interview at (CUNY Grad Center). The research interest isn't an exact match, but I could probably shape it enough to be okay with it and I would gain skills in tech that I need (eye tracking). My main issues are that the stipend is crap for living in NYC ($26k) and that the classes are at the center in the middle of NYC and the lab is on Staten Island. The first thing anyone tells me when I mention this is the horrible commute (often 2 hours each way when the subway and ferry cooperate) and that there's no good place to live that's in the middle of those two locations. I also have a car and am terrified of figuring out how to have a car in the City. If the research was exactly my interest I would be more willing to look past these issues. I feel like if I took a year or two off and did more relevant research to my interests and gained experience in eye tracking and neuroimaging I could get into a better program with closer research interests. One of my main hesitations is that I don't have a job currently that would allow me to get more experience in those technologies (though I do have a job and could continue to support myself after graduation this May) and I am hesitant to reject the offer without a research job in place. I also don't want to be the jerk who keeps the program and the waitlist waiting until the April 15 deadline. But there's no guarantee I'll know about a job by then... I had an interview for a post bac fellowship that I LOVED the research for (and just found out I didn't get the position) and after seeing a program I love, I feel like I'd be settling for this PhD program. I don't want to get a year or two into it and realize I don't like the decision I made. Advice?

I'm also in Autism research! yay! For conferences, you apply to present a poster or a talk. You don't really get asked to talk/present until you're like, well known in the field. Presenting at your university's symposium is a good start and be on the look out for upcoming regional conferences in your field. I just presented my thesis and another project I worked on at the Eastern Psychological Association's conference last week (the application to present was due in November, just for an idea of timeline) and will be applying in October to present at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)'s 2019 conference. I also attend a NY conference for behavior analysis, but haven't had a relevant project to present there, though it's still very informative. Even if you don't have a project ready for presentation, just going can be very informative and just fun, in addition to being a good networking opportunity.

Not a word, so pretty sure they're not interested. Oh well :/ Good luck to you!

Any updates from UNC Chapel Hill?