wannabeschoolpsych

Did you interview with any other programs? Or was this your only interview? Also, is this your first round of applications?
It sucks but time heals everything, trust me. Like @Marginally Significant mentioned above, you use the hurt/energy to make yourself 23892389x more competitive for the next round. This similar situation happened to me last time I applied. The program I was in "love with" that waitlisted me/ultimately rejected me last time invited me to interview again this time around (and they are clearly impressed with my application/materials/growth in my accomplishments), but: This time around, they're no longer my #1 lol. I would say they're not even my top 4... Which is insane to think about, how your interests change over time.  
If you do not get accepted this time around, you will definitely learn from your mistakes and use it to your advantage for the next time you decide to apply.

I'm very sorry to hear that. Hopefully, you'll get off that waitlist!  Have you considered getting the EdS first and then going for the Ph.D.? I think there are still EdS programs that are accepting applications. 

In my previous application cycle, I was waitlisted for one MA program and one PhD program. I was ultimately rejected from the PhD program, although I got into the MA program after an additional interview with my mentor and cleared her concerns about whether I would be happy doing research on child and adolescent populations. Not going to lie, I cried a lot during the day that I got rejected by the PhD program because the POI was someone that heavily influenced my interest in mental health stigma and help seeking research and it hurts knowing how close I was to getting into the program (The amount of times I had Miss Y by Marina and the Diamonds on repeat while doing so is embarrassing in hindsight). However, I found that a good way of coping is to flip it from being rejected to a motivating challenge to prove myself to the POI that I am worth investing time and effort into mentoring when I reapply to the program.

I ended up pushing myself as hard as I can in lab because I wanted to pull a Pretty Woman and go "Do you remember me? Big mistake. Big. Huge!" when I meet the POI again (Okay, not literally, but the point is that it's a great motivator to be able to meet the POI again and show how much progress you made since last time. Great daydream fantasy though), and my CV grew a lot from it. Haven't heard back from this POI yet (Although the program is known for being on the slower side on the admissions process, and timing of the e-mail confirming that the graduate office sent the materials to the psychology department confirms that's the case for this year as well), but I did get more interviews this year as a result, so I think it definitely paid off. Regardless if the POI actually offers me an interview again, I'm definitely at a point where I'm grateful for the POI's impact had on me.

Long story short, it's fine to cry it out if it turns out you are rejected. The wait is emotionally draining, and it's understandable that it hurts to be that close to getting into a program. However, you can also utilize it as a motivating force to get into a program the next cycle. On the flip side, I wouldn't see it as a zero-chance of getting in. Like I mentioned earlier, I was waitlisted for an MA program, but I got in at the end. It also turns out that was the case for about a third of my cohort, so there's definitely still a chance of getting in.

I got in April 11th for my top choice lol - but was indeed waitlisted originally. 

Re: multiple offers
Per CUDCP, in case people were unaware of etiquette and guidelines: 
“6. A student should not hold more than two offers for more than one week unless there is specific information (e.g. a visit is scheduled, funding decisions, advisor decisions) they are waiting to receive from the program. Difficulty making up one’s mind is not considered an adequate excuse to limit the options available to other applicants. Holding multiple offers ties up slots, preventing programs from making offers to other students. This is a complex principle operationalized in the points below.
a. It is legitimate for students to want to visit a program, if they have not done so already, before making decisions among offers. Such visits should be scheduled as soon as practical after the offer of admission is received. If after a visit to a program the student decides that the program is rated lower than a program that the student has already been offered admission to, the student should inform the lower rank program that they will be declining their offer.
b. Whenever possible, the student applicant should inform training programs by phone or email of a decision, following up within 24 hours with a written confirmation of that decision.
c. Once a student has accepted an offer of admission to a Graduate Training Program, the student should inform all programs in which they are currently under consideration that they are either declining outstanding offers of admission or no longer wish to be considered for admission. Students should contact by phone or email those programs that have offered them admission.”
oof. They don’t even mention 3 offers! Here is more info, bc benefit of the doubt, maybe people are unaware...
https://cudcp.wildapricot.org/Resources/Documents/CUDCP Policy on Graduate Program Offers and Acceptances (FULL version).pdf
also I agree 99.9% ?

Was just about to say that!  It's good etiquette to NOT hold multiple offers. Because realistically, you are deciding between TWO choices/schools, not between 3+. It's a stressful time for everyone so please let go of one of your offers so your spot can be given to someone else who is just as anxious. Thank you!

I'm waitlisted at my top choice and am kind of freaking out. I know waitlisting experiences vary so much across year and program, and realistically the chances of being extended an offer are slim since this program is amazing but I'd love to hear folks'  experiences/impressions of being wait-listed...
What was it like and when did you finally hear back (with or without an offer)?  How do you keep your spirits up?  Did you re-apply to the same program?  
? *sobbing intensifies*

Yeah, you're probably going to rejections, at this point, but you got into to Indiana!  It may not be your top choice, but if you came in here expecting to get into your top choice, you set yourself up for failure.  Honestly, 1 out of 7 is crazy good stats.  Most people only get 1 out of 12.  Look at the results page for Physics.  You have people with nearly top marks being denied at University of Michigan.  Hell, there are people who are perfect in all marks being denied from Cornell.  This process is part your qualifications and part complete random selection.  You need to not take it so personal, like they all got to together and conspired to not let you in any additional grad schools. 
Strength is not determined by the number of times you get knocked down, but by the number of times you get back up.  So stand up, brush yourself off, be proud you got into a PhD program in Indiana and go into your new career with pride that you worked hard and got into a PhD program, that so many don't get into.  You can guarantee Indiana was the top choice of many people who didn't get in.  Keep strong, man, and change your mind set. 

I think I'm on the minority here. I don't care if the results come out at weekends. I just want to know as fast possible so I can get on with it and plan the next future based on the results.

Here I was, trying to relax on a weekend. Now, I am back to neurotically checking my mail and portal every half hour. 
Can I please have a break?!?! ??

School: UC Berkeley
Concentration: School Psychology
Type: PhD
Date of acceptance: Feb 4
Notified by: Auto email that a decision had been made & to check the application website
My 1st acceptance & it’s one of my top choices too! ??

School: University of Michigan
Concentration: Media Psychology 
Type: PhD
Date of acceptance: 2/8/19
 Notified by: email from the Graduate Progam Coordinator including a formal letter from the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies informing me of my admission and that I have 5 years full funding including a Rackham Merit Fellowship!
This was my top choice school and I can’t believe I got in and got a fellowship!

Welcome to the thread!! It’s awesome to hear good news. Congratulations on your acceptance and interview invites!!!! You should be proud of yourself. Good luck with everything! ?

Hi~ I’m new here, but I’m excited to chat with people going through the same frustrating/exciting process!
So, at the end of last year, I applied to 3 PhD programs (Berkeley, UW, & UC Riverside) & 2 EdS programs (SDSU & CSULB). I was emailed about interviews with Berkeley early January; they had the in-person interviews on Jan 29, but I was unable to go & instead opted to have an online Skype interview on Jan 25. Then, I got a follow up email from one of the 3 interviewers about how glad they were to talk with me, how they were impressed by my academic record, etc. At this point, I’m trying not to get my hopes up because it might just be a courtesy email to all interviewees. But just a couple days later, I get an email saying my application status has changed, & when I check the website, I  see that I got accepted into Berkeley!
I still have an interview with SDSU on Feb 16 and got contacted by UW for an interview as well. Tbh, the EdS programs (SDSU & CSULB) were just a back up if I didn’t get into any PhD programs, so I’m just doing the SDSU interview for “fun” lol. Right now, I’m just waiting for UW to contact me about the exact online interviews schedule (they told me sometime between Feb 11-28).
UCR hasn’t contacted me yet for any interviews, & I was wondering if anyone else has heard back from them already? I read somewhere that they usually have interviews late January, similar to Berkeley, so I sorta figured I’m already rejected, but they haven’t changed the status of my application sooo...?
Honestly, I’m just so happy I have 1 PhD acceptance- & it’s Berkeley!

Hi! Has anyone heard anything from Columbia Teachers College? I saw a post about an interview on the results page.
(also just wanted to share that I've been creeping on this thread since December and seeing this cute lil school psych community form has really kept me calm while I waited for decisions to come out! I thought it was about time I made an account and started posting)

Same! I already knew with not having heard anything as well.  I got my first acceptance (TAMU) yesterday too though! So balanced it out. Hopefully, you'll hear more positive responses soon!

PSA: As acceptances start to roll in, this is just a friendly reminder to everyone from someone with lots of contract experience, NEVER ACCEPT A POSITION UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR FUNDING PACKAGE IN WRITING (unless, of course, you are not expecting funding). Even if it is your top choice and you've been dying to go for the last 20 years... I cannot stress enough; get that s**t in writing.  

I'm debating UB (since I already work with the professor who I want to be my advisor and love her) and UNL, which I deemed as my "reach" school but just heard from them two days ago and I have an interview with them on January 14th! But I am taking it how it comes and keeping an open mind about all of them!

I can chill! I got my first acceptance!

I received my first decision/acceptance on my 21st birthday. My dad took me out to dinner and I got an email with my official acceptance letter right before the desserts showed up. It was a nice birthday surprise! 

I just had my first in-person interview this past Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a two-day interview with lunches, dinners and the actual interviews. This program is a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). 
Interviews:
Because this program is very specialized in a particular research population, although I applied to two specific POIs, the candidates met with all 5 core faculty from that division. Apparently, the faculty determines which candidates should be admitted and which ones in particular would be a good match for their mentorship styles and their research interests. I had 3 interviews the first day and 1 interview the second day (I was one of the candidates who wasn't able to meet with one of the POIs because she had very limited time). I found this particular interview to be much less intense than I expected it to be! I feel that I actually over-prepared for it- which could be a good thing in the end! I got general questions about why I wanted to go to grad school for a PhD, what my research interests were, and very few specific questions about my experiences (only follow-up questions when I brought my experiences up). The HARDEST question I was asked was, "What would be your masters project? And what variables/outcomes would you look at?! Thankfully, the current students were AMAZING and they graciously gave us tips about what to expect in the interviews! This very hard question was brought up the night before interviews and I had a chance to think about it in advance ?Interviews lasted 30 minutes and overall, I felt I spent more time waiting for my turn than actually meeting with the POIs.
Socials:
The night before interviews, after all candidates had arrived from the airport, a few of the students took us to a quaint place in Columbus to have dinner. This was very informal but gave the opportunity to meet them and ask questions. We also had lunches that were catered to the conference room where we met on both interview days. All the candidates ate with a few of the current students who were available. On the first day of the interviews, all candidates went to dinner with three POIs and the majority of the current students. This was very informal but also gave me the opportunity to learn more about my POIs personalities.
Logistics:
There were a total of 6 candidates including me who were interviewed. This may actually be different from other programs. One of the students told us that they typically only invite as many people as they would have space/funding for. As opposed to other programs who may invite 30+ candidates to ultimately extend admittance to 4 people. I thought this was nice. 
They reimbursed for dinner from the night candidates arrived to the city (we all came out of state) and for flights. They also booked us and paid for hotel rooms near the university. I felt very fortunate for this as it was very unexpected. In terms of transportation, the students drove us around to the dinner location, back to the hotel when needed, and to the hospital that we visited where we would be doing clinical work at some point in the program. There was also a shuttle bus from the hotel to the university every 30 minutes.
Overall Thoughts:
I really liked this program and I'm hoping for an acceptance! What I liked the most was the very specific research clinical work being conducted with the population I'm interested in and the collaborative climate I sensed from the faculty and students. This last piece matters a lot to me since the university where I currently work is very competitive and I don't feel a sense of "friendliness" among students and faculty. The one thing that concerns me a little is the fact that this particular program is not APA accredited. This is something that both of my supervisors emphasized I should look for in a graduate program. My thoughts are that attending this program might ultimately limit the states I would be able to practice in but I would still be able to become licensed and work in states that don't require you have a doctorate from an APA accredited program- which is honestly the majority. Plus, my husband and I are actually really looking forward to move out of FL and possibly not come back. FL does require APA accredited programs for licensure. 
I'm hoping to get an acceptance and at least have this option for grad school. I'm an older applicant and I don't think I'm willing to go through this process again for many reasons more personal to my specific circumstances. I hope this information helps people! Good luck to everyone!

This is pretty similar to my experience during my first round of applications. I got into a program I wasn’t excited about, and wasn’t the right fit, but I really wanted to go to a doctoral program straight out of college, so I accepted. It was the wrong fit and I ended up leaving after a year and it was a really painful choice (but the right one). I’ve been working for the past few years and am now reapplying. It has been a tough process, and I really took the first round to heart/ personally. Dealing with other people is tough, but this is such a hard competitive process, and it sounds like you’re a rockstar tbh. Don’t lose sight of that- you wouldn’t have accomplished all you’ve accomplished if you weren’t talented and capable. But sometimes all the talent and capabilities in the world can’t compete with talent+capabilities + years of professional post-college experience. there’s literally nothing you could have done differently there. Keep your head up, don’t settle, and don’t give up ❤️

Awwwwwwwwwww. *hugs*
Heyyyyyyyy. You're just finishing undergrad. 4.0 GPA and valedictorian. Enjoy those things.  They don't get diminished because you didn't get into grad school immediately. 
Finish out the rest of the year and enjoy it. Go somewhere crazy for Spring break. Snooze. Just enjoy your last year.
Then look into research assistant jobs you could get even if you have to work for free for a few months. Put a few miles on your CV. Then try again next year.
You are not less because of this experience. Use it wisely and enjoy your journey.
P.S:"It didn't work out this time" is all everyone else needs to hear.

Just got my first acceptance! So excited! It is a really nice faculty and I enjoyed the whole process of interview. The only thing that I am concerned is that it seems that as an international student I am not eligible to get a license after I graduate in that state. If it is true, I feel so sad.

Yes, definitely. You should also ask for the emails of current students in the program. Ask what their experience with funding has been like, are assistantships guaranteed, etc. These are standard questions and are not intrusive. Sometimes the students with advisors with grants are better funded than students with advisors w/o grants. Sometimes the money is pooled and everyone has an equal chance of funding.
Also note that funding in your first 2-3 years is very important because tuition is highest during these years.