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Seeing rejections on the results and not having heard anything is stressing me out. Is anyone else still waiting on Vanderbilt NGP?

Hi! 
I've gotten rejected from Einstein....got an email last week. 
 
 
Interview: Pitt (CNUP), Thomas Jefferson University (Biomed) 
Rejected: Einstein, UW-Madison, UCSF, Icahn at Mt. Sinai 
Accepted: Pitt (CNUP_
Waitlisted: 
Attending: Pitt (CNUP)

Yeah sex is cool but have you applied to a ton of grad programs, waited months, got a bunch of rejections and then got accepted at your #1 school with a stipend bonus?

Me waiting for BU
 
 

Are NYU and einstein still sending invites?

Also interested to know about Drexel, if anyone knows! I emailed the department and no reply. 

I applied to Emory and have heard nothing. Several people posted that they were offered interviews in late December though. Am definitely hoping to hear some sort of news ASAP either way. This waiting game is the worst.

Wait. This is actually me. I thought I was the only one. My husband is like "Hi, we already have 2 kids and 2 dogs. I'm actually worried about your sanity". 
But there are so many dogs in need. And they're so cute. I'm looking at a 100 mile radius though. I mean... ?

Well this may not be as constructive but I’m my new hobby is convincing my SO we need a third dog while looking at all the rescue sites within a 60 mile radius of my house.

Hi. I genuinely can’t stop checking my email every other minute and checking the results forum on this site. I think it’s about time we start a thread on productive ways to respond to this stress as applicants to doctoral programs in psych. 
 
I’ll go first. 
I started reading “The girl with the dragon tattoo” and I made a poster that isn’t due till April. 
 

I feel similarly about UPenn! As much as I want to believe that there's hope, it's definitely dwindling... Also, from the email I got a while back from Albert Einstein, they made it seem as if they'd be sending out invites gradually in batches, not all at once. I think they do their review over time, though I could be completely wrong! 

It was awful/hilarious, I saw the POIs name in my inbox and I was SO confused, since I'd already been rejected, and for a split second I was like... did they change their minds or something? But I opened it and was even more confused because it was an exchange of emails about the POIs life and students, with some pretty horrifically hilarious cynical not-quite-PC opinions, and I couldn't figure out why I had gotten it. Judging from the content, I think it was supposed to be cc'ed to someone whose last name starts with the same three letters as mine, and it must have autofilled my email instead of the right persons... I don't know if I should just ignore it or let the POI know I accidentally got it????? THIS IS SO AWKWARD AND ALSO DID I MENTION MY LAST INTERACTION WITH THIS POI WAS AN EMAIL TELLING ME I WAS REJECTED BECAUSE THAT MAKES THIS MORE AWKWARD. 

Thanks for the words of encouragement,  but if I'm being honest I think this will likely be my last time applying for further education. I've really done all I can do to improve my application at this point (aside from building a time travel device to fix the mistakes of my youth). If it's meant to (or not meant to) be then such is life.

I am in the same boat. I applied to around 6-7 and so far didn't get any interviews. I believe there are a lot of people like us and it might seem like everyone else is doing great but the only people posting here are the ones getting interviews. The ones not getting anything are silently watching in sadness so don't beat yourself up too much on it. We will come back stronger next year!

So I am not actually applying to grad school this year, but I almost feel like I am because I have been very invested in my boyfriend's application process.  This is his second year applying to PhD programs after being rejected/waitlisted last year from all the programs he applied to.  We are hopeful that this year will be better after brushing up his SOP and writing sample, but he has received one rejection so far and his spirits are already a little crushed by it.  I have checked this site frequently (both last year and this year) and know that it can be a great resource for support.  Does anyone have any advice or personal experience with going through this stressful process as a significant other?  
I have great hopes that despite this rough start things will work out for him! On the chance that he doesn't get in again this year I would love some ideas to cheer him up and make the sting of rejection hurt a little less. I know that rejections from programs aren't personal, but they can feel that way and make the recipient lose a lot of self esteem.  Any and all help is appreciated!

Worries: My GPA is so ugly that I don't think any place I love will take me. This is the biggest issue. I am applying straight out of undergrad from a prestigious institution, but I don't think that's going to help my case that much. I only have a few poster presentations -- no publications. My GRE scores are fine but not excellent. My parents did not attend college and know nothing about higher education, so it's been tough to navigate how this all works and approach professors during this long process. I'm dumb and didn't apply for NSF. My mom always tells me that everything will work out and I will get in, and the fact that she belittles how competitive these programs are worries me even more. Another big fear of mine, even though it is entirely out of my control at this point, is that my letters of recommendation are mediocre at best. And finally, not getting any interviews at my dream schools while I think about all of the time and money I wasted...
Excitements: My undergraduate research was not in my field of interest. But I have taken several classes in the area, so I am thrilled to potentially finally work on a project I adore. I am proud of myself for asking advice from my professors. I had a professor who is famous in my field help me out a lot and offer to write me a letter of recommendation without me asking, and that was one of the happiest moments of my year. I adore my undergraduate institution, but I have lived in the same region of the country nearly my entire life, so the chance to move elsewhere is also exciting. I think I have articulated my research interests in my SOP well.
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Just out of curiosity - what is the general % of students that are admitted after the interview? (aka wondering if it is common to be rejected post-interview?)

I'm 90% sure Einstein isn't done, if you look at previous cycles they trickle them out until even late january..they have more than 2 interview weekends typically so they can do that

Does anyone have info on whether nyu is done sending invites?

Is Albert Einstein done sending out invites for neuroscience? Also has anyone who applied to NYU Neural Sciences via GSAS to CNS heard back? 

I am waiting for it too.  Hope they will send more invitations!!

Same here

Has anyone received word back from Mount Sinai for the PhD in Neuroscience?  I'm seeing a lot of results on the survey but they appear to be for biomedical science...although there are a couple entries as "biomedical and neuroscience".  

Im stuck somewhere between feeling super nervous/anxious that I haven't heard from any programs as all these decisions roll out, and somewhat comforted by the fact it doesn't seem like anyone else has heard from the programs I applied to ?