PsychWannabee

Maybe they haven't finished reviewing your application, or it means I'll be getting a rejection email soon... It sounds like such a great program! Who did you apply to work with?

Me too, please!!

Yes! I almost cried when I got the email notification. It's my top choice ?

This is my first time applying, and I keep telling myself I only need one acceptance! Then I get scared I won't even get one out of the 15 schools I applied to.

It was a false alarm. It was just a notification that they had reviewed my application, and it is "awaiting a final evaluation by the Graduate Chair". I thought it was a rejection because this school sent out mass rejections around this time last year. ?

I think I just got my first rejection, but I'm too scared to open the email...

It's just too much. I had to unsubscribe from every email list I was on. Even emails I actually like to get... ?

Although they said you wouldn't be at a disadvantage, the truth is you will be. They may not view you unfavorably for not attending the in-person interview, but as everyone expressed above, there is much more information that can be obtained through an in-person interview. Personally, I do soooo much better at talking to people and communicating my thoughts in person than over the phone/computer. A Skype interview puts you in a disadvantage because neither your POI or you will really feel like you know what you are getting into. Your Skype interview may be terrible, but maybe the lab environment is amazing just the POI is a little awkward. The opposite of this could be true (great Skype interview, terrible environment). In-person is better for both the POI and yourself. That way, if you get offered admission, you'll be able to consider different factors you picked up from the in-person interview and not go in blindly. TLDR: If you can attend the in-person interview, do it!!! It will be much more beneficial.

Oops! It was a file from my computer, so that was probably the issue. However, I think this link should work http://mitch.web.unc.edu/files/2017/02/MitchGradSchoolAdvice.pdf . It's the same document!

You may be familiar with this, but I thought I would share, just in case. This is just a general guide that I found on the internet, but there is a section on tips for clinical psychology interviews. Mitch’s Uncensored Advice.pdf

Waiting to hear about interviews is seriously taking a toll on me. I'm currently convinced that I won't even get an interview (much less an acceptance) because there are so many better applicants out there, and while I know this is completely out of my control and I did the best I could, it's still difficult to deal with. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Clinical person snooping here, and, yes, you all are definitely holding it together a lot better ?

The fact that people have gotten interviews already is stressing me out. It's fairly too early in the process to assume I'm out of the running for all my schools, but still...

Although the results page can be very useful, please don't get hung up on people's postings on there. Steer clear of the results page if it's only making you more anxious. Using this advice for myself, but I thought I would share with you all. It can be a dangerous place for your sanity.

I was minding my own business working on my laptop when an e-mail about an application status update came up, and I had a mini heart attack thinking the program rejected me so quickly... Turns out the "update" was that my application is now under review. I think I'm going to log off my e-mail ?

My professor is submitting his letters right now!! I can finally relax while I simultaneously stress because the application is only the beginning of the process... I need a hobby

I sent him an e-mail Monday morning, so I don't want to overdo it. I think the letters have been the most stressful part of applying.?

One of my letter writers has only submitted a letter for about half of the programs I'm applying to, and I'm about to freak out. I don't want to e-mail him and be a nuisance...

@londonbnd definitely heard of people getting rejected from every program they applied to, but I think you should be optimistic. I have also heard of people getting in with average (or below-average) GRE scores or a not-so-stellar GPA. The admissions process is highly idiosyncratic, so you never know. I wish you the best of luck!

@justacigar I chose LFK as well! Definitely a reeeeeach (most of my schools are a reach lol), but I thought I'd give it a shot

Not specifically infant mental health, but I'm also interested in clinical child psych. I applied to UW too! Who is the POI you applied to there? Best of luck!!

Your percentiles will be what is on the PDF on the ETS website. I don't believe they change by month. According to their table, 167V is 98th percentile and 163Q is 83rd percentile. Your scores look great. Good job!

Other than obsessing over one letter writer, I am also done with all my applications. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, but now, instead of worrying about completing applications, I'm anxiously waiting to hear back. I guess the stress never ends ? Best of luck to everyone!

I'm applying to 15, and I am applying to a program (looking at Nebraska-Lincoln) where I am not thrilled about the location; however, I really like what I have learned about their program. My two cents: I would say that if you think it feasible for yourself and everyone else involved in your application process (letter writers, specifically) you should include that other application in an undesirable location if you really like the program. If you don't find the program attractive or a good fit for you, you shouldn't bother. Better to apply another year and attend a well fit program than end up attending a program you don't really like just for the sake of getting in somewhere.

Some programs have accepted international students, and for application processes, DACA recipients are considered international. However, international students typically get some sort of documentation in form of a visa, something that I would be ineligible for. So, in a sense, true international students would be safer to accept than DACA recipients. I had previously expressed this concern to one of my undergraduate professors in the field who has been on admissions committees, and they thought I was being absurd by being worried about my residency status affecting admissions. They said it shouldn't be a problem. Thus, I made the mistake of not contacting programs or POIs about this concern. However, I had one program go out of their way to contact me and assure me they had/would accept DACA recipients, and other graduate schools explicitly state their support for DACA recipients. For the latter, it is unsure whether they are referring only to students currently attending or if this support applies to prospective students as well. I really should have asked programs before spending hundreds of dollars on applications.