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I applied to UK's Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (social, developmental, health track) and my interview is this coming week ?

https://qz.com/950763/how-to-get-into-graduate-school-according-to-current-phd-students/ 
Just wanted to share this with y'all -- Good luck to everyone!
"So if you get turned down, don’t get discouraged. On one hand, it may be a blessing in disguise.  Grad school certainly isn’t for everyone." 
This is the quote I am taking with me. 

I’d email tomorrow or Monday. Your POI may consider Saturday still within the “end of the week” time limit.

If you haven’t already sent a follow up after the conversation yet. I would say it’s fine to touch base and express your enthusiasm again. 

A misunderstanding on my part! I thought an international student is also one who did their primary undergraduate studies abroad. OP, hope that clarification from HAC helps!

School: Texas Tech University
Type of Program: HDFS
Acceptance Date: 12/16/2019

School: Vanderbilt
Type of Program: Quant Psych
Acceptance Date: 12/17/2019
 

Florida State 
Human Development and Family Science
12/13/19

So I think I will propose research to see the prevalence of psychiatric disorders caused by PhD application process. 

Hi. I got an invite from my POI first and then from the department. The department one came a week ago. 

Aside from not drinking too much, the only thing I can think of is to be yourself and enjoy the event. I went through medical school interviews a few years back and I'm assuming that the process will be quite similar for you. Make sure you're dressed appropriately (now is not the time to make a fashion statement). The school will most likely have professors and current student mingle with you to get a sense of what you are like as a person and a (future) clinician. I would recommend attending the pre- and post- interview socials as they will increase you're chance of finding people who you can click with. Congratulations on your invite and best of luck!

UCSB'S INTERVIEW weekend is Feb 6th-8th

I think that sounds like a beautiful combination and something I would personally wear. I think part of your personality should be able to show through as long as you look professional and it is flattering. 

Day 39:
I'm at ends with Wilson. Today, he had the nerve to look at me the wrong way and I just blew up. I picked him up and threw him out into the forest. He bounced, and the sphere rotated, showing his idiotic tribal face smiling back as he fell into the abyss.
Of course, I instantly regretted this, and spent the next hour or so trying to find him with only the faint moonlight. I had to return to the cave because I knew if I stayed out any longer, the cold would manifest into a fever. I sit now inside my cave, by the fire, drinking warm water out of a reused can of peas, sipping the beverage seeped with herbal leaves, wondering how much long I'm going to last. 
I continue to read the markings on the walls by past survivors, and they all say the same... that I will be saved... but how can I know for sure? If I were to be saved, it would have happened by now... 

Clinical student here. I kept in all my earrings (I have my rook & tragus in addition to lobes) and my nose piercing. Someone in my cohort has ear gauges and she obviously kept them in for interviews. 

Hey that was me- will be DMing you soon! I thought there was another formal interview stage following this one (turns out there isn't), which is why I didn't post it here. Sorry!
 
School: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Type: PhD (Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics)
Date of invite: 1/7
Type of invite: Email from POI
Interview date: 1/9 (note: no formal interviews at UMN)
To others- also feel free to DM me for POI.

It depends by program but all applicants for clinical psych will be in suits. Other disciplines are maybe more laidback. 

I saw this video of the Graduate Student Visiting Day organized by the Psychology Department at North Carolina State University. You can see how applicants, current students, and faculty members are dressed. I'm a female in my early 20s, and I plan on wearing a pair of Old Navy's Mid-Rise Pull-On Straight Pants for Women with a neutral (probably black) sweater, neutral (again, probably black) collared cardigan, and black booties. Personally, I don't feel comfortable wearing proper business slacks or a matching suit and I think this would be obvious to everyone else, too. It's not my style, and I'd rather wear an outfit I feel comfortable and confident in rather than one where I'm uncomfortable and not-so-confident. I highly recommend the Old Navy pants I linked because they're incredibly flattering and comfortable while maintaining a professional look. I found Old Navy has lots of nice dresses that fall past the knee, which means no worrying about your dress flying up or hiking up as you walk.

Maybe go and try a few styles on?? I found a specific collarless style that I like (as a previous poster mentioned) but hated traditional suits. Also maybe try a blazer and pants instead of a full on suit? Or do you have an advisor/ mentor you could ask? 

I think you could be absolutely correct. That being said, I think there is a large range of what’s acceptable between the two. I think it is important to be wearing professional clothing that are comfortable and you feel confident wearing. 

Yeah but I absolutely hate wearing suits, and I would hate to wear one when I'm trying to be myself. Does that make sense? IDK I didn't expect this to be an issue ?
 

I agree, I think it would be far worse to be underdressed. That's just a personal nightmare of mine, though. You won't get marked down for wearing a suit when no one else is, but it might be frowned upon if you are underdressed

From what I have seen online, it seemed like the expected attire was more business casual and not full suits but I could be mistaken. This website ( http://www.howtogetintograduateschool.com/what-to-wear-to-a-graduate-school-interview/ ) for example says not to over dress

Haha funny, I said the complete opposite of you at the same time. That’s interesting! I’m purely going off of what I saw last year. Maybe things have changed! 

Maybe it depends on the program/ I’m old school. But in my experience, suits are kind of the norm. I personally would err on the side of overdressed.