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  1. Uconn is very flexible with this. They don't look down on folks who want to do more clinical work. They are very supportive of whatever path you choose. This was the only interview I had where I was asked clinical questions.
  2. Hey, I had 5 interviews and was accepted to 4 programs. Three of those acceptances happened after being first alternate on the waitlist for a while. I was a non-psych undergrad. I spent 1 year in a psych lab in undergrad. After I graduated, I joined a lab at a R1 university where I had the opportunity to work on several research studies. I spent 2 years at this institution before applying. In those two years I presented data at 5 national conferences and published a first author paper in a highly ranked journal. I did my best to develop my research interests through literature review, and by reaching out to people I felt were doing interesting things. My GRE scores were average at best Q: 50th V: 80th AW: 82nd. I took it once and studied for about 2 months. Psych subject test felt like a huge waste of time. I took it two years in a row and ended up with a score in the 60th percentile. I studied for about 1.5 months. ^^ all of this sorta matters but at the end of the day, it comes down to your ability to articulate your research interests and explain why those things are interesting to you. The "why" is arguably more important than the "what". Your statements should tie your experiences together and explain how those skills translate into the work you may be doing in the lab you are applying to. In all of my statements, I added a few sentences about possible projects/ research questions I may want to ask with the available data in that lab (This is why reaching out to potential PIs before applying is important. Introduce yourself, tell them your interests, and ask what current projects they are working on and what projects may come up in the future. Use this information to inform your statements. (obviously, try not to ask questions that you can find the answers to online)). Personalize your statements to the PI and the work that they are doing. When prepping for interviews, I took that personalizing step even further and came up with 2-3 mini projects/research questions I could see myself working on in each lab. PIs want someone who is eager and actively thinking of ways they may fit in the lab, and projects they may be able to work on in the lab. Do not apply to labs you don't fit in. Once interviews are done, the only thing that matters is fit. I hope this is helpful. I'm totally open to providing more info if anyone has questions!
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