Psych4321

I 1000% agree with this. It took me 4 years of undergrad, 3 years of post-bac research coordinator work, almost 2 years of a Master's to understand just how exclusive and elitist (not to mention racist) this system really is. I know faculty are in a tough spot, but the nature of academia and grants makes it nearly impossible to get even close to joining the system. And faculty will tell you the competition only gets harder in academia to get funding and tenure, mostly because there are more and more people getting PhDs, i.e., supply is less than demand. 
I don't know what the solution is to the exclusivity, but it seems like something has to give. And I encourage people who are doctoral students, postdocs, early career psychologists, etc. to push for changes in the system to make it more equitable and accessible to the plethora of brilliant applicants that get left behind, discouraged, and leave the field. 

I would say that you do not have to respond, but it may be nice to simply reply with something along the lines of, "Thank you for the update! I continue to be interested in attending SCHOOL/PROGRAM and look forward to hearing more from you in the near future."

Does anyone know what to reply to a waitlist email directly from a PI? I feel like I have to say something to indicate that I am still interested

Same please!

Definitely don't. You will find out either way but it looks really unprofessional to reach out imo.

Definitely don't. You will find out either way but it looks really unprofessional to reach out imo.

Here's a thought! Instead of posting a million "Please can the poster from XXX University PM me their POI" messages...  YOU CAN YOU DIRECT MESSAGE THEM YOURSELF! Not trying to be antagonistic. This forum is just getting flooded with these kinds of posts and its personally driving me crazy!

Same here!

Same here & I have seen it regarding both PI that I chose so I’m not sure if I should be worried or not. 

I'm seeing a lot of people saying they heard from Miami (Ohio) with both interview invitations as well as rejections. I applied there but haven't heard anything. Anyone else in the same boat?