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    PsycAdvocate reacted to BrendonSW in Fall 2020 PhD!   
    I got accepted to the University of Denver yesterday! ? An official offer letter will be coming over the next couple of weeks. Hope others have received some news this week! 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Foctest in Fall 2020 PhD Social Work / Welfare   
    Congratulations! I was accepted at UNC & Rutgers-Brunswick
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to AlmostThere! in Fall 2019 Phd Social Work /Welfare   
    Long time lurker here, but I'll be going to the University of Denver as well! Super excited, and hope to connect with other incoming folks to that program. If anyone has tips on living in Denver, I'm all ears - it's going to be a big transition for my partner, dog, and I. I'll be studying youth identity development/feelings of belonging, place-based resiliency factors amidst personal/community/intergenerational trauma, and the integration of arts-based and participatory methods in social science research. Also happy to connect with others doing any similar work given that we'll likely be running into one another at conferences, etc, for years to come.
     
    (also can't wait to meet in person @MCC778 ?)
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to briefinterviews in Fall 2019 Phd Social Work /Welfare   
    Don't be shy about getting in touch with faculty you are interested in working with and arranging informational interviews. Applying for a PhD is a different, more competitive ballgame than an MSW -- you're really applying to work with specific faculty whose interests align with your own and who have the capacity to mentor incoming students. During admissions, it's faculty who are choosing who they want to work with, so it's worth putting in the effort to make yourself known. It also helps you to better determine fit before you invest the time and resources into submitting an application.
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Sigaba in Should I bother applying to UCLA?   
    A year from now, some new student will say "I have no idea how I got into UCLA given my low GPA and relative lack of experience." Why not you?
     
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Yep in You made it.... Now what?   
    Love that answer! This has been the oddest feeling for me. PhD has been my goal for so long and it is what I think about 90% of the time... now my brain is confused on what to do everyday if I’m not doing research or applying for programs lol
    I think my goal until I leave to my program will be giving my wife everything she wants. She has been such a trooper through all the pain of applying and traveling for schools. Her support has been everything to me and I don’t want that to go unnoticed. I got us tickets to a concert and hopefully I can take her on a little vacation lol
     
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to andhowdoesthatmakeyoufeel in Teachers College Columbia University Counseling Psychology Phd Debrief and Updates   
    Lol, well optimism is always good.
     
    I wouldn't stress the Ivy thing, there's really no ranking system at PhD programs. It's more about fit and making sure you're productive in the ways that will suit your ultimate goals. 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to HAC in Any Older PhD Candidates Out There?   
    I am 30 years old and have a soon to be toddler at home. I will be starting a PhD in the coming year. I have found that quite the contrary to what people say, being an “older” student and a mother has made me a better student and researcher. I have had no choice but to prioritize things and accomplish them rapidly without delay. I have been working in research for 5 years now and have realized that people with more life experience make better academics in general. I know it may seem intimidating to be in a different phase of life than other students but I think you’d be surprised that there are more of us out there than you might imagine. ❤️ 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to PsyDuck90 in Any Older PhD Candidates Out There?   
    So I'm not a mom (husband and I are holding off on kids until I finish), but I am considered an older student compared to the vast majority of my program-mates (30 and in my 2nd year). I also have a classmate who is a mom and I know she finds it very difficult to balance everything, and she is fortunate enough to have a lot of help.
    I think the main thing for you to consider is what is your ultimate career goal. You said that you applied to PhD programs at the behest of your professor. Does your professional goal require a PhD or is the masters level licensure enough? Yes, you can get paid more as a doctorate level clinician. However, once you factor in the cost of tuition (it sounds like you were awarded some assistance but it isn't a full ride) and time spent out of the workforce and therefore not earning anything, you may just break even (or not even). Add in that you will likely not be contributing to retirement funds during your time in the program, so that can increase the amount of time you have to work before you can afford retirement. These are just some things I would consider when factoring in the decision. I know I thought about a lot of these types of things prior to applying because I was in a good and psych-adjacent career with a master's before I decided to quit to pursue clinical psychology. 
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    PsycAdvocate got a reaction from Justice4All in Fall 2020 Psychology Acceptances   
    Congratulations!!
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Justice4All in Fall 2020 Psychology Acceptances   
    School: Columbia University 
    Type of Program: Counseling Psychology PhD
    Acceptance Date: 2/14/20
    POI: BV
     
    Dreams. Come. True. 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to PsychStudent1 in Fall 2020 Psychology Acceptances   
    School: University of Minnesota ICD
    Type of Program: Joint Developmental/Clinical Program
    Acceptance Date: 1/18/2020
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to GameOFScience818 in Fall 2020 Psychology Acceptances   
    School: UC San Diego
    Type of Program: Developmental Psychology 
    Acceptance Date: 2/6/2020
    POI: LP
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Justice4All in POST-ACCEPTANCE ANXIETY (advice needed from fellow successful applicants))   
    I'm really glad you posted this since I feel the EXACT same way. I got into a program I was afraid to tell people that I was even applying to due to fear that they would judge me for aiming too high. When I got the news on Friday, I was calm. I have yet to celebrate. I think it's a mistake and that the offer is going to be retracted. This is my second time applying as well. My first time, I applied to 4 schools and got 0 interviews. Now, all of a sudden I have an offer from my top program and it feels...odd. I wish I could celebrate, but really, I'm in limbo. I don't think it's real or that I'm qualified. I keep thinking that my POI feels bad for me or something and that's why he selected me. I also keep thinking that things will crumble once I get there and they realize I'm really not capable. As much as I want to celebrate, my mind is filled with imposter syndrome.
    I think for me, I must have told myself for months that I was a complete failure. After not getting in the first time, I felt so terrible about myself. It made me work hard, but it cost me my self esteem and confidence. Now, I'm supposed to be happy, but my mind refuses to accept that this is real.
    I think it's good. I'm a spiritual person and this experience has taught me a lot about faith, happiness, and hard work. This week I'm bound to celebrate and you should to. Because truthfully, we did earn our spots and should be proud! The worst thing about becoming a psychologist is knowing all the cognitive fallacies. We are smart, capable, and best of all...admitted. Nothing separates us and the people who were lucky enough to get in on their first try. We're all here now, and for that, I'm choosing to be humble yet proud and letting all guilt subside by rereading that admission letter .
     
    Congratulations!
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to BrendonSW in Fall 2020 PhD!   
    Thank you! Feel free to reach out to me if you want any support/guidance when you decide to apply. ?
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to LisaOh in Fall 2020 PhD!   
    I just received my first acceptance from University of Wisconsin - Madison!
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to 123PhD in Fall 2020 PhD!   
    I heard back from my first program today - I've been accepted at Ohio State University! 
    How's the process going for all of you? Any news?
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to BrendonSW in Fall 2020 PhD!   
    Hey everyone! I just found this thread and figured I’d introduce myself— I also started a PhD social work thread a few months back, if any of you are interested in checking it out! 
    This is my first time applying to doctoral programs and I applied to three schools: Michigan State University (MSU), the University of Denver (DU), and the University of Michigan (UM) joint program in Social Work and Sociology. As of right now, I have been accepted at MSU and received an interview invitation at DU. My interview is next week (2/7) and I’m very nervous/excited! I haven’t heard from UM yet— I believe those decisions are usually released in mid-February. 
    I have an MSW from UM and almost 2 years of post-MSW experience. I currently work in research at Johns Hopkins and have spent much of my career doing political activism around LGBTQ+ rights. In a PhD program, I want to specifically focus my research on transgender and nonbinary health equity with a special emphasis on rural communities. I’m interested in working with trans people of all ages as well as those with multiple intersecting marginalized identities. 
    Additional stats: I have one publication that actually just got accepted 2 weeks ago (not first author), my GRE scores are 150 verbal, 140 quant, and 5 in writing, and my grad GPA was a 3.8. My stats are not the strongest, but I’ve really focused on my personal statement, research experience, and tried to find a strong faculty fit at each school I’ve applied to.
    I’m excited to have found this thread and hope we all receive some good news in the near future! 
     
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to StudiestStudy in *I is stressed* venting thread for Fall 2020 Applicants   
    Today I had my first interview day of the application season and I was nervous but excited. I really liked the program and the students spoke very well of the faculty. I had individual interviews with three of the faculty members. The first faculty I met with I was very interested in their research, it closely mirrored my own research interests. I had the worst interview of my life with him (let it be known that I cried in an interview once from stress). The interview started off rocky because he immediately started grilling me about my interest in the program. Like I barely had time to sit down. Then he proceeded to tell me that one of my letter writers did not write a good letter for me (this is a whole separate issue) and that because of that he did not have enough information about me to think I would be a good fit for his lab. Then he proceeded to what felt like interrogate me on why I was even qualified to apply for PhD programs. He cut me off multiple times as I was trying to answer him. I was so flustered by the whole letter writer thing that I could barely fumble together answers for his questions. I felt like a bumbling idiot. I felt so stressed out and depressed after this interview but I still had two more faculty interviews after this one. I managed to pull myself together and do well in the other two interviews and I liked the other faculty. Now I feel like I ruined my chances at this school that I really liked and would want to go to. Has anyone every experienced something like this? What do you say when someone is just grilling you about your qualifications/ability to work in a lab but does not give you anytime to answer? 
    Now I am worried that the letter writer may have negatively impacted my chances at other schools. I am annoyed because when I asked the person I made sure to stress that if they felt they could not write a good letter I would be happy to find someone else. I had an extra writer who wrote this really amazing letter for me that I could have used instead. I am stressed about my two interviews next week now. Should I ask the professor who wrote the "bad" letter if I can read what he wrote? I know who it is as I have read the letters by the other professors. 
    If anyone needs me I am going to be drowning my sorrows in a tub of ice cream and cheesy romance movies. 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to penguinqueen in Decisions   
    Hellloooo welcome to the fam! 
    Generally, schools won't send official rejections until they've gotten their incoming class put together, so around April. Some schools will send rejections to their hard no's and not send anything to their maybes just in case. There's really no way to know. I know of a few schools that do interviews in early March, so their interview invites might still be floating around, but for the most part, they will have been sent out by now. 
    Don't be discouraged! For almost all applicants, the first round does not work out (myself included). 12 is a pretty typical number of schools to apply to, honestly, and some people will recommend at least 15. You probably are a great applicant, but the problem is that you're up against thousands of other great applicants for a really limited number of spots. Think 1-5% acceptance rates at most major universities for Clinical Psych. 
    Overall, it seems likely that most invites are out, but there can be an occasional person who gets invited after interviews or gets pulled off the maybe list. It's hard to say because each school is so different. It's a real frustrating process. 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to Justice4All in Fall 2020 Clinical/Counseling Interview Invites   
    School: Columbia University Teachers College
    Type: Counseling PhD
    Date of invite: 1/29
    Type of invite: Email from DCT
    Interview date(s): February 13th
    I CANT BELIEVE THIS AHHHH!
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to cxh1054 in *I is stressed* venting thread for Fall 2020 Applicants   
    I've got my first interviews this week and am starting to feel some nerves.  The programs have such low acceptance rates that the stakes feel very real.  I feel very fortunate to have the interviews I have, but that's just the first hurdle. 
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to PsychStudent1 in Fall 2020 Clinical/Counseling Interview Invites   
    School: University of Minnesota ICD
    Type: PhD, Joint Program in Developmental/Clinical Psychology
    Date of notification: 1/18/19
    Type of invite: Phone call
    Accepted!!!
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to SendMeAnEmailPlz in Pissed off at this whole process (clinical psych PhD)   
    All is well my dude. You have 3 interviews to clinical psychology programs; the most competitive graduate degree in the country.
    There will always be someone with more interviews, more publications, and a higher salary. This field is filled with rejection at every step of your career. Schools will reject you, internships will toss your application in the trash, and reviewers will tear your manuscripts to shreds.
    It sounds like you worked hard to get where you are. But there are others who worked just as hard who have weaker applications because their PI wasn't a productive scholar or who couldn't afford to volunteer for 20 hours a week.
    You've made it pretty far. There are thousands of qualified people who would kill to be in your shoes. I urge you to be grateful and enjoy the process.
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    PsycAdvocate reacted to jh94 in Fall 2020 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD   
    Invited to University of Michigan's Clinical Psychology Recruitment Weekend. Heard that only 16 applicants were invited. 
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