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welp. No funding for me either.

Lord I am getting nervous! I just want to know.

Are we going to be notified either way? Or will we need to check?

My POI emailed me about 2 weeks ago, and I got the official letter early last week! Accepted yesterday

Officially attending Texas A&M University!!! WOW y'all. Third time is the charm!! Good luck to you all as you complete applications and feel free to message me if you are also going to Texas A&M this fall

Hey! I received an email from the program director about being placed on the waitlist. They had over 80 applications and will only be accepting 3 students (per the email).

I do not know if all acceptances have gone out yet, but the recruitment day was last Friday. I know my POI contacted me about acceptance (I.S.) with a formal letter to come today or Monday.

Here are so updates I've heard so far/any helpful information I can provide! Rice University-- Waitlisted (POIs no funding at this time) notifications are out Texas A&M-- Acceptances have gone out, interview/recruitment weekend 2/5 University of Connecticut-- preliminary interviews, offers could go out in next week or two Wright State University -- offers could go out in next 3 weeks, following up with phone interview for selected candidates IUPUI -- acceptances/offers going out now/have gone out, interview/recruitment day 2/3 Portland State University -- Preliminary interviews, offers will go out in February BEFORE recruitment weekend (in March) Ohio University: Offers out, recruitment weekend 2/19 This is what has been relayed to me, but if you have anything to add or additional information on other programs, share with the group!

YES!! We need to get celebrating!! It is time for this thread to get PUMPED. Start bragging, y'all!! Let us know what interviews and acceptances you are getting Shout-out to @SCIOPsychand @potentialOB who have BOTH been given an offer (with more to come, I am SURE).

Has anyone heard from George Mason or DePaul? Hoping this is a big week of news for everyone ❤️

When did you hear back? Was it right when they said, or before?

These are good questions! I know I have one virtual visit day that is 3-8 with a clear schedule. We are talking to graduate students and 3 different professors. The other one I have is listed as all day, but no schedule yet. I have no experience with these either, so I plan on being prepared with their most recent published research/their research interests, and my elevator pitches on things on my CV. ALSO make sure you are asking them questions YOU need to know to make a decision, too. They're selecting you, but they also want to recruit you so you ultimately select them. But based on some things I have listened to or read, I imagine even an all day recruitment event will be interviews throughout the day with breaks from zoom built in. But I don't know for sure. Each school seems to be going about this process differently. Does anyone have any tips for partner interviews? I have had really bad experiences with them in the past and I am really nervous.

You could also enroll in post-bacc options at universities. I took a stats course at a university through their extension program. I enrolled in the one class and got a transcript and grade! Or, you could reach out to a professor, and audit the course if you do not want to pay.

It was, but you are right! Some of my top schools are still in the running/I've moved forward in the process on those schools. And that is so exciting!! We will have to DM each other so we can talk through the nerves! That will be my first interview day, so I am feeling the pressure. My POI is P.S.! What about you?

And just like that... Waitlisted. My POIs said, at least for them, it is highly unlikely they will have the funds to take a student. Bummed, but I was warned by my POI it would be this way.

No not yet... I am also going crazy! ?

I've been asked about (1) my research interests (broadly and more specifically) (2) why I want a Ph.D./My future career goals (3) how I face adversity or stress (4) what about the professors research interests me (5) A research project that I've been part of that excited me (6) what part of graduate school I am most excited and most nervous for (7) what experience do I have at each part of the research process (8) my past research experience overall (9) and if I have teaching experience. This is from a few interviews, but I feel like I've seen a few repeats (especially around past research experience and future goals) from all of them.

I'll PM you!

MH and EK!

Are preliminary interviews usually this common? I have really never been in this part of the process before, but I feel like I am seeing more preliminary interviews this year.

I've heard back about a preliminary interview from Denver, but nothing about the official Interview weekend taking place around Feb 19th, yet. I had a preliminary interview last week.

I've heard back from Ohio University (IO) and the University of Denver (social) about preliminary interviews for the week of January 4-8. No official interview weekend invites yet.

I applied to NSF GRFP but not the Ford Foundation. I didn't know about them last year, either. Hoping for a better application outcome this year. So anxious ?

Here we go, y'all! Good luck to everyone and I cannot wait to start seeing some results!

How many schools did you apply to? Any advice? I am worried during COVID that I should apply to more schools than normal.