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Hi! I see that you just joined recently. Welcome! Most schools follow the CUDCP timeline which requires students to accept or decline admissions offers by April 15. Waitlist decisions sometimes come before then, but it’s unlikely. If you have any offers from clinical psych programs, you are probably required to accept and make a deposit or release the offer by April 15. You may want to consider (if you’re able) making a deposit and accepting an offer by April 15th and if you get in off a waitlist after that, you’ll just lose the deposit from the first school.

Me! And a ton of other people lol!

I’ve been answering robocalls too! The Wright Institute is probably going to be a (415) number, but it could be different if it’s a faculty member calling.

Is anyone else waiting to hear from Wright Institute? Johnny said we should hear by the week of March 22-26, and I still haven’t heard back! ?

Saw this on r/gradadmissions

I’ve been getting so many robo calls. It’s like they know I’m waiting for grad school decisions and will pick up!

My interview invitation for La Salle started with “Dear Applicant”

This doesn’t help with the feelings about reapplying, but I have something that helps me to be nice to myself rather than self critical. For most schools, getting an interview means you’re qualified and a good applicant. It’s just about fit and personality from that point. Five interviews means you’re hecka desirable as an applicant! Hope this helps a little

Still waiting on LaSalle!

Sorry, I replied to the wrong post about the Wright Institute!

The Wright Institute is not done reviewing applications!

I got an interview invite today. I know that some admitted students last year deferred, so there may be some cohort slots already filled before this year’s applicants even interview. I don’t know how many slots are filled, and don’t know if the number of interviews reflects that.

I haven’t heard from them! I emailed earlier this week to ask if they sent out all interview invites and I haven’t gotten a response.

For some programs, PsyD at least, some students deferred their admission last year because of covid, so some cohorts are already partially filled with admits from last year.

No, but I heard that even people who got an email invite to an interview still said “no decision” in their portal.

Last year I never got an email from a few schools. I had to contact them and they said they sent out all interview invites.

Thank you, I’ll look at that. I’m definitely heavily considering reapplying next year if I don’t get in anywhere else. It’s just a hard decision to make.

My Rutgers PsyD portal still shows that they have my unofficial transcripts but not my official transcripts...but I received confirmation months ago from the transcript agencies that Rutgers received my transcripts. Does this mean they’re not reviewing my application?

I don’t know if they’ve sent them all out. From looking at results from previous years, it looks like they send their rejections after interviews in February. I’m just checking my email and portal a million times today.

The University of California system treats its students like each one is a dollar value instead of a person, but it is greatly respected as an institution of higher learning. I definitely have complaints about my experience, but the UCs are a money-making machine for their execs too and they have a fine reputation as schools. That’s just my response to your statement that if a school is for profit, it’s a corporation intent on making money not an institute of learning. Each Alliant program has slightly different cohort sizes, different faculty, etc. The one I was accepted to has great faculty and explained that the reason for their low licensure rate is that many alumni get licensed in the months following reporting to the APA. The stat is actually much higher, but I don’t remember it exactly. I know that there are downsides to attending a larger program, especially a chain/school of professional psychology like Alliant. That being said, I am so ready to start my doctorate, and I just don’t know if I want to put myself through another year of not being in grad school just to reapply and potentially still not get into a dream program.

I have asked about these things, and Alliant has solid responses for most of them. Alliant’s students still have to work their butts off to get in and complete the program, and they get good clinical training. I’m open to input from other applicants, but coming from a current PsyD student your words kind of just feel like you think your program is superior, which it very well might be, but that’s not the attitude I’m looking for in someone I’m taking advice from. Sorry if there’s weird formatting, my phone isdisplaying this text box weirdly.

I applied to mostly PhDs last year because of the concern about debt, but I’m not a big fan of research and I know the PsyD is where I fit best. Clinical Psych PhDs have lower acceptance rates than med school, so if your heart isn’t 1000% in it I don’t think applying is worth the pain. Also, I want to focus on clinical training more than any PhD I’ve found. That’s just my 2¢ though! You can DM me for my thoughts if you want.

No problem, thanks for the info you do have! I think a lot of us will be mourning Rutgers this year. I got into a PsyD that’s more expensive and doesn’t have the same reputation as Rutgers, and I’m questioning whether I should go or wait and reapply /again/ next year.

Did they mention anything about the timeline being effected by the number of applicants?