Hi! Wanted to start a broad forum for psychology PhD apps. I applied to programs with a wide variety of titles (went based on faculty interests rather than PhD title), and I'd love to start a freak-out thread for people of all research areas
My Stats:
Undergrad Institution: Big R1 public school
Major(s): Psychology & African Studies (honors)
Overall & major GPA: 3.94
Type of Student: US citizen, NHW, woman, lgbt+
GRE Scores: did not take
Research Experience: 3 years of undergrad research in several labs + 1yr full time post-bac; all in psych, neuroscience, and/or medical settings
Publications: 1 first-author pub, 1 middle-author, 2 under review
Presentations: several podium and poster presentations at both undergrad and international/professional conferences
Awards/honors: honors thesis, graduated summa cum laude, named one of 20 outstanding graduates in liberal arts in 2020, scholarship funding thesis research
LoRs: one from current PI (clinical neuro); one from undergrad PI (neuro); one from my undergrad thesis advisor (human development/social psy)
Research interests: health disparities, social neuroscience, health psychology
Applying to:
UCLA - Health Psychology
UPitt - Biological and Health Psychology
Northwestern - Personality & Health Area
Georgetown - Psychology (HDPP)
WashU - Aging & Development
CU Boulder - Social Neuroscience
UT Austin - Neuroscience
Interviews
WashU - completed informal, prelim interview
Haven't yet heard from anyone else!! I would love to know if others who applied to these schools have gotten feedback yet.