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Started when I was 30. Hm.

Daniel Amen's Research Gate profile has a bunch of NOVA students as co-authors on pubs and posters: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Amen-3 NOVA's captive internship: https://membership.appic.org/directory/display/60

Seeing some mid-December interview days on the Results page, which is making me worried that these programs are going to try to force applicants to commit to admission before they have even heard back from other schools. Hopefully that is not the case, but keep in mind that if it does, this is predatory behavior. Schools adhere to the April 15 deadline out of respect and fairness. Be careful out there, friends!

Have you considered looking into cultural anthropology? I don't have any specific recommendations for professors but I do have a degree in anthropology, and I know from personal experience that body image as a function of culture is often discussed. My thought process is that you could package communications media as a reflection of culture.

GRE: 145Q; 155V; 6W. 6 of my 19 schools asked for GRE scores - received interview invites from 3 of those 6. These are estimates, I don't remember where I wrote down my ETS password GPA: 3.8 BA; 3.9 MAResearch: 2 years at time of application; 1 pub under review (second author), 4 posters (2 first author, 2 third). Leading role on a study I helped design. Clinical: ~280 direct contact clinical work from MA program. Full time salaried work in clinical role at a very prominent science institution, which definitely helped. EC: Very involved in community service for the past five years but it's unrelated to psychology. Involved in student organizations since my BA, evidenced by significant leading roles. Two semesters of TA. Leadership award from faculty upon graduation from MA.

Wholly agree; my experience was similar. Further, it gave me an opportunity to fine-tune my career objectives after "trying on" different clinical roles. Being able to speak knowledgeably about my experiences was an asset in interviews, as after graduation from my MA program I was able to get a paid clinical position in a highly respected science institution. I was also able to anticipate application rejection with the comfort that I am still qualified for a career in psychology; not necessarily the one I wanted, but one that I am happy with.

School: The University of Rhode Island Type: Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Track: N/A Acceptance/Waitlist/Rejection: Accepted Type of Notification: Phone call from PI; email from graduate school Date Notified: 2/1/21; 3/11/21 DM for POI: Sure! School: The University of Louisville Type: Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. Track: N/A Acceptance/Waitlist/Rejection: Accepted Type of Notification: E-mail from PI; email from admissions Date Notified: 3/5/21 DM for POI: Yesssss

I think that refers to 40 total offers for the application season, not 40 initial offers. As in, if you’re high on the waitlist it looks like there’s a decent chance.

Yes - I recommend finding it in a PDF/online version so you can command+F your school's name: https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Graduate-Programs-Counseling-Psychology/dp/1462541437

Follow @PsychChatter on Twitter. They have a monthly psych jobs thread that lists opportunities - It's very common, but if you want more concrete data I would look up the ratio of offers extended to offers accepted in each program (I first saw that data in the Insider's Guide, not sure if it's available elsewhere). If you see that the program extended 18 offers last year and 6 were accepted, there's a pretty good chance you'll be pulled from the waitlist. if a program extends 6 offers and 6 were accepted, less so.

It’s an aggregate from this current application season; I’ve attended three Counseling interviews (and one Clinical, but I excluded examples from that interview because it wasn’t relevant to OP’s question). I’m in the offer stage at the moment so I have not begun attending.

Hey there! I just heard this afternoon. Interview is on Friday, but I'm going to release my spot. I hope you heard too!

School: The University of Alaska Anchorage Type: Clinical-Community PhD Date of invite: 2/12/21 Type of invite: Email from program admin assistant Interview dates: 3/4 - 3/5 DM for POI: Yes Declined to interview due to existing admissions offers from top choices.

Okay this is terrifying. I’m currently holding two unofficial verbal offers and I was feeling bad about that until I read your post. My mentor’s advice was to not release any offers until it’s official, and I totally understand why now. I’m so sorry that this happened to you!

I would definitely be interested in hearing perspectives on this! Social media is not something that’s typically covered in (my experience) traditional application advice, but I found it useful to be following PIs on Twitter, for example, because they often post about their interests, current projects, or any lab meet and greets. But that’s something I picked up on maybe 6 months ago. I want to help future applicants navigate these tools effectively.