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    USA Fall 2022 Clinical/Counseling PhD/PsyD

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    On 10/15/2021 at 10:07 AM, psych_student4391 said:

    Was your previous statement proofread by several people, revised, and edited? Assuming that your original statement was well-written, I think it’s okay to reuse quality pieces. Your new statement should be updated to reflect how you’ve grown in the last year, however.  Keep in mind that there's always room for improvement. If something didn't work for you the first time around, then submitting a completely identical application wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. 

     

    20 hours ago, fafsaavoidant said:

    I'd echo the statement above, and say that its fine to reuse a statement, but its worthwhile to get extra feedback! That feedback could shed light on why it might not have been as successful last time. The portions about your research interests could conceivably remain the same, but the more personal aspects of your statement might be worth delving back into. Might also be worth changing up if you're applying to work with different faculty than last time.

    Thank you for your suggestions! Yes, my personal statement was revised and edited by multiple people last time. I think there are definitely some aspects that I will change and improve, and asking for extra feedback on the last one is a good idea. Good luck to everyone!

    Ways to build community in your psychology research lab?

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    Hi everyone, my lab is trying to find ways to build community in our research lab. We are a small team and may be sticking to a part-time WFM schedule now that things seem to be re-opening again. With that, (and due to covid), we've been having trouble coming up with ways to build community, besides meeting once a month for lunch or a picnic outside. Any advice or suggestions on how you do it in your own lab would be well appreciated! Thank you!

    Fall 2021 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD

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    5 minutes ago, shutupsigmundfreud said:

    Has anyone else found that their work motivation has taken a serious plunge during this process? I can't tell if the two are directly connected or not, but since all the anxiety of rejections and waiting to hear back really hit, I've been so much less driven in my RA job. Part of it is I think general WFH exhaustion and because I'm in a lab where I'm constantly overworked, especially the past few months (part of why I'm stressed about alternative options if I'm rejected everywhere- my brain cannot feasibly stand another year at this lab), but the waiting game certainly does not make dealing with that any easier ?

    Hey, I really feel this. This started happening to me the last couple of weeks. Feeling discouraged from lack of responses and awaiting rejections makes me less motivated to work for sure. On top of that, things have changed at my work and I've taken waaay more responsibility which stresses me plus personal life stuff added on to it. Idk if you work with a supportive/friendly team, but maybe you could mention feeling overwhelmed/stressed? I did that last week and I am grateful I did because my PC was able to delegate tasks and have discussions with me that i really needed. I'm so sorry to hear that you can't stand being in the lab for another year. :( That's hard. Maybe you can apply to other labs?

    Fall 2021 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD

    in Psychology Forum

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    4 minutes ago, shutupsigmundfreud said:

    Thanks, it does definitely help to remind myself that it is NOT personal, but my anxiety still gets to me since I had such a good feeling about this one. There are 6 schools left I have yet to hear back from, so here's hoping! It's a shame that you can look so good on paper, be super experienced and qualified, but still get rejections since this process is really a case of the stars aligning. 

    I get frustrated sometimes when people in my life are like "oh well you have a great resume, you'll get so many offers!" and I understand that they're being supportive and nice, but I wish I could explain that that's not how it works for clinical psych. Sometimes I think we're all masochists for choosing this field lol

    I totally get that feeling. It is truly unfortunate that there are sooooo many qualified individuals for this field, but the reality is that there are only a few spots open for each school. I wish there was more funding available for these programs which imo largely benefit people and broader society on the other end. 

    I get annoyed when people say that too. It's flattering, but they also don't understand the competition or the feeling of just being "lucky enough". Not sure if this is the best thing to do, but I often don't tell people of the schools I applied to or if I'm applying at all just because I can't possibly predict the outcome and I can always try next year but at least the pressure of expectations is kept limited to my immediate social circle.   

    Fall 2021 Clinical & Counseling PhD/PsyD

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    20 hours ago, shutupsigmundfreud said:

    Does anyone have any tips for coping after receiving rejections? I had a first-round preliminary interview this week that I thought went really well and was (in my eyes) a perfect research match. I was super excited to hear back from the professor, but I just got a rejection in my email with the standard "it was an especially competitive year". It's making me super nervous because now I have 3 rejections (2 assumed) and 0 interview prospects, and if I couldn't land an interview at a place that seemed like the ideal match, I'm just really getting down about my chances at the rest of the schools and what I potentially did wrong in the preliminary interview. Is anyone dealing with a similar thing?

    I went through something similar a few weeks back. I had a preliminary interview with a PI and I felt we were a perfect match, plus it seemed to me that my interview and our conversations went really well. Then within a week I received the rejection email, which really surprised me. I actually followed up with the PI and, in a very professional and respectful email, asked if I could receive some feedback. She shared with me that the interview went great, but she was looking for these 2 specific skills/experiences that I simply did not have or did not have enough of. Understandably, that was something she needed to gauge in the interview. In the end, you have to understand that professors are looking for very specific things that may not be completely apparent. I have a friend who went through the interview process 2 years ago and got zero acceptances. When she followed up for feedback, she got responses like "we needed someone with experience in FMRI" but she only had ECG, for example. You have to understand that it is much to the PIs benefit if their graduate students already have a skill than to train someone to learn the whole process. So really, when coping with rejections, you have to remind yourself that A. it is not personal, it is more likely a question of "fit" for the lab and a logistics thing rather than who you are or if you did well in an interview, etc. and B. out of ALL the applicants, you were chosen for an interview. That's HUGE in this field. You should be so proud of yourself for getting to that point. After that, things are beyond your control and you have to find a way to accept that.

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