[2022 Fall Application: Chat, Share and Support One Another]

13 minutes ago, awesome3141 said:

That's intriguing. I got accepted to Penn State but didn't get the invitation you're talking about today. I had a phone conversation with faculty member on Tuesday and they told me official acceptances, funding offers and information on visit event (which will be in-person) wouldn't be going out for a couple weeks. 

Thanks for replying so soon! I also just realized I posted this on the Sociology forum, so sorry about that and thanks for sharing your exp with Penn State

[2022 Fall Application: Chat, Share and Support One Another]

Hi everyone, hoping I can get some answers here

I had my interview with Penn State 2 weeks ago. It went really well and my POI emailed me a few days after saying they were nominating me for acceptance (yay!). I didn't hear from the program or the university until today when they sent out an invitation for a virtual recruitment event.

I'm not sure how to approach the event. There was no mention of interviews, but they did say we have the opportunity to meet with faculty 1:1. Thinking of reaching out to faculty I haven't already spoken to, so I can get to know other professors. How much preparation should I put into this? Is this event them trying to get me to go to the school or am I still trying to convince them to offer me admission?

[2022 Application Thread]

Hi everyone, hoping I can get some answers here.

So I had my interview with Penn State 2 weeks ago. It went really well and my POI emailed me a few days after saying they were nominating me for acceptance. I haven't heard from the program or the university until today when they sent out an invitation for a virtual recruitment event.

I'm not sure how to approach the event. There was no mention of interviews, but they did say we have the opportunity to meet with faculty 1:1. Thinking of reaching out to faculty I haven't already spoken to, so I can get to know other professors. How much preparation should I put into this? Is this event them trying to get me to go to the school or am I still trying to convince them to offer me admission?

[Human Factors]

On 2/8/2021 at 10:07 PM, hfprospect20 said:

Well that's awesome to hear!!! Sometimes, I can be too hard on myself as well. Thankfully I should have good LoR and I put a lot of time and efforts into my SoP. 

And that's a great amount of experience, you application would most certainly stand out. Are you applying this cycle or next cycle?

Apologies for replying so late haha but I'm going to be applying this cycle! How're applications going for you?

[Human Factors]

9 hours ago, mbat72 said:

Those are great programs! I looked at a lot of them, but wasn't sure if my application was competitive enough because my GPA could be seen as pretty average (3.4). So far, I have submitted applications to San Jose State University and CSU Long Beach. I applied to their human factors programs. Both cover HCI topics as well. I have one year of research experience in human factors. What is your background?

Oh nice! My GPA is actually around the same (3.4). I used to not feel too confident about that but I talked to some PhD students and a number of them said that SoP and LoR have more weight on the decision (though it doesn't hurt to have a high GPA and GRE score).

My background is in Cognitive Science. By the time I apply, I'll have around 1.5 yrs of research experience, and 2.5 yrs of working experience.

[Human Factors]

2 hours ago, mbat72 said:

Awesome, what schools do you have on your list?

Right now I'm looking at PhD programs in Embry-Riddle, University of Minnesota, University of Washington, Georgia Tech, UC Irvine, and University of Michigan. UCI and UM have Informatics degrees that also cover HCI topics. 

What schools are you looking at?

[Human Factors]

Hi @mbat72 I'm thinking of applying to HFE/HCI related programs either Fall 2021 or 2022, still trying to strengthen my app since I don't have research experience.

Background: Majored in Cognitive Science, originally was going to do UX Design, but ended up really liking UX Research post-grad/once I started working. Currently doing my own independent research and volunteering on the side to get more projects under my belt.