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Last year I was accepted into a fully-funded program. I had heard not great things about the program, and it was in the middle of nowhere across the country. I spent a month trying to decide if I should just go because I got accepted somewhere, or if I should reject and try again the following year. I ended up rejecting the acceptance. Last year I wasn't sure I made the right decision, that thought creeping in my head often. What if I wasn't accepted this year? Ultimately, this ended up being one of the best decisions I could ever make. Regret is completely normal, but I ended up following my gut despite the many people who said I made the wrong decision. And now I was accepted at a much better fully-funded program in a city, as I always wanted!

That date is for the people who are offered positions, not for the schools to make their decisions. So applicants have to accept and let go of those waitlists, or reject and hope they make it off the waitlist. I'm not sure how much time is offered to applicants who are on the waitlist and receive their acceptance on or after April 15th, but I'm assuming they give the applicants some time to consider. It sucks that schools are not given stringent deadlines like applicants are, but hopefully it moves quickly for everyone on the waitlists after April 15th!

Likely, there will be minimal movement at this point until April 15th. Since people don't have to give their decision until then, those on the waitlist might not get offers until after this date, depending on their 'rank' on the waitlist. I know this is frustrating, but this is completely normal and appears to happen every year, not just this year. I know a few people from last year who didn't hear until June.

No worries :). Good luck with your journey

Thank you! I was the one that shared before, but my PI is GF (don't want to give more than his initials).

Hello! I have accepted my offer to Suffolk Clinical Psych PhD

Hello! First, congrats on getting into your program! I'll be attending a Suffolk Clinical Psychology PhD program. I've lived in Boston for the last ten years so happy to help in any way to people moving to the area! The t system and renting can be tricky to navigate here, so let me know if anyone has specific questions! Hope we can all meet at some point!

Hi all! I recently was accepted into a Clinical Psychology PhD program and have accepted my offer, so I figured I'd start a thread for people in a similar boat! What do you all plan to do until we attend? Are there resources/tools you plan on using to prepare for the change? Congratulations to everyone in a similar boat!