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I got a 4 on writing and I'm starting a Phd program at Penn GSE next year so I don't know how much schools really weigh the writing score. I did get high scores on the other sections though (162 V and 162 Q).

Congrats on your acceptances! I think I'd consider the opportunity costs of each school. Even though you would maybe have to take out loans at Harvard, look carefully at their job placements. Are they getting stellar jobs or similar positions to UM graduates? Your advisors could tell you where their past graduate students are working. One of my professors told me I should conisder what kinds of jobs the graduates are getting and if they are getting jobs at the top schools/research institutes (which means they are probably making more money than you would at other jobs). I'm sure the graduates of Harvard and Michigan are able to get jobs, but what kind of job do you hope to get? If you are considering industry jobs, like think tanks, as well as academia, you might want to ask if graduates have been hired at places like Mathematica or RAND. You might even want to consider where you would rather live. It's 4-5 years of your life. Also, would you want to buy a car if you went to Michigan? Is re-applying to funding at Harvard just a formality? I'd ask if people ever lose funding or if re-applying is just for administrative purposes. It might just be a minor hassle. Do students receive more funding as they progress in the program? Your advisor can probably answer those questions.

keepswimming, which program are you talking about? HDSP or Learning Sciences?

ceek, do you mind saying which program you heard from?

I haven't heard anything either

Hi, When you got the preliminary scores did you get a score range or just one number for each quant and verbal? The Kaplan prep has been giving a score range of 50-100 points for the subsections so I'm curious what the scores looked like. Thank you!

Hi, I'm applying to grad school for fall 2012 in developmental psychology. I've heard that I should email professors to ask if they are accepting students. When should I email them? Is June ok, or should I wait until August or September? Also, how much detail should I give in the initial email? If anyone could offer suggestions or a generic template of what kinds of things I should address when I email professors I'd like to work with that would be great. I'm just not sure how formal the emails should be....and how much detail about my interests I should give. I have already narrowed my grad school list based on research interests, so all the professors I would be contacted are looking at topics I'd like to study. Thank you!

Hi all, Looking at these forums, I've noticed that most people seem to do additional research after undergrad before applying to clinical psych programs. Does anyone apply for phd programs in clinical psych while an undergrad? I'm a double major studying psychology and communication sciences and disorders at a top 15 university. I've done a lot of volunteering Special Olympics and preschoolers with ADHD/developmental delays. I started working as a research assistant in 2 labs as a sophomore and will complete an honors thesis. My gpa will likely be in the 3.6-3.7 range. Ideally, I would like to apply to PhD programs next year (I'm currently a junior), but the process does seem a bit daunting. Do undergrads have a chance getting into PhD clinical psych programs? Has anyone had any experience with this? I realize that clinical psych phd programs are extremely competitive so I'm not expecting to get into a top 10 program, but I would like to get into a top 50ish program (based on the US news rankings, but I'm not sure if this is the best way to research clinical psych programs). Thanks! Good luck to everyone applying to PhD programs this year!

Hi all, I took the GRE this summer as a rising junior (probably not my best decision to take it early). I scored a 550 on verbal and 670 on quantitative. I'll take it again next August with the new GRE. Vocab is a huge weakness for me and I struggled even after studying for two months. I did successfully learn the 300 common GRE words in the Princeton Review Cracking the GRE book. However, I'm not sure how to prepare for the verbal on the new test. I'm pretty good with sentence completion, but should I still be working on vocab to raise my score next year? I'm a dedicated student that is willing to take the time to raise my scores. Any suggestions are appreciated! For those of you who are already done with the GRE, if you had a significant amount of time to prepare for the GRE what would you recommend? Thank you!