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I'm trying so hard not to drive myself crazy while waiting... Good luck guys

I emailed them late Friday night, and they responded saying they're still reviewing applications. If you hear anything, let me know! This is torture

Someone posted in the results about their acceptance to the Biopsychology subprogram today. Congrats to them.... I'm desperately hoping they're not done calling people with acceptances though. It looks like last year they called someone on March 9th with an acceptance. I'm hoping they have more to come next week. I'm panicking hard. :-(

It's good to see a fellow Trojan on here. I'm currently in the application process myself (waiting to hear back from schools) so I’ll share what little insight I’ve acquired. I applied to both Clinical Psych and biopsych/neuroscience PhDs. A solid GRE score can help with a "low" GPA, but unfortunately admissions policies vary so much between schools, it's difficult to generalize. The good news is that GRE scores tend to reflect SAT/ACT scores, which should be a little confidence boost for you. Although I was definitely an outlier (my GREs were not pleasant), if you dedicate the time to study hard and take your preparation seriously, you'll do fine. I definitely recommend taking the GREs as soon after undergrad as possible. I worked in a neuroscience/clinical trial research lab after undergrad, but I took the GREs a few months after graduation so my test-taking skills wouldn’t get rusty. If you have the opportunity to work in research fulltime before grad school, I’d definitely recommend it. Not only can it improve your chances of acceptance, but for me, it also helped to narrow and refine my scope of interests. Also, my experiences in the lab have been invaluable in the application process. I learned so much about the field that you really can’t learn in undergrad, and having my coworkers around for advice/guidance with the application process has been enormously helpful. One thing I would recommend is that you apply to as many schools as humanly possible. I applied to 8 thinking it was a good assortment of programs (some reach schools, a few "safety"), but I'm starting to get nervous since I haven't heard back from any of them. Good luck and stay optimistic.

Same here. Confirmation of payment, but otherwise nothing. I had to call GC directly in order to confirm all my of application materials were received & it was complete (no response to emails). I applied to the Biopsych subprogram, and although there's not a lot of info from past applicants, it seems like we won't hear until around mid-March. I'm already in agony trying to be patient...

Count me in for Biopsych as well. Haven't heard a peep from them however.