msphdhopeful

Anyone else feel like this whole waiting game feels like waiting around for a call after a first date? ....or calling someone after the first date and not getting a call back....Ugh. Actually this is worse.

Yikes! It seems like after getting good news from a few schools...the rest just seem to be bad...the theme seems as if "if you haven't heard, you're out"...eek! UCLA (health): Hey greyline, no unfortunately I just got straight out rejection, so you're in a much better position than me. Could you tell me how many people were invited to the interview and how many spots? Who was your POI? You can PM, it will help assuage the pain.... UCI: Are you guys talking about the cog sci dept OR psych and soc beh? I did undergrad there and they are two different programs. So another reject I'm guessing.... USC: for social psych, they have already made offers with funding (I applied to developmental). My friend got accepted with a fat financial aid package. On a much happier note, anybody going to Seattle for visit weekend? I'm really looking forward to it!

mai.youa.lor, it's not pathetic at all, I share the same fears and constantly have to fight through them. Only you know what's best for you, and at the end of the day it is your life and happiness. synthla, I understand you were just sharing your perspective, no harm done there.

I agree. I submitted in another post that I'm willing to leave my SO of five years for grad school and I think 4 or 5 people after me said that I'm the biggest loser for doing so, and I am a disgusting person for making that choice... I totally understand you on this. It's not like I would walk away and say peace, I'm out. Of course we would try to make it work but I'm not naive enough to think that it would work out for sure, I'm sure some long-distance relationships end up working out, but the majority of them don't. Just think about this, you never know what could happen, and if a couple years down the road you break up, you will end up resenting him for it, and yourself for choosing not to go to your dream school. Think of all the reasons why you applied to grad school in the first place... Good luck and I wish you happiness in whichever path you choose.

I applied to one developmental program at USC...still no word...

Nothing on my end either. Guess that means I'm out of the running....

Poiuyt, WashU's interview weekend is on Feb 27 and 28.

...I'm willing to leave my wonderful bf of five years, who has been my greatest cheerleader this whole time and perhaps spend the rest of my life as single and too busy to mingle. Depressing.

I can relate to these unexpected feelings of sadness and anxiety after receiving some good news. When I was doing my applications I convinced myself that it would only take one acceptance to make me completely and utterly happy and satisfied....so now that I've been invited to two schools for on-campus interviews and have one admit, I feel very guilty for feeling dissatisfied. One of my top schools had interviews already and I have not heard a word from them...so I'm back to the old feeling of unworthiness I had when I first started my applications. Ugh, I need to stop...I'm afraid my lack of excitment will give me bad karma.

According to the results section, someone already got an interview last friday for one of my top programs. This person was contacted mid-January. It's hard to hold on to hope.

Thanks SharperImage. Good to know that they are just going slower this year. Hopefully we both hear good news soon!

Hi everyone! I have finally created an account after a couple of weeks of obsessively reading the forums and results page. Has anyone else heard from USC's developmental program and UCLA's health program? Anyone going to the recruitment weekend at WashU and ASU? If so, I'll see you there!!!