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Well, I'm glad your meeting went well...and the offer on the paper! That wonderful and will make you a very competative applicant. It seems like you have many ties and enthusiasum for AU and I'm sure that will bode very well for you

Good luck! Be sure to come fill us in on how it went

That's great that you'll have so many relivant options. I see you're cornering the decision making researchers. That's such an interesting area...and so many people are looking at neuroeconomics as the hot "new" thing. I hope that translates to lots of grants for you ! There is some really nice work coming out of those labs! Best of luck with everything! ItsBrainScience: Sorry, I don't know a thing about the ASU timeline. Anything up on the results page? Sorry that is zero informative, I just didn't want to ignore your post :oops: .

I completely understand the intimidation factor. Although, if there was one thing I learned from my application process it is: do not to be too intimidated to e-mail people. I didn't branch out to people I definitely should have. So, I know its uber scary, but if you get a positive or negative response from her at least you'll know more about your options. I know AU is in a consortium with a bunch of other DC schools. Have you checked them out? This probably sounds really dumb, but when I visited AU I was really surprised how close it was to (and how may people live in) Maryland (instead of DC). It was such a beautiful area!

I hear you! That switch from a drug lab to people can be super frustrating when you want to be involved with the former. Similarly, I hope the person I referred to in my earlier post is still doing the MDMA work I read about. I think that publication was fairly recent, so it may be worth it enough to look into. I was at AU a few weeks ago and from what I've gathered about the program and from what you'e said about your interests, it definitely seems like a good choice for you! I find that a lot of schools that have many differnt related degrees and departments (as Hopkins does) are pretty interdisciplinary and collaborative. Perhaps you can have a home department such Psychological and Brain Sciences but do a lot of research with the folks you are working with now. At many of the schools I have interviewed thus far, there are many opportunities to collaborate between departments or programs, so it may be a possibility at Hopkins as well. Above all, I think its awesome that you're looking into things this early; you'll give yourself a great timetable to make your application decisions!

Since dogs are such good judges of character, getting your puppy to "smile" in a picture (as was1984 did so nicely) waves the requirement for letters of recommendation.

Ahhh, I think I have a guess at who you might be looking at at AU I have read some MDMA papers out of the Psych Department at UMass Amherst (Jerrold Meyer is the researcher, I believe) so that program may be of interest as well. That's the first program that comes to mind. Sorry I can't think of more at the moment :?

I think you will gain a lot from your visits. A program can be completely different on paper than it is in person. The department's overall feel will say a lot about how it runs, how well you fit (or don't fit) and how happy/productive you will be. Several people have mentioned how important it is to speak with current graduate students. This is so true! They will (generally) give it to you straight, so don't shy away from asking them anything and everything you feel is important in your decision making.

I applied to some behavioral neuroscience programs. Right now, I'm more or less just playing the waiting game. I was rejected from two of my "reach schools", but that wasn't much of a surprise. I had a few interviews and now I'm back to waiting, haha. Glasscandie, I'm not sure if you're interested in neuropharmacology at the receptor level, but there are a few schools in the NYC area that do great behavior/receptor interaction. Are you looking to enter into a drug lab?

Contrats! It must feel so nice to have a concrete decision (both theirs and yours), haha! May I be so bold as to ask which lab you will in? I'm curious to hear; they have some awesome research going on.

That's wonderful! Congratulations! How do your research interests line up with each school? I'm sure the fit is great at both, but even minute differences may sway a decision. Did you get to speak with current graduate students and their experiences? Funding may have an impact as well... It's a tough decision to make, but it sounds like you're in a great position

Last year, while checking my online application status to a program, I noticed that a transcript showed up as received from a school I had never attended (in a state I had never even visited!) and better yet had "university" spelled wrong in its name. That was a double whammy. I wandered onto a website discussing this fairly recently. It

Hi everyone! I just decided to join in the fun. I will be at the first NYU weekend as well. I'm looking forward to it! Congrats to you all on your interviews/acceptances!