gellert
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I plan to send a card after I have results in, thanking them and telling them where I decide to go.
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I don't know how many others are having this issue, but the Stanford grad app status page is showing my app as incomplete despite all materials being in.
I called the grad admissions dept and they told me this often happens because all the materials are in, but the dept hasn't gotten around to looking at/compiling them yet, which makes the status read as "incomplete." They suggested calling the dept if I had further concerns, which I don't feel the need to do. I just wanted to let everyone know what's going on, if there's anyone else having this experience with the Stanford app.
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A friend of mine in Duke cog neuro says that she got her interview invite in late December (last year). Fingers crossed that we hear something soon; it's one of my top choices!
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Congrats! A review of results search + quick interrogation of a friend in a non-quant UNC psych grad department reveals that invitations are generally extended by program, not department. So don't get too anxious, people-who-applied-but-haven't-heard-yet!
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I can relate to almost all of these! Here are a couple of my other favorites:
Them: "Isn't one of your degrees in Zoology? Why do you need a PhD to be a zoo keeper?"
Me: "I don't want to be a zoo keeper. I want to do animal behavior/cognition research."
Them: "Oh so you want to be like a dog trainer or something? You need a PhD for that?"
Me: "Yep! You got it!........."
Old women: "Oh but hunny, you're so pretty! I don't know why you bother with all of this school stuff. You could easily just marry a rich doctor."
Me: "Or I could just be a doctor (of sorts) myself."
Old women: "You're right, hunny. It's just so much unnecessary work."
Me: blank stare.....
The one time I'm happy my parents told me I could be anything I wanted, as long as it was a doctor or a lawyer....
At least I am living up to expectations (unless I don't get in; then that's another bag of worms, and I'm pretty sure they expected a different kind of doctor...). -
Yeah, I put only one decimal place on all my apps unless more were requested, and rounded up/down. They have my transcripts which spell it out to 2-3 decimal places in case they're interested. My CV has to 3 decimal places. I figure it's not a big deal as GPA is relatively unimportant.
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Late LORs from profs: not a big deal? dealbreaker?
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@ snes
1. "You spent all day on your applications? You're still not finished?"
Hahah that's my fav!
My RA is always asking me whether I've finished my apps or not, and she's constantly surprised when the answer is "no," even if it's only been 6 hours.
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Hahahah, thankfully I had the sense to leave morally objectionable activities out of it... But thanks for the input -- I'm becoming increasingly neurotic as this process unfolds.
Aren't we all.
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I respectfully disagree with those positing that your depression is likely to reoccur during your Ph.D. It sounds like, from what you wrote, that the depression was triggered by the family death and is not a recurring thing that frequently decimates your ability to do well in a classroom setting.
Since your masters was thesis-based and you did well in that respect and your adviser will vouch for you, no, I don't think it's the end of the world. I think you should take the subject GRE and do as well as you can (a 100% is not necessary and you don't have to report it at all if you feel your score isn't good enough, as long as the school doesn't require it). I also think if you can get your letter-writer to explain that your grades suffered due to a death in the family, that will help.
The question remaining for me is: how bad WAS your undergraduate record? Research is more important than grades of course, but you need a minimum GPA to be considered usually. Your grad GPA is over 3.0, but what about undergrad?
I think you should acknowledge your strengths some as well, and work to build upon them. You're weak in one area (grades), so improve an area in which you are strong (research). If you can show that your depression did not negatively affect your work in research, then that helps.
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I think that if a POI requests for your application to be pushed through it will happen.
fingers crossed that time will prove you right!
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One of my PI's personally called someone on the admissions committee, a professor that I also wanted to work with. When I later contacted that POI to inquire about research, he informed me that I shouldn't worry about not getting in.
It's one of the most powerful things on an application. If a PI goes above and beyond what is asked, it means he/she is betting his/her reputation on you succeeding in that POI's lab. PI's will only do that for exceptional undergraduate students.
DTB
Oh, this is about a POI at the school - the person to whom I'm applying - going to the adcomm and saying he/she wants me in his/her lab, despite not being personally on the adcomm.
Though I do hope my present PI vouches for me to his friends in academe, as well. It would definitely help, as your experience shows. (Congrats, by the way!)
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Yes. Definitely. Schools will def. want an updated CV from you with this information. And congrats!
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In case it's relevant to you, the weather's also quite different between the two. Blacksburg is going to be more humid in summer whereas Iowa City is dry. Iowa City and Blacksburg probably get equally hot in summer, but Iowa is MUCH colder in winter, with a lot of snow. Blacksburg is closer to a beach, if that is important to you, though there are lake "beaches" in Iowa.
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I don't think they even see that, tbqh. And I doubt it's something they care about in the grand scheme of things.
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Sure thing. Message me and I'll give you my email.
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Not at all. Most schools give a broad definition for diversity, one that includes diversity of experience. Talk about those experiences, about overcoming adversities unrelated to ethnicity and gender.
Also, if your work has any significant impact for disadvantaged groups, you could discuss that.
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List it as "under review." When revisions come back, you can list it as "under revision" or "revise and resubmit." It's a faux pas to mention the journal at which the paper is under review, though. Wait until it's in press to name the journal.
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Oh no, I am sorry - I accidentally downvoted your post when I was trying to hit 'quote'.
I keep checking the app status page at least twice a day just to make sure that the status of any of the required elements hasn't magically changed from complete to incomplete.
No worries! Looks like someone already fixed it.
And yeppp, same here. Totally irrational, but there you have it.
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For one of the programs, it's up to the committee and not my alma mater. For another, it's up to the committee but the POI has final say. A third is my alma mater with the POI having final say.
The one I'm most concerned with is the first, since I know it's the adcomm who decides, not the POI. All the POI can do is their best to push me through to acceptance. So ... fingers crossed.
Thanks for the advice, fuzzy and Cpsych!
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To be frank, you will not get in with your current stats, so it's not worth applying this year (to MA or to Ph.D./Psy.D. programs).
I recommend, as others have said, getting a position somewhere as a research assistant, even if only volunteering while getting the experience necessary for a full-time paid job (these jobs themselves are very competitive). Take some classes at a local community college and do well in them to prove you have the capacity to do coursework. If you can find graduate courses to take, do them. I also suggest getting clinical experience, such as volunteering in a hospital, working as a MHC, or becoming a CNA.
But most importantly: why waste the time, money, and stress in applying if you aren't certain it's what you want to do? Taking time off will give you the chance to decide for sure.
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Say you have a good rapport with your POI(s) at a university, and the POI vouches for you to the adcomm and tries to get you in. If they are not themselves on the admissions committee, how much difference does this make? Certainly it would bring one's application to the attention of the adcomm, but could it be the difference between getting in and not?
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I am not in your field, but having spent some time in Iowa City, I can definitely say it's a magnificent place. It's got a strong art culture, especially given the Iowa Writer's Workshop. It's quite a liberal town with good wine bars and food. I've not been to Blacksburg, however.
Beyond my experiences with location, I think you should try visiting each place and get a sense for how you feel about the locations as well as the departments. Fit is important, as others have noted. It's better to be happy and successful at a lower-ranked program than anxious and restrained by unhappiness at a higher-ranked one. Though of course, both could be perfectly lovely places, and it's simply a matter of flipping a coin. If you flip a coin and want to flip again -- well, there's your decision, right there.
Applying for Neuroscience/Neurobiology Ph.D. programs for Fall 2014
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Yeah, it was. Results search seems to indicate neurobio gets back to people pretty early. My friend's deadline was Dec 10 when she heard back late Dec, so it's possible we will hear back even earlier. (Wishful thinking!)