psychgurl
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"safari can't open the page"
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right around 10 (on time according to the advisory message)
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Ah, gotcha. It sounds like MAPSS may be a good investment/fit for you!
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Anyone else going through an incredible amount of self loathing right now? I feel dumb for even getting my hopes up...
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Hey there--
I am pretty familiar with the MAPSS program and am in psychology. Out of curiosity, did UChicago offer you a scholarship? I know that they sometimes offer partial or full merit scholarships to offset the cost of tuition (which is HIGH even for only one year). I am wondering whether the loans you will need to take out for MAPSS will basically equal the cost of the PhD program?
Also, my boyfriend did the MAPSS program (though he was more in sociology). He said it was a tough year and the gap year before grad school is a little awkward. Just some things to consider --forgive me for playing devil's advocate
PS-- I was also admitted into MAPSS but enrolled in a different program.
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swim lessons
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me! i'm central time though
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- giles and Queen of Kale
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I like how it seems like you're the only one lurking on grad cafe when the board is quiet....and then you realize that everyone is just as bad as you when something happens
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I called, and aside from the standard responses, they said that this particular award was a typo/mistake.
Interesting! This mystery has proven to be quite the distraction this afternoon... I'm hooked.
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It looks like one GRFP award will be given to this PI at NIU this year... but there aren't any other awards/schools listed, so it's weird that this is up.
I looked up the PI, Bradley Bond, and he is a dean of the graduate school at NIU and an associate professor of history. I have no clue what this listing means. When I first saw the listing, I assumed the PI was someone at the NSF, not a fellowship recipient. Instead of listing 2,000 award recipients for this week, they may have included one entry that represents the GRFP.
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I just noticed that on the awards offers and HM list search page, before you select a year it says "2014 Offered Award List--not yet available" right below the search fields. Has this always been below the search fields or is this new? For some reason I never noticed this before. I thought it just said "no applications found" until a year was selected.
Sorry to keep fueling the paranoia fire here...
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Hi, I wonder how much importance do the admission committee place on analytical writing scores. I got 164 for the verbal, 162 for the quantitative, and a sad 3.5 for the writing.
Should I retake the GRE? Im planning to apply to PhD programs in social psychology and developmental. I think you're fine, especially if your statement of purpose is well written. I know that from what I've seen, Quant is the most important followed by Verbal followed by Writing. I'm not familiar with the new scoring system, but your Verbal seems high, right? That should be fine.
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Question: How much time did y'all put into explaining how your research interests developed from whatever they were when you first became interested in your field of study to what you want to study in grad school? Or did you skip that bit and just focus primarily on what interests you now, fit, and where you'd like to go in the future?
I only talked briefly about past interests to demonstrate breadth of research experience. I would focus mostly on what you want to do now/fit....
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I can tell you that I took 3 years off and felt incredibly rusty by the time I started grad school. I worked in a psychology-related job for those 3 years off...not something random. I think that if you feel like you're ready to keep going (not feeling disgruntled about being in school for another 5+ years), I'd go for it. Think of it this way: I'm a 2nd year now. I would be a FIFTH year if I went straight through.... sigh....
i guess for me personally, I needed the time off to clear my head. if that is not the case for you, I would go straight in.
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My professor wants me to apply for the NSF fellowship, although I honestly feel too overworked to actually develop a proposed research plan. Maybe once I get the Psychology GRE over with I will have more time to consider it.
I remember when I interviewed with my current advisor, we somehow got on the topic of applying for the NSF fellowship (which I didn't apply for during my application season). Her response was something along the lines of "oh...I would not expect any of my incoming students to come in with the NSF fellowship...I mainly give offers to people based on their applications/potential." I think that applying for NSF is really the icing on the cake. I would focus almost all your energy on your applications, and then maybe apply for NSF if you feel like you are ahead of schedule on getting your apps done. I know classmates who applied for NSF just for the hell of it to look good during grad school interviews...but not really even with a coherent research program in mind. I personally would only apply for NSF if it won't detract from your ability to turn in the best apps possible. I should note, however, that NSF does give you feedback on your application, which may increase your chances of winning next year.
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Thanks psychgurl. I am doing a thesis, and it involves original data collection using 2 very different samples (more complex than it had to be, but I'm hoping it'll yield a publication). I also got an RA volunteer position for this year.
Like you said, I'm hoping my passion and compatibility with POIs will carry me through. I'm a nervous person which is why I'm questioning my competitiveness, I suppose.
Although it's tempting to compare yourself to others on gradcafe, resist! It will drive you crazy. I remember my year, there was someone on here with a 1500 GRE (don't know the new scoring system...) and pubs, etc. Of course, I freaked out ...but I did end up having a couple interviews/acceptances. In short, don't sweat it. Also, people only advertise a small snapshot of their applications here (GREs basically)...a HUGE piece of the puzzle is the statement of purpose. I think that's what makes/breaks people.
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How far behind am I if I haven't finished my personal statement yet? I have completed my GRE, but I am considering retaking it (I scored 149 and 148). I've asked for my letters of rec, I have yet to email potential professors to ask whether or not they are taking graduate students, and I have just finalized the list of schools that I want to apply to (15: 11 PhDs. 1 PsyD, and 3 masters).
I am working more than full time because I have to support myself (and pay for those apps, transcripts, etc...). And I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed, so I guess my second question would be how are you all proportioning your time to finish everything?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And good luck to everyone else!!
The only part that seems behind to me is retaking the GRE. I contacted POIs early October, finished statements sometime around then and edited for about a month. Leave time for lots of people to read your statements & give you feedback, preferably people in the academy. I struggled with staying calm.... I wouldn't compare yourself too much to the folks on gradcafe. You'll drive yourself nuts.
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I'm a little late to this party, but I think you are competitive. I can't speak for all POIs, but from my experience, your lab manager job + 1 year RA before grad school is a good start (are you doing a thesis-- could make you even stronger?). I think having fresh ideas/being a good match to the POI will ease any concerns regarding your research experience.
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My program does a Visiting Weekend. Candidates do get evaluated at that point, and offers are not extended to a few of them. There are exceptions to the rule that visiting weekend implies that you are accepted.
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For what it's worth, 4/6 of the students who are applying to PhD programs from my MA program have heard about interviews already--3 of us have official invites, one is unofficial, but zer POI said ze'd be getting the official invitation to interview weekend in January when the department sends them out. 2 of the 4 are for clinical programs, but I believe the interviews are department-wide. It's early but not unheard of that you can start hearing already, especially for schools that have interviews in January. UCLA, for example, has theirs the weekend before SPSP. I'm pretty sure they need to get that all sorted out before break. However, I also heard about interviews in mid-to-late February when I applied before, so there's quite a range, and half of the schools that I'm applying to aren't even at the deadline yet.
Also, the two students that probably have the strongest apps are the two that haven't heard anything yet, fwiw.
The earliest interview invite I got was January 9th. The latest was February 1st (and the feb one is where I'm attending now). I think it really depends on the program. I know my advisor doesn't start seriously looking through apps til January, for interview invites early February.
I found that looking through the results board for rough estimates of when particular schools contacted students in past years was helpful. Good luck all ! And...if possible...enjoy the holidays and stop worrying
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Perhaps you can switch advisors? It's not unheard of in my department to switch advisors sometime during your first couple years.
In any case, good luck.
NSF GRFP 2013-14
in The Bank
Posted
Not recommended: E/VG, G/G, G/F. As other people have griped about, my proposal was misread by one reviewer. Not sure if this is my fault or the fault of reviewers reading too fast.
Broader impacts was definitely my problem area. To future applicants: add even more than you'd think you'd need to make your case for broader impacts! ALSO: to future psych applicants, a reviewer had an issue with my studies using student samples. I would make sure to propose at least one study with a more diverse sample.
Anyway, Congrats to all fellows! You deserve a BIG congrats because I get the sense that this year was particularly competitive. All of my peers who applied got nada also....