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Anyone know of a website or any other tool that effectively searches for Ph.D. Psych programs by research interest? Or am I asking for a miracle? Thanks!

It can be an overwhelming process, just make sure to set small goals for yourself and to find your pace. Also make sure you really want to go to graduate school, because if it is hard to be motivated now, It is likely to get much more difficult.

Agreed. If you can show that you can write well, then they may figure that you are just not a fast typer or something. But also consider that the AW apparently measures the ability to (articulate) reason well, so make sure you show those qualities through other avenues of your application.

I wouldn't put GRE scores unless they are all 90% + I've seen GPAs included, but again I would only put them if they are stellar. Usually you want to lead with your strongest aspect first, and if you have publications or research experience, you want to make sure they read that first and foremost, and not leave it for the end where they may have already decided one way or the other.

You can always try to apply with what you have, but there are some schools (I've heard) that can't get past lower GRE scores unless the rest of the app is stellar. However now you can chose what scores to send in the GRE I believe, so if you don't do as well they don't have to see those scores. P.S. I'm not a super math person either but i was able to hit the high 80's with a practice book by princeton review, and 2 weeks before the test just did a practice test a night. The more you practice, the more you will get comfortable with the test, hopefully the better you will do! Good luck

hope so

Urgh, how lame! I guess its some sort of time frame, although they stated that was just the "earliest". Its odd because the deadline to accept their financial aid is in the beginning of May, hopefully they will decide by then! I am not sure if MB&B has sent out any other offers, it might be time to email (again) soon! Good luck to you too! I hope everything goes well for you

Anyone hear when San Francisco State is going to release their decisions? Namely the MA in Mind, Brain, and Behavior? The website says April 15th to May 1st at the soonest, but that doesn't really say anything. Thanks

At least you got a response lol Yeah I wish they would hurry it up, I'm tired of checking my email

Logging into SF State's admission status website, my information has changed with options of setting up email, submitting immunizations forms, etc., but with no posted decision... anyone else have this?

I applied to SF state's Masters in Psychological Research... haven't heard anything yet, even after I emailed inquiring about the status of my application. My guess is we will begin to hear within the next couple of weeks. Good Luck!

I haven't gotten that email, and have heard nothing from them... maybe this email is a good sign? What area did you apply to?

I would super appreciate it if the individual accepted into UCLA's developmental program could PM me there POI also!

I think its a little more than a reminder, because when I log onto the aid application that they instructed me to, it looks as though they are already processing the information... Additionally there is a section to change my existing application, one of the options to change is a notion that I would NOT be attending the school. Is this similar to your situation? I'm still very cautious...

I need some insight fellow gradcafers! I received two emails the other day from a prospective school I applied to for PhD track psychology, but it wasn't from admissions but the financial aid office urging me to complete my FAFSA asap. The emails read, "FAILURE TO SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BY THE DEADLINE INDICATED WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF PRIORITY FUNDS INCLUDING SOME GRANTS, LOANS AND WORK-STUDY." This particular program does not admit students without full financial assistance; Yet I haven't heard anything from the graduate admissions on the status of my application at all... Is this good news? Thanks for your comments!

Has anyone heard from UC Irvine for the psychology and social behavior PhD? I'm not even sure if they have interviews or just a recruitment weekend...

I'm gonna treat myself to a nice night at home, completed with a blazing fire furnished by GRE vocabulary cards and crappy first statement drafts, some beer, and like 30 rounds of Mario Kart on my N64.

Thank you all for sharing your stories, through the nervousness I keep having to remind myself that I'm only one year deep in this whole realm, and that in the long run I have hardly paid my dues. Good luck to everyone, and stay strong!

I'm glad that I am not the only one starting to freak and turn to back up plans! As I have research interests towards intervention methodologies for adolescents in terms of academic achievement, I suppose I would simply get myself in the field and begin to practice what I would want to go to school for. Our local juvenile hall has just went out into the community asking for volunteers for tutoring so that the adolescents can catch up/ continue their education. As a writing/statistics tutor for my current college, I already plan to volunteer for them, but I think if I was rejected by all schools that I would dedicate a lot more of my time for this new program. Quite simply, I would probably walk into the facility ready to unleash every statistically significant method I've ever read for these youth. I'd probably hold some crummy other job but I would be doing what I wanted to, and come next application round I could apply to my POIs like "I'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING YOUR RESEARCH FOR THE PAST YEAR" like a crazy academic research stalker. I just constantly ask myself why I want my Ph.D., and in the answer I can find other ways to fulfill my inner drive