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5 (2 confirmed at this point) rejections, 1 coin toss. Not feeling too optimistic...

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Haha that's great

Thanks Nicolas, I PMed you too

Thanks AfternoonTea, I've PMed you. And I did have two professors look it over, but I feel like they could have picked it apart more than they did.

Thanks, I sent you a private message

So.. I have a feeling the SOP I submitted was pretty bad. Would someone mind reading it for me and letting me know what you think? Even though my stats are ok, I think this is going to be my downfall, so I'm trying to prepare waaay in advance for the app process next fall.. I'd be happy to read yours in return.

I did, and I know at least one of them did.

Thanks for the responses guys. I don't have research presentations/posters, unfortunately. UCD is UC Davis, and I worked with Dr. Debra Long (chair of the Psych dept.). I think my letters are pretty good. I actually sat with the third writer while he wrote them and submitted them, and I think they're pretty decent. I'm just worried because my experience doesn't match my grad school interests - I had to support myself through college, so it was a matter of juggling paid work with internships, keeping up grades, etc.. Guess now it's just the waiting game.. fingers crossed.

Hi, I've applied to 6 PhD programs (all but 1 are University of California), and since the waiting is stressing me out, I'm hoping you guys can let me know what you think my chances are :/ I applied for Social psych mostly, but applied for evolutionary psych at UCSB (my top choice). GRE scores: Q: 700 V: 720 A: 4.0 (don't know how that happened, have never gotten below an A on a paper in my life :-/. Okay, maybe the occasional B.. ) I've already been rejected by UCSD.. GPA: 3.72 Major GPA: 3.81 Went to UCD for undergrad. Research experience is scattered: 8 months as an RA at a child abuse/parent child interaction therapy training center, entering data, reviewing case files, coding clinical interviews and training sessions, etc. 2.5 years as student assistant at gov't mental health agency, did some research with a psychologist (one of my recommenders) on mental health program trends, and did a quality improvement survey and report (published). 6 months as an RA in a cognitive psychology lab, entering data, etc. Lead professor wrote me a letter, really liked me - i attended all the lab meetings, got her advice on grad school, etc. Well.. whaddya think?