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Honestly, I would take more undergrad classes to boost your GPA which is very low. Otherwise I would retake the GREs in hope of a grade so seller that your GPA will be forgiven. For some programs it might not matter, but I think for most top ones, either officially or not, 3.5 is kind of a cutoff point, unless you are absolutely brilliant with a perfect fit. I don't think going to Japan for a year will make less competitive. We just accepted a student in our very highly ranked program who worked a couple of years ago in Europe teaching English. I know another student who spent a year in Japan researching microorganisms. Professors appreciate interesting applicants so long as they are focused, bright, and have a good application package (and obviously interview well).

From Israel? Either way, to me the lack of publications or presentation is the most disconcering. Could you start writing a manuscript, so that you could at least describe an article you have in preparation? Did you communicate this shortcoming to the profs that have expressed interest? Also, I'm not in clinical do I don't know if this make a difference, but of you have a lot of clinical experience because of your masters that could help too. Since English is your second language (?) I think your GRES would be fine.

I would have a recommendation letter address your GPA, but assuming you have a strong statement, I can't imagine your GPA would hold you back. I would somehow also mention your ethnicity in your statement (but only if you can make it relavent). Based on your accomplishments, assuming your GRAs are good, I would say you are a strong applicant

Both the UT and the UCSB crowds are super nice. If you want to PM me with more details about your research interests I'd be happy to recommend other PIs that might fit your bill, either in those schools or elsewhere.

You can also contact them directly to ask. I think I contacted them last year a couple of times, and they were always super helpful.

If you have a recommendation letter address your score, and counter it with evidence from a prof saying how strong your quant abilities are, I imagine you'd be fine. My quant score was only a couple of points higher than yours, and my verbal a couple lower, and I am in a top 15 social program

For what it's worth the first year I got 1 interview and no acceptances, and the second year I got a handful of really good offers. I am curious who you are applying to work with at UT and UCSB? Either way, good luck! I can certainly appreciate how stressful this can be...

Ask about your POIs mentoring style, both directly to the POI, and to the POI's students when you are with them off campus. Also ask students (again, preferably off campus) what they would change about the POI and program if they could. Ask people why they chose that program, and if there were any unexpected good and bad surprises after starting. Ask about collaborating with other faculty you are interested in, and how supportive students are of each other. Also ask about the competence and warmth of the grad advisor and coordinator.

During my two application seasons, and place I didn't hear from before the end of January I was rejected from. Sorry.

Congrats! Who was your POI at Austin?

I attend a top 15 school, and my adviser said that rankings do matter, at least to a certain degree; that schools often try and hire from schools who are considered above them (though this is certainly not always the case, and there are other considerations). I would not blow that information off, but if your school is on that list, you are probably safe...

They had this interview weekend this past weekend.

I would try hard to make it. As far as I can tell all applicants are roughly equal in academic standing, if they made it this far. Now they are narrowing it down to the person that they want around them for the next 6 years. Not to mention the recency effect. It may not matter, but I could see it making the difference.

Not 100% sure, since I was referring to Social, but I know social sent its out quite a while back.

UT Austin has sent out its invites.

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Infinite reality and the neuroscience of psychotherapy. I also like Elliot Aronson's biography not By chance alone

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You will love it there. One of my professors did his doctorate there, and his postdoc at Toronto.

Many states allow psychologists to practice with a masters. These are easier to get into, and you would be able to start working a lot sooner. I recommend retaking the GREs either way, but why pursue a PhD if your needs may be met with a masters?

The only people I met living in the far west area were married. That's where I'm looking too, but I'm also married with children and dogs. It seems that it is much cheaper there, but there is shopping, bars, and resteraunts in that area too. There are buses, but I think my plan is to mostly bike into campus, when weather permits. I too am lookin to buy.

Last year I applied to 9 schools, received one interview, and nine rejections. This year I applied to ten schools, and I received four acceptances. Research was my weakest link, so that's what I concentrated on rectifying, by doing research in an important researcher's lab, which also earned me another excellent letter of recommendation. There are always ways to make yourself into a stronger applicant. I had to try again, and it certainly paid off this time around. Good luck!

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