xxxxxxxxxx Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, ASDadvocate said: Just got my first rejection after interviewing at a program. I got a call from the director of the program and he explained that they could only accept 4 students from the 6 candidates that interviewed. It really sucks to know that I was one of the bottom 2 ?He also gave me some feedback and said that based on my research interests, they thought I was better suited for a school psychology (which I have applied to as well) or special education program. He also mentioned that if I had the opportunity to get additional research experience, I should. Which sucks because I have 5 summers and 3 years of research coordinator experience. I have two more interviews coming up and now I'm feeling a little nervous about those. Sorry for the Debbie Downer message. Didn't think this would get me so down. Lots of good energies your way. I'm sorry this was the outcome, I read on here how excited you were about this program. You have 2 more interviews to kick a$$ at and other programs who think your credentials are amazing. Brush it off, begin preparing for them, learn from your first interview, don't let this get to you! ❤️ ASDadvocate, olddognewtricks and GraceL 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa2275 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, meezy123 said: Got an email from POI inviting me to visit day, Im so excited and grateful bc its my first invite!!! She cc'd a couple other professors too. Do I reply all when I confirm my attendance or just to the POI?? Also, this might sound dumb but I'm so nervous- what is the proper way to express excitement and confirm attendance? Hi! I had seen your earlier post, is this for FIU or UF? If it is for FIU, would you mind sharing the POI? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellamarie123 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, beiwo07 said: Advice needed! Do you guys have experience with updating new publication with the schools that you have applied to? Or is it a good idea at all? I was noticed yesterday that a manuscript I co-authored with my boss (my letter writer) was accepted in a very good journal. Boss kindly suggested he would like to write emails (copy me) to the schools for an update. I just talked to my brother-in-law (received PhD a couple years ago) about this (I received a grant, was wondering if I should update schools). He said that most admissions committees have already reviewed your application at this point. It's unlikely they'll meet again even though there's more information. Edited January 23, 2019 by ellamarie123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paraent Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, beiwo07 said: Advice needed! Do you guys have experience with updating new publication with the schools that you have applied to? Or is it a good idea at all? I was noticed yesterday that a manuscript I co-authored with my boss (my letter writer) was accepted in a very good journal. Boss kindly suggested he would like to write emails (copy me) to the schools for an update. mmm if your boss is a prof per se then you should just follow his lead if you're not in clinical, overall the admissions process is pretty individualized/people-focused and contacts w/ relevant profs in the labs you're interested in can pull quite a bit of weight am p sure one of my writers for instance directly contacted at least a couple of the POIs I was interested in working under; course this was a bit more than a month ago when the process was far less developed honestly this whole convo is giving me the feeling that maybe clinical and non-clinical psych applicants might do better with their own forums; there seems to be a really big divide in culture Edited January 23, 2019 by paraent PsychApplicantFall2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitingwaiting1 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 has anyone heard from DePaul University (Clinical Child phd) University of Houston (Clinical phd) University of Central Florida (Clinical phd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychWannabee Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Waitingwaiting1 said: has anyone heard from DePaul University (Clinical Child phd) University of Houston (Clinical phd) University of Central Florida (Clinical phd) Houston has sent out all invites, and I'm pretty certain DePaul has too. I don't know about Central Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beiwo07 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, paraent said: mmm if your boss is a prof per se then you should just follow his lead if you're not in clinical, overall the admissions process is pretty individualized/people-focused and contacts w/ relevant profs in the labs you're interested in can pull quite a bit of weight am p sure one of my writers for instance directly contacted at least a couple of the POIs I was interested in working under; course this was a bit more than a month ago when the process was far less developed honestly this whole convo is giving me the feeling that maybe clinical and non-clinical psych applicants might do better with their own forums; there seems to be a really big divide in culture Thats good to know, thanks! Yep im applying to non-clinical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa2275 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Has anyone heard back from FIU Developmental Psychology program? I was e-mailing my POI back in December but have not heard back since and I'm getting anxious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clynclinical Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 40 minutes ago, ellamarie123 said: I'm in the same boat as you (for clinical). Sent the department an email yesterday to ask if all interview requests had gone out and haven't heard back yet... For clinical, it is likely that they were all sent out! I've got an interview there next week, so I doubt that they are still sending out invites. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1|]010ls10o Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, paraent said: mmm if your boss is a prof per se then you should just follow his lead if you're not in clinical, overall the admissions process is pretty individualized/people-focused and contacts w/ relevant profs in the labs you're interested in can pull quite a bit of weight am p sure one of my writers for instance directly contacted at least a couple of the POIs I was interested in working under; course this was a bit more than a month ago when the process was far less developed honestly this whole convo is giving me the feeling that maybe clinical and non-clinical psych applicants might do better with their own forums; there seems to be a really big divide in culture And a big divide in experience required, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paraent Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 thankfully, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsExistential Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, colo19 said: Anyone still waiting to hear back from UNC Greensboro who received that info session email this morning saying "Join us February 4th!" How deceiving! ? LOL I have 90% given up on getting interviews anywhere, and then I got that email and thought there was hope for a second. So mean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae7 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 23 hours ago, gottagetthedata said: Based off of the results page, UMKC sent out their interview invites today last year! *crosses fingers* Hey if you hear back from them, would you mind sending me a DM?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae7 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, lisa2275 said: Has anyone heard back from FIU Developmental Psychology program? I was e-mailing my POI back in December but have not heard back since and I'm getting anxious I applied to cognitive neuro And I was told they started reviewing apps this past Friday and that we should be hearing back sometime this week or early next week. I know it's not the same area, but since we are in the non-clinical group, maybe we'll find out around the same time. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa2275 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jae7 said: I applied to cognitive neuro And I was told they started reviewing apps this past Friday and that we should be hearing back sometime this week or early next week. I know it's not the same area, but since we are in the non-clinical group, maybe we'll find out around the same time. Best of luck! Thank you so much!! Jae7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebulousmilk Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, junior313 said: I think UC-Davis is sending out invites today. Gonna be nervous all day hahah Have you heard anything yet? I haven't :/ but I'm in NC so I guess it seems later in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezy123 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, lisa2275 said: Hi! I had seen your earlier post, is this for FIU or UF? If it is for FIU, would you mind sharing the POI? Thanks in advance No problem! FIU, poi is SP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa2275 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, meezy123 said: No problem! FIU, poi is SP Thank you and congratulations! meezy123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior313 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, nebulousmilk said: Have you heard anything yet? I haven't ? but I'm in NC so I guess it seems later in the day Nope not yet, still waiting:/ I'm in the Eastern time zone so I guess it's only about 1pm over there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebulousmilk Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just now, junior313 said: Nope not yet, still waiting:/ I'm in the Eastern time zone so I guess it's only about 1pm over there now? Yeah should be 1 soon, I'm not sure what time they'd send them out but I think they sent the other email (about the process being delayed) right when I left work at 5 pm so 2 pm there. junior313 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookycat Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 My mentor just let me know that my POI from Washington State called him "sometime in January" about my application as the POI wanted to take it to the board when discussing who to interview. Now my brain is constructing (conspiracy) theories about how I may still get an invite even though I've heard from people on this forum that all invites have been extended. Just when I had finished mourning I get drawn back into this false hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASDadvocate Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, checkingmyemail said: Lots of good energies your way. I'm sorry this was the outcome, I read on here how excited you were about this program. You have 2 more interviews to kick a$$ at and other programs who think your credentials are amazing. Brush it off, begin preparing for them, learn from your first interview, don't let this get to you! ❤️ Thank you for your words of encouragement! Very sweet of you ❤️Good luck on your interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justacigar Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, spookycat said: My mentor just let me know that my POI from Washington State called him "sometime in January" about my application as the POI wanted to take it to the board when discussing who to interview. Now my brain is constructing (conspiracy) theories about how I may still get an invite even though I've heard from people on this forum that all invites have been extended. Just when I had finished mourning I get drawn back into this false hope! Whaaaat?! This is good hopeful news (maybe?!?!) I had given up hope on this program as well, but some invites did go out in February last year...sigh.. P.S. is it common for POI's to reach out to letter writers? or mentors? Edited January 23, 2019 by justacigar so many questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thissucks Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 UMKC formal invites go out next week. Source: informal invite this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedOutHopeful Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) I know a similar question has been asked, but I don’t remember which thread and am looking for some feedback! I was invited to interview at a school that is in the city where I live. The school knows I live locally and referenced it in my invite. After my invite, I got a message from a current student going over some details for the interview weekend and about setting up accommodations if I’m coming from out of town (it says feel free to ignore if you live locally). They offer to set you up to stay with a grad student if you’re coming from out of town. When this was discussed on one of these threads earlier, I remember people saying to stay with a student if given the opportunity. However, in this case, does it seem like I should not set that up? I live less than 4 miles away. There is a dinner with current students the night before interview day, and obviously I’m going that that. What do you guys think? I think I’m overthinking everything bc I’m so excited/ anxious!! Edited January 23, 2019 by FreudEgg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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