xxxxxxxxxx Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, Kylar said: I can't decide if I'm thrilled or terrified to have discovered this... Approach the results page with a healthy dose of skepticism.. None of the information on there can be verified, since it's anonymous. Reason #1 why I am completely staying off of it socpsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylar Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Have people actually lied there in the last? That's pretty shitty given how crazy we all are lol gottagetthedata 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxxxx Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Whoops0000 said: My GPA 3.56, GRE 144/158/3.0 (my verbal and AW just can't make it although I tried retaking the test). Have really low confidence due to the GREs. Applying to some of the clinical and some of the psych-neuroscience programs. The V and AWA is simply too low compared to what these competitive programs accept (Especially if they are fully-funded). You're able to view this in their Students Outcomes data. If I was you, I would look into Plan B and focus on re-taking this exam. You can raise these scores. Other doctoral student forums provide excellent resources for re-taking it. You may be great candidate, but those scores will most likely prevent your application from getting reviewed and considered JoePianist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 People are getting interview offers already? My apps aren't even complete because my third recommender isn't going to submit until tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowDoesThatMakeYouFeel Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Sometimes I leave these forums with renewed confidence and reassurance and other times... I'm nauseous brainwrangler, PsychApplicantFall2019, HAC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChrisx Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, ResilientDreams said: People are getting interview offers already? My apps aren't even complete because my third recommender isn't going to submit until tomorrow. Exactly what I'm thinking right now. Shook!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuhnedik87 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, PsychGalLRR said: Has anyone else heard from the University of Georgia? If so would you mind sharing your POI? Just over here freaking out that mine has already contacted people and it must be a rejection. Yes I know that sounds irrational but here we are, anxiety at level 10! lol Hey! I received an email from the department at UGA. It's only a prelim interview, so I wouldn't put too much stock into being out of the running just yet. All of my rec letters aren't even yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aokanlawon Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I almost did not submit a required document for one of my schools. I also still need to call one of my schools to check if they recieved all my document because it tells me on their website that they haven't. On a better not, I have submitted all my applications that were due Dec 1st and my final recommender submitted his letter too. I am very close to surviving this application season. Sending everyone positive vibes! xChrisx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainwrangler Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 My GRE scores are missing at almost every school and one of my recommenders hasn't submitted any of his letters. I'm running on adrenaline here. Just realized I entered the wrong second-choice faculty advisor at UT Austin. Think I'm probably out of the running on that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonbnd Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, brainwrangler said: My GRE scores are missing at almost every school and one of my recommenders hasn't submitted any of his letters. I'm running on adrenaline here. Just realized I entered the wrong second-choice faculty advisor at UT Austin. Think I'm probably out of the running on that one... Do you know if it matters if the school doesn't receive the official GRE report by the application due date even there was an unofficial report submitted with your app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainwrangler Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just now, londonbnd said: Do you know if it matters if the school doesn't receive the official GRE report by the application due date even there was an unofficial report submitted with your app? Some schools don't allow any kind of unofficial (e.g., PDF) report submission, so for those schools all I have is the self-report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychGal Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 For all those wondering, the person said the email they got for the Skype interview from the University of Georgia was from their PI with the initials JM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loffire Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 58 minutes ago, ResilientDreams said: People are getting interview offers already? My apps aren't even complete because my third recommender isn't going to submit until tomorrow. yayyy someone to commiserate. 2 of my 3 LORs will be in only on 1st dec hahah i'm not crying you are hahaha xChrisx and ResilientDreams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philopsych Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Kylar said: Have people actually lied there in the last? That's pretty shitty given how crazy we all are lol Sadly they do (this is my fourth time applying to a grad program). I guarantee there's going to be someone who posts a fake acceptance to a top school on like December 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Kylar said: Have people actually lied there in the last? That's pretty shitty given how crazy we all are lol Also people might inflate their stats so they don't feel as self conscious...I promise everything I will post will be 100% accurate lol. HAC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higaisha Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Joining the pool of anxious applicants with good research experience/letters/cvs/pubs, but shitty numbers! Here's to hoping our apps don't get thrown in the garbage before they make it to our POI's hands! SoldierOn, panic, ResilientDreams and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Yeah... after reading this thread I've been wondering whether I should have retaken the GRE to up my math score, but I stand by my assessment that I probably wouldn't have been able to improve much...if I get shut out this round I will retake for next cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxxxx Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, philopsych said: Sadly they do (this is my fourth time applying to a grad program). I guarantee there's going to be someone who posts a fake acceptance to a top school on like December 2nd. I worked in a lab, as an undergraduate (previous app rounds ago) where someone posted they received an invite from my then-advisor/lab director. Then more invites popped out of nowhere. Um... She wasn’t even interviewing anyone that application round. LOL. It was so strange/odd. I don’t know why people do this... but they do. ? higaisha and ResilientDreams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylar Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, PsychGalLRR said: For all those wondering, the person said the email they got for the Skype interview from the University of Georgia was from their PI with the initials JM! Well.... that doesn't make me feel any better lol. Thanks for the update though, definitely better than not knowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycinfo Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 hours ago, londonbnd said: Has anyone ever heard of someone getting rejected from every school they've applied to? I'm applying to nine IO programs (all phd) with mediocre GRE score (V&Q, not AWA) but high GPA, great LOR, and 2 years of research but I'm nervous my GRE will get me rejected. ? Yes. This is more common than it isn't. I know of 4 people personally who this has happened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiyu Liu Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, ResilientDreams said: Yeah... after reading this thread I've been wondering whether I should have retaken the GRE to up my math score, but I stand by my assessment that I probably wouldn't have been able to improve much...if I get shut out this round I will retake for next cycle. I also believe if I'm rejected by all the programs I applied to I'll retake GRE for next cycle as I did so badly on the writing section. But personally I think your math is fine. The psych department at Indiana University posted that they only require the Math and Verbal to be above 50% and I believe IU is already a very competitive program (psychology rank 17 on US news) . I have no idea why but schools never post their cut-off scores for the AWA section, which makes me even more worried. ResilientDreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, Yiyu Liu said: I also believe if I'm rejected by all the programs I applied to I'll retake GRE for next cycle as I did so badly on the writing section. But personally I think your math is fine. The psych department at Indiana University posted that they only require the Math and Verbal to be above 50% and I believe IU is already a very competitive program (psychology rank 17 on US news) . I have no idea why but schools never post their cut-off scores for the AWA section, which makes me even more worried. Phew, that makes me feel a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 The newest thing I'm obsessing about is whether I sent in all the necessary materials with regards to my study abroad transcript...I'm working on an app due December 15th and they're having me run it through a foreign credits calculator to calculate my GPA, which is something I definitely did NOT do for the apps I already submitted, nor do I remember being asked to do it... For some background, my study abroad credits are listed on my undergrad transcript, but they're just in there as transfer credits that are not factored into my GPA. I included a scanned version of my study abroad transcript for all my schools, but I didn't convert it to a 4.0 scale...should I have done that? I don't remember being told to...should I email all the programs and ask? Ugh. I didn't even enjoy my time abroad all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5140 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Applied to 7 out of my 10 applications due for December 1st. I tried to submit my 8th tonight, Texas Tech, and apparently they aren't taking clinical psych PhD applicants for the fall! I wish I knew that BEFORE I spent money sending over GRE's and transcripts. ResilientDreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyyetclassy Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 it seems like less people are posting about applying to counseling psychology programs this year. am i the only one here? lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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