DevelopingThoughts Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Dev psych never gets any love even though we’re objectively the best speciality. My undergrad mentor always told me people think they’re clinical until they find out about dev psych haha We don’t have a thread let’s make one! Edited December 6, 2018 by DevelopingThoughts rightintwo1234, MichaelMonroe, ItPhBeLikeThatSometimes and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Yes!!!! Dev psych is the best!! DevSci and DevelopingThoughts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgt2018 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 im glad someone started this up! i think there was an old dev psych thread but it died down. how is everyone holding up with the waiting period? DevelopingThoughts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Meh....none of my apps have gone under review yet. DevelopingThoughts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Trying to study for finals and finish stuff for my thesis but whenever I get a phone call in the middle of a lecture I go outside to take it only for it to be a student loan scam call from India .-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Also it’s pretty well known in Dev Psych that most programs don’t interview - that is if you get invited to campus you’re basically in! Such a stark contrast to clinical psych you must feel bad for them haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgt2018 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 12 hours ago, DevelopingThoughts said: Also it’s pretty well known in Dev Psych that most programs don’t interview - that is if you get invited to campus you’re basically in! Such a stark contrast to clinical psych you must feel bad for them haha i would actually prefer for them to interview me! it gives you one more opportunity to "make your case" instead of just on paper. i feel that i do a better job selling myself in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 All the programs I'm applying to have interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevSci Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 14 hours ago, DevelopingThoughts said: Also it’s pretty well known in Dev Psych that most programs don’t interview - that is if you get invited to campus you’re basically in! Such a stark contrast to clinical psych you must feel bad for them haha Not to scare y'all but this is not necessarily true; last year, I applied to 7 Clinical Programs and 1 Dev Program -- the 1 Dev Program did pay to fly me to campus and interview, and I ended up not getting in (it wasn't the best fit). So it does happen! And yes, it was absolutely crushing. And yes, it was also totally fueling. ? DevelopingThoughts and ResilientDreams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevSci Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Also, thank you SO MUCH for creating this thread, @DevelopingThoughts! DevelopingThoughts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgt2018 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 did all of you speak to POIs prior to applying? i spoke to several POIs either over the phone/skype and i dont know if its common for them to ask for another phone/skype call before making a decision. i'm nervous as other people are already getting notice for an interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I really don't think these are formal interviews that people are getting, more like the POI just wants to get to know them better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 I should preface that every school except for Yale I applied to POIs responded to my emails so they probably were looking for my app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevSci Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I contacted most of my POIs before applying, and all but one responded. The one that didn't updated her profile that she wasn't taking a new student soon after, so I'm not upset about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie Su Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 hours ago, DevelopingThoughts said: I should preface that every school except for Yale I applied to POIs responded to my emails so they probably were looking for my app When did you submit your applications? Did you get an email from Yale saying that your application is under review? I haven't received anything from Yale, but I am not sure if it because they auto-reject me or they haven't opened my application yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 51 minutes ago, Sophie Su said: When did you submit your applications? Did you get an email from Yale saying that your application is under review? I haven't received anything from Yale, but I am not sure if it because they auto-reject me or they haven't opened my application yet. I submitted all my applications before Thanksgiving I didnt get an email. The PI said that they expect to give out formal decisions before XMas so we have some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Why is the social psych thread so much more active than ours?!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevSci Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 2 hours ago, ResilientDreams said: Why is the social psych thread so much more active than ours?!!!! I was thinking this too -- same with the clinical programs. They move FAST. I haven't seen much activity in the results, so I am assuming dev program POIs are still working their way through apps -- which is reasonable considering most deadlines were only 6 days ago. I have only heard from 1/9 programs (prelim phone call with POI at UNC Greensboro). ResilientDreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 UMass Amherst interview day will be Jan. 25th ResilientDreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Feeling relieved that people have still not mentioned my schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevelopingThoughts Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 @ResilientDreams I believe in you they'll come! ResilientDreams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiyu Liu Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Submitted all 14 apps a few days ago but still haven't heard anything about interviews. Start to worry about I'll be rejected by everywhere. In addition, as an international applicant I just booked a flight to US yesterday though I'm not sure whether I'll get any interview. But I have to do so as the flight will get really expensive or even out of sell if I book it after I get any formal interviews. I really don't want to stay in US for a month and end up getting 0 interview. Hopefully it will not happen DevelopingThoughts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higaisha Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Yiyu Liu said: Submitted all 14 apps a few days ago but still haven't heard anything about interviews. Start to worry about I'll be rejected by everywhere. In addition, as an international applicant I just booked a flight to US yesterday though I'm not sure whether I'll get any interview. But I have to do so as the flight will get really expensive or even out of sell if I book it after I get any formal interviews. I really don't want to stay in US for a month and end up getting 0 interview. Hopefully it will not happen Wow you are COMMITTED! I hope you get all the interviews :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevSci Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 21 hours ago, DevelopingThoughts said: UMass Amherst interview day will be Jan. 25th Did you post this in the results? Who is your POI? I applied there too! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgt2018 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Got my first email for a Skype interview today!!! It was so unexpected (It hasn’t even crossed my mind today). Any advice on how to prep? Ive spoken to many POIs prior to application but I feel a little more nervous now because I get the impression that this is a bit more official. Edited December 11, 2018 by pgt2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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