Chances for these masters in psych?

[neuropsychic123]

I graduated college in December and applied to 5 clinical neuropsych programs... haven't gotten an interview, losing hope, maybe overestimated my research experience.

I'm now also applying to Masters at William and Mary, Wake Forest, and University of Dayton.

GPA: 3.766

GRE: 161V, 156Q

Majored in psychology, minored in neuroscience.

4 semesters on a cognition/memory research team in which I presented as second author at EPA in NYC

1 summer doing independent research in developmental neurobiology (retinal neural regeneration). I won a scholarship for this to be funded (kind of like an REU).

1 semester of independent study on arousal and recognition memory.

1 semester of introductory lab practices in behavioral neuroscience, which involved IACUC approval to work with rodents.

I also have 6 semesters as a teaching assistant, 4 semesters as a peer tutor in biology, psychology, french, and statistics, and I took chemistry and upper level bio classes.

Research match seems fairly decent for all schools.

[Ppkitty]

Quite good chances in general I would say for a MA although I am not familiar with those specific schools.

[st@nduP]

Do NOT go to UD. It seems like a good program when you're on the outside, but it is NOT. I had a terrible experience, especially with my practicum. Reeb is a complete misogynist but then sits there saying he can't be because he's chaired so many womens' theses. Then he gave me a Rosie the Riveter button stating "I don't know how you go to the men's shelter as a woman, you are so brave." When there were safety issues at the practicum site, and moreover concerns that Reeb was not involved in his project except through email, classes, and supervision (which was  NEVER kept confidential), the chair of the department straight up said "You have 17 weeks left until you leave, what will the really matter after then?" Completely invalidating my concerns, and now, Reeb, who I never crossed because I didn't want to burn any bridges it not willing to me a letter of rec "after consulting with the chair." So my major concerns that were brought to the chair of the department about my practicum placement and Reeb as a supervisor ***in a confidential setting*** was later disclosed to Reeb, once again breaking my confidentiality. 

There are a few good professors there- Julie Messinger is truly wonderful, as is Tracy Butler, and Jack Bauer, but otherwise I would stay FAAAR away from this program.

[neuropsychic123]

On 2/7/2020 at 4:16 PM, st@nduP said:

Do NOT go to UD. It seems like a good program when you're on the outside, but it is NOT. I had a terrible experience, especially with my practicum. Reeb is a complete misogynist but then sits there saying he can't be because he's chaired so many womens' theses. Then he gave me a Rosie the Riveter button stating "I don't know how you go to the men's shelter as a woman, you are so brave." When there were safety issues at the practicum site, and moreover concerns that Reeb was not involved in his project except through email, classes, and supervision (which was  NEVER kept confidential), the chair of the department straight up said "You have 17 weeks left until you leave, what will the really matter after then?" Completely invalidating my concerns, and now, Reeb, who I never crossed because I didn't want to burn any bridges it not willing to me a letter of rec "after consulting with the chair." So my major concerns that were brought to the chair of the department about my practicum placement and Reeb as a supervisor ***in a confidential setting*** was later disclosed to Reeb, once again breaking my confidentiality. 

There are a few good professors there- Julie Messinger is truly wonderful, as is Tracy Butler, and Jack Bauer, but otherwise I would stay FAAAR away from this program.

wow thanks, I actually decided not to apply before seeing this so I'm glad I didn't waste my money!

[Grad_School_Hopeful]

On 1/14/2020 at 6:53 PM, mcolby16 said:

I graduated college in December and applied to 5 clinical neuropsych programs... haven't gotten an interview, losing hope, maybe overestimated my research experience.

I'm now also applying to Masters at William and Mary, Wake Forest, and University of Dayton.

GPA: 3.766

GRE: 161V, 156Q

Majored in psychology, minored in neuroscience.

4 semesters on a cognition/memory research team in which I presented as second author at EPA in NYC

1 summer doing independent research in developmental neurobiology (retinal neural regeneration). I won a scholarship for this to be funded (kind of like an REU).

1 semester of independent study on arousal and recognition memory.

1 semester of introductory lab practices in behavioral neuroscience, which involved IACUC approval to work with rodents.

I also have 6 semesters as a teaching assistant, 4 semesters as a peer tutor in biology, psychology, french, and statistics, and I took chemistry and upper level bio classes.

Research match seems fairly decent for all schools.

Oh hey, I'm applying to Wake Forest's program too! From what I've heard going to Wake Forest looks very good in terms of pursuing a PhD in the future. 

[ClinPsy01]

On 2/7/2020 at 4:16 PM, st@nduP said:

Do NOT go to UD. It seems like a good program when you're on the outside, but it is NOT. I had a terrible experience, especially with my practicum. Reeb is a complete misogynist but then sits there saying he can't be because he's chaired so many womens' theses. Then he gave me a Rosie the Riveter button stating "I don't know how you go to the men's shelter as a woman, you are so brave." When there were safety issues at the practicum site, and moreover concerns that Reeb was not involved in his project except through email, classes, and supervision (which was  NEVER kept confidential), the chair of the department straight up said "You have 17 weeks left until you leave, what will the really matter after then?" Completely invalidating my concerns, and now, Reeb, who I never crossed because I didn't want to burn any bridges it not willing to me a letter of rec "after consulting with the chair." So my major concerns that were brought to the chair of the department about my practicum placement and Reeb as a supervisor ***in a confidential setting*** was later disclosed to Reeb, once again breaking my confidentiality. 

There are a few good professors there- Julie Messinger is truly wonderful, as is Tracy Butler, and Jack Bauer, but otherwise I would stay FAAAR away from this program.

The University of Dayton Department of Psychology is always appreciative when students share concerns about their experience in our graduate programs and we take all student concerns very seriously. As a faculty member in the department it would not be appropriate to comment on the post above about a student’s experience in our program out of respect for the privacy of our all our students.

That said, to provide prospective students with an opportunity to seek out additional (even many) student viewpoints on their experience in our program, we will be updating our websites ASAP with the names of our current students, their advisor, and contact information so that prospective students can reach out. When updated (we hope this week), that information can be found on our Clinical M.A. and Experimental M.A. program websites. We recognize that prospective students must take a leap of faith to trust that we are not instructing our students to respond in any particular way. For any of our students who are on GradCafe and see this message, the department genuinely hopes that if contacted by a prospective graduate student you will just be 100% honest about your experience. Deciding to attend graduate school is an important decision and we want students who choose to attend our programs to be fully informed.

Good luck to everyone who applied to graduate school this cycle and are waiting on news. It's an immensely stressful process and while success is largely predicated on preparation, there is always an element of luck. Your professors/mentors are good resources for helping you determine the factors that did not contribute to your success this year if you are not happy about the outcome and want such feedback.

For those of you who have been accepted to a program you wish to attend, congratulations!

 

Edited February 21, 2020 by ClinPsy01