2013 Applications

[msilangil]

Just received a full funding offer from American's M.S. program as well! 

[PhDreams]

PhDreams: UCI visit day(s) recap? We're still curious even though we're rejects.

 

Just got back! Pretty big cohort- 15 or so. Equally divided between definitely will attend and weighing other offers. Program seems well-funded. All students are guaranteed TAships, health insurance, and access to student housing. close to 100% placement rates once degreed. newer office spaces. great weather. doesnt seem there was a waitlist of any sort.

[afinerking]

Just got back! Pretty big cohort- 15 or so. Equally divided between definitely will attend and weighing other offers. Program seems well-funded. All students are guaranteed TAships, health insurance, and access to student housing. close to 100% placement rates once degreed. newer office spaces. great weather. doesnt seem there was a waitlist of any sort.

 

Being a Cali person, my mentor at the MS level told me that going to UCI makes it really difficult to get a professorship in Southern Cali upon graduation. The SoCal market is absolutely flooded with UCI grads (my MS program has 4 UCI grads on staff, which is standard in this region). He basically said that UCI is a great option for someone who doesn't want to live in SoCal long term.

[Wicked_Problem]

Just got back! Pretty big cohort- 15 or so. Equally divided between definitely will attend and weighing other offers. Program seems well-funded. All students are guaranteed TAships, health insurance, and access to student housing. close to 100% placement rates once degreed. newer office spaces. great weather. doesnt seem there was a waitlist of any sort.

 

Thanks for the feedback. How did your discussions go with your POI (#1 and #2)?

[msilangil]

Well I didn't get into Maryland, but I'm just relieved that they finally sent out notifications because that was a long ass wait. 

[DarlingNikki]

Being a Cali person, my mentor at the MS level told me that going to UCI makes it really difficult to get a professorship in Southern Cali upon graduation. The SoCal market is absolutely flooded with UCI grads (my MS program has 4 UCI grads on staff, which is standard in this region). He basically said that UCI is a great option for someone who doesn't want to live in SoCal long term.

Similar statements from the directors and MOI's here in Florida. At the University of Florida, I was basically told I should expect to work out of state once program is complete.

[DarlingNikki]

Hey Nikki, you got into a Ph.D program?

 

No, that was on my campus visit! lol. I was later REJECTED. Such is life.

[DreamerFa13]

Hi This is my first post.

 

Just applied to John Jay and GWU for the masters progam. So the waiting game begins. 

[PhDreams]

Dont give up. I recall PhDreams getting rejected by many schools, she kept applying and eventually got into UCI. Which is a top tier program! Also, (no-homo) but I love cats.

 

I applied to 8 schools this round. Rejected from 5! Accepted at 3. No waitlists. It can happen!

[PhDreams]

Im finally back. Had to step away and catch up with the some work. Hope everyone had a successful cycle. Best of luck to all!

[kit_kat]

Hi all,

 

Can anyone give their opinion on Sam Houston State University's PhD program?

 

They seem to have good faculty that publish a lot and the program is well established. However, their ranking on US news is very low relative to other programs.

 

Any thoughts on this program?

[Varangian]

The only school that accepted me for this year was the University of New Haven. They are a private institution though and their program is only two years old. I'm having a hard time finding information about the program outside of the university itself. There is also no guarantee of funding. I don't know what to do. I started off in psych and half the programs I wanted to do were in psych. I started looking into criminal justice because of the possibilities with my area of interest overlapping to the areas of criminal justice. Maybe I should wait until next year and try again. 

[Wicked_Problem]

The only school that accepted me for this year was the University of New Haven. They are a private institution though and their program is only two years old. I'm having a hard time finding information about the program outside of the university itself. There is also no guarantee of funding. I don't know what to do. I started off in psych and half the programs I wanted to do were in psych. I started looking into criminal justice because of the possibilities with my area of interest overlapping to the areas of criminal justice. Maybe I should wait until next year and try again.

Perhaps an informational interview with a seasoned practitioner like Jerome Miller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_G._Miller whose training was as a psychiatric social worker, not a clinical psychiatrist. However, he would be able to provide extremely valuable perspective and advice on correctional mental health. He is associated with:

NCIA Augustus Institute for Mental Health

7222 Ambassador Road

Baltimore, MD 21244

443.780.1300 phone

However, he may work out of Northern Virginia.

NCIA also has a satellite office in Brooklyn:

67 West Street

4th Floor, Room 1A

Brooklyn, New York 11222

347.657.9029 ext. 1050

Good luck!

Edited April 30, 2013 by Wicked_Problem