Has anyone heard from UPENN PhD in Psychology? 2013

[Psychward562]

I applied for the PhD in Psychology at UPenn. Has anyone heard from them? 

[lypiphera]

I applied to them as well and have not heard anything yet.  I have not seen anybody else post about them either, though of course other people may have heard.  I did notice on my application main page that it says my official test scores were not received, even though I sent them in November.  I hope my application wasn't dismissed because of this.  Did your application status say "Incomplete" as well?  I'm hoping they just didn't update it....

[lypiphera]

Also, looking at the results page, it doesn't look like anyone in psychology has heard anything from them about official interview days, rejections, or acceptances.  Guess they're just a bit later than some schools. 

 

http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?t=m&pp=250&o=i&p=9http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?t=m&pp=250&o=i&p=9

[Psychward562]

Thanks for the reply! Glad to know I wasn't the only one on here who applied to the program. My application status says "completed" with a date after it 1/8/2013. I don't really know what that means. Have you tried to email the graduate coordinator?

 

I was looking at the results page too and found that one person got an interview for the program on Jan. 11th. That's why I got a little freaked out. I am not sure if the post is accurate because I called the admissions office last week and the coordinator said they would be sending interview invitations by the end of this week or towards the beginning of the week after. This is soooooooo stressful because Penn is my first (and only) choice. I only applied to one school this time around. 

 

http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=upenn

 

Let me know if you hear back from them on that app status. Wishing you the best of luck! 

[lypiphera]

I saw that post, but given how early it was and that no one else had heard, I assumed that it was an informal interview.  He may have been contacted by a potential POI, but that doesn't mean all the professors did, and there's no mention of official interview weekend.

 

As for my "incomplete" situation, I did email the grad coordinator but haven't heard back.  I would be more worried, but I've now been accepted to a place that may be higher on my list, so I wouldn't be devastated if my application fell through.  Good luck on yours though, I wish you the best!  If I do hear from them, I'll post about it.

[Psychward562]

Congrats on getting accepted!!!!!!!!!! Please keep me posted if you hear anything back from Penn. 

[lypiphera]

I certainly will.  And if I do decide that Penn is not my top choice and I do get an interview request or anything, I'll be sure to let them know as soon as possible so they can recruit other candidates.

[iwanttobelieve]

regarding the Incomplete message, I emailed the program administrator and got the reply that everything is fine, and applyyourself is showing the message because the system is set to show it by default while in fact the department committee are okay with it when they review our folders.

[Psychward562]

I wanttobelieve. Thanks for the information. Keep us updated on your status! 

[psychgrad123]

I'm still waiting to hear back too... will reply if I get any response.

[psychgrad123]

Would the people who heard from UPenn Psychology PM me your POI please? Thank you!

[Psychward562]

Would the people who heard from UPenn Psychology PM me your POI please? Thank you!

Me too!

[Angua]

UPenn sent out invites this week. Dates are 2/22 and 3/1. I applied social, but the email was from the department head and looked like a group email. I have no idea if all invites are out already or if there will be more, but they were asking for responses by the end of this week. Hope that helps!