psychgrad123 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just curious, did anyone get interviews or acceptances at your top choice? Also wondering how many schools people applied to? Thinking to re-apply next year to more schools... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoasting Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 This is my second year applying. Last time I applied to 9 schools, and I received one interview (from my last choice), and 9 rejections. This year I understood better what I wanted to research, and added many accomplishments to my CV, as well as earned a strong LOR from someone noteworthy in the field (not to mention that this time around I sent emails to POIs at 9 of those schools, both asking whether they are taking students, as well as demonstrating a knowledge of their research). However because of my fear for rejection I still applied to 10 schools. So far I have three official interviews, plus a probable two unofficial ones, and I believe I have a good chance of hearing back from at least 2 or 3 more schools. Of all the schools I applied to three are my top schools, and to date I have an interview offer from one of them (plus one that isn't one of my top three is still an institution that I would be 100% happy to attend. I also don't think that the other two programs have sent out invites yet), so I am pretty thrilled . Since I really like so many of the institutions I think that when I actually visit and meet people I may even change my mind about where I want to go. All in all what a difference a year can make! psychgrad123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychgrad123 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 EastCoasting, Congrats!!! And thank you for sharing your story, it's encouraging to hear of 2nd year applicant successes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoasting Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 EastCoasting, Congrats!!! And thank you for sharing your story, it's encouraging to hear of 2nd year applicant successes! Thanks! (But let us wait till I actually have an offer ). It was hard and I doubted myself, but I knew I wanted this and I could make it happen. Thankfully, luckily, and with a lot of hard work it did. Being the last kid picked for the dodge-ball team was no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linelei Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I applied to 5 schools, two of which were top choices, and I've been accepted to one of them! My advisor told me, basically, go big or go home, as I have specific interests and only a few people do that research. I'm glad I listened! If I didn't hear back from anyone, my plan was to take another year to strengthen my application and network, and then apply again. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Whiskey Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have three top choices and an interview at one of them. I applied to 11 programs and have 2 invitations to interview weekends. I haven't heard from any of the other 9 programs, but I've seen phone interviews and/or invitations to a couple of them, so those might be implicit rejections. Congrats EastCoasting and good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaboo316 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I applied to 10 schools for this application cycle. I never really thought about having a top choice when I applied, I would be honored to get in every program I applied to, but there are definitely three schools I would like to go to more than the others, and luckily I scored an interview for one of them! They are one of the top schools in Developmental Psych so I was really pleasantly surprised and I am now super nervous for the interview coming up in less than a week! Congrats on your interview EastCoasting, a year really does make a difference! Good luck to everyone on your apps! *spreads good vibes all around* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyBright Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have two top choices out of four total applications, and so far I have an interview scheduled for one of the top choice schools. So I'm really happy about that. The other school hasn't reviewed applications yet. I figure that if I don't get in this time, I will - like many others - strengthen my application and try again next year. I don't see where it's worth hanging around a school you don't like for five years of your life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaister Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I am a second year applicant as well. I was only waitlisted at one school last year and rejected all around. This year so far I have one interview and one unofficial acceptance. The acceptance is at my top choice as well. I've made connections with the POIs I've gotten interview/acceptance from, and I think that really made the difference. They knew me at a more personal level and that along with my improved experience through this gap year, I think is what got me to where I am. And luck. A lot of luck. I applied to 9 programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsmith97 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 So far, I got interviews at my 3 top choices (out of the 7 I applied to) and I got invited to 2 campus visits at my top 2, but the visits are on the same day!!! So, I am kinda freaking out with the decision at the current moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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