UT-Austin Educational Psychology

[sdt13]

Has anyone heard back from here? Apparently this program doesn't hold interviews so I was wondering if some people have been in contact with their POI. I am specifically interested in the Human Development, Culture, & Learning Sciences PhD track.

 

[Bionica Von Takedown]

Not to be a Debbie-Downer but, I live in Austin and UT's ed psych department has the reputation for being a bit of a mess. So I am not surprised to hear that they have not responded yet. I was interested in the Quant program (also through the Ed Psych department) and was sternly advised (by more than one professor) not to waste my time. Good school, sloppy program.

[sdt13]

That's actually not too surprising. I actually only applied for a specific POI that my current advisor suggested since her research matched with my NSF proposal. I was hesitant to begin with since I don't really want to be tied to an Ed-Psych degree (I'm more interested in social) but after speaking with my advisor about it more he thought it might not be the best choice. I was kind of bummed that the program doesnt hold interviews since this is the one I am most concerned about.

Thanks for the added info! I will definitely take that into consideration.