Govari Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Howdy fellow gradcafers! I'm sort of freaking out at the moment because UNC-Chapel Hill just sent me an email inviting me to their Visitation Day in February. Has anyone else heard from them or other schools, or is this just in their Quantitative Psych program? TakeMyCoffeeBlack and iphi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 "Visiting Day for graduate school applicant finalists will be held in early-February 2014 and we will post the date here once it has been selected. This all-day event, which is by invitation only, allows applicants who have been chosen as finalists to visit the Department, learn more about the program to which they have applied, and provide additional information about their interests and qualifications to program faculty. Applicants for whom our Department is a top choice may want to reserve this date on their calendars in case they are invited to attend." http://psychology.unc.edu/graduate-studies/admissions-process/ Sorry, not a Psych student, just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychGirl1 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Some schools do it by entire department, some do it by program. It really depends on the size of the school and how many applicants they get to each! Some do an interview day for the whole department, some do it by program. If you're curious, you could look at the results search from both this year and last year. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialConstruction Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Congrats and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digits2006 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Howdy fellow gradcafers! I'm sort of freaking out at the moment because UNC-Chapel Hill just sent me an email inviting me to their Visitation Day in February. Has anyone else heard from them or other schools, or is this just in their Quantitative Psych program? #HumbleBrag SportPsych30, gellert and elanorci 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportPsych30 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 #HumbleBrag I wish hashtags were more acceptable on TGC... #BringOnTheHashtags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munashi Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Congrats! A friend of mine was invited by UNC-Chapel Hill to interview as well, although she is shooting for their behavioral neuroscience program. Sounds like UNC is pretty on top of things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gellert Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Congrats! A review of results search + quick interrogation of a friend in a non-quant UNC psych grad department reveals that invitations are generally extended by program, not department. So don't get too anxious, people-who-applied-but-haven't-heard-yet! Edited December 9, 2013 by gellert JadeS and SocialConstruction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doefficient Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissData Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Howdy fellow gradcafers! I'm sort of freaking out at the moment because UNC-Chapel Hill just sent me an email inviting me to their Visitation Day in February. Has anyone else heard from them or other schools, or is this just in their Quantitative Psych program? Hey I got an interview for the quant program there too! We should chat! I think quant programs are really quick because they have fewer people applying. Such is the life of math-minded psychology people I suppose. I've also heard from Ohio State and University of BC. Where else did you apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govari Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Hey I got an interview for the quant program there too! We should chat! I think quant programs are really quick because they have fewer people applying. Such is the life of math-minded psychology people I suppose. I've also heard from Ohio State and University of BC. Where else did you apply? I'll send you a message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie_1121 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi both of you! I also received invitation from UNC for interview weekend Does anyone have overlaps between two or more interview visits? What do you do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychGirl1 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 ^ I would pick the school you care less about and tell them you have a travel conflict with something you already committed to, and ask if you can Skype or come a different day/time. Keep in mind this will likely put you at a bit of a disadvantage, but it's been done successfully before :-D. You can also try to figure out if either school has multiple interview days, and see if you can switch to the other (some do one, some do 2-4 interview "sessions" or days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissData Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hi both of you! I also received invitation from UNC for interview weekend Does anyone have overlaps between two or more interview visits? What do you do with it? I also have conflicting interviews. I have UBC and UNC the same weekend. I haven't decidedc between the two yet, but am leaning towards UNC. I think you just have to prioritize the schools, and put your best foot forward at the higher priority school. Or at least that's what I'm doing. Are you in Quant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie_1121 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I also have conflicting interviews. I have UBC and UNC the same weekend. I haven't decidedc between the two yet, but am leaning towards UNC. I think you just have to prioritize the schools, and put your best foot forward at the higher priority school. Or at least that's what I'm doing. Are you in Quant? Yep I am in Quant. Will you ask to reschedule the other one or just decline it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissData Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Yep I am in Quant. Will you ask to reschedule the other one or just decline it? I'll ask to reschedule. He actually offered in his original email saying that if the time doesn't work for me I can come up another time. Who did you apply to at UNC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie_1121 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'll ask to reschedule. He actually offered in his original email saying that if the time doesn't work for me I can come up another time. Who did you apply to at UNC? Gates, mainly. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie_1121 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 ^ I would pick the school you care less about and tell them you have a travel conflict with something you already committed to, and ask if you can Skype or come a different day/time. Keep in mind this will likely put you at a bit of a disadvantage, but it's been done successfully before :-D. You can also try to figure out if either school has multiple interview days, and see if you can switch to the other (some do one, some do 2-4 interview "sessions" or days). Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I've gotten interview invites from both Princeton and UC Irvine so far. Both late January. I haven't heard anything from UNC yet though! Hopefully Quant is just really early. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissData Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Gates, mainly. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissData Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Gates, mainly. How about you? Thissen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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