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Does anyone know of any Ph.D programs in Clinical, Social, or Experimental Psych with deadlines after February 1 for that fall semester? 

TL;DR - was supposed to take the GRE in August, was in the hospital all summer so I could't study. Rescheduled for October 31, but wound up with a full course load, full-time job and more health problems, so I rescheduled yet again for January 2, 2014. I graduate in the summer of 2014, and am set on starting a program in Fall 2014. I have several MA/MS programs I'm applying to because they have later deadlines (Feb 1-June 1 for the ones of interest), but I can't find any Ph.D programs with late deadlines.

 

Any leads are appreciated. I've looked at over 30 programs and the latest I've found was January 1st.

 

Thanks!

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No, unfortunately.  And it's probably better to look for a school that is a good fit even if you have to wait a year than to apply to anywhere, fit or no fit, just because they have a late acceptance date.    Esp. since you haven't narrowed down a subfield of interest yet.

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The latest I've seen was early January for Clinical Psych, I haven't researched Social or Experimental.  I guess it is possible to find a few programs with later deadlines, but it certainly isn't the norm.  It seems like a MA/MS program might be your best bet since you weren't able to take the GRE sooner.

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No, unfortunately.  And it's probably better to look for a school that is a good fit even if you have to wait a year than to apply to anywhere, fit or no fit, just because they have a late acceptance date.    Esp. since you haven't narrowed down a subfield of interest yet.

My intended research interests (what I'm writing my UG honor's thesis on) falls under multiple fields of psychology, so I have several options.

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