Should I be freaking out?

[CocoChanell_no5]

Okay so I applied to 5 schools in Developmental Psychology Ph.D. and Experimental Psychology Ph.D. with the Developmental focus:

1.University of Michigan Ann Arbor

2.University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

3.University of Kentucky

4.University of Tennessee Knoxville

5.Vanderbilt

 

I've gotten rejection emails from U of M and UIUC but heard NOTHING from the rest. I have a had correspondence with a professor I know at UT Knoxville and it seems they begun reviewing apps the last week of January but I've heard nothing from them or the other 2 schools left on my list. I've only seen maybe 3 or 4 people here on gradcafe get interviews/acceptance emails/calls from these schools.

 

Since I've heard nothing, should I assume I didn't get in this year? Or should I be happy that I've not gotten a rejection email?

 

 

[ssynny]

If you haven't been rejected yet and know that your schools have been reviewing apps for a while, I wouldnt take the lack of notice as a bad thing. You were probably not a top choice for the schools, but you also weren't a bad fit. There's still all of march, so don't give up hope! But its not a bad idea to find a good plan b if you dont get accepted

[FreeRadical]

I'm in the same boat. Four out of six schools haven't gotten back to me. Two of those schools (Harvard, Hopkins) have already sent out acceptances and rejections; the other two (Michigan, UIC) haven't made any decisions as far as I know.

 

Of course we're applying for different programs, but I just wanted to let you know you're not the only one

Edited February 24, 2014 by FreeRadical

[CocoChanell_no5]

Thanks guys, this really helps. Btw I found an email in my spam from UT Knoxville and it was a no.

 

If you haven't been rejected yet and know that your schools have been reviewing apps for a while, I wouldnt take the lack of notice as a bad thing. You were probably not a top choice for the schools, but you also weren't a bad fit. There's still all of march, so don't give up hope! But its not a bad idea to find a good plan b if you dont get accepted

 

I mean, I'm not a fantastic match in that my GPA wasn't stellar however, I have serious research experience in the field i.e. 6 poster presentations, 1 invited talk, trained in 4 different developmental assessments, coordinated 9 different internal research projects, coordinated 2 external research projects, etc. Oh and 2 Bachelors (Psych and Bio). 

If not this year, I'll wait and continue working my research job.