iphi Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I received an email today from Loyola that said they have received my application and are in the review process. It also provided the date that interviews will take place. This has increased my anxiety by 100%. Who knew the waiting would be the hardest part of this process??! Is this Loyola Chicago? I know for sure they take 5 PhD students every year, no more & no less. Just FYI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lacrosse789 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Did any of you make backup plans incase you don't get in anywhere? I know we should all be confident in ourselves and our applications, I'm just not sure if I should start looking at other opportunities now or wait until results come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolPsych_NYC Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Did any of you make backup plans incase you don't get in anywhere? I know we should all be confident in ourselves and our applications, I'm just not sure if I should start looking at other opportunities now or wait until results come in. I was also thinking about this.. besides reapplying, I would probably study harder for the GRE and keep on working full time to save some money. Maybe take on a part time internship or volunteer position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Did any of you make backup plans incase you don't get in anywhere? I know we should all be confident in ourselves and our applications, I'm just not sure if I should start looking at other opportunities now or wait until results come in. I would suggest waiting for results. Even in a month or two you should have a better idea based on how many interviews you are invited to. But it really depends on your goals/plans. If you think you need to apply for a specific thing with a deadline that is soon, then obviously do it. If your back-up plan is just to find a job then you can probably hold off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolpsy15 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Is this Loyola Chicago? I know for sure they take 5 PhD students every year, no more & no less. Just FYI! It is! But that's interesting. According to the enrollment data on the NASP website, they took 22 PhD students in the 2013-2014 year. I do see they only took 5 the year before that. Is the website inaccurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 22 would be insane! Are you sure that's not a department-wide thing? To my knowledge they could not support that many. It may be a typo. I wonder if that 22 was supposed to be a 2! Also, keep in mind that not everyone accepted will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 It is! But that's interesting. According to the enrollment data on the NASP website, they took 22 PhD students in the 2013-2014 year. I do see they only took 5 the year before that. Is the website inaccurate? It looks like it is, accredited programs are required to post their student admissions data and Loyola posted that last year they received 25 applicants, had 4 accepted and all four of those enrolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolpsy15 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 It looks like it is, accredited programs are required to post their student admissions data and Loyola posted that last year they received 25 applicants, had 4 accepted and all four of those enrolled. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thank you! No problem! Loyola Chicago was actually on my short list for applications too and was one of the last schools that I ended up eliminating when I didn't think I had the time for extra applications, it looked like a great program though so good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolPsych_NYC Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 JUST SUBMITTED MY LAST APPLICATION!!!!!! What a relief! This has been one of the most stressful experiences.. and now I shall wait........ but at least I can enjoy the holidays! I'm sure I won't hear anything until late January or February. Plenty of time to catch up on life Best of luck to all who are waiting on LORs, editing their SOP, or are just about ready to apply! ed_psy, schoolpsy15 and iphi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_psy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I am still revising SOP, pathetic! Deadline is approaching....... really......due in about a month. I still haven't heard from professors regarding the recommendation letters. I'm going to make a trip to visit them if they don't reply my email (I sent them almost 3 weeks ago and only heard back from one asking me why and where I am applying to, did not say whether he will write one for me though ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echidna Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hey Ed_psy! Grad apps are a lot of time and effort, and that's not counting how you still have to handle school/life/work while you're cranking them out. So no worries, and you'll get it done! But what might help is that before you go visit them, make a list of programs, a draft SOP/ motivations statement for applying to grad school, and your CV. And take a printed version of those with you, and give them to your profs if they're willing to write. It makes the process easier. I even made a little document with POIs at each program and how I thought they matched up (short bullet points), and I think it helps to 1) show that you're serious 2) separate you from the other load of students asking for rec letters right now and 3) give the profs a better opportunity to write something stellar. It's getting close to the holidays though, so you might want to make your move, but also be considerate If you're applying to EdS programs, you should be more than okay. I'm not so sure about PhD apps at this point, though I know there are some still up. Good luck, and let us know what happens/if you have anymore questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_psy Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hey Ed_psy! Grad apps are a lot of time and effort, and that's not counting how you still have to handle school/life/work while you're cranking them out. So no worries, and you'll get it done! But what might help is that before you go visit them, make a list of programs, a draft SOP/ motivations statement for applying to grad school, and your CV. And take a printed version of those with you, and give them to your profs if they're willing to write. It makes the process easier. I even made a little document with POIs at each program and how I thought they matched up (short bullet points), and I think it helps to 1) show that you're serious 2) separate you from the other load of students asking for rec letters right now and 3) give the profs a better opportunity to write something stellar. It's getting close to the holidays though, so you might want to make your move, but also be considerate If you're applying to EdS programs, you should be more than okay. I'm not so sure about PhD apps at this point, though I know there are some still up. Good luck, and let us know what happens/if you have anymore questions! Hi Echidna, Thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. I will make a trip some time next week with my documents. (I know that finals week and holidays will be here soon). Hopefully he will be in office and I can have a conversation about applying to schools with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray cat Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Well. Got my first invite ever. Praying to the weather gods so it's not too cold in New England in January. Echidna and iPsych 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolpsy15 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Well. Got my first invite ever. Praying to the weather gods so it's not too cold in New England in January. Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) I got an email from a professor at South Carolina yesterday where he told me that even though I had listed different professors as my possible mentors at the school, I might have interest in performing research in his lab instead. We're in the process of scheduling a phone conversation at the moment but in the meantime I've got to make myself familiar with his work pretty quickly so that I don't leave a bad impression. It's certainly not how I expected my first correspondence to go but I'm happy to hear any news that carries the potential for promising results. Edited December 13, 2014 by Pschool Echidna, CleverUsername15 and iPsych 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lacrosse789 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The results search is killing me. I am just going to assume no news is good news, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Good news for the day is that my phone interview with the professor from South Carolina went really well, and he informed me that I was going to be invited to the campus for an interview and started mentioning possible stipends (Does this qualify as a result to submit to the database or do I need to wait for an officially dated invite?). I'm elated about that, but also a bit worried about one of my other schools as I saw that two people got contacted by LSU today via email and I haven't heard from them yet. Still, all things considered, it's a great day! iPsych 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray cat Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Congrats to all the applicants getting interviews!! I've seen a bunch posted on the results site. Now I'm starting to worry about what I'll wear. I'll be travelling from Europe so I think I'll just buy a nice suit while in the US for 2 reasons: I want to carry as little as possible and it would probably get all wrinkled in the suitcase. So excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlete2academic Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hey Gray Cat, congrats on the interview! New England will be chilly, so be prepared. As for attire, I wouldn't view buying a suit while in the U.S. as your only option. If you already have one you like, you wouldn't necessarily have to "pack" it. I've travelled on several domestic flights that have a place inside the cabin where passengers hang their suits so they don't get wrinkled. Only much smaller planes (intra-regional jets) lack this luxury. You'll be on an international flight, so you should have no problem asking the flight attendants to store a suit if you choose to do so. Also, most airlines allow for one carry-on item (backpack, etc.), then one "personal item" (a suit, for instance). Until I started traveling regularly, I didn't know about this option. That said, unless you are a frequent flyer, I doubt most people are aware of this. It takes away all the anxiety of arriving at your destination and finding a wrinkled suit. Again, congratulations and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lacrosse789 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I believe this was covered last year but I'll ask it again... what do you do if you already committed to an interview day but you are invited to another one the same day (that you like more)? Is it going to decrease my chances of admission if I opt for the Skype interview for the second school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I believe this was covered last year but I'll ask it again... what do you do if you already committed to an interview day but you are invited to another one the same day (that you like more)? Is it going to decrease my chances of admission if I opt for the Skype interview for the second school? I think that you should try to email both schools and let them know about your potential scheduling conflict, and see if either one has a contingency plan for applicants in your situation to visit at another time. If they're both locked in to the same time period, I say you have to choose to visit the one that you like more at this time, but that's just me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PschoolPsychology Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I received two official invitations to interview today at Georgia and South Carolina! South Carolina holds an interview on Friday January 23 in addition to an evening event the day before and the day of, and Georgia's interview day is Monday January 26th with a potluck the night before. If anybody else has gotten an invite to either of these dates shoot me a pm and we'll talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 You guys are so lucky! I didn't get my first invite for another month (January) last year! I believe this was covered last year but I'll ask it again... what do you do if you already committed to an interview day but you are invited to another one the same day (that you like more)? Is it going to decrease my chances of admission if I opt for the Skype interview for the second school? So last year I had THREE interviews on the same day. I swear they did it on purpose. However, I committed to the first school that called me because I didn't hear from another one for over a week. Long story short, I got 6 interviews last year and went to 3 in-person, did 3 skype interviews. I got into every school, no matter what the interview method. Therefore I can say from experience that it shouldn't matter! iPsych, Echidna and PschoolPsychology 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lacrosse789 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 You guys are so lucky! I didn't get my first invite for another month (January) last year! So last year I had THREE interviews on the same day. I swear they did it on purpose. However, I committed to the first school that called me because I didn't hear from another one for over a week. Long story short, I got 6 interviews last year and went to 3 in-person, did 3 skype interviews. I got into every school, no matter what the interview method. Therefore I can say from experience that it shouldn't matter! Good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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