Schoolpsych23 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hey everyone i was wondering, how common is it for people to stay with current students for the interview? I am flying to all of my interviews and only one program gave a lot of info on hotel and shuttle service to campus. everyone else just gave a date and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hey everyone i was wondering, how common is it for people to stay with current students for the interview? I am flying to all of my interviews and only one program gave a lot of info on hotel and shuttle service to campus. everyone else just gave a date and location. I had to ask sometimes. If a school won't pay for you then they should be willing to put you in contact with a student. Ask whomever sent you the interview invitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovelyFlower09 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hi All Ive been invited to interview at Northeastern in a few weeks for their ED.S. in School Psych program. If im accepted I'd really love to begin courses in the fall and also submit an application for their PHD program. Ultimately I want the option to practice privately in a hospital setting or even teach down the road. Do you all think its wise to begin a masters with them and also apply for the PHD in the fall? Thanks! LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hi All Ive been invited to interview at Northeastern in a few weeks for their ED.S. in School Psych program. If im accepted I'd really love to begin courses in the fall and also submit an application for their PHD program. Ultimately I want the option to practice privately in a hospital setting or even teach down the road. Do you all think its wise to begin a masters with them and also apply for the PHD in the fall? Thanks! LF It depends. Some programs will let you make the switch, others won't. Why did you not apply to PhD directly? I've noticed that credits don't always transfer well, especially from one institution to another. If you'll be paying for EdS out of pocket you might as well wait another year and apply for a PhD with funding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlete2academic Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I declined interview invitations from the School Psychology program at Northern Illinois, Northeastern, & UC-Riverside. Random information, but it may apply to a few applicants who were waitlisted or have yet to hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolpsych23 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I had to ask sometimes. If a school won't pay for you then they should be willing to put you in contact with a student. Ask whomever sent you the interview invitation. Thank you for the response! Do applicants typically just stay one night if they do stay with a current student, being the night before the interview? basically id fly in the day before, than the next day my interview ends by 12/1pm and i could get a flight that leaves at 5/7pm same day or otherwise it'd be a flight at 6am the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potentialpsychologist Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I got offered an interview at Tufts last Thursday. Not sure if they sent them all out at once or not, but I thought I'd share in case anyone is waiting. Has anyone heard from Rutgers yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Thank you for the response! Do applicants typically just stay one night if they do stay with a current student, being the night before the interview? basically id fly in the day before, than the next day my interview ends by 12/1pm and i could get a flight that leaves at 5/7pm same day or otherwise it'd be a flight at 6am the next day. Definitely do the same day! I would murder someone who made me get up at 3am to take them to the airport! That being said, some stay the night after... but the just one night preferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I declined interview invitations from the School Psychology program at Northern Illinois, Northeastern, & UC-Riverside. Random information, but it may apply to a few applicants who were waitlisted or have yet to hear back. Why'd you decline? Just curious... And usually if you decline they don't fill your spot with someone else. At least in my program we invite everyone we're interested in all at once. It just means that the people who attended would have slightly better odds of being accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolpsych23 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Definitely do the same day! I would murder someone who made me get up at 3am to take them to the airport! That being said, some stay the night after... but the just one night preferable. lol there is also a flight at 3pm the next day that is the same price. there is just a 100 dollar difference in flights day of interview and the day after the interview. so technically staying an extra night would save me 100 dollars if i was able to stay with a grad student. but i also don't want it to be like I'm putting them out or awkward to stay another night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolpsych23 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hi All Ive been invited to interview at Northeastern in a few weeks for their ED.S. in School Psych program. If im accepted I'd really love to begin courses in the fall and also submit an application for their PHD program. Ultimately I want the option to practice privately in a hospital setting or even teach down the road. Do you all think its wise to begin a masters with them and also apply for the PHD in the fall? Thanks! LF Hi! I am also interviewing at Northeastern for their ED.S.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new here Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I got offered an interview at Tufts last Thursday. Not sure if they sent them all out at once or not, but I thought I'd share in case anyone is waiting. Has anyone heard from Rutgers yet? Hello! I am also waiting to hear from Rutgers. According to the results page though, no one else has heard from them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlete2academic Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Why'd you decline? Just curious... And usually if you decline they don't fill your spot with someone else. At least in my program we invite everyone we're interested in all at once. It just means that the people who attended would have slightly better odds of being accepted. Sorry, didn't know that. My mistake. I received interview invites - then was later accepted - at my top four schools. Didn't make financial sense for me to travel across the country to interview at my backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Sorry, didn't know that. My mistake. I received interview invites - then was later accepted - at my top four schools. Didn't make financial sense for me to travel across the country to interview at my backups. Oh don't apologize! I was just curious. And congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 lol there is also a flight at 3pm the next day that is the same price. there is just a 100 dollar difference in flights day of interview and the day after the interview. so technically staying an extra night would save me 100 dollars if i was able to stay with a grad student. but i also don't want it to be like I'm putting them out or awkward to stay another night! Oh you can stay a second night - I'm just saying don't take the 6am flight! You can take the 3pm and just communicate to your person that you are independent and don't need them to babysit you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potentialpsychologist Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rutgers interview email sent out today. Has anyone interviewed there? I'm in a master's program now but I'm confused about the part about bringing psychological reports... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Just a reminder to everyone to be respectful to everyone you come in contact with, even grad students. I was supposed to host a prospective student who NEVER replied to my emails. Not even to tell me when their* flight was. It was a constant struggle to get information. They emailed me (after someone from my school told them to) and said "sorry I've been so busy". Guess what? We're all busy! They finally cancelled and didn't even bother to tell me. I found it SO RUDE. I told a prof the whole story and he agreed that they should not be accepted. If you can not work well with others, if you deal with only the people you see as important and don't bother with the rest? Well you won't get in. Also, their "busy" comment rankled the prof, he said "they think they're busy now?!" That person hasn't had their phone interview yet, but they are done. *trying to be gender neutral! Edited February 5, 2015 by iphi Lydia1743 and athlete2academic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlete2academic Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Just a reminder to everyone to be respectful to everyone you come in contact with, even grad students. I was supposed to host a prospective student who NEVER replied to my emails. Not even to tell me when their* flight was. It was a constant struggle to get information. They emailed me (after someone from my school told them to) and said "sorry I've been so busy". Guess what? We're all busy! They finally cancelled and didn't even bother to tell me. I found it SO RUDE. I told a prof the whole story and he agreed that they should not be accepted. If you can not work well with others, if you deal with only the people you see as important and don't bother with the rest? Well you won't get in. Also, their "busy" comment rankled the prof, he said "they think they're busy now?!" That person hasn't had their phone interview yet, but they are done. *trying to be gender neutral! I'll bitch about this too - the lack of communication part. Had the same problem but roles were reversed. As a general rule: barring some unforeseen, catastrophic event in your life, respond to the emails of those who are trying to help you. Also, unless you're an astronaut, you're never "too busy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseKafta Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Anyone on here apply to Canadian programs, seems to be a lack of Canadian school psych. applicants on here LebaneseKafta and CoffeeWithMarshmallows 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolPsych_NYC Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 I got my first interview invitation! Very excited to interview at Fordham on 2/25 for the PD (Specialist) School Psychology program iPsych 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I got my first interview invitation! Very excited to interview at Fordham on 2/25 for the PD (Specialist) School Psychology program Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_psy Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I got my first interview invitation! Very excited to interview at Fordham on 2/25 for the PD (Specialist) School Psychology program Congrats. I'm scheduled for March 3rd with them. =D iPsych 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchoolPsych_NYC Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Congrats! Thank you!! Congrats. I'm scheduled for March 3rd with them. =D Thanks, best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new here Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hi everyone, I've got one last question about interview attire. For the women who have/are currently interviewing, is wearing jewelry appropriate? Or is this considered unprofessional? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphi Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hi everyone, I've got one last question about interview attire. For the women who have/are currently interviewing, is wearing jewelry appropriate? Or is this considered unprofessional? Thanks! I think it's fine if it's understated. If when I look at you I notice it immediately, it's too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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