Lighto Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hello, Has anyone received an interview invite from Stanford University Psychology dept.? I do not mean emails from PIs, but official departmental invites for the interview weekend? If yes, has anyone received an invite from Brian Knutson's group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CogPsych2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looks like someone posted from Stanford Affective Science today:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowbrowin Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Anybody hear from social? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeph Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I believe interview invites have gone out (or at least are going out right now). I received a phone call from a faculty member (though, interestingly not one of my 3 POI) this evening with an invite to an onsite interview the weekend of 2/21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhn Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I believe interview invites have gone out (or at least are going out right now). I received a phone call from a faculty member (though, interestingly not one of my 3 POI) this evening with an invite to an onsite interview the weekend of 2/21. Thanks for sharing this info!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinkingGPA Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Sorry if it's a little irrelevant -- I'm just wondering what are the chances of acceptance after being invited to attend the interview weekend? Like, how many applicants does Stanford invite/host and how many they end up accepting? I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laminator Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Sorry if it's a little irrelevant -- I'm just wondering what are the chances of acceptance after being invited to attend the interview weekend? Like, how many applicants does Stanford invite/host and how many they end up accepting? I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments. Thanks! Also would appreciate knowing that... What I do know is my main POI there told me that admission is pretty much up to your POI, and they each get about one student per year. Edited January 16, 2015 by laminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_intrigue_ Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 To the person who recently posted on the results page: Do you know if all invitations for all areas have been sent out, or just one specific area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubberubber Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I think they're admitting about 3-4 new students to each of the 5 areas per year. I read somewhere that they invite about 30 students to the interview weekend, and maybe half of those are admitted? I honestly don't know... Didn't feel comfortable enough to ask anyone I talked to from the department about chances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totle Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 The Stanford psychology phd admissions website has an FAQ pdf...which specifically states that there are no departmental organized visits. From those who have been invited, was this an instance of a particularly faculty member inviting you out on his or her own?...Or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubberubber Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I think what their FAQ answer means is that they don't organize visits prior to application, not for the whole department nor for specific professors. That does not mean, however, that they don't hold interviews on site. From the entries here and on the results page, it seems like they have an interview weekend on February 20-21st for all those who made the shortlist. Not sure whether invites were sent from individual POIs or from the department, but they all invited prospective students for the same weekened, so I doubt it could be by chance... Hope that answers your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laminator Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The Stanford psychology phd admissions website has an FAQ pdf...which specifically states that there are no departmental organized visits. From those who have been invited, was this an instance of a particularly faculty member inviting you out on his or her own?...Or what? I think what their FAQ answer means is that they don't organize visits prior to application, not for the whole department nor for specific professors. That does not mean, however, that they don't hold interviews on site. From the entries here and on the results page, it seems like they have an interview weekend on February 20-21st for all those who made the shortlist. Not sure whether invites were sent from individual POIs or from the department, but they all invited prospective students for the same weekened, so I doubt it could be by chance... Hope that answers your question. Chubberubber is correct, I believe. The email described it as a "Prospective Grad Students Weekend," and there are the usual receptions and info sessions and stuff, so it seems like a standard interview weekend. The invitations were sent directly from the POI, however (at least in my case.) Chubberubber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totle Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks to both of you for helping clear that up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubberubber Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Maybe a bit of a weird question given the title of this thread, but I think I overheard someone who used to be affiliated with the program refer to the prospective students' weekend as "admit weekend". Could that be, and what would be the difference between the two (sorry, I'm an international students so the whole terminology is new to me...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoasting Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 My understanding is that attending the Stanford weekend does not mean that you are necessarily in. laminator and Chubberubber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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