jlloyd87 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Well I meant emailing the graduate secretaries. I guess they get these questions all the time so I wouldn't be annoying anyone. What should I say? Hi my name is XXXXX and I am wanting to know if University of GradCafe has sent out all of their invites?? I simply call them and ask if there have been any updates on the social/experimental applications. I don't want to be known as the annoying applicant so I prefer the phone to keep it a little more anonymous.
digits2006 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Ahh, i hate calling. So i might try and make a nice email to send. I really want to send an email to the only PhD program that I have not seen any results from.
a.arcane Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 That was actually the main reason I called. I wanted to know if they had set a date for an interview weekend. They do not have an interview weekend. You can just expect a call from your POI. *nervous at the idea of being called by POI* Note to self: refresh self on POI's work. Dorky admission: I make powerpoints of articles for myself to prepare to speak to professors/study. I'm glad there's only 3 school I really think are still contenders- it's exhausting. neuroJ 1
jlloyd87 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 *nervous at the idea of being called by POI* Note to self: refresh self on POI's work. Dorky admission: I make powerpoints of articles for myself to prepare to speak to professors/study. I'm glad there's only 3 school I really think are still contenders- it's exhausting. That actually doesn't sound like that bad of an idea.
jhmoss1812 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 just got my yale rejection! ah. congrats...So did I. I was outraged and think this is complete BS. lol jk
socialpsychg Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 just got my yale rejection! ah. I third that! Kind of a relief for me, to be honest. It was good to know we kind of saw it coming with all the other results.
just.tell.me.already Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Just got my Yale rejection as well. At least they sent out the rejections early. Even if i know i'm rejected because i didn't get an interview somewhere, there's something comforting about knowing 100%.
jhmoss1812 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 I'd much rather just get rejected. At least I can move on and not depend on other people. Even if I do get in eventually, I'm still not their top choice. And more often than not, I'm not getting in once waitlisted. I just really hope this next interview weekend goes well and I hear positively from it. I'll probably accept the offer if they make one
jlloyd87 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 At least yall are keeping good spirits.. There is some guy that got rejected from the Duke Political Science program that is a pretty belligerent.
Kinkster Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 At least yall are keeping good spirits.. There is some guy that got rejected from the Duke Political Science program that is a pretty belligerent. That comment was hilarious! I saw the post and was absolutely shocked! It was very scathing and unprofessional. Maybe that's why the individual didn't get in...
just.tell.me.already Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Wow, yeah, that guy is ridiculous. I mean, if you're going to be in academia, you're going to have to realize that rejection is part of the process--you just have to keep going. Besides, how ridiculous is it that he didn't get in anywhere else either and yet he's only going off on Duke because that was his last hope? That man could stand to take a psych class or two.
just.tell.me.already Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 I just found out that someone in my lab who blatantly steals ideas and ever since being promoted has been pretty mean to the RAs got into Stanford's sociology program. I know that psych is way more competitive than soc, but it still kills me, considering that i still don't have an acceptance yet. Any supportive words would be greatly appreciated.
socialpsychg Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 At least yall are keeping good spirits.. There is some guy that got rejected from the Duke Political Science program that is a pretty belligerent. Could you attach a link of this guy's post(s)? I'm curious.
a.arcane Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 On 2/8/2010 at 9:22 PM, socialpsychg said: Could you attach a link of this guy's post(s)? I'm curious. I'd like to see the post too! @socialpsychg: Congrats on all your interviews! Is your POI at UWashington Kaiser also?
jlloyd87 Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) On 2/8/2010 at 8:09 PM, just.tell.me.already said: I just found out that someone in my lab who blatantly steals ideas and ever since being promoted has been pretty mean to the RAs got into Stanford's sociology program. I know that psych is way more competitive than soc, but it still kills me, considering that i still don't have an acceptance yet. Any supportive words would be greatly appreciated. I remember when I first started designing studies and my adviser would be sure to close the door so nobody could hear any ideas that we had. It was astonishing to me at the audacity of some people. Edited February 9, 2010 by jlloyd87
sadiem Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 I just found out that someone in my lab who blatantly steals ideas and ever since being promoted has been pretty mean to the RAs got into Stanford's sociology program. I know that psych is way more competitive than soc, but it still kills me, considering that i still don't have an acceptance yet. Any supportive words would be greatly appreciated. Wow that's depressing. You know, if that person had to cheat their way into a PhD program by stealing other people's ideas, chances are that'll bite them eventually I think. If that person is going to succeed in research, they will need to be able to think for themselves and come up with their own ideas. It'll be hard for this person to get by just on stealing ideas...at least I hope that's the case. I bet eventually this person will either get discredited, lose allies (and the all-important networking connections that come with them) because of their behavior and the way they treat others, or simply not advance due to a lack of good ideas of their own. And btw, even if you don't have an acceptance yet, and even if you don't get one this year, the fact that you're an honest person means that when you do get into a PhD program (and I'm sure you will, even if it ends up being next round!) then you'll know that you worked hard and deserved it (and you'll be able to sleep at night knowing your achievements are honestly won!). Plus since your efforts are your own and you care about treating other people well and fairly, people will recognize that in you and want to work with you, which will help you succeed in the long run and probably even make you feel especially good about your successes. That's my prediction anyway, fwiw. jordy 1
jlloyd87 Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) My adviser told me about one girl when he was in grad school at Kansas that would just take other peoples ideas and tweak them. One girl was really interested in African American studies and she did some really grandiose study. Well this girl did the exact same study, but with Asian women. You know what's crazy? A few of the Yale results said that they had over 10,000 applicants for the year. I did not apply there, but I looked it up and with their $95 application fee they made almost $1 million on application fees alone. And that is just the psychology department! Edited February 9, 2010 by jlloyd87
radquish7 Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 congrats...So did I. I was outraged and think this is complete BS. lol jk Can someone post the link to the website with the decision? I haven't heard anything from Yale but am thinking I just haven't been emailed yet.. -rad
socialpsychg Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Can someone post the link to the website with the decision? I haven't heard anything from Yale but am thinking I just haven't been emailed yet.. -rad Log into the application website and scroll down to the bottom. There should be a link there about your admission decision.
just.tell.me.already Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Wow that's depressing. You know, if that person had to cheat their way into a PhD program by stealing other people's ideas, chances are that'll bite them eventually I think. If that person is going to succeed in research, they will need to be able to think for themselves and come up with their own ideas. It'll be hard for this person to get by just on stealing ideas...at least I hope that's the case. I bet eventually this person will either get discredited, lose allies (and the all-important networking connections that come with them) because of their behavior and the way they treat others, or simply not advance due to a lack of good ideas of their own. And btw, even if you don't have an acceptance yet, and even if you don't get one this year, the fact that you're an honest person means that when you do get into a PhD program (and I'm sure you will, even if it ends up being next round!) then you'll know that you worked hard and deserved it (and you'll be able to sleep at night knowing your achievements are honestly won!). Plus since your efforts are your own and you care about treating other people well and fairly, people will recognize that in you and want to work with you, which will help you succeed in the long run and probably even make you feel especially good about your successes. That's my prediction anyway, fwiw. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! These are all the things that i pretty much knew, but needed someone to say right out to me. Really, thank you, thank you, thank you!
just.tell.me.already Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 My adviser told me about one girl when he was in grad school at Kansas that would just take other peoples ideas and tweak them. One girl was really interested in African American studies and she did some really grandiose study. Well this girl did the exact same study, but with Asian women. You know what's crazy? A few of the Yale results said that they had over 10,000 applicants for the year. I did not apply there, but I looked it up and with their $95 application fee they made almost $1 million on application fees alone. And that is just the psychology department! I was just thinking about that the other day. I wonder if they really do see this as a bit of a fundraiser, because i can't believe that it takes up too much of their time. That's pretty sad too because it means that there is a definite selection effect for those who can vs. those who can't afford to pay all of the application fees.
moralresearcher Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 You know what's crazy? A few of the Yale results said that they had over 10,000 applicants for the year. I did not apply there, but I looked it up and with their $95 application fee they made almost $1 million on application fees alone. And that is just the psychology department! I'm pretty sure there were 10,000 applicants to the GSAS, not just the psychology department. I think the psych applicants number in the hundreds, maybe 1,000, but I sincerely doubt 10,000 people applied to the department. If so, applying anywhere is practically pointless (assuming other programs have applicant pools anywhere near that high) when you consider most cohorts are 20 or less.
psychdork Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 I'm pretty sure there were 10,000 applicants to the GSAS, not just the psychology department. I think the psych applicants number in the hundreds, maybe 1,000, but I sincerely doubt 10,000 people applied to the department. If so, applying anywhere is practically pointless (assuming other programs have applicant pools anywhere near that high) when you consider most cohorts are 20 or less. I completely agree! I mean yes psych programs (& Yale) are competitive, but 10,000 applicants to one department in one year is just inconceivable.
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