2010-2011 PhD/PsyD Interview Invite thread

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New as of 2/18: Gallaudet (Clinical PhD), SLU (Clin Phd), JMU (Clin & school), St. John's (Clinical PhD), Nova Southeastern (Clinical phd), Columbia (Clin PhD - more invites received), FDU (Clin Phd)

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Clinical Psychology PhD
Adelphi: rec 2/9 via mass email from AD. Interview 2/23 or 3/2.
Alliant CSPP San Diego: received 2/11 via email from Admissions Counselor. Interview 3/4 or 3/18.
American: received via email from AA. Interview 1/28.
Arizona State: received 1/6 via email from the admiss office. Interview 2/18 & 2/21.
Auburn: received 1/20 via email from admiss coor. Interview 2/19.
Boston: received 1/26 via call from POI. Interview 2/11 or 2/14.
Bowling Green State: received 1/27 via mass email from grad sec. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
BYU: received 1/21 via call from grad student. Interview 2/17 or 2/18.
Catholic: received 1/19 via POI. Interviews on 1/30-1/31, 2/1.
Central Michigan: received 1/24 via mass email from DCT. Interview 2/18.
Clark: received 1/20; 1/21 via call & email from POI. Interview 2/16 or 2/18.
Columbia, TC: received 2/9 via mass email. Interview 2/23.
CUNY John Jay (Clin Forensic): received interview via mass email from program assist. Interviews 2/4.
CUNY: received 1/12 via email from admin coor. Interview 2/2 & 2/3.
DePaul (Child): received 1/27 via group email from grad admiss coor. Interview 2/18 or 2/21.
Drexel: Received 1/11 & 1/15; 1/21 via call from POI/grad student. Interview 2/12; 2/18; 2/21.
Duke: received 1/20; 1/21 via e-mail (from grad student). Interview 2/4 or 2/7; 2/3-2/5.
Eastern Michigan: received 1/20 via mass e-mail from DCT. Interview 2/18.
Emory: received on 1/9, 1/14, 1/19 via e-mail from POI. Interview 2/3 or 2/4.
FDU: received via mass email. 2/26 or 2/27 (??).
Florida State: received via e-mail from POI & mail. Interview 2/18-2/19
Fordham: received 1/21 via mass email from Prog dir. Interview 2/4, 2/9, or 2/11.
Fuller Theological Sem.: received on 12/16 via e-mail. Interview 1/14.
Gallaudet: received 2/17 via email. Interview 3/7.
George Mason: received on 12/23 & 1/5 via email from DCT. Interviews 2/4 or 2/5.
Georgia State: received 2/1 via AA.
Hofstra: received 2/2 via call from admin. Interview 3/4.
Howard: received 1/26 via DCT's assis. Interview 2/10.
Idaho State: received 2/2 via mass email. Interview 3/4-3/5.
Indiana, Bloomington: received 1/26 via email from POI for phone inter. In-person invite 1/31 via email. Interview 2/18.
IIT: received 1/26, 1/27, 2/8 via email from DCT. Interview 3/4.
IUPUI: received 1/14 via e-mail from POI and grad student. Interview date is 2/3-2/4.
Kent State: received 12/21 & 1/14 via e-mail from POI. Interview 2/3-2/4, or 2/11-2/12.
LIU: received via phone on 1/8-1/9. Interview 2/5.
Long Island: received 1/21 via call from student. Interview 2/5 or 2/12.
Loyola U Chicago: received 1/28 via email from AA. Interview 2/11, 2/24, 2/25.
LSU: received 1/19; 1/21; 1/27 via email from my POI; 1/20 via call from grad student; email from POI. Interview 2/24- 2/25.
Marquette: received 2/1 via email from DCT. Interview 2/11, 2/14, or 2/18.
Miami U of Ohio: received 1/12 & 1/13 via phone call from POI. Interview 2/14 or 2/18.
Michigan State: received 1/4 via mass e-mail. Interview on 2/11.
Northwestern Feinberg: received via call 1/5 & 1/12 from Dir of grad training.
Northern Illinois: received 1/17, 1/18 via e-mail from POI/ lab. Interview 2/16 and 2/17.
Notre Dame: received 1/27 via call/e-mail POI. Interview 2/11-2/12.
Nova Southeastern: received 2/15 via email & snail mail. Interview 3/4.
Ohio State: received via call from POI. Interview 1/28.
Ohio U (Athens): received 1/13, 1/17 via call/e-mail from POI. Interview 2/11 & 2/18.
Oklahoma State: received 12/22 via e-mail from DCT. Interview 2/19.
PGSP: received 1/14 via e-mail. Interviews 1/28-1/29 or 2/11-2/12.
Penn State (Adult): received 1/7 & 1/11 via e-mail/call from POI. Interview 2/11 or 2/12.
Penn State (child): received 1/7 via call from admin. Interview 2/11
Purdue: received 1/13 via mass invite. Interview 2/18.
Rutgers: received 1/25;1/26 via email from my POI followed by phone call/email from grad admin. Interview 2/11.
Sam Houston State: received on 12/17 via call. Interview 2/12.
St. John's (Clinical PhD): received 2/15 via mass email from DCT. Interview dates 2/24, 3/1, 3/3.
SLU: received 2/17 via mass email. Interview 3/10, 3/11, or 3/12.
SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral (Neuropsych): received 1/19 via e-mail from POI for phone interview.
Seattle Pacific U: received 2/4 via email from Dept Chair.
Simon Fraser: received 1/27 via mass e-mail from grad progr assist, in-person interviews on 2/25 or phone interviews TBD.
Southern Illinois: received via mass email, interview 2/27-2/28.
Southern Methodist (Dallas): received on 1/5 via phone from DCT. Interview 2/12.
Stony Brook: received 12/21 via e-mail from POI for a pre-interview by phone (used to determine who will be invited). Invite for in-person interview received 12/29 via e-mail from POI. Interviews on 1/11 and 1/18. (another invite received for phone interview on 1/2 - interview 1/3 no mention of in person interview). 1/4 PM said that in person interviews are on 1/16-1/17.
SUNY Albany: received 1/21, 1/23 via call/email from my POI. Interview 2/12.
SUNY Binghamton: received 1/24; 1/25 via POI. Interview 2/18 & 2/21.
SUNY Buffalo: received 1/7 via e-mail from POI for prelim phone interview.
Suffolk: received 1/21 via mass email from Psych Dept. Interview 2/18 & 2/19.
Syracuse: received 2/3 via email from POI & chair Admis Com. Interview 2/14 & 2/21.
Temple: received 1/20 via email from Assoc DCT/prog dir/chair of admiss comm. Interview 1/28 or 1/31.
Texas A & M: received 1/12, 1/13, 1/17 via call from POI or e-mail from Admin. Coor. Interview 2/10 & 2/11.
Texas Tech: received via phone from POI. Interview 2/4.
USUHS (Med psy civilian track): received 1/31 via email from grad office. Interview 2/27-2/28.
U of Alabama-Birmingham (Clinical/Medical): received 1/28 via AA. Interview 2/27-2/28.
U of Arkansas: received 1/15, 1/12 via e-mail from DCT. Interview 1/23-1/24.
UC BERKELEY: received 1/14 via call from project coor. Interview 2/17 & 2/18.
UCLA: received 1/18 via e-mail/call from grad student. Interview 2/3-2/5.
UCSD/SDSU JDP Program: received 1/26. Interview 2/28-3/1.
U of Central Florida: received on 1/11. Interview 1/28.
U of Colorado at Boulder: received 1/12 via phone from POI. Interview 2/11.
UC Colorado Springs (Geropsych): received via email from grad admiss dir. Interview 2/11.
U of Connecticut: received 12/21, 1/18 (post phone interview) via e-mail from POI. Interview 2/16 & 2/18.
U of Delaware: received 1/11, 1/18, 1/21 via email from POI. Interview 2/25, 2/28, 3/4, or 3/5.
U of Denver (Child): received via e-mail from co-chair. Interview 2/11 or 2/14.
U of Florida: received 1/31 via mass email; 2/1 via email from prog assist. Interview 2/25-2/26.
U of Georgia: received 1/4 via e-mail from chair of admiss. Interview 1/28.
U of Hawaii Manoa: received 2/7 via email from POI for phone interview. Interview TBD.
U of Houston: rec 2/9 via call from POI. Interview 3/4-3/5.
U of I Urbana Champaign (Clin/Comm Ph.D.): received invite for 1/19 via email for phone interview 1/20. Admiss decision made from phone interview.
U of Illinois Chicago: phone call with POI.
U of Iowa: received 1/25 via call/email from POI. Interview 2/19-2/21.
U of Kansas (child): received 1/25 via email from sec. Interview 2/7 or 2/14.
U of Kentucky: received 1/7 via mass invite. Interviews on 1/31.
U of Louisville: invite received 1/6 via mass email from dept head. Interview 1/20, 1/21, or 1/24.
U of Maine: received 1/24 via call. Interview 2/14.
UMBC: received 2/7 via call; 2/8 via email from POI. Interview 3/3-3/4.
U of Maryland, CP: received 1/21 via POI. Interview 2/12.
UMass Amherst: received 1/18 via call from POI & email. Interviews 2/11 & 2/12.
UMass Boston: received phone interview on 1/17; received 2/2 via call & e-mail from POI/co-chair. Interview 2/18 & 2/28.
U of Miami (child): via email from POI. Interview 2/3-2/5.
U of Miami (Health-Clin): received 1/11 for interview 2/4.
U of Michigan: received 1/10 via email from chair of clin admiss. Interview 2/17-2/19.
U of Minnesota: received invite 1/13 via email from POI for prelim phone interview.
U Mississippi: received 1/30 via email from faculty. Interview 3/4-3/5.
U of Missouri-Columbia: Interview on 1/28.
U of Missouri- St Louis: received 1/27, 1/28 via email from POI. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
U of Montana: received 2/4 via email from POI for phone interview on 2/10; received 2/10 via call from POI after phone interview. In person interview 3/4. Phone interview invite received 2/11.
U of Nebraska, Lincoln (Clin/MLS program): received 1/15 via call from POI. Interview 2/11-2/13.
U of Nebraska-Lincoln: received 1/18 via email from POI. Interview 2/11-2/13.
U of Nevada, Las Vegas: received 1/20 via email from DCT. Interview 3/4.
U of Nevada-Reno: received 2/8 via call. Interview 3/3-3/4.
U of New Mexico: received 2/5 via email from POI for phone interview.
UNCG: received 1/5 via call from POI for phone in. 1/7. received 1/28 via email for inter 2/25 or 2/28.
UNC Chapel Hill: phone call from POI. Interview 2/11.
U of North Dakota: received 2/3 via email from chair of grad admis. Interview 2/25-2/26.
U of North Texas: received 1/21 via email from DCT. Interview 2/18 or 2/21.
U of Oregon: received 12/18 via POI email. Interview 1/30.
UPenn: received 1/7 via mass email & 1/10 via email. Interview 1/31 & 2/7.
U of Pittsburgh: Received invite via call from POI on 1/17, 1/18. Interview 2/11-2/12.
U of Rhode Island: received 1/31 via email from grad AA. Interview 2/28.
U of Rochester: received 1/12 via email from POI.
U of Saskatchewan: received phone interview 1/25.
U of South Carolina (clin-comm): received on 1/14 via email from DCT. Interview 2/7.
U of South Dakota: received 2/3 via email from DCT. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
U of South Florida: received 2/1 via email from admin coor. Interview 2/17-18 OR 2/24-25.
U of Southern Mississippi: received 1/26 via call from POI. Interview 2/18.
U of Tennessee, Knoxville: received on 1/14, 1/15 via phone from POI. Interview 2/25.
U of Texas, Southwestern Medical School: received 2/8 via email from Admiss Chair. Interview 2/26.
U of Toledo: received on 1/4 via email. Interview 1/24.
U of Southern California: received via email 12/19 from POI. In-person interview 1/13.
U of Tulsa: received 12/20 via call from POI. interview 1/28.
U of Utah: received 1/6, 1/15, 1/16, 1/17, 1/19 via email from POI for a phone interview; 1/19 via email from POI after phone interview. Interview 2/10-2/12.
U of Vermont: received 1/4 & 1/7 for phone interview via POI. Interview on 1/6 with POI resulted in 2nd phone interview with current grad student. Received 1/20 via chair of admissions committee. Interview 2/13 & 2/14.
UVa – not Curry: received 1/26 via email from POI for phone interview.
U of Washington (Adult): received 1/18 via email from POI for phone interview; 2/8 (post phone). Interview TBD.
U of Washington (Child): received phone interview 1/25 for in-person interview 2/28 (invited after phone interview).
U of Wisconsin-Milwalkee: received 12/20 and 12/21. Interview 1/28.
U of Wyoming: received 1/25 via call from POI. Interview 2/27-2/28.
Virginia Commonwealth: received 1/19 via call from grad student. Interview 2/18.
Virginia Tech: received 1/7 via email. Interview 2/18.
Washington State: received 1/23 via email from POI. Interview 2/18.
Washington U in St. Louis: received on 1/10, 1/19 via e-mail from POI for phone interview; 1/19 via call from POI after phone interview. In-person interviews 2/24-2/26.
Wayne State: received 2/4 via email. Interview 3/4
Western Michigan U: rec 2/10 via call from POI. Interview 3/12
West Virginia (child): received 1/20; 1/26; 1/27 via call from POI/email from grad sec. Interview 2/18 & 2/19.
Wichita State: received 1/28 via call from Prog. coor; 2/3 via POI. Interview 2/18.
Yeshiva (Health): received 1/21;1/25;1/27 via call/email from Depart/grad student/prog. dir. Interview 2/2; 2/3; 2/8.

Clinical Psychology PsyD
**Moved to Post #5**

Counseling Psychology PhD/PsyD

Auburn: received via email from DOT. Interview 2/14 or 2/21.
Arizona State: received 2/2 via email. Interview 2/25.
Ball State: received via email from director. Interview 2/25.
Boston College: received 1/12 via call from Prog Dir. Interview 2/7 or 2/8.
Fordham: received 1/21 via email. Interview 2/4; 2/7.
Georgia State: received 1/21 via email from POI's assis. Interviews 2/14, 2/16.
Indiana: received 12/17 via email from current stud. interview 1/27-1/28 OR 2/3-2/4.
U of Iowa: received 1/6 from DCT. Interview 2/6-2/7.
Lehigh: received 2/4 via email. Interview 2/21.
Louisiana Tech: received 1/27 via email from dir. Interview 2/18 or 2/19.
Marquette: received email from dept. assis on 12/15, interview 1/28.
Northeastern: received on 1/13 via email. Interview 2/4.
NYU: received via email. interview on 2/18.
Oklahoma State: received 12/9. interview 2/3 & 2/4
Southern Illinois: received 1/22 via POI for phone interview. Received 1/31 via email from DCT. Interview 2/21 (post-phone interview).
SUNY Albany: received 2/8; 2/9 via call from DCT. Interview 3/11 or 3/14.
Tennessee State: received 1/21 via call from POI. Interview 2/16 or 2/18.
Texas Tech: In person invite for 2/13-2/14 (after phone interview).
Texas Woman: received 1/28 via call from dept admin coor. Interview 2/18.
U of Akron: received 1/28 via email from dept admiss chair. Interview 2/25.
U of Denver: received 2/3 via mass email. Interview 2/18.
U of Florida: received email 1/21;1/24 via POI to set up a phone interview. received 2/3 (post phone interview) via call from POI. Interview 2/21.
U of Georgia: received 1/25 via mass email from Prog Assis. Interview 2/4 & 2/25.
U of Kansas: received 1/27 via mass email from PD. Interview 2/25.
U of Kentucky: received 1/14 via email from sec to the DGS. Interview 2/4.
U of Maryland CP: received 1/18; 1/27; 2/1 via email from POI. Interview first by phone around 1/27, then in person 2/18.
U of Memphis: received via snail mail from PD. Interview 2/26.
U of Minnesota CSPP- made admission offers on 12/16 (no interviews).
u of missouri- kansas city: received 2/8 via email from admiss chair. Interview 3/4.
U of Nebraska: received on 12/16 (no interview date given in PM).
U of Northern Colorado - received email from dept. assis on 1/7, interview 2/18
U of North Dakota: received via email on 12/22. Interview 1/14.
U of North Texas- received email from stud reps on 1/19, interview on 2/4.
U of Oregon: received on 1/12 via email from POI/DOT. Interview 2/18.
U of So. Mississippi: received 1/27 via email from DOT. Interview 2/18.
U of Tenn., Knoxville: received 1/21 via mass email from PD; call from POI. Interview 2/20-2/21.
U of Utah: received 1/25 via email from prog dir. Interview 2/18.
U of Wisonsin-Masdison: received 12/11 via email from faculty. Interview 1/14.
U of Wisconsin – Milwaukee: received 12/27 via phone. interview 1/18.
VCU: received via call from POI. Interview 2/18 or 2/21.
Washington State: received via email.
West Virginia: received on 1/13 via mass email. Interview 2/4.

School Psychology PhD/PsyD
Columbia, TC: received 2/7 via email. Interview 2/28.
Duquesne: received on 1/21 from PD. Interview 2/3 & 2/4.
Fordham: received 2/8 via email. Interview 3/1.
Indiana, Bloomington: received 1/5 via mass email. Interview 2/4, 2/7 & 2/11.
Lehigh: received 1/20 via email from dept sec. Interview 2/3 or 2/7.
Michigan State: interview 2/4.
Northeastern: received 1/25 via email from prog dirr/grad student, interview 2/17-2/18.
Ohio State: rec 2/9. Inter 3/4.
Penn State: received 1/24 via email from prog sec. Interview 2/4.
Rutgers, NB: received 2/8 via email. Interview 3/3.
St. John's (school) - phone call on 2/11, interviews on 3/4
U at Albany, SUNY: received via phone. Interview 3/4.
UT Austin: received via email on 12/16. Interview 1/28.
UC Berkeley: received 1/21 via call. Interview 2/8.
U of Delaware: received 2/1 via email from prog coor. Interview on 2/7.
U of Georgia: email/call from POI on 1/6. Interviews 2/7.
U of Houston: received via email from head of school psy. Interview 2/4.
U of Maryland, CP: received 1/26 via email from PD. Interview 2/14.
UMass Amherst: received 2/11 via email from program coordinator. Interviews on 3/4 or 3/11.
U of Minnesota: received 1/24 via email from sec for phone interview 1/31.
U of South Carolina: mass email from dept on 1/6. Interview 1/28.
Wisconsin-Madison (1/15)

Combined Programs PhD/PsyD
Drexel J.D./Ph.D. Received 1/11 via POI/PD. Interview 2/18 or 2/21.
JMU (Clin & school): received 2/14 via email. Interview 2/25 & 2/28.
Pace (School/Clin Psyd): received 1/31 via call from sec.
SDSU/UCSD Joint Clin: received 2/1 via call from POI. Interview 2/28-3/1.
U of Buffalo (Coun/School PhD): received 1/30 via email from dept. Interview 2/19.
UC Santa Barbara (Clin, Coun, & School): received 12/22 & 12/23 via call. Interview 1/21 & 1/22.
U of Virginia Curry (Clin & School): received 1/31 via email from AA. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
Utah State (clin/coun/school): phone call from POI. Interview 2/25.
Yeshiva: (School-Clin PsyD): received via email from POI. Interview 2/10 or 2/17.

Non-Applied Psychological PhD
Wayne State (social psych): received 1/14 via phone.
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So I have heard that people start being notified about interviews in mid December...but do schools also notify those that are rejected this early? Just wondering what to expect and when to expect it...
 
they'll probably save the rejections until after the holidays 'sigh. but some programs just review sooo early... so it's not impossible, but pretty rare.

what can happen early is if you don't make the general cut-offs, you might just get a flat rejection: first they take the whole batch of apps and run them through cutoff or they have a sort of equation that looks at GRE/gpa/research experience and then cut the lower half.
 
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I applied in 2008 for Fall 2009 entry and got a lot of rejections after April 15th when I hadn't heard anything from schools prior to that, so some programs wait to give rejections until the very end. However, some programs give rejections earlier than this, but generally I think interview invites are given prior to rejections.
 
Clinical Psychology PsyD

New as of 2/18: IUP, CSPP – Chicago (PsyD),

Alliant: received 12/16 via email from POI
Antioch U, NE: received 2/9 via email. Interview 3/4, 3/5, 3/6.
Argosy U Atlanta : rec. via call from AC & snail mail 2/7. Interview 2/28.
Chestnut Hill College: received 2/3 via email from admis coor. Invite for Year II of prog.
CSPP: received 1/18 via call from admiss coor. Interview 1/31.
CSPP – Chicago (PsyD): received 2/15 via call. Interview Mondays thru March.
Florida Tech: rec 2/10 via email. Interview 2/25.
Fuller Theological Sem: received 1/27 via email.
George Fox: received 1/26 via call from admiss officer.
George Washington: received 1/20 via call from admiss office. Interview 2/18, 2/25, & 3/4.
Georgia Southern: received 2/7 via snail mail & email Interview 2/18.
Immaculata: received 1/21 via call from DOA. Interview 2/16.
Indiana State: received 1/28 mass email & call from chair of admiss com. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
IUP - Clinical PsyD on 2/14 via email from AA.. Interviews 2/18, 2/19, 2/21, 2/25, 2/26, 2/28.
Long Island, CW Post: received 2/3; 27 via email from prog coor. Interview 2/12; 2/15(rolling basis).
Loyola Maryland: received via 2/1 viaemail from the dir of prog operations. Interview 2/18.
Marshall U: rec 2/9 via call. Interview 2/23 or 3/2.
MSPP: received via email on 12/23; 2/4. Interview 1/22; 2/26; 3/12.
Nova Southeastern: received 2/2; 2/9 via mass email. Interview 2/28; received 2/9 via email. Interview 3/4; 3/5.
Pace: Interview 2/11.
Pacific: received 1/24; 2/7; 2/9 via email from admiss dir. Interview 3/4 or 3/5.
Pepperdine: received 1/28 via call from sec/email from grad coor. Interview in Feb.
PGSP-Stanford Consortium: received via email 1/17. Interview 2/4, 2/7, or 2/14.
Regent: received 1/18 via email from admiss coor. Interview 2/11.
Roosevelt: received 2/2 via DCT. Interview 2/25 or 2/28.
Rutgers: received 2/14 via mass email. Interview 2/28.
Spalding: received 1/21 via email from Admin Coor. Interview 2/18, 2/28, & 3/4.
U of Denver: received 1/23; 1/24; 1/25; 1/17; 1/18 via call from admin coor. Interviews 2/18, 2/19; 2/25, or 2/26.
U of Hartford: received 1/24 via call from grad student assis. Interview 2/4.
U of La Verne: rec 2/8 via call/email from AA. Interview 2/25.
Widener: received 1/19; 2/9; 2/8 via email from DOA. Interview 2/25.
Wisconsin SPP: rec 2/8 via call. Interview 3/2.
Wright State: received 2/3 via DOA. Interview 3/4 or 3/7.
U of Indianapolis: received 1/14 via email. Interviews 2/11, 2/12.
VA Consortium: received 1/31 via call from dept. Interview 2/18 or 2/25.
Widener: received via email from the admiss coor. Interview 1/26
Wright Institute: received 1/31 via email from PD. Choose date.
Yeshiva: Ferkauf: received 1/19,1/26 via email from DCT. Interview 2/3, 2/10.
 
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ClinChildPsy13, werd, I agree that programs will want to ensure their slots are filled before sending rejections...

What is a PP? Sometimes the programs do let you know right away if you're rejected, not sure what would make them let some people know right away versus others not until past April 15th.

I am very eager to hear about my status as well! I'm glad to know that there are others out there in the same boat as I am. I hope we all find out soon.

Everyone should look on their programs' websites to see what their programs indicate the date that they will send their interviewees an invite by (if applicable). If you don't hear from them by then, then you know your answer!
 
UhOh - PP = previous poster :) Sorry, I've been using this website for a couple of years before officially signing up, so I forget not everyone is familiar with the acronyms. I was really confused when I first saw all the abbreviations.

I hope we all find out soon too! I am still finishing my last 2 apps (will be expressing them tomorrow) so that has taken my mind off of getting interviews, at least temporarily.

Good luck to you :luck:
 
Saw this link in last years interview thread (yes, I know I'm obsessive to be reading through it), and thought people might find it useful! I gather that it is essentially a searchable interview invite, rejection, and acceptance site. Enjoy.
http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php
 
I'm pretty sure waiting a month and a half to hear from schools will be the death of me! :p
 
ClinChildPsy13 said:
A month and a half?! I was hoping we'd start hearing by Mid-Dec! Maybe that is wishful thinking...
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haha perhaps...most of my deadlines are not until mid-late december, with some even being in january and one on february 1st! so i will be hearing back later than most.
 
Yeah, I put together a list of the interview invites from last year for the schools I'm applying to, and the earliest I'll hear is 1/4...and most aren't until the end of Jan. I might, literally, go crazy from the suspense. I vote we all just decide to skip the month of December this year (and I'm saying that even though Dec. is usually my favorite month, what with my bday and Christmas and vacation)! All in favor?
 
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Wow, y'all sound crazy :). I'm glad we all have company. The wait is indeed painful. Born2rumble1st and Student4Life0, where did y'all find this list with interview invites from last year? I think I'd like to be neurotic too.
 
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Wow, y'all sound crazy :). I'm glad we all have company. The wait is indeed painful. Born2rumble1st and Student4Life0, where did y'all find this list with interview invites from last year? I think I'd like to be neurotic too.
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Just do a forum search for the 2009-2010 interview invite thread :) have fun driving yourself crazy!!
 
Haha - +1 on skipping December :D Happy soon-to-be birthday too!


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Yeah, I put together a list of the interview invites from last year for the schools I'm applying to, and the earliest I'll hear is 1/4...and most aren't until the end of Jan. I might, literally, go crazy from the suspense. I vote we all just decide to skip the month of December this year (and I'm saying that even though Dec. is usually my favorite month, what with my bday and Christmas and vacation)! All in favor?
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I know right! :(

What programs did you all apply to and how many?!
 
Greendotcake, I applied to 9 programs. I'm unable to concentrate anymore because I'm living full of regret and remorse that I didn't apply to more schools in better locations. Grr.. Anyway, the programs I did apply to are: Wichita State, UMass Boston (failed to turn that app in on time though, so I guess I actually applied to 8), Northern Illinois, Louisiana State, DePaul (good location :)), U Connecticut, U Maine and Kent State.

What programs (and how many) did you/y'all apply to?

greendotcake said:
I know right! :(

What programs did you all apply to and how many?!
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UhOh said:
Greendotcake, I applied to 9 programs. I'm unable to concentrate anymore because I'm living full of regret and remorse that I didn't apply to more schools in better locations. Grr.. Anyway, the programs I did apply to are: Wichita State, UMass Boston (failed to turn that app in on time though, so I guess I actually applied to 8), Northern Illinois, Louisiana State, DePaul (good location :)), U Connecticut, U Maine and Kent State.

What programs (and how many) did you/y'all apply to?
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Uh Oh...I feel your regret. I also applied to 9 (well, officially 7 are sent in...the other 2 deadlines aren't until January) and I wish I had selected a few more schools. The majority of mine are in good locations, but I wish I had selected a few more funded programs.
 
Sorry to hear your in my same boat, Student4Life0! But misery does love company ;). Here's an idea you might consider: if you pick some schools now that are due, say, January 15th you may still have time to get all your materials in by the deadline. I'm considering doing this but I don't know if I'm going to do it or not because it would take a lot of work and I don't have a lot of time right now, but if you're really interested you might consider that option.
 
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Sorry to hear your in my same boat, Student4Life0! But misery does love company ;). Here's an idea you might consider: if you pick some schools now that are due, say, January 15th you may still have time to get all your materials in by the deadline. I'm considering doing this but I don't know if I'm going to do it or not because it would take a lot of work and I don't have a lot of time right now, but if you're really interested you might consider that option.
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Yeah, I considered it...but the thought made me kind of sick lol. Having to get transcripts again, bug my letter writers for a second round, essays etc. I am just going to stick with my 9, and hope for the best! As a back up plan, I may just work as an RA in a lab for a year if I get rejected from all of the funded/partially funded programs. I am already looking to a back up plan!
 
Yeah, that's why I'm not seriously considering it too. So much work. It's GREAT to have a back-up plan. Good job for thinking ahead! This will be my second time and I'm so glad that I had a back-up plan the first time. Best of luck to you so you won't have to use your back-up plan though! :)

Student4Life0 said:
Yeah, I considered it...but the thought made me kind of sick lol. Having to get transcripts again, bug my letter writers for a second round, essays etc. I am just going to stick with my 9, and hope for the best! As a back up plan, I may just work as an RA in a lab for a year if I get rejected from all of the funded/partially funded programs. I am already looking to a back up plan!
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how funny, it seems as though 9 is the magic number this year! i also applied to 9 as well, some in texas (ut & unt), massachusetts (i applied to umass boston too - that app was such a pain!!!) and illinois (itt, i was going to apply to niu too!).

definitely starting to reconsider applying for more too.... but the idea of going through it all again seems like such a pain! :(
 
Greendotcake - you said you applied to ITT? What is that? Did you mean Illinois Institute of Technology - IIT? If so I have a question. It's one of the schools I'm considering applying to late since their deadline is Jan. 15th, but I have a serious hesitation about it. Please let me know if that's what you meant!

greendotcake said:
how funny, it seems as though 9 is the magic number this year! i also applied to 9 as well, some in texas (ut & unt), massachusetts (i applied to umass boston too - that app was such a pain!!!) and illinois (itt, i was going to apply to niu too!).

definitely starting to reconsider applying for more too.... but the idea of going through it all again seems like such a pain! :(
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greendotcake said:
how funny, it seems as though 9 is the magic number this year! i also applied to 9 as well, some in texas (ut & unt), massachusetts (i applied to umass boston too - that app was such a pain!!!) and illinois (itt, i was going to apply to niu too!).

definitely starting to reconsider applying for more too.... but the idea of going through it all again seems like such a pain! :(
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I really wouldn't stress about applying to 9. I think 9's a good number, if you're applying to a ton it means you'll end up spending less time on each individual application and therefore not have the best product possible.
 
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=amk22;10349780]I really wouldn't stress about applying to 9. I think 9's a good number, if you're applying to a ton it means you'll end up spending less time on each individual application and therefore not have the best product possible. I'm applying to 15 and I know there are 2-3 schools I'm applying to where I feel like my application wasn't as solid as the others just because of time issues.
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As someone that applied to a lot of schools (23) there are two sides to this issue. I began and completed my SOPs around August so that time would not be a factor. I opened and completed all grad school apps by the end of September. I do not feel the product was of lesser quality due to the number of apps I submitted, however if you don't leave yourself enough time it would be... there is no doubt.
 
I think how many schools you apply to really depends on how many provide a good match for you. I have very specific interests and could only find 13 schools that matched those interests. At two of the schools, the professor I was interested in wasn't accepting students this year (one of which I didn't find out about till after I submitted the app!). That left me with 11 schools. Two of those schools did not have as strong of a reputation as I was looking for (and only provided partial funding), so they were cut as well. That left me with 9 schools that had good matches, a training model I liked, and provided full funding. Even if I had more time, there were no other programs that I could have applied to. If there were, I would have applied to more but I still feel comfortable with the choices I made. Now, if February rolls around with no interviews, I'll definitely reevaluate that statement... ;)
 
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As someone that applied to a lot of schools (23) there are two sides to this issue. I began and completed my SOPs around August so that time would not be a factor. I opened and completed all grad school apps by the end of September. I do not feel the product was of lesser quality due to the number of apps I submitted, however if you don't leave yourself enough time it would be... there is no doubt.
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I think that everyone's situation is going to be different, but you're right that under the right circumstances its absolutely doable.
 
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I agree with you both.

Further, I hope I didn't come across disparaging toward you guys or generally defensive. I think each situation is unique. In my case I have a specific niche that allows me to apply to a broad range of schools and still have a significant and meaningful fit. I actually cut my list from around 30 schools to 23 and I still question cutting those schools. Further, my specific situation is different in that I'm older and do not want to be reapplying next year.
 
+1 for me. My research area is broad enough to fit with a wide variety of people. However, I only applied to places where I was a good match about 20 programs - both Ph.D. and MA. That being said, there are only about 5 that are top, top, top really want to go there! The rest fit well enough =)

I also agree that applying to that many didn't leave me as much time for each app as I would have liked. This week has been crazy trying to finish apps by 12/1. I ended up expressing 2 of them on Tuesday night!


GreenPsych said:
I agree with you both.

Further, I hope I didn't come across disparaging toward you guys or generally defensive. I think each situation is unique. In my case I have a specific niche that allows me to apply to a broad range of schools and still have a significant and meaningful fit. I actually cut my list from around 30 schools to 23 and I still question cutting those schools. Further, my specific situation is different in that I'm older and do not want to be reapplying next year.
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Hi All-

St. Louis University and George Mason University are 2 out of the many programs I have applied to. I haven't seen much on this site about these 2 programs. I personally like these programs and feel like I would be a nice fit. Anyone have any insight?? Thanks!
 
Do we hear back via email or by telephone calls?
 
FYI: Online shopping is not the best way to cope with the never-ending month of December (which, world, don't think I didn't notice that you reneged on our pact to skip this month!). By the time interviews start going out, I'm not going to have any money to go to them! :rolleyes:
 
Born2rumble1st said:
FYI: Online shopping is not the best way to cope with the never-ending month of December (which, world, don't think I didn't notice that you reneged on our pact to skip this month!). By the time interviews start going out, I'm not going to have any money to go to them! :rolleyes:
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OMG HAHA...I have been doing a lot of online window shopping, no purchasing yet (I really am TOO BROKE!). I find myself looking at shoes and pants, more than ever before! It must be because I'm constantly anxious and uncomfortable, and I will be for at least another month!
 
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Student4Life0 said:
OMG HAHA...I have been doing a lot of online window shopping, no purchasing yet (I really am TOO BROKE!). I find myself looking at shoes and pants, more than ever before! It must be because I'm constantly anxious and uncomfortable, and I will be for at least another month!
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At least I know I am not alone in my online shopping stress reliever (that is until I have to actually shell out money for something like groceries). My online wish lists have ballooned in the last couple of weeks. I hope invites start coming soon or else it may be phone interviews for me!
 
I just received an email from Loyola MD's PsyD program (not for an interview unfortunately! :rolleyes:) letting me know that their only interview date will be Friday, February 18th.

Also,

Student4Life0 said:
haha perhaps...most of my deadlines are not until mid-late december, with some even being in january and one on february 1st! so i will be hearing back later than most.
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I've been told by multiple programs that even if their deadline is later, they still review the applications as they come in. If you're a great candidate, especially with some of the programs that accept more students like PsyDs, they'll let you know earlier than the deadline that they want you to come for an interview. That's what I'm hoping for!!
 
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yeah they honestly start separating files right away....
 
Here's a link to last years invite thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=679923

Last year, some programs began notifying the second Monday of December, so some of you may start hearing very soon! Of course, most will be later in December and into January and early to mid-February.

I've been told by multiple programs that even if their deadline is later, they still review the applications as they come in. If you're a great candidate, especially with some of the programs that accept more students like PsyDs, they'll let you know earlier than the deadline that they want you to come for an interview. That's what I'm hoping for!!
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IIRC, I can only think of maybe 1 or 2 (PsyD) programs that did this last year, so I don't think it's *terribly* common--it may happen, but it's not the "norm."

Further, I hope I didn't come across disparaging toward you guys or generally defensive. I think each situation is unique. In my case I have a specific niche that allows me to apply to a broad range of schools and still have a significant and meaningful fit. I actually cut my list from around 30 schools to 23 and I still question cutting those schools. Further, my specific situation is different in that I'm older and do not want to be reapplying next year.
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I applied to 23 schools, as I was in a similar situation where I was lucky enough to find a lot of professors who fit my research interests (which look at topic A in population B), so I applied to professors who focused on A and professors who focused on B), In the end, there are some schools I would have cut had I known some things in advance (e.g., poor funding situations), but overall, I don't regret my application strategy, although it was very expensive (however, the funding package I ended up receiving sort of justifies the costs, in my mind).

Good luck to all!!! :luck:
 
Congrats to our first interview invitee! I have put your invite on the list. Please feel free to PM me with any others you want me to add. Good luck!
 
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Congrats to our first interview invitee! I have put your invite on the list. Please feel free to PM me with any others you want me to add. Good luck!
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I applied to the OKSU clinical program so when I saw them listed my heart skipped a beat... until I realized it was counseling psych. Congrats to the one/those that received the invite(s).
 
I just have to say that I have never been so excited for Christmas to pass...just awaiting the new year...
 
psych05 said:
I just have to say that I have never been so excited for Christmas to pass...just awaiting the new year...
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I am nervous for Christmas! Two of my schools (including one of my top choices) sent last year's interview invites right before Christmas. This could make for either a very happy or very depressing Christmas! :xf:
 
psych05 said:
I just have to say that I have never been so excited for Christmas to pass...just awaiting the new year...
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Just Christmas? I'm ready for it to be my birthday (late April) so my interviews, rejections/acceptances, and worrying are done and I know where I'm going! Let's just skip the first quarter of the year :laugh:
 
Let's not rush our lives along too quickly less we look in the mirror and realize we are 80.

:D

I for one am looking forward to Christmas very much and will be traveling to Colorado for the break.
 
+1. Some of my schools sent out their invites right before Christmas as well. Hopefully we'll hear some good new soon:)

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I am nervous for Christmas! Two of my schools (including one of my top choices) sent last year's interview invites right before Christmas. This could make for either a very happy or very depressing Christmas! :xf:
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Good luck everyone! The wait for interviews is honestly the worst part, but once you get an interview (and get accepted) it's all worth it!
:xf::xf:
 
So according to the thread from 2009/2010, UCSB notified interviewees Friday, Dec. 18th of last year. Does that mean they will likely be doing it THIS FRIDAY, the 17th? Anyone else apply there and feel totally nervous? It's scary to think I could have my first unofficial rejection in four days! Deep breaths.
 
bunderj said:
So according to the thread from 2009/2010, UCSB notified interviewees Friday, Dec. 18th of last year. Does that mean they will likely be doing it THIS FRIDAY, the 17th? Anyone else apply there and feel totally nervous? It's scary to think I could have my first unofficial rejection in four days! Deep breaths.
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There is not much you can do about it now. It is what it is. No need to get yourself all worked up over something you have no control over at this point. :)
 
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