2017-2018 PhD/PsyD Interview Invite Thread

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School Name: University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Date Interview Invite Received: 12/21
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical
Track: Adult Trauma
Notified via: Email for skype interview (Skype Interview was 12/21), post-Skype a personalized in-person interview invite was extended
From: POI
Interview Date: 1/26
Additional Info: more details to follow
 
AmazonEcho said:
I'm a bit late to the party on posting this (just made an account), but I was contacted by Sam Houston State:

School Name: Sam Houston State University
Date Interview Invite Received: 12/15/2017
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical (Forensic Emphasis)
Notified via: Call
From: POI
Interview Date: 3/2/2018
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Could you pm me your poi please?
 
Hello everyone! Does anyone know if all of Sam Houston state, u of Colorado at Colorado Springs trauma track and Lsu invites have gone out? If you have one could you post or pm me your poi please thanks!
 
School Name: Texas Tech
Date Interview Invite Received: 12/15
Degree: PhD
Type:Counseling
Track: adult and adolescent
Notified via: personal phone call followed by email from program coordinator
Notified by: POI
Interview Date: Feb 5
Additional Info: social event the night before and dinner the evening of the interview, option to stay with Graduate student
 
bellezza1994 said:
Hello everyone! Does anyone know if all of Sam Houston state, u of Colorado at Colorado Springs trauma track and Lsu invites have gone out? If you have one could you post or pm me your poi please thanks!
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I'm not sure if all Sam Houston State invites have gone out. I was wondering myself...
 
Has anyone heard from Minnesota for the Institute of Child Development's,
Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science (DPCS) training track?
 
N_Els_2017 said:
Has anyone heard from Minnesota for the Institute of Child Development's,
Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science (DPCS) training track?
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I haven't seen anything from Minnesota at all.
 
alh2017 said:
School Name: University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Date Interview Invite Received: 12/21
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical
Track: Adult Trauma
Notified via: Email for skype interview (Skype Interview was 12/21), post-Skype a personalized in-person interview invite was extended
From: POI
Interview Date: 1/26
Additional Info: more details to follow
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Hello congrats on the invite! Do you know if all of Colorado Springs invites have went out yet? Or do you mind pm me your poi? If not it’s okay! Thanks.
 
School Name: UT Austin
Date Interview Invite Received: 12/15/17
Degree: PhD
Type: Counseling
Notified via: Email
From: POI
Interview Date: 2/2/18
Additional Info: dinner with graduate students, coffee after
 
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
 
oliverwilde said:
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
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You are going to be fine! You've already been invited to interview. Most likely, you'll receive at least half invitations to interview. Good luck. Your background is impressive.
 
oliverwilde said:
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
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What exactly are your GRE scores and your undergrad and grad GPAs?
 
oliverwilde said:
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
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I think you actually have a very impressive application! Trust me, I also thought my GRE scores and my GPA were too low for all the schools I applied to, but my current supervisors and other graduate students have told me it's the overall application and if anything is bad, as long as everything else is better, they can look over it. They also told me experience is a big thing and judging by all your work, you have an impressive record! I think you just have to be a bit patient and don't lose hope!
 
oliverwilde said:
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
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Also keep in mind that other factors (e.g., fit, personal statement, LORs) play a role in invitations. Sometimes some of the more subjective pieces can offset low objective measures (GRE). Some schools have more flexibility with regard to GRE “cutoffs,” while others (like my program) adhere pretty closely to the cutoffs due to funding. All of that said, I know this process can be very stressful. There’s still time!


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School Name: Southern Methodist
Date Interview Invite Received: 8/1
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical Psychology
Notified via: Email
From: POI
Interview Date: 1/2 to 2/2
Additional Info: Housing & local transportation provided, student-hosted event the night before, program-wide dinner after the interview
 
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Does anyone know if University of Missouri - St. Louis has sent out their invitations? I know in their brochure it says their interview days are 1/29 and 2/2 so I'm thinking they should be sent out soonish...
 
treyheff15 said:
Does anyone know if University of Missouri - St. Louis has sent out their invitations? I know in their brochure it says their interview days are 1/29 and 2/2 so I'm thinking they should be sent out soonish...
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I don't think they have. I have not heard anything and no one on grad cafe has said anything. But hopefully anytime now because that date is coming up soon!
 
Any word from American, GW PsyD or Uniformed Services?
 
clinpsych55 said:
School: Stony Brook University
Type: Clinical PhD
Date of invite: 1/2/18
Type of invite: Email from POI
Interview date(s): 1/16-1/17

School: Vanderbilt University
Type: Clinical PhD
Date of invite: 1/2/18
Type of invite: Email from POI
Interview date(s): 1/26/18
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Congrats!! If you're comfortable, can you PM me the initials of your POI for both schools? Thanks!
 
Has anyone heard from the following schools?

  • ECU
  • UAB-Birmingham
  • Univ. of Memphis
  • Penn State
  • VA Consortium
  • Pitt
  • Univ. NC Charlotte
 
I haven't heard back from Temple University, but the interview dates are 19/1 and 22/1. Does that mean I'll unlikely be getting an interview? When can I safely assume that I probably have been weeded out 🙁? 1 week before the interview dates?
 
pandapanda said:
I haven't heard back from Temple University, but the interview dates are 19/1 and 22/1. Does that mean I'll unlikely be getting an interview? When can I safely assume that I probably have been weeded out 🙁? 1 week before the interview dates?
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i think they all went out.
 
tiy123 said:
i think they all went out.
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I thought so too. I've seen people with many other POIs getting an invitation, but I've yet to see one person with my POI. So I'm keeping my hopes up for 4 more days 😕
 
School Name: University of Miami (FL)
Interview Type: phone interview
Date Interview Invite Received: January 8, 2018
Degree: Ph.D
Type: Developmental Psychology
Notified via: Email
From: POI
Additional Info: My POI doesn't have any funding to accept a student but another POI contacted me to talk this week based on a close research match. But I have no idea if this is actually a phone interview and thought that most/all invites had been extended. Any insight as to what's going on?
 
Question: So I was emailed that I am a high alternate for admission and that I may be invited to interview if a slot opens. Does anyone know what this means / what are the chances of being invited to interview? Thanks in advance!
 
School Name: Texas A&M
Date Interview Invite Received: 1/9/18
Degree: PhD
Type: Counseling
Notified via: Email
From: grad student
Interview Date: feb 1-2
Additional Info: social the day before

Good luck everyone!!
___________________________________________________________________
 
PsychGurl410 said:
Has anyone heard from the following schools?

  • ECU
  • UAB-Birmingham
  • Univ. of Memphis
  • Penn State
  • VA Consortium
  • Pitt
  • Univ. NC Charlotte
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From what I know, UAB and ECU invites have not gone out yet. UAB invites should go out by January 26th according to CUDCP's timeline, and their interview weekend is Feb 11th and 12th per their website, if that helps.
I haven't heard anything from ECU, but looking at the archive on TGC, their invites typically go out later for a later interview weekend.
I received an email inviting me to interview at UNC Charlotte. Interview day is January 26th.
I'm not sure about the others!
 
Neuronfire said:
School Name: University of Miami (FL)
Interview Type: phone interview
Date Interview Invite Received: January 8, 2018
Degree: Ph.D
Type: Developmental Psychology
Notified via: Email
From: POI
Additional Info: My POI doesn't have any funding to accept a student but another POI contacted me to talk this week based on a close research match. But I have no idea if this is actually a phone interview and thought that most/all invites had been extended. Any insight as to what's going on?
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I would say that it's a good sign, and they think you're qualified but that your original POI just can't make it work. It sounds like it will be an informal interview, with the goal of checking to make sure that you weren't absolutely dead set on the other POI. It may be that if it goes well, that POI would extend an invitation to you to interview.
 
Hello! Has anyone who applied to LE at Temple heard back about interviews? Thanks and good luck to all!
 
School Name: George Mason University
Interview Type: One day (Feb 9 or 10)
Date Interview Invite Received: January 9, 2018
Degree: Ph.D
Type: Clinical Psychology
Notified via: Email
From: DCT
 
Just saw that Fordham sent out a mass email- if I didn't hear anything is it safe to assume I didn't get an interview?
 
School Name: Northern Illinois University
Date Interview Invite Received: Jan 9
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical
Notified via: personal email
From: POI
Interview Date: Feb 26/27
Additional Info: dinner the 26th, interview the 27th. housing with student & transportation from/to airport provided
 
PsychedAboutPsych said:
Just saw that Fordham sent out a mass email- if I didn't hear anything is it safe to assume I didn't get an interview?
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Yeah they have a mass email sent from the DCT, so it is likely that if you haven't heard from them, that you will not hear from them.
 
Has anyone heard from the clinical track out of Minnesota's child psych program (DPCS)?
 
School Name: University of Houston
Date Interview Invite Received: 1/9/18
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical, Clinical Child Psychology Concentration
Notified via: Email
From: POI
Interview Date: Feb. 9-10
Additional Info: housing with student & transportation from/to airport provided.
 
LFPT03 said:
From what I know, UAB and ECU invites have not gone out yet. UAB invites should go out by January 26th according to CUDCP's timeline, and their interview weekend is Feb 11th and 12th per their website, if that helps.
I haven't heard anything from ECU, but looking at the archive on TGC, their invites typically go out later for a later interview weekend.
I received an email inviting me to interview at UNC Charlotte. Interview day is January 26th.
I'm not sure about the others!
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Congratulations on your interview at Charlotte and best of luck to you...I was hoping I would hear back from them but I am still hopeful that I'll hear from my other perspectives.
 
Could the people who got interviews from University of Oregon's Clinical psychology pm me their POIs? The interviews are on Jan 19, so I think my chances are VERY small at getting an interview at this point... do you all agree?
 
psych_clincial_87 said:
Could the people who got interviews from University of Oregon's Clinical psychology pm me their POIs? The interviews are on Jan 19, so I think my chances are VERY small at getting an interview at this point... do you all agree?
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Unless there's alternate interview date that is later, it's probably safe to say that you're out of the running for Oregon. They wouldn't invite you with less than two weeks left until the interview date.
 
School Name: Fordham University
Date Interview Invite Received: 1/9/18
Degree: PhD
Type: Clinical
Track: Adult
Notified via: Email (mass email to all invited applicants)
From: Administrative assistant
Interview Date: 1/26, 1/29
Additional Info: Full-day program, includes interviews with faculty & students
 
Rejections and waiting for replies are really tough! Hang in there and keep up hope because you have an incredible amount of experience!

oliverwilde said:
I am freaking out because I think my low GRE scores (both verbal and quant), as expected, will keep me out of grad school. I see people getting interview invitations / interview dates being posted for universities that I applied to (Yale, Temple, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, University of Wyoming).

My Background: BA in Psychology + BA dissertation; Msc in Neuropsychology + Msc dissertation; 8 publications (2nd and 3rd co-authorships); 6 years of research; 4 years of clinical work; 5 poster presentations and abstract submissions.

Program and Term of interest: Clinical Psychology/fall 2018

Applied to (in no particular order): Yale University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Temple university, Indiana University Bloomington, Duke University, University of Oregon, Boston university, The University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The university of Maine, University of Wyoming, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Washington State University, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Received interview invitation at: Eastern Michigan University

Rejected by: University of Iowa

Accepted by: ...

I cannot wait to go to therapy this weekend to vent! I don't know if I can survive 18 rejections. This whole process was expensive and emotionally draining.
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