How competitive is my grad app (cognitive psych PhD)

Thatstudentguy
Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:00:40 +0000

Thank you for your helpful feedback! I have been contacting POIs and it had been going pretty well. Some programs recommend doing so while others may not speak to the matter. However I find it necessary to contact them with regard to whether or not they are accepting apps, especially given that applications are time and resource consuming. I don’t have a publication as of yet, however I’m preparing a manuscript for submission based on my thesis data and some follow-up work.

I agree with you that competitiveness and weight given to different parts of apps largely varies by program. Some admissions sites are clearer than others on this matter.