I am a senior in college. I applied to 10 clinical psychology PhD programs. Did not get an interview for ANY of them. I have a 3.93 GPA, have conducted research twice, have one publication, two conferences, I’m the chapter president for psi chi, interned at a rehabilitation center for people struggling with addiction, work as a psychometrist in our local hospital, work as a resident assistant since my sophomore year, have another on-campus job, been on the presidents list since my first semester, graduating with honors in the major, doing a thesis, and I got great letters of recc (my advisor told me he wrote me the best one he’s ever written). I decided NOT to take the GRE, simply because it was 220 dollars and I was already spending 700 on my applications. I decided to apply to test optional schools/unis that said they would not review GRE scores as part of the admission process (even if submitted). My personal statement was reviewed by half of the psych and communication department, my friends, and family members. They all loved it and said they could understand who I was and how that translated into what I’ve done, what I want to do, and my research interests. I genuinely do not understand how this process works. I knew I was gonna get some rejections but fucking hell not even getting ONE interview hurt A LOT! I am now gonna start applying to jobs because I can’t afford to pay for a masters. Anywho, if anyone is on the same boat as me, I’m sorry and I wish you the best! I know you will do amazing things in the future, even if you didn’t get into grad school right away.

Also wtf is up with silent rejections? If I paid to have my application reviewed, at LEAST send me a rejection email!

Sorry I needed to vent.