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Application for PhD in PsychologyMarch 25, 2012 举办方：COPSY交流会 / Background Application term: Fall 2012 Programs: PhD in Psychology Psychology and Music, Bachelor of Arts at Mills College in May, 2012 Research experience: Mills Cognition Lab May 2009 — Present UCSF Memory and Aging Center June 2011 — Present Mills Social Lab June 2011 — Present Publication: 1 second author Conference presentations: 5 poster presentations ( + 2 accepted) Teaching experience: TA for Analytical Psychology (sta) August 2010 – December 2010 TA for General Chemistry August 2009 – May 2010 Peer tutor 7 courses January 2009 – Present Offers Decision Applied: Boston College, Cornell, McGill, MIT, Tufts, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSF, U of Toronto, U Michigan Ann Arbor Interviews: Cornell, McGill, Tufts, Stanford, U of T, UM Ann Arbor Offers: Cornell, McGill, Tufts, UM Ann Arbor Rejections: UC Berkeley, UCSF Decision: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Why PhD? RESEARCH Passionate about research Curiosity Producer of knowledge EXPERTISE Become the expert in the field you love Have more flexibility to define your own work CAREER Academia (tenure-track faculty, research faculty, national labs) Industry (industrial research lab, your own company, wall street) Advice from Professors How to pick schools? What are the requirements? What do you want to learn in grad school?/ Who do you want to work with? Why are you a good fit? How can I figure out my research interests? Summarize your own research experience. Ask yourself what you like/dislike. What did you find the most interesting when you took psychology classes/ read research articles/ books? Do you have a big question that you want to ask/answer? Do I need to Contact professors before applying? YES! Write a well-structured, clear and eloquent email. Inquire the possibilit