Catholic University of America Department of Psychology
Washington, DC
Psychology Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Overall the interviews were good but it wasn't a great interview day. There were no activities other than the interviews whatsoever so my day was spent sitting in a waiting room for 6 hours talking with a current student and eating their food. It was alright, I learned a lot, but it didn't compare well with some of the other interview weekends I attended. The interviews were straight-forward and fair and I felt that I learned a lot about the program, but unfortunately it was all through the eyes of that one graduate student (who was amazingly helpful, don't get me wrong, but more diversity would have been nice). A campus tour would have been nice as well, but oh well.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What are your research interests?
What was the most interesting question?
What is my personal theory on why suicide occurs?
How did you prepare for the interview?
I read up on the research of Dr. Wagner and Dr. Jobes and had read several books on suicide including Joiner's book Why People Die By Suicide. I had not read Jobes' new book on CAMS yet.
What was the most difficult question?
What is my personal theory on why suicide occurs? It was with Dr. Jobes and suicide is my research, so no worries
What impressed you positively?
I liked the campus, the students seemed nice, faculty seemed approachable. I like the Catholic atmosphere, but I have always gone to Catholic schools.
What impressed you negatively?
The program is 50/50 clinical and research and for me that is a bit too clinical. Also, the funding is not competitive with a lot of other schools.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I didn't realize just how expensive it was to live in DC or how weak the funding was until I visited.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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