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Adelphi University Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies

Garden City, NY

Psychology Schools | Public For-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you want to do here?

What was the most interesting question?

How do you relieve stress?

What was the most difficult question?

None of them were especially difficult.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

How you think you did?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read papers and abstracts, made sure I was familiar with the program in general, and thought about questions I might like to ask.

What impressed you positively?

The location, the current graduate students, the quality of work being produced, the apparent absence of stress among faculty and students, their openness to discussing weaknesses (though there aren't many and most don't even apply to me), their 100% match rate over the past seven or so years, etc.

What impressed you negatively?

I've heard the football fans are pretty intense

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had brought ear plugs for the night before

What are your general comments?

I loved this program! By the end of the day MANY of the applicants were saying that UT had risen to the top of their lists.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

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?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

Knoxville and Memphis

Where did you stay?

With students at the school