04:00:06	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Hello! Is it just me who can't hear anything?
04:00:22	Sophia Betar:	I can here fine
04:00:23	Mariah Lutchman:	I’m hearing fine, maybe try leaving and coming in again?
04:00:24	Sharifah Ahmed:	just you
04:00:24	Sophia Betar:	hear
04:00:35	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Will do! Thanks :)
04:00:40	Sharifah Ahmed:	make sure to connect your audio
04:14:34	May Zhuoyue PANG:	Thanks for your sharing! I have two quesitons about PhD application:
(1) Will it hurt my PhD application if I don't send the GRE to some universities who shows they won't consider GRE during COVID-19 period? Apart from NYU, what else universities do you know that would not consider GRE? 
(2) Is it possible for PhD in the department of psychology to find jobs as AP in other departments like in the business school? Could you give some examples?
04:17:05	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Kinda late, but as a Latina, I appreciate those comments, Jaime! 
04:17:27	Miranda Vera (she/her/hers):	^!!!
04:17:30	Antonio Pelaez:	^
04:17:56	Juan V:	^^
04:18:21	Wei Ji Ma:	@may: (1) If the program says they won’t consider GRE, don’t bother sending it. For a list of programs that dropped the GRE, you could try https://grenotrequired.com/.
04:20:22	Wei Ji Ma:	@may: (2) Yes. I have a friend who did his PhD in Decision Neuroscience (which could have been Psychology) and is now a faculty member in the Nanyang Business School (https://deonlabblog.com/lab-members/#PI)
04:21:00	Carolina Iribarren:	This sounds so powerful
04:21:09	Juan Carlos Hugues:	^^^
04:21:13	Sunreeta Bhattacharya:	+1
04:21:20	Miranda Vera (she/her/hers):	^^^ For real. Thank you so much for sharing this Rashina!
04:21:26	Antonio Pelaez:	absolutely
04:21:31	Allison Morgan:	That is one of my worries about entering a program, having to prioritize work over my values and identity
04:21:35	Allison Morgan:	Thank you rashina for sharing
04:21:36	Deborah Kamliot:	Thank you for sharing! That’s great to think about!
04:21:39	Amber VanBuskirk:	so inspirational!
04:22:24	Bailey Wristen:	Thank you for bearing a burden you shouldn’t have to, Rashina, and for sharing parts of your story!
04:23:37	Wei Ji Ma:	@Allison (about what Rashina shared): it’s a super important issue. As you pick an advisor/lab/program, you could feel out how tolerant/supportive they are of activism. Ideally, your lab and advisor will be actively supportive so that you don’t have to keep your activism/values/identity secret or separate
04:23:57	Lillian Kim:	If you get funding from external sources (e.g., NSF, NIH), is that on top of the stipend given by the programs?
04:24:10	Leah Dolin:	Are postdocs fully or partially funded?
04:24:16	Ramya Manikkan:	Thankyou for sharing your story Rashina, I have a question for you which PI do you work with at Yale?
04:24:43	Wei Ji Ma:	^ I myself often felt as a PhD student that I was leading a “double life”, where I had to keep any anything extracurricular strictly separated - not ideal
04:24:58	Wei Ji Ma:	@Lillian Usually not.
04:25:49	Britya Ghosh:	@Beth which (programming) language do you use the most and which language do you want to learn going forward?
04:25:53	Wei Ji Ma:	@Leah Usually fully, but they may have to help bring in a grant that will fund the lab. (Which is also good practice for future grantwriting)
04:26:12	Marcus Oldham:	I’d be curious if any of the panelists could offer insight for those who may be seeking to do a PhD, but also not planning on entering clinical or academia as a career? I love psychology, but I have no desire to be a professor/educator in the traditional sense at this point.
04:26:41	Leah Dolin:	^^
04:26:42	Wei Ji Ma:	@Leah My answer is about postdocs. As a PhD student, you are usually fully funded.
04:26:52	Leah Dolin:	@Wei Ji Ma, thank you!  That's good to hear!
04:27:01	Niharika Sinha:	^^ I'd love to hear about Marcus's question too
04:27:08	Maya Metser:	^ me too!
04:28:04	BRIDGETTE BYRD:	I was wondering what other opportunities are available to a PhD student outside of academia? A platform for speaking on issues that concern you...
04:28:05	Juan Carlos Hugues:	@Jaime thank you for that encouraging reminder to just try to apply to grants; @Beth thanks for sharing the international research experience - I relate!
04:28:27	Wei Ji Ma:	@Marcus The panel will have a lot to say about this, but there are TONS of people who end up doing other things after their PhD, e.g. scientific editor, data scientist, policy analyst, NGOs, government
04:30:31	Wei Ji Ma:	@Bridgette Outside of academia, you can join any organization that supports your cause. Within academia, there are sometimes also opportunities, e.g. many departments (including NYU Psych) have active student participation in DEI, outreach, and advocacy efforts. Some universities (too few) also have student unions.
04:31:09	May Zhuoyue PANG:	@wei ji Thanks for your sharing! Is it possible fo follow your panel's Facebook, Twitter, or Whatsup Group to join in other activities in the future? That would be very helpful!
04:31:27	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Does NYU have a student union?
04:31:30	BRIDGETTE BYRD:	@Wei Ji Ma thank you so much!!!’
04:32:53	Wei Ji Ma:	@May If you mean Growing up in Science. Yes, you can go to www.growingupinscience.org to read scientists’ “unofficial stories” (https://www.cns.nyu.edu/events/growingupinscience/unofficial.html) and to sign up for announcements of future events. We also have a Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgIzTiEODRtQWX6zEu_Y3fA/playlists
04:33:22	Wei Ji Ma:	@Vanessa Yes, https://makingabetternyu.org/. They have been very effective!
04:34:20	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Thank you for sharing, Dr. Ma!
04:35:13	Kayla Cottiers:	Any recommendations for websites or list servs to find RA/LM positions?
04:35:58	Miranda Vera (she/her/hers):	^ I recommend hopping onto the PsychinOut slack! There is a channel where people post RA/LM/post-doc job listings!
04:36:18	Allison Morgan:	Can you send a link
04:36:37	Cole Marvin:	^^^
04:36:49	Jaime Castrellon (he/him):	@Kayla - Cientifico Latino has a great database for formal postbacc programs across fields! https://www.cientificolatino.com/post-bac
04:36:52	Nicole Gavrilova:	How similar/aligned are your research interests supposed to be to the labs you’re applying to?
04:36:59	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	https://cogdevsoc.org/listserv/ this is a good one, Kayla!
04:37:02	Juan V:	I know that certain programs may require some teaching, and some people may have less of a problem with TA'ing while pursuing their PhD, but is it reasonable to be a TA alongside pursuing a PhD, or would that be considered a heavy workload??
04:37:11	Wei Ji Ma:	Regarding work/life balance: Super important to realize that doing science is only one part of your life. It shouldn’t make or break or happiness, and you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your hobbies/interests/social life/sleep
04:37:33	A:	how to prepare for the unexpected situations such as PI closing down labs or lab running out of funding?
04:37:41	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	https://undergrad.psychology.fas.harvard.edu/post-graduate-research-jobs this is another great resource for anyone interested!
04:38:07	Wei Ji Ma:	@Juan: Very common for a PhD student to do teaching and research in parallel in some semesters (sometimes even taking courses yourself, too). It’s demanding and you will find yourself with little time for research in those semesters, but advisors usually understand this
04:38:08	A:	are there any tips about resolving conflicts in research interests with the supervisor?
04:38:24	Ronja Bartlome:	I enjoy every part of the research process from finding a research question to statistics... But I strongly dislike writing... Is a PhD something for me?
04:38:27	Kayla Cottiers:	Thank you everyone!
04:38:48	Wei Ji Ma:	@A(1): you cannot really prepare for such calamities except paying attention to red flags/rumors if you hear them.
04:38:54	Lindsay Kang:	https://undergrad.psychology.fas.harvard.edu/post-graduate-research-jobs
04:39:24	Miranda Vera (she/her/hers):	https://psychinout.slack.com/ssb/redirect <- to join the PsychinOut slack :)
04:39:51	Cole Marvin:	What is the best way to indicate to advisors your passion about research? Particularly on the SOP or in interview?
04:40:16	Wei Ji Ma:	@A(2): (resolving conflicts in research interests with the supervisor): tough one. I think this issues should start as your choice of supervisor: how much overlap in interests is there to start with? Is the supervisor willing to listen to your ideas. Once in, is it possible for both you and them to compromise a little? Also, very often, PhD students get more freedom in project choice in later years
04:40:53	Mrugank Dake:	As a PhD student, is it okay (or legal for an international student) to make few extra bucks from past-time activities like say blogging or vlogging or participating in some data science competitions, etc.?
04:41:07	Wei Ji Ma:	@Ronja (“I enjoy every part of the research process from finding a research question to statistics... But I strongly dislike writing... Is a PhD something for me?”) I hate writing too, and I am now a professor at NYU and loving my job overall :-)
04:41:15	May Zhuoyue PANG:	Thanks! Is it possible to know the pass rate of a PhD program's quality before our applicaiton? I heard some programs may fail about half students...
04:41:29	Jessica Fitzner:	do you have advice about working while trying to get research experience during/after undergrad? it seems like working as a lab manager or research assistant is ideal but I'm hesitant to quit the job I have. would working in an unrelated field be detrimental to an application?
04:42:06	Wei Ji Ma:	@Cole (“What is the best way to indicate to advisors your passion about research? Particularly on the SOP or in interview?”) I would be genuine and explain WHAT you find exciting and WHY. Don’t overdo the gushy adjectives, they can work against you.
04:42:20	Nicole Gavrilova:	How similar/aligned are your research interests supposed to be to the labs you’re applying to?
04:42:28	Cole Marvin:	Thanks!
04:43:06	Marcus Oldham:	@Mrugank I definitely have the same question. I’m an undergrad in Canada as an American. I’ve def considered setting up an business identity to act as a work around for immigration limitations on students (but I’d imagine that can get hairy and def needs to be looked at on a country by country basis).
04:43:13	Wei Ji Ma:	@Mrugank I believe often it is illegal (because of laws surrounding visas). You would have to consult with the International Student Office of your university. Of course illegal doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen.
04:44:04	Morgan Glover:	A PhD is worth it if it’s worth it to you! YOU are the person working for it and putting hours toward it
04:44:33	A:	if things don't work out well with the advisor of choice due to a variety of reasons (e.g. clash of personality or ideas, discontinuation of funding), how does a PhD student go about switching to another advisor in the same department?
04:44:59	Wei Ji Ma:	@Nicole (“How similar/aligned are your research interests supposed to be to the labs you’re applying to?”) Can you get excited about the papers that the lab has produced? Does the advisor show enthusiasm about your interests and questions? How flexible are you? It’s often good to start out pretty broad, and adjust a bit to the interests of the advisor/lab, as long as they are still in the same broad area as your own
04:45:55	Rheanna Ganapathy:	Realistically, do you believe it is ever too late to start a Phd in terms of age?
04:45:56	Mrugank Dake:	Thanks for the suggestion Dr. Ma, will check with the International Student Office about it.
04:46:14	Juan V:	is there any benefits and/or cons for taking any sort of gap semesters/gap years before starting to pursue a PhD?
04:46:15	Wei Ji Ma:	@A (if things don't work out well with the advisor of choice due to a variety of reasons (e.g. clash of personality or ideas, discontinuation of funding), how does a PhD student go about switching to another advisor in the same department?”) Usually by first bringing up the issue to the Director of Graduate Studies (or equivalent). They can help you find a new lab. And I want to applaud you for thinking about this. It happens occasionally and it is important to know that you are not stuck in a miserable/toxic situation
04:46:32	Wei Ji Ma:	@Rheanna (“Realistically, do you believe it is ever too late to start a Phd in terms of age?”) No.
04:46:34	Kamden Kuklinski:	I love your windchimes!
04:46:37	Jiangxue Valentina Ning:	What would your advice be if, as a PhD student, you start to feel that your interests and your advisor’s don’t match that well (e.g. you might be interested in higher level cognition whereas advisor’s work is in low-level)? When would you start considering switching or transferring (if there are no other advisors available in the department)?
04:47:00	Rheanna Ganapathy:	Phew, haha. Thank you Dr. Ma!
04:47:46	Jia Chen:	How to find successful examples who quit their PhD programs from one University and then change to another one? What would be the proper reasons when we talk with supervisors about this changing? 
04:47:50	Wei Ji Ma:	@Juan (“is there any benefits and/or cons for taking any sort of gap semesters/gap years before starting to pursue a PhD?”) As the panelists mentioned, it’s definitely useful if you are a research assistant or lab manager in your chosen field. It will give you more research experience, potentially an extra letter of recommendation, and, perhaps most importantly, a sense is if this is what you like
04:48:29	Morgan Glover:	@A Switching advisors is hard but sometimes necessary. First bring it to the attention of the graduate directors because they will have a path of least resistance. Speaking to a person of power in the department about this important issue can be scary but they will be sure to keep everything under control because that’s their job!
04:49:22	Wei Ji Ma:	@Jia: switching programs is usually a last resort, because you lose time, have to move again, and will get tough questions. It’s not a strategy to pursue if there are other options. What situation are you thinking of
04:49:36	Herlinda Bermejo:	Is it difficult to obtain a research assistant position post undergrad with no lab experience?
04:50:38	Charlotte Binkins:	Do you know anyone who has had kids during their PhD?
04:50:47	Simone Boyd:	Hello! I will be starting my PhD this fall, and although I am very excited, I will be moving away from my significant other, who will be finishing his PhD here. Do you have any tips for nurturing a long distance relationship while being in a PhD program?
04:51:26	Aline Martins Lanes:	Any tips on how to obtain a research position during grad school (MA) if you didn’t have any experience during undergrad
04:51:31	Wei Ji Ma:	@Jiangxue (“What would your advice be if, as a PhD student, you start to feel that your interests and your advisor’s don’t match that well?”) Depends a lot on the stage in which you are. If you are 1st/2nd year, you may be able to change advisors without much loss of time. If you are 4th/5th year, you probably want to just sit out the ride and find a better-matched lab for your postdoc. You could also try to change your advisor’s interests!
04:52:29	Jayda Felder:	Will not getting a letter of rec from my current master’s faculty advisor hurt my chances of Ph.D. admission? We aren’t really a good “fit,” and although she will probably agree to write me letter, I doubt it would be very personalized or informative.
04:52:32	Wei Ji Ma:	@Herlinda (“Is it difficult to obtain a research assistant position post undergrad with no lab experience?”) It happens all the time. It may be that a PI would be more likely to take you on if you are also willing to do lab management tasks (so a mixed LM/RA position).
04:52:58	Wei Ji Ma:	@Charlotte (“Do you know anyone who has had kids during their PhD?”) Yes. They all say it’s super hard.
04:53:08	Yuan Chen:	Should I at least have a working paper before contacting preferred professors in PhD programs? How can I show my enthusia
04:53:13	Wei Ji Ma:	In large part financially
04:53:42	Kamden Kuklinski:	Thank you!
04:53:47	Jia Chen:	Thanks Dr. Ma! I want to work as the AP in U.S.A. in the future, is it better for me to quit my phd program in Hong Kong and then apply for another better phd program in the U.S.A OR finish this program  and work as post-doc in the U.S.A.? I'm from the Business School, I found very few students can work as post-doc and then find a better Job as AP in my Department...
04:53:52	Yuan Chen:	(Cont.)How can I show my enthusiasm to professors without a published paper? Thanks!
04:54:00	Sophia Betar:	Thank you all! This was very helpful and much appreciated.
04:54:15	Jonathan Gould:	I have heard that the graduate student culture in an institution (be it a university, department, or lab) can be as important to your graduate school experience as the available mentorship. Do you find this to be true, and if so, how would you recommend assessing it before applying?
04:54:16	Kayla Cottiers:	Would the panelists be able to share their emails?
04:54:21	Susana Pariona:	Is there any research opportunities in NYU?
04:54:23	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Start with a volunteer RA position first!
04:54:39	Cole Marvin:	Are the panelists open to further questions via email?
04:54:47	Maggie Ding:	I am interested in applying for clinical program, is clinical experience preferred when you apply to the programs? If so, is there any suggestions on finding clinical positions as an undergrad or post-bac (job position names, where to search, and etc.)?
04:54:53	Micaela Cruz:	is it possible to get the emails of the panelists? so that we could contact them if we think of any more questions later
04:54:56	Meriah DeJoseph:	Yes! dejos002@umn.edu
04:55:00	Nicole Gavrilova:	Do you need to publish a paper before starting grad school?
04:55:03	Yuan Chen:	Thank you Dr. Ma!
04:55:05	rashina seabury:	rashina.seabury@yale.edu
04:55:10	rashina seabury:	feel free to email me
04:55:14	Margaret Conde:	What’s better: a PhD in US or UK?
04:55:22	Margaret Conde:	UK/Europe
04:55:40	Beth Lloyd:	b.lloyd@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - feel free to email!
04:55:40	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Publications are not necessary but look very good on an application and help you learn about the processes involved!
04:55:56	Marcus Oldham:	^^^ interested in why some would say UK/Europe is better?
04:55:57	bella schiek:	What experiences would you recommend to undergrad students that would help them succeed in phd programs and/or look better for phd applications?
04:56:32	Niharika Sinha:	Are any of the panelists interested in opportunities outside of academia after their PhDs?
04:56:36	Alexis Ford:	Would the panel happen to know anything about dualing in grad. school?
04:57:13	Ramya Manikkan:	A few labs that I was looking into for clinical psych PhD asked not to email the prof with CV 
How do we get to know more if we can’t reach out?
04:57:34	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Try to gain technical skills before applying to PhD programs! Try to become intermediate in R/R Studio, Python, etc.
04:57:37	Shannan Chen:	How much research experience is needed to be a competitive applicant for a lab manager position?
04:57:43	Cole Marvin:	^^^
04:58:30	Wei Ji Ma:	@Shannan (“How much research experience is needed to be a competitive applicant for a lab manager position?”) None. Very often, lab managers have no prior research experience. Professors know that everyone has to start somewhere.
04:59:05	Charlotte Binkins:	How much research experience in needed to be a good PhD applicant? Do I need a publication first?
04:59:13	Charlotte Binkins:	is*
04:59:33	Ramya Manikkan:	^^
05:00:09	Jingping Yang:	Is there any advice for applying and being remote RA? 
05:00:26	May PANG:	Thanks! Is it possible to know the pass rate of a PhD program's quality before our applicaiton? I heard some programs may fail about half students...
05:00:42	Wei Ji Ma:	@Charlotte: I will quote Vanessa’s answer, “Publications are not necessary but look very good on an application and help you learn about the processes involved!” Typically, good PhD applicants have had at least two meaningful (=sufficiently long, with intellectual contribution if possible) research projects (usually in different labs)
05:00:58	Youssef Ali:	Hi, I'm in sort of a unique position. I'm currently entering my second year of MSc at Queen's Cog-Neuro. I've been planning to continue on to a PhD, but I've also been lucky enough to have an industry connection that can get me into machine learning engineering after I finish my MSc. Has anyone here had to make a similar decision between continuing academia vs going straight into industry?
05:01:01	Shivam Puri:	How to know open RA positions, especially remote and ONLINE?
05:01:17	Jingping Yang:	^^
05:01:20	Jessica Fitzner:	would working in an unrelated field after undergrad be detrimental to an application if you can still get research experience on the side? how much better is it to work as a lab manager/research assistant? trying to determine if benefits outweigh financial risk of leaving job
05:01:25	Jessica Fitzner:	thank you all so much!
05:01:42	Cole Marvin:	Thank you for this opportunity!
05:01:48	Jingping Yang:	Thank you all!
05:01:53	Deborah Kamliot:	Thank you!
05:01:53	Maritza Lazo:	Thank you so much!
05:01:53	Marcus Oldham:	Thank you to the panelists!
05:01:53	Carolina Iribarren:	Thank you!!
05:01:54	Rosalyn Collins:	This has been fantastic! Some of the prompts were ones that I haven’t seen on other panels!
05:01:55	Aline Martins Lanes:	thank you!
05:01:55	Gillian Broome:	Thank you!!
05:01:56	Riku Etta:	Thank you!
05:01:56	Angela Boatwright:	Thank you!
05:01:56	Diana More:	Thank you so much!
05:01:58	Emily Sjafii:	Thank you!
05:01:58	Maya Metser:	Thank you so much!
05:01:58	Justin Zhou:	Thank you everyone!
05:01:58	Juan Carlos Hugues:	Thank you!
05:02:00	Leah Dolin:	Thank you everyone!
05:02:00	Herlinda Bermejo:	Thank you all! It was extremely helpful
05:02:01	Ashley Leon:	Thank you! this was really helpful
05:02:01	bella schiek:	Thank you guys
05:02:03	Bailey Wristen:	Thank you, everyone! This was incredibly helpful
05:02:04	Eleni Stogianni:	Thank you
05:02:05	Vanessa Llamas (she/ella):	Thank you, y'all!