Admission

Admission to the Cognition & Development (C&D) Program is highly competitive. We admit only 3 to 4 students per year. Applications are evaluated based on grades, GREs, personal statements, research background, and letters of recommendation. Students admitted to the C&D program typically have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and average GREs of 650 or higher on quantitative, 550 or higher on verbal, and 5.0 or higher on the writing test. However, we weigh scores less heavily than we do the degree of fit between the goals of the student and the research interests of the faculty members. Each year, highly qualified applicants fail to be admitted due to a mismatch in interests or because the faculty with whom the students are primarily interested in working are not accepting students that year.

A small number of applicants will be invited to visit campus for a two-day interview in mid-February. International applicants will be interviewed by phone. Admissions will be based on these interviews.

Applicants should see the Admission to Doctoral Study in Psychology webpage for additional information on applying. Students with questions about the application process should contact Ms. Paula Mitchell, paula.mitchell@emory.edu, Graduate Administrative Assistant for the Psychology Department. Stephan Hamann, shamman@emory.edu, Director of the Cognition and Development Program, can answer additional questions regarding the program.

Application for admission should be made as early as possible. Although the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences lists their deadline as Jan. 3, the deadline for applications for Cognition and Development is January 2, 2009.

Loose credentials should be mailed to Admissions, Graduate School, Emory University, 200 Candler Library, 550 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322.