Application Statement Feedback Program

Our goal is to provide fast, constructive feedback and editing support for the research/personal statements of PhD applicants in psychology, with an emphasis on underrepresented minorities and/or those who are not ‘in the know.’

What’s happening?

ASFP 2024 is over! In our fifth and biggest year yet, 803 eligible psychology PhD applicants submitted their materials. To prepare for them, we trained 273 psychological scientists to be editors and provide actionable, consistent, and supportive feedback on application statements. We were able to match 606 applicants with at least two editors (the majority of which were matched with at least one faculty editor). Our editors provided a total of 1,392 pieces of expert feedback, carefully reviewed by 26 feedback reviewers to ensure everyone got uniformly excellent feedback. In all, editors spent over 700 cumulative hours volunteering to provide feedback to our applicants and future colleagues.

Is ASFP returning for 2025? You bet it is! Our timeline isn’t yet finalized, but is likely to be similar to last year’s. The 2024 timeline was:

  • Monday ,October 14 - Wednesday, October 23 at 6pm PT (9pm ET): Editor registration

  • Friday, October 25 at 1pm PT (4pm ET): Required New Editor Training

  • Monday, October 28 - Thursday, October 31 at 6pm PT (9pm ET): Applicant Submission Portal open

  • Friday, November 1 at 9am PT (12pm ET): Optional Editor Workshop

  • Saturday, November 2 - Thursday, November 7: The edit-a-thon

  • Friday, November 8: Feedback is reviewed & packaged

  • Saturday, November 9 by 9pm PT (midnight ET): Feedback returned to applicants

Go to the Applicant page for information about the process, read about our team and our editors, and check our FAQ for more resources. To stay up to date, follow us on your favorite social media platform and get on the…

  • Applicant Email List if you’re planning to apply to psychology PhD programs this fall and want fast, free, double-blind expert feedback on your application statement! We’ll email you this fall when the application submission portal is about to open.

Wondering what it’s like to take part in ASFP?

  • Learn about previous applicants’ experiences with ASFP with the ASFP 2020, ASFP 2021, ASFP 2022, and ASFP 2023 Applicant Reports featuring quantitative analysis of applicants’ experiences and quotes from real ASFP applicants! The 2024 report will be coming soon.

  • Learn more about previous editors’ experiences with ASFP in the ASFP 2021, ASFP 2022, and ASFP 2023 Editor Reports. The 2024 editor report will be out soon.