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Interviews were supposed to happen 2/11 for all PhD programs in YSPH, but the blizzard delayed them until early March. From what I understand, the applicant pool has been narrowed to only those invited to interview... Could be wrong though!

MamaD, I'm probably one of the youngest people on this forum, and *I* got the reference (and loved it!), so I don't think you need to worry! For the third time, you've totally made my day.

So if anything, this just reassures me that I'm not the only one obsessively refreshing the results page

MamaD, that just made my day!

Hi Mazaya, thank you! I was contacted by the director of graduate student affairs to visit on their official "Recruitment Day," so that may not be a good sign for you, but you never know! Maybe they thought you were so awesome you didn't even need to interview!

I don't really have a top choice yet! There are different things that I love about all of the programs I applied to, so I think I'll need to visit and meet faculty before I can commit anywhere. And of course I will need to see about funding!

I was notified today of acceptance to the PhD in Bioethics and Health Policy (!!!!), but I don't know anything about MPH admissions. Sorry!!

Thank you!!!! I never actually interviewed with them in person, just spoke with the program director over the phone a couple of weeks ago. Next week I'm interviewing with Emory and Yale (Health Policy & Management at both). I feel like I should be less nervous now, but I'm really not!

Hey all! I love how friendly everyone is here! Congratulations to everyone who has received their first acceptances! I just wanted to post that I was just notified that I've been accepted to Johns Hopkins for the Bioethics and Health Policy PhD! I'm super excited about it. I have a couple of interviews next week as well, so this is turning out to be a really exciting month for me. Best of luck to everyone who is still waiting to hear!!!

@belafish They were so good! I feel so much better about this whole process now Thank you for asking!

@jordanhina -- I've had phone interviews with Emory and Hopkins, but no decisions or word about in-person interviews.

@loganartemis: I'm applying to public health PhD programs without a Masters, but I don't really understand what you mean when you ask on what merits I am basing my candidacy. On what merits does one normally base candidacy for a PhD? I believe that I have a strong research background despite not having a Masters degree, and I think I have a unique enough set of experiences and skills to be considered as an applicant. If having a Masters degree were an absolutely necessary prerequisite to becoming a PhD student, I think programs would say so on their application page. I guess that comes off as kind of defensive-- sorry! I'm just nervous, and I've actually been asking myself that same question. Every day that goes by where I don't hear anything, I have that nasty "why did I ever think I had a chance without a Masters?" thought.

@Belafish Good luck this time!!! I'm sure the Fulbright makes you an extremely strong candidate. What have you been doing with the Fulbright? As for my bachelor's, it's a little complicated. The short answer is "political science," but the long answer is "intensive political science major, political philosophy track, with an interdisciplinary focus in bioethics and health policy." Basically, I did a political science major 1.5 times over, with most of my courses relating to bioethics, and wrote a hundred page Senior Thesis on a topic of my choosing (health research ethics). I'm trying to tell myself that it was like doing a mini-Master's and I still stand a chance against wayyy more qualified applicants, but everyone knows there's no such thing as a mini-Master's, sooo... I guess we'll see!

@erzsi83 That is a great list, and I'm relieved that we only overlap twice! I keep reading posts in this forum from people with multiple masters and professional degrees and tons of work experience in the health industry who are applying to the same programs, and it's really psyching me out (with just my bachelors and two years of somewhat-relevant work experience!) I almost think I should quit reading gradcafe altogether until I hear from a school so I don't just collapse in a pile of insecurity. Anyways, I'm applying to: Harvard (health policy, ethics concentration) Yale (health policy and management) Johns Hopkins (bioethics and health policy) Emory (health services research and health policy, poli sci track) Pitt (health services research and policy) Columbia (MPH - health policy and management) @Mandalpaca, I'm interested in a PhD because I *don't* have as much interest in "hands-on" public health--my interest is primarily in ethics/bioethics, so I think the PhD just makes more sense for me! Good luck to everyone applying!!!

Hi! I'm also applying to PhD programs in mostly Health Policy and Management! Is it weird that I'm intimidated by the mere existence of other people who are (presumably) applying to the same programs I am?