[Anyone hear from UMich AA?]

Congratulations Noco7! Thank you for your input

[Anyone hear from UMich AA?]

A few admission results were posted on results page. I was interviewed by a POI a week ago, but I haven't hear anything yet.

Just a little worried.

[phone interview umich]

Usually, an interview is followed by an admissions offer, but I don't know the exact processes of all departments.

Thank you very much! And good luck to other applicants!

[phone interview umich]

Could you tell me is there a high chance of admission after the interview? @ cyberwulf 

thank you sooooo much

[phone interview umich]

Hello all,

 

I am applying for biostat program in Fall2013. I got a phone interview from Umich and I'm wondering  if there is a high chance of acceptance? The professoor said the decision will be made in late Feb.

BTW, I was rejected by JHU and Minnesota.

 

Thank you!

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Actually I think my bio background in undergrad may be a negative point. My undergrad institution is now well-reputed in US, but it's like top 15 in our country. My grad institution in US is good-reputed for biostat, about top 10 program.

Sorry, it's "not", not "now"

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The bar for international students is substantially higher than for US citizens/PRs. Places like UNC/Mich/Minn typically select international PhD applicants from a small set of elite schools in China, India, Korea, etc. Having a Masters degree from a biostat program outside the top 10 (I assume) boosts the profile a little, but it's not a huge help. Same goes for relevant research in biostat; unless the OP has a first-authored paper in a solid biostat journal (which would be extremely rare for a Masters student anywhere), it will have only a small amount of influence.

I don't mean to sound too negative; I still think the OP has a decent chance to be admitted to fairly good departments like Emory. But a top 6 place could be out of reach.

Thank you so much, Cyberwulf and sisyphus!

Actually I think my bio background in undergrad may be a negative point. My undergrad institution is now well-reputed in US, but it's like top 15 in our country. My grad institution in US is good-reputed for biostat, about top 10 program.

I will take a shot at those top PhD programs but will keep my options open.

Thank you for your suggestions!

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Depending on what schools you attended, I think you will be competitive for departments ranked outside the top 10.

Thank you so much!

I am preparing for applying UMinnesota UMich UNC UPitt Emory Brown. Do you think it's realistic?

Thank you again!

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Hello everyone!

I'm applying for PhD program in biostat this year. As I'm not math-majored in undergrad study, I'm a bit worried about my competiveness? Could you give me some suggestion about choosing schools or what is my chance of being accepted by top schools or top programs?

undergrad: BS an international institution major: Biotechnology gpa 3.6/4.0

grad: MS top 20 US institution major: Biostatistics gpa 3.9/4.0

gre: Q800 V580 W4.0

toefl： not required

research experience: two projects with professors in biostat, several course projects

courses taken: statistical inference, probability theory, linear models, modern regression, survival, categorical data

software: SAS R

Thank you so much!