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PittPanther13

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  1. Yes, you are correct. I made a mistake and thought for some reason that was including the other programs, but now I realize they had their own set of stats for them on the website. So that isn't too bad of an acceptance rate compared to other schools.
  2. I've found that looking up the actual numbers are usually more discouraging than anyone could prefer. Although Cal had a nice 9/58 acceptance rate according to their website, when you dig in further they state that they normally only take 3 (hopefully more this year) for the PhD slots for biostats. As you can imagine, that's not a very encouraging number given the amount that will be applying. I could dig more into the profiles of accepted students, but that is a little too exhaustive for my efforts. I found that the websites provide enough info, and that the estimate I would get by getting all the other info would not be much more accurate or encouraging.
  3. I'm kinda wondering whether Harvard (and UNC for that matter) have reviewed all applications yet. From what I've seen there's only been that 1 person who's posted that they've received an interview from Harvard for biostats. I'm assuming there has to be more. Also, the status on my application has never changed from submitted, which makes me wonder if it has been sent for review yet. I know for John Hopkins they changed my status when it had been sent for review, and then again when they had made the decision. I'm unsure if all schools have that stage in the status, but if not, then there should be more interview invites to come. Hopefully, you hear back from Harvard for an interview. Unfortunately, I have no idea about the regular statistics applications
  4. Where else are you waiting to hear back from? I'm guessing a lot of people are in the same situation of not getting acceptances from UW and Hopkins just based off of the massive amount of applications they received this year. I knew the schools were competitive and prestigious, but I did not think I would be competing with over 250 applicants at Washington. Hopefully the applicant pool is less crowded in the remaining schools. Good luck with Brown, maybe you'll get lucky and you'll get in off of Washington's wait list too. I'm sure they did not wait list that many people, so it could be a short list.
  5. Hmm, thank you for this. I didn't know they required a Masters to apply for the PhD, so that does make me feel like I have a better chance and less people to compete with. If the statistics are similar this year, I think my chances wouldn't be too bad, and hopefully I could sneak in with an acceptance. CyberWulf: thank you for your input, I think I agree that there isn't an independence in the decisions. I'm sure most schools have similar selection criteria and candidate rankings, that's why I was concerned that I wasn't going to be high enough on the lists to get in to my final 3 (excluding Pitt). Hopefully, Cal and/ or UNC will take a chance. Biostatdude: Congrats again, I submitted my application in early December so hopefully they will review mine soon, I'm pretty sure they haven't looked at it yet as there has been no change from the "submitted" status.
  6. I would've liked to apply to more safety schools, however the application fees were getting to be a bit too much on my wallet. Luckily, the Pitt application was free since I am already a student in the masters program. I regret not applying to Emory and/ or Minnesota as they are both solid programs, and I liked that Emory was close to the CDC in Atlanta. Had I had more time/ money, I would've applied to a couple more schools. Now that Hopkins and Washington are out of the picture, I'm really hoping for Cal Berkeley to miraculously come through. Does anyone know what their typical applications received/ acceptances/ PhD slots are per year? I figure Harvard is out of the question too as I definitely did not receive an interview invitation. Congrats on the UNC acceptance, it seems that their decisions have been very spread out and they kind of have been going with rolling admissions. Did they notify you via email or postal service, and when did you submit your application?
  7. My first 2 decisions I have received have not gone well, and I'm a bit worried and discouraged that I might not get in anywhere. So now I am wondering, given that I have 2 rejections from Washington and John Hopkins, how are my prospects of getting into my remaining schools? My remaining schools to hear from are UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard, Cal Berkeley, and Pitt, all of which I applied for the PhD Biostatistics program. I'm worried that with the exception of Pitt, the other 3 schools are very similar in applicant pool and competitiveness for spots as Washington and John Hopkins. Given that I wasn't given as much as a wait-listing, I'm worried these 3 may give the same result as other 2 rejections. A little background on my application: -3.36 undergrad GPA, from mid-size public university in North East with overall great reputation, but not so much in my major which was mathematical sciences. -3.8 graduate GPA, from University of Pittsburgh in Masters Program in Biostatistics -Worked at Medical University as a student biostatistician for summer internship, helped on several projects, co-author on manuscript which is currently being considered for Primary Care journals. Presented at North American Primary Care Research Group Conference in New Orleans, in December to present poster based on work done on manuscript. -LOR from department chair who is very well respected and known throughout statistics community. Other 2 LOR from sampling methods professor, and other from supervisor at summer internship. If anyone could provide an outside view of my chances it would be much appreciated, regardless if the outlook is good or bad.
  8. I'm sure all your materials are received if you confirmed your LOR were done with professors. It takes them forever to update status pages or confirm any requirements. I'd maybe consider double checking the address of your transcript, but I'd say you're good.
  9. I emailed Mary Argo to get my result since the mailing was being sent to another address. Rejected again. Starting to believe I'm going to not get in any where.
  10. Yeah, I think I just shut down the too good to be true part of my brain. I didn't realize that Hopkins is strange in that they send out rejections first.
  11. Annnndddd you suck. I would've enjoyed if you had kept that to yourself. (I normally would have appreciated the knowledge, but not when I have to wait 2 days for the letter to get to me, and I had a renewed glimmer of hope).
  12. Usually, at least in my experience, the MS decisions go out right around the same time as the PhD programs. I have not heard of any masters programs in Biostatistics or Statistics which have asked for an interview, I believe that is primarily for PhD candidates to help make funding decisions and sometimes make final decisions on decisions. I have definitely never heard of any other sort of testing required for any stats or biostats program, so you won't have to worry about some pop quiz or oral assessment of your abilities. The application stuff (transcripts, recommendations, and statement of purpose) is really what makes or breaks the application. If you are good in that category, you have nothing to worry about. I would just focus on getting applications done early, the earlier you get them the better chance you'll have at some schools, especially if they have rolling admissions. Plus this gives you more time to make sure all your materials were received, and that you didn't rush your Statement of Purpose and your recommenders didn't rush their letters.
  13. And no, it wasn't me, but know I think there is a fraction of a chance that I could be accepted
  14. Whoever that person is just gave me hope!!!! Whoever you are, thank you
  15. Unfortunately, every person who received a result via the postal service on the results page has been rejected. So unfortunately it looks like I received another rejection unless they have changed their methods of notification. Also, I didn't receive an email of any sort, I only found out by checking my application page. Now I have to sit and wait a day or 2 to receive a rejection letter with 99% likelihood.
  16. Just checked my status on my Johns Hopkins application, and it said that a decision has been reached and that they mailed my decision. Looking at previous years results, I don't believe this bodes very well for me... This is not a good week. Hopefully they've changed their notification methods and mailing the decisions is good this year?
  17. I think it depends on whether or not the school has been emailing decisions out already to applicants and for how long. Like if you hadn't heard back from Washington I'd say it would be acceptable to email. But schools like Berkeley who are probably not going to send anything out for another few weeks, I'd say no.
  18. sidneysamson: check your spam folder possibly. My email ended up there and I only found out due to the obsessive email checking I was doing. health_quant: I am a domestic applicant, and yeah I am a little surprised/ disappointed I wasn't at least given a waitlist. I thought that already having the Masters done in biostatistics, a math undergrad, and a pending publication would have given me more than the rejection. But oh well, hopefully I'll get to prove them wrong elsewhere
  19. Reeeeeejected. Stupid email went to my spam folder
  20. Now there's rejections, wait lists, and acceptances going out on the same day. And ive still heard nothing. Anyone else in the same boat?
  21. CyberWulf, similar question for those who haven't heard anything from Washington yet? Do they do a similar first round of rock stars and then send out later decisions based on those students decisions to enroll?
  22. More results in... not feeling too hot about my prospects at Washington anymore.
  23. I didn't hear anything back from the email, I'm hoping maybe tomorrow? I emailed alexam@u.washington.edu so I'm hoping that was the correct person to email. I also said that I needed to know soon for purposes of renewing an apartment lease (not entirely a lie). So hopefully my questions are answered tomorrow. I didn't realize more Washington PhD results went up, that's... disappointing...
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