MeliBee

This may be an old thread but people in this forum helped me a lot through my application process and now I am in a good place to give advice. Do not be discouraged! I got admitted to the PhD at Columbia with a less than perfect GPA and GRE. I've seen that they accept a lot of people for the MPH, show them that you are really interested, highlight your research experience and write something that makes you unique. It would help you if contact a professor who works on a topic that you are interested in.

I might have lost it already. My husband and I both applied to PhD in the same 4 schools, we have heard back from 2 schools: He was admitted in one and I was rejected .. and he got rejected in the one I was admitted! They are 9 hours away...I could never have imagined this outcome. We have yet to hear from 2 schools but I am not very optimistic based on the results page

Thank you all for your advice. I had to compete with many applicants to get that scholarship and it is a very reliable source since it is equivalent to Fulbright in my country. I was pretty confident until I got that first rejection, it felt horrible that they didn't even want to interview me and I thought it would be a backup choice. I am not so optimistic now. I am thinking that maybe if I receive another rejection I can ask if they considered that I have funding. I don't think it can hurt at that point. I am kind of worried because I only have one more year to find a school, I am feeling like I won the lottery and I can't use the money.

Hi all, I am an international student applying for a PhD in the US. I got a scholarship from my country that will pay for my tuition and expenses for 5 years. I was told it would increase my chances to get admission but I applied to 4 schools and one rejected me without interview, one I interviewed with just a week ago and I haven't heard from the other 2. My stats are good but not impressive, but I do have a MS, significant research experience and production. I would like your advice: Should I write to the remaining schools and remind them that I have funding? Will it make any difference for good or for bad? The school that rejected me seems to have ignored that fact, I don't know if it was clear in my application or I was so bad for them that it didn't even matter. sigh. Thank you!