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I also live in Lakeview in an apartment at Ashland and Diversey. It's a two bedroom for $1250/month with all the utilities included and laundry. I think it's the perfect area, although being off the blue line would be better for getting into downtown. They have planned to build an express bus down the center of Ashland from Irving Park to the southside, so that should help with commuting to UIC come next summer or so. Logan Square has zero grocery stores and I find that annoying. I have mixed feelings about Pilsen being safe (sorry Pilsen-lovers!). A friend of mine does have a one-bedroom in Wicker Park/Bucktown for $900/mo so you just need to hunt a bit. Feel free to PM me if you want more advice! Or if you are in need of furniture. Moving across the country in August!

I lived there during my masters. It was a cool experience but had drawbacks too (you make great friends and they leave. Every semester.) Game days are great and they always have events and people genuinely want to get to know each other. The cost is actually reasonable for the area. I lived in 408 and N30. I want to say. The higher the better if you're wanting the best view.

See! Interviews never feel like they went right, even when they did. I was waitlisted... sigh.

Did you hear from GWU today?

What program at Hopkins did you apply for? I still haven't heard anything post-interview (over a month ago now) nor has my application status changed.

*Hugs* and you never know! I'm waiting on a bunch of assumed rejections but I always keep hope. I have a very good friend who actually got rejected from her #1 choice last year and then got an acceptance with full funding and a stipend from the same school a month later! She was next on the waitlist and someone dropped out. Crazy but true!

It was for the DrPH. It's my understanding they have combined all of those tracks into one interdisciplinary program.

I had an interview with BU in Jan. and GWU (but for a different track) a couple weeks ago. Hopefully that's helpful info and hopefully this wait is over soon! Was accepted to Tulane's environmental health PhD program but haven't seen much talk about that on the message boards. Anyone else accepted? Have feelings about the program or opportunities in New Orleans? Didn't have an interview so it's really hard to gauge fit.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. They interviewed on the same dates but I don't think it has any bearing on our acceptance/rejections. Completely different department and staff. Just a canary in the never-ending anticipation coal mine.

Anyone applying to a PhD in environmental health hear from Hopkins? I saw a BMB acceptance on Feb. 25th but that's the only mention from our little interview cohort I've come across. It's getting kind of late, so I'm predicting rejection but the radio silence is killer.

I have a section on mine called "skills," which has become a catch-all for things that don't fit elsewhere or if I want to really emphasize something. Maybe you can put what you've learned from these courses/projects under a heading like that? I wouldn't put courses down if you're using this for grad school, since schools will have access to that info from your transcripts. Others may have different advice! Does your school have a career or writing center? They can usually help.

I applied to the PhD program. I was really looking for applied research opportunities, but have limited work experience so that seemed the way to go -- the admissions person I spoke with before applying said that most sucessful DrPH applicants have at least 10 years experience under thier belt. That seems like a lot to me... What about you? BTW I'm excited to find other DrPH-ers out there! I'm guessing in a few years the degree will catch on, but for now we seem to be a rare species.

Hopefully, it won't be too much longer! Soy, I applied to Hopkins' EHS program in Occupational & Environmental Health and am going to the interview weekend too! See you there! And I don't think it's a bad sign! Doesn't seem like anyone has heard much of anything. Also applied to: Boston University School of Public Health DrPH -- had Skype interview in early Jan. New York University Global Institute of Public Health -- no word Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine -- no word George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services DrPH -- no word University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health -- rejected and asked to resubmit in another program, but didn't like the fit, so chose not to MPH(D?), did you apply to the online DrPH program? Or a PhD? I was looking into both, but they didn't seem to offer much funding... Curious about your thoughts.

Did you ever hear anything? Or did you start the program? (It looks like you enrolled in a program in the spring.) I'm very curious about this as well and really haven't heard too much. I talked with an admissions rep. who made me reconsider it after kicking it to the curb in my "to apply" list for fall 2014. A non-traditional, online DrPH could be really great, or really awful... Thoughts so far? Thanks!