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I haven't received a response either. Have all of the rejection letters gone out? Do you think those who did not receive a response are wait-listed? Who else has not heard back as of mar 6?

I haven't received a rejection/acceptance letter either. I suppose it is an indication of being wait-listed? Idk. Has anyone else NOT received a response as of mar 6?

livenlearn: I've heard the same as you, but not by the Director (I spoke to a secretary with the admissions office over last summer). I was told that roughly 15-16 would be admitted with full funding (my main reason for applying), but more may be admitted depending on yield and non-funded status. As for UNC, I am referring to their DrPH programs only. When you said your friend was accepted to Harvard, was there another DrPH program that was active before? As background, UNC's program is taught in multiple cohorts online. They geared their DrPH to working professionals who are "up-and-coming" in the health care field. Do a quick google search for UNC DrPH reviews and stats. You will notice that all of them have elite work experiences. It appears that UIC is also following suit. Hence, the online DrPH programs (with minimal residency requirements) appears to focus your application heavily on your work experiences over your stats. With Harvard, it's hard to tell what exactly they are looking for. de_neve: Thanks. It sounds like they are favoring work experience quite a bit as well. I got the same response as you, but never received an interview To all: Does anyone know if you can be admitted to this program WITHOUT an interview? From what everyone is saying above, it sounds like you need an MPH and solid work experience above all else. (I'm losing hope! haha).

Can you guys post the "mailing date" as it is listed from your sophas application? I think they are going through applications in a particular order. To the people above, can you post the date (and your age if you don't mind)? I think all of us have pretty competitive stats, so it surprises me that some of us have not received interviews. I have not received an invite for an interview or any response, and I thought my stats are pretty good. I can only think that they are looking for very particular people with specific work experience... or they are reviewing apps based on the sophas "mailing date". Note: I applied late in December. Here are my stats: I have a BA, MS, and another MS, all from ivy league schools, with GPA's of 3.7, 3.9, and 4.0, respectively. I have 5+ years of work experience, a patent, an NIH grant, 1 paper, and refs from the CEO of Genetech, Deans of the ivy's (no professors), and a director from DHHS/CMS. I am in the age group of 25-30, and I also played professional basketball overseas. Also, someone above stated that ~275 applied. Fifteen will be selected. This is ~5.5% placement. On the Harvard website for 2012 stats for doctoral programs, the yield rate was 64% while the admit rate was 17%. While I understand that the DrPH program is new and the reps for this program stated ~15 seats are available, I believe that at least 25 will be selected for the first year cohort. As I understand, the "15" represents seats available for "full funding", but more will be offered without funding/stipend/etc. Maybe we should keep this in mind. Most schools for DrPH have cohort sizes of ~50 students. Based on this reasoning, it is highly probable that Harvard will accept more than 15 students (unless this introductory class is truly special in some way, i.e. alpha test of the program). Anyway, if you guys can list your sophas mailing date (and possibly your age?), I would truly appreciate it! As for me, I believe that you should only attend a doctorate program if someone else is paying for it haha. Fortunately, I do not have any loans, but quite a few of my friends do! Hopefully, they have legit scholarships/fellowships/stipends (if any) or good "money packages", as I have heard some poor funding stories from other DrPH and PhD programs from other top schools (i.e. UNC, but on the plus side, they accept almost anyone who applies with decent stats).