storm_jonas

I applied to the global health PhD program and was recently notified that I'll be moving on the the second interview stage. Good luck to everyone else!

Sorry for not replying earlier! It was only for Epi PhD. Other departments have their own process. There were probably 30 applicants there this year

Hey fellow former AmeriCorps member here! You can definitely get into a program with your stats. Strong letters of rec can go a long way with applications that might been weak on stats. Schools want to be convinced that you can handle the coursework, but I feel that public health values experience far more than previous academic outcomes. With your GRE scores you put yourself in a small group of applicants. One school worth considering is Emory. They have a scholarship just for former AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members. I didn't end up going there, but I've only heard good things about the program.

Hopkins epi is working through their short list for interviews. Decisions to come out in mid-Febuary.

Hi jingxiaomiao - the focus on the interview was my research fit at UW. The conversation exclusively focused on what projects at IHME might be a good match for me.

Hi all I just had an interview with University of Washington recently and I'll be going to the University of Michigan Doctoral Day next week. My interviewer at Washington didn't match well with my interests so I'm not sure why we were paired for the interview. I haven't heard anything about next steps yet but I guess i can hope. Applied: Hopkins Epi PhD, Hopkins IH GDEC PhD, Harvard Pop. Health Science PhD (Epi), Yale Microbial Epidemiology PhD, U of Michigan Epi PhD, U of Washington Global Health Metrics PhD