FrozenFreshMeat

Ahhhhhhh got accepted by USC's population, health and place program without interview!!! ???

I heard once that's there's a preference for Friday's. I guess having the weekend is nice for good or bad news? I really hope we hear this week! This has not bee a productive work week.

Unofficial acceptance to Upitt Behavioral and Community Health Sciences today.

I totally understand! But thinking about that a PhD study takes loooonger than this…

I totally understand! But thinking about that a PhD study takes loooonger than this…

I totally understand! But thinking about that a PhD study takes loooonger than this…

OMG sounds so cruel to me…
It's like " I cannot officially say it as a rejection but better be prepared" …pat
I saw someone posted an I nterview invitation from Columbia Epi.I assume no news for me maybe a bad sign…
I reached out to Drexel last week since I cannot attend their "Droctoral Students Day". The program coordinator said that invitation to Droctoral Students Day is not a key component to the admission. They will interview potential candidates in the future. So don't give up
 

Hang in there! 

Hang in there! 

Come on guys! It's not even the end of January... hold out for one more week - then you can lose all hope 
(I haven't heard back from anyone yet! )

Applied to EH, haven't heard back. 

just got off a 15 minute skype interview with UNC Health Behavior. Figured I'd put the interview questions out there for anyone who is going to interview or is curious what is asked:
1. what are your research interests?
2. what are you interested in learning in the program?
3. what do you think you will find challenging about pursuing a PhD?
4. Is there a particular methodology you would like to learn?
That's all! 15 minutes is short 
 
Good luck to all those interviewing! We'll find our place 

Looks like I posted a few hours early. Heard back from the clinical epidemiology track about an interview

Hi all. I was a frequent reader of MPH-related forums a few years ago and ended up choosing Saint Louis University for my MPH in a dual concentration. I am now a second-year and would not recommend this school to anyone seeking their MPH. I will preface this by saying I am one of the more involved students and am doing quite well in my classes- I don't have some unique grudge against the school that separates me from the typical student. Here are the reasons I strongly urge you against matriculating to SLU, in no particular order:
SLU has significant funding problems. This has led to major confusion over who is in charge of basic things such as advising, internships, and graduating. One of my instructors was even laid off midway through the semester. Because of the funding problems and other issues, faculty have been leaving the university in mass quantities. I had an epidemiology professor quit two months into the semester and another quit two weeks before classes start. Additionally, classes are constantly being canceled. My transcript looks nothing like the intended curriculum plan because I had to substitute multiple electives for required classes that were canceled due to low enrollment. There is little transparency given to prospective students. For example, this year the Environmental & Occupational concentration was removed. Despite that this has (unofficially) been SLU's plan for over a year, the College still admitted new students to the EOH program who now have to take all of their EOH classes right now before the department is gone at the end of the year. Online classes are outdated and rarely updated. I just finished a lecture for one class that was recorded in 2012 and referenced 2015 as being 'relatively soon' and heavily cited the Global Burden of Disease report from 2004. The Global Health program offers no funding and little assistance for finding internships, but you are required to do one abroad. Graduate assistants saw their tuition waivers reduced by thousands of dollars this year, and were given no warning that they would have to pay that extra out of pocket. Though the school is currently ranked #23 in the nation, I am confident that this will decrease in the future. If you have any questions please let me know.