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9 hours ago, pusheen323 said:
Hello, I’m new here. I’ve been admitted to the MSPH/PHD in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have a question regarding their funding procedures. I’ve spoken to the program manager and my assigned advisor and they have both independently said that the concrete funding details and guarantees of funding don’t usually happen until after the enrollment deposit deadline and potentially even until the summer. They both said that, historically, the funding has almost always come through and people who want funding get it and that, at minimum, I should get an RA or TA (even though my assigned advisor doesn’t have any available spots for one in the Fall) and that one may also get a training grant or fellowship. However, I am still hesitant to accept my admissions offer without having anything “on paper”. I just don’t want to get screwed once I get there. Does anyone else have any insight into this or any advice? Thanks!
I'm also in at UNC Chapel Hill for PhD and I have some of the same apprehensions as you. I have spoken to current/former students and they have assured me exactly what your advisor has told you. So my sense is that they really do make it work to provide everyone with some sort of funding. Are you an international student? I've heard it can be a little more tricky for international students because there are certain fellowships/training grants that they can't apply for.
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20 hours ago, ceterisparibus9 said:
My epi people:
Why might I STILL have nothing after all these admits etc. from Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia?
I had seemingly interested POI's at each and generally competitive stats + 2 first author/5 co-authorships. Why would this happen without even notification of waitlist or rejection, if that's the case? I am fighting to not feel disrespected by even the courtesy of communication...are there rational causes behind this?
I’m in the same boat for the epi track at Harvard. I had an interview in January but have heard nothing since then. It’s very frustrating!!!
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9 minutes ago, xoxo123 said:
So for those who still havent heard from Harvard PHS, does that mean they are not accepted since all acceptances went out?
We don't know that all acceptances have gone out, right?
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1 hour ago, mph2015 said:
? in at Ha(r)va(r)d!?!!! Oh my...totally unexpected. This changes things...
Congrats!! Which concentration within the epi track did you apply to?
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6 minutes ago, epi_aspire said:
I feel the same way! I was accepted to Harvard PHS-Epi today and I still can't fully believe it.
@epi_aspire Congrats!! I'm still waiting to hear back. Which track within epidemiology did you apply to?
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17 minutes ago, ProfONE said:
Thank you for this great exposition. Can you add Biology to it?
Biology is posted in the very first comment in this topic
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7 minutes ago, light10491 said:
Looks like the admissions process is winding up?
Yes, I think most programs will respond by early March.
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I know that the Epi track for the Harvard Population Health Sciences PhD will hear back this week. It's the last school I'm waiting to hear back from and I literally cannot think about anything else! Knowing my luck, we won't hear anything until Friday, which means I will be getting very little done at work this week -_________-
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16 hours ago, Cypereae said:
Sometimes I would feel that it is even better for me to be rejected earlier so that I do not have to wait for such a long time, with hope and fear.
I feel the same way! Instead of the endless waiting, just tell me already! I don't care if I'm in or not, I just don't want to be in limbo any longer.
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48 minutes ago, mph2015 said:
Check your spam folders! I was sent an e-mail on Monday from UNC stating that a decision had been made and for some reason it ended up in spam.
This same exact thing happened to me for UNC!
PhD applicants: Fall 2018
in Public Health Forum
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I haven't experienced this, but I think you should just be honest. They are asking because they want to improve their recruitment the next time around. It's not personal, they'd just like to learn more about prospective students' decision processes.