Dil
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1 hour ago, ianmleavitt said:
At least for my cohort that began this year, 42 students entered for the PHS program across all 5 fields of study (Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Health and Population, and Nutrition). SBS had 8 students and Nutrition had 5...unsure about the other fields of study off the top of my head, but I know that Epi was the heaviest.
Thanks very much for sharing the info. This is very useful to know. Ah suddenly my hope went up again
Do you know by any chance that the previous year was similar number?
I am asking this because I had a chat with a potential supervisor last year at the JSM and he said that the admission procedure has changed slightly last year (or going to change this year, can't remember exactly). They used to admit more people but now they admit only one student to each concentration area but a full package of funding is guaranteed. Hopefully, this year the total number of students admitted will be the same as last year.
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3 hours ago, epihope said:
Ok, I am a bit confused because EPI has around 13 specializations? I thought 40 students were accepted across all of the four tracks (not just EPI)?
Yes, there are 9 departments at the Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health. And in the epi department, there are about 13 concentration areas. I thought each concentration area might get one student each year?
Maybe @epihope is right about what the other professor said about each department admitting 5-6 students each year. In the results page, already 5 acceptances for the epi department (1 wait list) for 2019. Still trying to be hopeful about it as Harvard was the only school I applied but many things are pointing to the otherwise bad outcome...
If anyone knows about Harvard T.Chan's admission policy, it would be nice to share here for peach of mind...
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38 minutes ago, kertu said:
Wow, you only applied to one school? That's brave!
Yes, put all the eggs into one basket this time
Let's see how it goes. I might need to apply for Harvard and other schools next year again.
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Just emailed the Harvard GSAS to ask for the status of my application and below is what i got. Not very useful...Looks like I will need to impatiently wait it out...
We’re sorry but we cannot provide information about the status of an individual application. As we replied earlier, applications are presently under review. You will be notified by email when a decision has been made on your application. Decisions will be available to view by logging into your application using your login and password. All decisions will be made by early March.
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18 hours ago, apex45 said:
Nope, Harvard's the only school I haven't heard anything from at this point. I'm predicting a rejection in March.
Ah, I see. Harvard is the only school I applied and no news so far. I am worried for the worst now too now that people started getting their acceptance or wait lists.
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On 2/1/2019 at 9:09 AM, AngusBangus said:
Harvard PHS (SBS): haven't heard anything. I know they've already conducted interviews, but also have sent some rejection letters too, so probably middle of pile. Not Optimistic.
Columbia SMS: Got my email today for an interview next week for the Predoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Sexuality, & Health. No idea if they interview all candidates, or only those who specified fellowships.
Did you see on the results page that Harvard sent out rejection letters already? I didn't see that yet. I have not heard back anything after my submission in November.
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On 2/3/2019 at 8:59 AM, apex45 said:
100%! Congrats!!
@apex Did you hear from Harvard? I remember you had an interview right?
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On 2/3/2019 at 8:33 AM, NutriEpiPhD said:
How likely is an official offer of admission if I've gotten an 'unofficial' acceptance email from the Department Chair stating that they've "made a recommendation of [my] application for admission to the University's Graduate School" and that they wanted to "congratulate [me] a bit early on my accomplishment. You will receive a formal financial offer in February. More to come soon." ????
Congrats. Is this from Harvard T.Chan?
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9 hours ago, apex45 said:
I could be totally wrong about this, but my understanding is that individual POIs contact applicants for interviews at Harvard. Does anyone know if this is true? Do they have a mass interview day or go about it some other way? Is this just a story I'm telling myself to lessen the blow of hearing nothing at all from them since I submitted my application in November?
I am in the same boat. Nothing after I submitted my application mid-November. I am hopeful that we can hear something late February. The results page from 2018 shows that people heard about decisions Feb 22-Feb 26...
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Anyone has applied to Harvard PhD epi methodology track (causal inference)? Any news so far?
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On 1/11/2019 at 11:11 AM, apex45 said:
I applied to Yale, Brown, Pitt, and Michigan for social/behavioral and Minnesota for epi. I'm currently finishing my MPH. Before this, I had a career in education. I don't have much research experience, but I have a lot of experience in health education and program development that I'm hoping helps me.
Also, you should check out the Public Health forum here. There's a thread for 2019 PhD applicants already.
Thanks very much. Now I will check that forum instead.
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3 hours ago, EpiMexico said:
OK. Thanks for sharing your experience. When is your interview?
I was contacted by the head the Cancer Epidemiology Program, so I think every program is taking a different time to interview their prospective students. I was also told they do not necessarily interview every student they accept.
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4 hours ago, apex45 said:
I applied for Social/Behavioral and haven't heard anything either. From the results page from last year, it looks like interviews go out by track/department. I wouldn't panic just yet.
Sounds great. Please keep us posted if you hear back anything. I will do the same.
Also, did you apply for other schools? Harvard was the only school I applied. And what is your background if you don't mind sharing?
I am a statistician with MSc. in statistics. 4 years working experience in research.
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1 hour ago, EpiMexico said:
Got an interview for PhD in Population Science at Harvard (Cancer Epi). Does anyone know if they interview every prospective student or should I be celebrating....at least a bit?
Also any tips to prepare for the interview?
Congrats. I also applied for the same program (epi method track) but have not heard from anything. I did meet with my potential supervisor at the JSM in 2018 but I don't think it was an interview.
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Hi,
Is there anyone who applied for the PhD program in Population Health Science (i applied for the epi track but any track is fine) at Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health and didn't hear from them? I have applied for the 2019 Fall and has not heard anything. I see that a couple of people got interviews.
Thanks,
PHD Applicants: Fall 2019
in Public Health Forum
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Just checked this on Harvard T. Chan's website on Q&A for the PhD program in PHS.
How many students will be in each cohort?
There will be about 40 new students each year in the program across all Fields of Study.
So far, there are only 5 acceptances for the PhD degree in PHS. That means there are still about 35 acceptances are coming. So guys if you have not heard from Harvard T.Chan, just don't panic yet. Suddenly my hopes are up! Good luck to all of us.