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@ultrafilteringthere were some rejections to JHU biostat posted earlier this month if you're talking about biostat edit: and also hopkins interviews

@mikstabio Yup, I got accepted yesterday!

Rejected from Washington biostat, not too disappointed overall but was not expecting an admissions decision at this time of the night!

@Conman315 Feb 18-19

@ddmmyy10, if you don't mind me asking what more information did they ask for? Something like fall grades?

@mikstabio I've received nothing from them so far (correspondence or otherwise). Saw a couple acceptances posted, based on last year UNC looks like it does two waves of acceptances before rejections?

Accepted into minnesota biostat! Really happy to get that first acceptance, makes it so I can rest a bit easier for now.

I was waitlisted from BU biostat today @statpoke

Yup, just got rejected by Columbia biostat. Oof.

I saw a Harvard biostatistics interview was put up 2 days ago via phone, has anyone here received one via email?

Apparently Penn and Columbia biostat have sent out initial interview requests, so congrats to those recipients!

Outside of the schools that allow you to upload updated transcripts (UNC/Columbia/etc.) or otherwise have a system in place to input fall grades (Harvard/etc.), and excluding the schools who explicitly ask you for your fall grades as well, should I otherwise contact admissions to ask if I can submit my fall grades in some way? I'm thinking I might just send an email to the admissions committee's regardless, excluding the schools who explicitly do not want fall grades of course (think just Washington for me).

Got a phone interview from BU this week (biostat), also thank you for that google doc it's quite helpful.

Yeah I mostly used the word "safety" as a way of showing that my odds are higher of getting those places, not that they're an actual safety. Thank you for all your help.

That's good to hear, thank you for all your help. I've made a revised list of schools, does this list seem more reasonable? Reach: Harvard, Hopkins Match: UNC, Michigan, Columbia, Berkeley, Minnesota, UCLA, Penn, Duke, Yale(?), Brown(?) (unsure on the last two, probably won't end up applying to save money) Safety: Emory, BU, Rutgers

Thank you for both of your responses, that certainly lifted my spirits. I will try to be less pessimistic about my admissions chances. I thought I would fall under the nontraditional applicant category because I wasn't a major in statistics/math, but maybe my situation is more common than I thought. On a slightly unrelated note, should I be expecting admissions to contact me about fall grades? From what I've seen on this forum I believe that only happens if you're on the cusp of admission, but I couldn't find much discussion about it. Given that I'm taking real analysis and probability right now, it might make them more likely to ask?

Undergrad Institution: Top 10 USNWR (not known for grade deflation) Major(s): Cognitive Science Minor(s): Math GPA: 3.96 Type of Student: Domestic, not getting any diversity points Relevant Courses: (H) Linear Algebra(A-), (H) Multivariable Calculus (A-), (H) Real Analysis (currently taking), (H) Probability (currently taking) Less Relevant Courses: Intro to programming (A), Data Structures (A), Social Network Analysis (A), Human-Computer Interaction (A) GRE General Test: Q: 169 V: 157 W: 5.0 Programs Applying: Biostatistics PhD programs Research Experience: About a year's worth of research on sentence processing, no publications Awards/Honors/Recognitions: None outside of GPA related stuff. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for calculus sequence Letters of Recommendation: Cog Sci prof I'm doing research with (very strong), linear algebra prof (allegedly strong), SIBS professor (allegedly strong) Any Miscellaneous Points that Might Help: Attended SIBS I'm sort of unsure how to evaluate myself as an applicant. My GPA and undergraduate institution help, and I believe my GRE scores are quite good (outside of verbal, hopefully not the biggest issue. Darn you vocab). I have unrelated research experience, but it is to my understanding that actual meaningful statistics/math research is pretty rare among applicants. My biggest worry is definitely my lack of math classes. Since junior year I've delved into the deep end of math, opting to take honors courses to demonstrate my ability because I lacked a long transcript full of quantiative courses. This is clearly not as ideal as say, being a math/statistics major. Importantly, I also won't have real analysis or probability on my transcript before universities see my application. The culmination of these factors would definitely hurt me more if I was applying to straight up statistics programs, but for biostatistics (where I believe they are a bit more lenient on math background), I'm not sure how I fare. This is my current list of where I'm applying to. Applying to: Match/Reach - Michigan, UNC, Minnesota, Columbia(?), Berkeley(?), Penn(?), Duke (?) Safety- Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Emory, BU Specific Questions: 1. Is my list of schools reasonable, given my profile? How would you evaluate me as a candidate? 2. Other possible schools to add to my list? Is it worth it to apply to one of the top 3 (Harvard/Wash/Hopkins)? 3. I have read somewhere on here (I believe it was a cyberwulf post) that the statement of purpose matters slightly more for those who fall under the "non-traditional applicant" profile. Would I fall under that categorization? Obviously, I will still try to make my statement of purpose as good as possible.