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    Recovering from multiple rejections and preparing for Fall 2021 :|

    in Questions and Answers

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    Hi there @Rerun

    You certainly are not alone in this. In fact, I had a laugh when I read your post because you mentioned the Vanderbilt CRA program. A few weeks ago I thought to myself that I was surely the *only* person that program rejected. This process is equally competitive and stressful and from what I have heard, even more so for international applicants. That being said, you have some great things goes for you, including a strong masters GRE which proves you can do the work. 

    I was glad to see this post, as this year I applied to a few of the programs you are considering, so I am happy to provide a little feedback. However, as others have said, I am by no means an expert, but I have learned a bit from my experience. 

    Community Health Education UMass Amherst, Social and Behavioral Science at Harvard and Brown, Global Public Health NYU, Sociomedicine Mailman Columbia, Mental Health John 

    1. GRE - while some of the programs you listed may not have an "official" cut off, let me tell you there is a strong evidence for an unofficial cut off. For example, until recent years Vanderbilt's cut off was a 314 and above. Though they used to tell people with a GRE below 314 to "improve their score and then apply" (aka don't bother), I still feel this is an unofficial criteria and may be used as a standard for making admission decisions. Other schools with high applicant pools (Harvard, Brown) may use the GRE as a sorting tool (top applicants, second pool of applicants, etc). 

    2. There are a few programs you listed that are in schools of public health, coming from a psychology background make sure you have taken both biostatistics (2 semesters if you can, but definitely one) and epidemiology. I also came from a community psych (MS) background and applied to public health programs, I was told to make sure I had those classes completed before I applied and I feel like it was worth the money and time investment. 

    3. Research - Are you on the SCRA list serv? If so, there's occasionally information about early career or student practicums with the different subcommittees (like the School intervention or policy committee). The practicum is a volunteer position and can be done remotely. The curriculum often includes with the opportunity to collaborate with a mentor on a project, which depending on your advisor, you can work to present or publish.

    It looks like you are open to expanding your search outside of Boston, which I think will be quite helpful. You may also want to look into: Northwestern- Integrated Health Sciences,  Emory - Behavior Science and Health promotion, Georgia State - Community Public Health (MPH + PhD program), University of Toronto - Social Justice studies, UMass Boston - Global Inclusion and Social Development, UMass -  Social Justice Education, and the Washington University in St. Louis public health program has a big social justice and community focus. 

    Your dedication to achieve your goal despite the challenges is admirable. I am confident your hard work will be recognized. Best of luck to you! 

    Fall 2020 Community Psychology PhD

    in Psychology Forum

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    2 hours ago, Oluwachristabel said:

    Freaking out over an interview that's next month.

    Hope everyone is doing well

    Aww, nerves are the worst!! Where is it? (if you feel comfortable sharing). It seems like you've really prepped - you've got this! 

    I just received a rejection from Vanderbilt's Community Research and Action program. But, oh well, at least I know :)

    Fall 2020 Applications

    in Education Forums

    Posted

    On 1/13/2020 at 8:05 AM, CrazyBB8 said:

    Nope, nothing so far. Just I received 'Thank you for your application' again. The email text also said 'thank you once again' for the application. I mean...

    If you don't mind sharing, which program did you apply to?

    HGSE 2020

    in Education Forums

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    1 hour ago, literacy2020 said:

    Thank you for the information! what other schools did you apply? I applied HGSE, Stanford, Vandy and BC.

    Have you heard anything from Vandy? Did you apply PhD or M.Ed? I applied there as well and haven't heard anything yet. 

    Fall 2020 Community Psychology PhD

    in Psychology Forum

    Posted

    9 hours ago, angelakat said:

    I applied to the University of Virginia Community Psych Program, University of South Carolina Clinical-Community Program, and University of North Carolina Charlotte Health Psychology with a Community Psychology concentration.

    The UNC-Charlotte program seems awesome! Best of luck to you! Keep us updated :)

    Fall 2020 Applications

    in Education Forums

    Posted

    On 1/6/2020 at 5:21 PM, jose_lr said:

    Hi everyone, 

    I´m an international student with a masters degree from the U.S. 

    I have applied to the following Ph.D. programs:

    Harvard Ph.D. in Education (Education Policy and Program Evaluation)
    Stanford Ph.D. in Educational Policy (SHIPS)
    UPenn Ph.D. in Education Policy
    NYU Ph.D. in International Education
    UT Austin Ph.D. in Education Policy and Planning
    Vanderbilt Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy
    UC Berkeley Ph.D. in Education (Policy, Politics and Leadership)
    Univ. of Toronto Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy

    So far I have an interview scheduled with UT Austin. Hopefully we will hear from most of the other programs during the next week.

    Good luck to everyone.

    By the way, have you heard anything from Vanderbilt? 

    Fall 2020 Applications

    in Education Forums

    Posted

    16 hours ago, jose_lr said:

    Hi everyone, 

    I´m an international student with a masters degree from the U.S. 

    I have applied to the following Ph.D. programs:

    Harvard Ph.D. in Education (Education Policy and Program Evaluation)
    Stanford Ph.D. in Educational Policy (SHIPS)
    UPenn Ph.D. in Education Policy
    NYU Ph.D. in International Education
    UT Austin Ph.D. in Education Policy and Planning
    Vanderbilt Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy
    UC Berkeley Ph.D. in Education (Policy, Politics and Leadership)
    Univ. of Toronto Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy

    So far I have an interview scheduled with UT Austin. Hopefully we will hear from most of the other programs during the next week.

    Good luck to everyone.

    Congratulations!!  That's wonderful news. Hopefully more good news keeps coming in (for all of us!). 

    Thank you for posting an update, let us know if you hear more :)

    Vanderbilt Peabody Fall 2020

    in Waiting it Out

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    On 12/15/2019 at 12:04 AM, ThatPoliticalScientist said:

    Hey! I applied to the Leadership and Policy program at Peabody and I'm having a rough time with this whole waiting it out period. Super anxious to hear about decisions! I created the thread for other fall 2020 applicants in the same boat. Feel free to share where else you applied and what contact with faculty in the department has been like!

    Hello! I applied to the CRA program (PhD). I reached out to a few faculty prior to applying and received helpful, encouraging responses. 

    Since submitting my app, I've received two mass e-mails from graduate admissions, but that's it. How about you?

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