chwolv

Same here! Misery loves company, haha. It's always hard to tell what these programs are looking for.

Not really. I had a phone call with my advisor at JHU, but it was more her selling me on the program than anything. Had something similar with Syracuse, though even though she called it an interview it was mostly her telling me how well we fit. I went into both far more stressed that they were real interviews than I should have, haha.

Figured I would chime in: I applied to a mix of public policy, public administration and public health PhD programs: - Johns Hopkins: Public Health, Health Policy and Management, got in about two weeks ago. - USC: Policy, rejected about a week ago. - Syracuse: Public Administration, accepted on Friday. - Indiana: Public Affairs, heard nothing. - Duke: Policy, heard nothing. The only one I am a little concerned about is Duke. They were my top choice for a long time (though I am very happy with JHU). Obviously didn't get an interview since they do those in Feb. and I have not heard anything. TBD which other pile I am in I suppose.