Fatcatpool

Thanks! I applied to Pitt through SOPHAS on December 15 and heard from them on January 13.

Background: Epi track. Fresh postgraduate students in Peking University, China. Strong academic research and quantitative background. Published 5 original articles in journals including Nature and JAMA series, and Neurology as independent first author and total impact factor is over 50 in the past year (Average: 10). National second prize in data analysis championship held by SAS Inc. Current situation: US: Received an invitation to PhD recruitment day on Jan 22 from Brown U just a few days ago. Accepted by Pittsburgh U without interview. UK: Interviewed with PI in Oxford (Population health). Genetic Epi & Biostatistics (Publications in NEJM, lancet, JAMA and BMJ). Very positive interaction. Europe: Karolinska Institute, oral offer. The team has a number of publications in Lancet and JAMA. A very competent lab. Still waiting for an interview chance from Harvard. I do the best I can in research, but I am uncertain about how much chance I have. I noticed that many fellows have finished the interviews for population health science PhD program with faculty in Harvard. I have contacted two professors by mail, one of which said my CV is quite strong and he is willing to be my advisor. Anyway, I will go to Oxford if I can't make it. I am research-oriented and really do not care about the rankings of school. Actually, not all professors in top tier colleges have a good record of publications. Of course, not everyone dose a PhD for the sake of publication and scientific discovery. I am just talking about my personal understanding. I am happy to discuss anything related to the application at this moment. Good luck to everyone.