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Hey all. Admissions season is wrapped up for me with acceptances to 4/5 programs: accepted to Michigan Epi, Emory Epi, UNC Epi, and Harvard EH! Rejected from Columbia EHS. Feeling incredibly lucky especially seeing how difficult this admissions season has been for so many very qualified and deserving candidates. Once we learn where my spouse matches, hopefully some spots can open up when I decline offers! It's interesting how funding varies between schools. Of the schools I have been accepted to, Harvard has by far the best package with your funding guaranteed for 4 years with no obligations to teach or do grant-related research other than a 1 semester TA requirement (if you TA more after that, you get paid additionally). In contrast, at Michigan I would need to work 20hrs/wk doing research related to the grant I would be funded on. Overall, I was very impressed with Emory's visit days-- the "vibe" of the program seems incredibly welcoming, friendly, and supportive. Michigan also seems laid back/friendly. Without visit days, I haven't felt that I have gotten a good impression of the "feel" of the program at Harvard or UNC. Adding the info I have learned to this: - Brown: 36K guaranteed for 5 years, TA required all semesters - BU: 36k guaranteed for 4 years, no TA required - Columbia (Mailman): 35k guaranteed for 5 years, TA required for 1 semester - Emory (Epi): Just under 32k, guaranteed for 5 years. First 2 years funded through graduate school (not tied to professor) with 2 semesters teaching, 2 semesters rotating in labs. 3rd year on funded through various mechanisms usually connected to a professor. - Harvard: 36.6k guaranteed for 4 years through graduate school (not funded through professor), TA required for 1 semester. - JHU (Hopkins): just tuition guaranteed~24k stipend for 4 years but NOT guaranteed, (TA requirements unknown) - NYU: 25k??? for 5 years but only for 9 months/year, no TA required (@teabunny do you or anyone else remember the exact amount from the NYU interview day?) - Penn State Uni: 31k for an unknown duration, (TA requirements unknown) - Tulane: 25k for an unknown duration, (TA requirements unknown) - UCSF: ~40k guaranteed for 4 years, (TA requirements unknown) - U Minnesota: 24-25k for unknown duration, (TA requirements unknown) - University of Michigan (Epi): 34k, funded through professor, training grants, or institutional awards. Guaranteed for 3 years but easy to fund through 5th year, TA requirements unknown - UNC Chapel Hill (Epi): Stipend normally about $25k, funded through variety of mechanisms (training grant, working for professor or as TA, funding NOT guaranteed). Say "everyone who wants funding gets it" but admit sometimes people don't know until right before starting. - U Penn: 34k stipend for an unknown duration, (TA requirements unknown) - Yale: 38k guaranteed for 5 years, TA required for 2 semesters

One of them was mine! I think last year it was definitely a trickle -- there were acceptances starting in Jan and going through March, I think (you could look back at the results page for last year). So I wouldn't be concerned if you haven't heard, especially considering there are only 3 acceptances posted and I think they take a relatively large cohort. As a side note, there was no funding information included in the letter. It said those decisions are made separately and we will be contacted if we receive funding.

From the US! I think they will be trickling out, I was honestly really surprised to see it so soon. They have to match you up with a faculty member and figure out funding before you get accepted. I think they said everyone should hear back by mid-March, so not hearing back by now is not at all bad!

Accepted at Harvard PHS in EH today and Michigan Epidemiology yesterday!! Crashing now from the adrenaline high after seeing the Harvard email! So happy to be getting celebration pizza tonight ? I also have the same message on the Columbia portal (EHS) but agree it's probably a glitch? A mean one though! I didn't have an interview with them and also have not heard anything since I submitted my app. Also, anyone in Harvard PHS get word about their advisor?

Thanks, and best of luck to you as well! I'll be graduating with my MPH in Epi this semester w/4.0gpa. uGPA 3.76. GRE was 169/162Q/5.5 though I think I only submitted it to the schools that required it. 2 years full time research exp in environmental epi before MPH and have been active in research in MPH as well. 8 pubs, 1 first author.

Hey all. Another lurker joining the fold because I am dying from the wait! I had interviews at Harvard (PHS in EH), Michigan (Epi), and upcoming interviews at Emory (Epi). Haven't heard anything from UNC (Epi) or Columbia (EHS). Anxious to hear back from programs, as I have the two-body problem (spouse applying to residency). Harvard is our dream place, so we've already decided once I hear back we are having pizza regardless of what the decision is. I hope it's celebration pizza ?. Fingers crossed for good results SOON! EDIT: speak of the devil, perhaps I should have posted sooner about not hearing things! Email from UNC: "We feel confident that all admission decisions will be made and communicated no later than the first week of March. You will likely receive a decision before then, but that is our working deadline." Back to waiting it is.....