Purpley

I just saw a post that you applied to the Environment Health/Health Security track. JHU is the only program I applied to as well, so I understand how much it stings. For what it's worth, I think that you are an excellent candidate and I wonder if you would be a better candidate for a different DrPH track. I applied to the HPM Public Health Informatics track and from my interview, it seemed they were looking for someone with your kind of experience doing epi work in a hospital setting. I think it might be worth looking at the other tracks of the HPM concentration. Someone with your experience will be a better fit for the tracks in that concentration. You actually have the experience I wish I had when applying this year. So, keep your chin up!!

What track did you apply to?

I was placed on the waitlist for JHU DRPH. They sent an email to check the portal. Good luck everyone! (The wait is almost over for DRPH-ers ?)

Hahah, I TOTALLY panicked after reading the subject line. Got half way through the email before I realized there was nothing to report!?

Congrats!! It's nice to hear some DrPH updates. ? I'm also waiting to hear back from JHU. Fingers crossed!

JHU interviewed some DrPH HPM (PHI track) applicants this week. Not sure how useful this information is because they have always been clear that "Interviews are conducted on an ad hoc basis and not receiving a request for an interview is not indicative of an admissions decision and vice versa.", but thought I'd update this group anyway.

I believe the PhD process is different, but I don't know what that process is

All my eggs are in JHU's basket too. They will not be sending out decisions until March and you will only be contacted for an interview if there are points in your application that need clarification. I am not expecting to hear back until March. It's easier said than done, but nothing good will come out of stressing. The way I see it, I submitted the best application I could and if I get rejected, it just means that there were better people out there. I hope this helps ?