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Hey everyone! I’m grateful to have picked a program to start this summer. I’m posting this because it might be helpful for people looking to apply to NIH PREP programs for 2024-25. Here’s how my application “cycle” went: - Boston University: interviewed early March, accepted in March (~1 week after interview) - Tufts University: interviewed late March (2 interviews), accepted early April (~1 week after second interview) - UMass Chan: interviewed late March, accepted early April (less than a week after interview) - Harvard RSI: interviewed mid-April (2 interviews), accepted late April (~1 week after second interview) - MIT Research Scholar Program: rejected, no interview - PennPREP: rejected, no interview - UNC PREP: interviewed late March, rejected early April If anyone has any questions about anything in my apps, feel free to reach out! I hope the cycle went well for others and I‘m excited to be starting Harvard RSI this summer - reach out if you’ll be in the Boston area for PREP too!

Hi @green-ribboned_wreck! I’m sorry to hear about UMass Chan, but rooting for you to get off the waitlist! Based on some old forums, it seems like Harvard has historically sent out interviews during this past week? I’m not sure about the others though

@you.0 Thank you for making this thread! Including the tracker was a great idea because I feel there is very little transparency about the application process because of how decentralized NIH PREP programs are. Hopefully, future applicants will get a better sense of the timeline for interviews, acceptances, etc for a wide range of programs. How is everyone feeling? Any interview invites floating around yet?