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There's always a chance of getting in until you get an official rejection, and there might be other factors beyond anyone's control over whether or not someone gets in even if there is an advisor to sponsor you. I would say it's definitely a good sign that you had a professor say they would support you! Whether or not you get in, it means that there's someone who believes in your research ideas, and that they believe you have a successful career ahead of you. If you don't get in then you can always apply again next year! PhD admissions are super random. There are always more qualified applicants than spots for PhD students. It doesn't mean that those who get into schools shouldn't be extremely proud of their accomplishments (because there's so much to celebrate and be proud of!), but it does mean that if we don't get in it could have nothing to do with how well we'd do in a program, or how strong of an applicant we were. Maybe the person reading our applications was just having a bad day at the time they got to ours... You really never know. I'm curious if anyone else here is waiting on UNC or knows about the process. Or if anyone has been interviewed/talked to a professor ahead of time and still hasn't heard back, or is just waiting after hearing nothing since submitting the application.

The end of March feels so far away! And so vague... It does look like in past years there were some acceptances in March but I wish they were more transparent about the process. Is it a good thing if you had an interview? Or is it completely neutral if you didn't? I feel like compared to other schools UNC has a lot more variation and unknowns about the process which makes it so stressful. I don't want to email admissions because I know that eventually I'll find out and I don't think they'll tell me anything useful, but waiting on UNC is killing me lol. More transparency around what's going on with their admissions process would be so nice.

Does anyone know if we should give up hope if we haven't heard anything from UNC for epi? I know the email said decisions will go out through the end of March... but it feels so late and like most schools have gotten back to people. I've also seen a lot of acceptances for UNC already. Also, a friendly reminder to let schools you got into know if you won't be going as soon as you do! Obviously take all the time you need for your decisions, but if you're already 100% sure you're not going somewhere, letting them know could open up a spot for someone else

Saw some people got into UNC epi this morning - congrats!! Does anyone know if the rest of us still waiting should still have any hope? Or is that likely the final batch of acceptances? Also wondering if acceptances all go out at the same day/time or over a few days for each batch... Anyone have any idea how it works? I feel like not knowing the process is giving me more anxiety than waiting for the decision because I don't know what to expect.

Do you know about how the admissions process works for Epi at UNC in general? Like how they choose the batches and when to expect the next one? It looks like previous years are pretty all over the place. Also do you have any idea if interviews mean it's more or less likely that you'll get in? I saw that some people are interviewed while others aren't. Their process seems really different compared to other schools and I can't find much online about it. I wish for all of the schools there was more transparency about the process itself.