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katethekitcat

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I'm in that all-I-can-do-is-wait phase, but I'm curious when people are beginning to hear back.

 

SOPHAS application verified October 10 (they un-submitted it twice first, otherwise it would have been done September 15) - however, it looks like they won't begin mailing it until mid-November?

 

Applying to: BU, U of Iowa, Minnesota, Pittsburg, Michigan; Tulane, Yale (all infectious disease/epi programs).

 

Tulane e-mailed me today (10/15) and said they are reviewing my application, but I don't know if other programs look at applications before SOPHAS officially "mails them out."

 

Other timelines? What are people hearing?

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Will you be going to any of their open houses?

 

Just heard from U of Minnesota: they ARE reading applications without SOPHAS mailing them. The epidemiology department begins reviewing on Dec. 1 and takes 6 weeks to decide; the environmental health department did NOT specify a date - maybe they look at them right away?

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks guys!! I'm really, really excited. I definitely didn't expect to find out so fast.  It meant I didn't have to go through the whole SOPHAS ordeal, thankfully...

 

Also: I didn't get an email, just a letter in the mail, but I found out before I got the letter by checking my app online.  

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Just out of curiosity, did you guys receive any emails from the individual schools about receiving your apps?

BU and GW emailed me notifying that they have received my app and that it's under review. I still haven't heard anything from Columbia, Yale and Emory yet. My SOPHAS app was mailed out this past Wednesday (10/30) though, so hopefully I'll hear something sometimes next week. 

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When was that? My apps were mailed out the same day but I haven't heard from anything. My nerves are starting to get to me.

I heard from BU the same day my apps were mailed out (10/30) and GW sent me a confirmation email the next day (10/31). 

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Damn. I haven't heard anything from BU and my stuff was submitted the same day. All I have is a confirmation from NYU and I got that before my SOPHAS was even mailed out. I think I'm going insane with paranoia.... 

 

 

Anyways, best of luck to you!

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Just out of curiosity, did you guys receive any emails from the individual schools about receiving your apps?

 

Heard from BU (twice, once for each program I applied to), U of Minnesota (twice - once for each program), Tulane (they actually e-mailed me THREE TIMES confirming they'd received it, and spelled my name wrong twice) and Jefferson School of Population Health.

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Meh. I just heard back from SOPHAS, although my material was listed "Mailed 10/30/2013," I'm actually queued for the next batch, so no one has received my application yet.

 

 

I need to chill. Or make a SOPHAS voodoo doll and stab repeatedly.

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No, it will say "new" even if it's mailed. I use the SOPHAS mobile portal - it's often much clearer. I also had the same problem on 10/30; had stuff that was supposed to be mailed out and it didn't go until this week.

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