4thAndLong Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 First a little background. I graduated Spring 2012 from undergrad with BS degrees in statistics and psychology from Iowa State. After graduation I was hired by the Univ of Iowa psychiatry department as a data analyst. Basically I've been doing database management and statistical analyses for NIH/NIMH funded projects for the last year and a half. My whole goal when I first came to the U of Iowa was to get into the biostats program. So I applied in December for Fall 2014. I didn't do so hot on my GRE and basically thought I had no chance, especially after somebody posted an acceptance on the results page on Jan 17th. However, on the 29th I received an email invitation to, "meet with members of the Admissions Committee." I assume this is a good sign, especially with somebody posting a rejection on the same day? Or is this kind of a "courtesy" visit since I'm an employee at the University? Any thoughts/comments/suggestions on what to expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wine in coffee cups Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Best case scenario: "we wanted to welcome you in person to the department." Middle case scenario: "we are interested in you, but have some concerns about your application and wanted to talk to you more." (aka interview) Worst case scenario: "unfortunately we can't make you an offer this year, but you were rejected because of ________ and you can reapply more successfully next fall if you address this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thAndLong Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I suspect it's either the middle case or worst case scenario you described. Any thoughts on the types of questions they might ask? Should I prepare for technical questions? Or more along the lines of "Why do want a MS in biostats?", "Tell us about your past experiences", "Why would you be successful in our program?", etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyentist Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi, fellow ISU allum and current PhD student at the biostatistics program at university of iowa. Just curious how your visit went if you have had it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thAndLong Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Cyentist, just saw your post. Had the visit back in mid February and was offered admission about a week later. Look in forward to starting in the Fall! Glad to hear there'll be another ISUer around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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