Epi_2016 Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Chalice_As said: Will do @soccergal87! I got an offer letter from NYU this morning though, PhD in EHS in their Department of Environmental Medicine. Yay! However, this was the only program I applied to that wasn't in a school of public health. That is definitely going to take away from its appeal. I am gonna have to sit down and make pro con lists between Emory and NYU. Has anyone come across good ways of doing that? I read an article that suggested listing factors that I think are important, giving them a weight, score each school out of 10 for that factor and then add up the points (after multiplication with the weight) to get a total score for each school. Any other suggestions? This is exactly what I did. I made an excel sheet with a 8 or so factors that I found important (finances/funding, location, prestige, etc.) and assigned each factor a multiplier, then gave each an score based on how I felt they all matched up (the best school getting a 10, and the rest graded lower relative to the top choice), and then let excel total the weighted scores up for me. In my case, the two schools that I was leaning towards ended up being almost tied and I feel like there is some standard deviation in arbitrarily assigning values, so the totals themselves didn't clinch it. But since I was a little disappointed at seeing which one had technically won (by one point), I realized which program I wanted. Soooo...ultimately it kinda worked? Alternatively, just choose one factor that is the MOST important to you. I think geography or finances matter the most, but I guess it's different for everyone.
soccergal87 Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Chalice_As said: Will do @soccergal87! I got an offer letter from NYU this morning though, PhD in EHS in their Department of Environmental Medicine. Yay! However, this was the only program I applied to that wasn't in a school of public health. That is definitely going to take away from its appeal. I am gonna have to sit down and make pro con lists between Emory and NYU. Has anyone come across good ways of doing that? I read an article that suggested listing factors that I think are important, giving them a weight, score each school out of 10 for that factor and then add up the points (after multiplication with the weight) to get a total score for each school. Any other suggestions? Congrats on NYU! and thanks Edited March 4, 2016 by soccergal87
Tjaden Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 On 3/1/2016 at 0:07 AM, EpiHereIGo! said: Hey guys! Is anybody planning to go to the UNC "Experience Gillings" event for admitted students on April 1st ?! I just found out that I got accepted there! It was kind of a surprise, but I'm really happy about it!!! (Funding is a separate process) I'm looking forward to get to know the school and the program a little bit better. The website says you are supposed to make your own arrangements for travel and lodging though... Any thoughts?! I plan on attending. Luckily I have a friend that lives in the area I can crash with. Have you decided to go?
EpiHereIGo! Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 On 3/4/2016 at 5:51 PM, Tjaden said: I plan on attending. Luckily I have a friend that lives in the area I can crash with. Have you decided to go? Nice! Lucky you! I've decided to go, but I'm still arranging the details. See you there!
Tjaden Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, EpiHereIGo! said: Nice! Lucky you! I've decided to go, but I'm still arranging the details. See you there! Great. I'm planning on staying over the weekend Edited March 6, 2016 by Tjaden
calilife Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I'm almost done hearing back from all my programs. Once I'm done I'll post my less than stellar stats including my below average GRE scores. Applied:Oregon statePortland StateUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUCLAUCSD/San Diego stateUC IrvineUSC pending Interviews: Portland State Accepted: Oregon state (funding pending), UIC (offered TAship),UCSD/SDSU (offered RAship)Rejected: UCLA, USC (no interview with either) Two of my programs have welcome days on April 1st! I'm excited the process is almost over.
nr12456 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 On March 4, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Chalice_As said: I got an offer letter from NYU this morning though, PhD in EHS in their Department of Environmental Medicine. Yay! However, this was the only program I applied to that wasn't in a school of public health. That is definitely going to take away from its appeal. Congrats on NYU!! I'm still waiting on the "official letter" from GSAS, did you receive yours yet?
epid2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 On 3/1/2016 at 0:07 AM, EpiHereIGo! said: Hey guys! Is anybody planning to go to the UNC "Experience Gillings" event for admitted students on April 1st ?! I just found out that I got accepted there! It was kind of a surprise, but I'm really happy about it!!! (Funding is a separate process) I'm looking forward to get to know the school and the program a little bit better. The website says you are supposed to make your own arrangements for travel and lodging though... Any thoughts?! I'm going!! I was accepted to the MSPH/PhD program, and I think I'm going to go to UNC! Chapel Hill is awesome!
EpiHereIGo! Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 1 minute ago, epid2016 said: I'm going!! I was accepted to the MSPH/PhD program, and I think I'm going to go to UNC! Chapel Hill is awesome! Great!!! I'm excited for the trip! Just bought plane tickets. Kind of pricey, but hopefully worth it! See you there!
Chalice_As Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 2 hours ago, nr12456 said: Congrats on NYU!! I'm still waiting on the "official letter" from GSAS, did you receive yours yet? Thank you! I havent yet, just the department offer letter. I am going to meet faculty up in Sterling Forest (where the labs are) on Wednesday- I guess i'll get a better idea about the place. Ill ask them about the letter if I don't receive it before then.. The department 'would like to know' my decision by March 24th apparently.. I need to have an answer soon I guess.. Did the Public Health school ask you something similar?
nr12456 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 10 hours ago, Chalice_As said: Thank you! I havent yet, just the department offer letter. I am going to meet faculty up in Sterling Forest (where the labs are) on Wednesday- I guess i'll get a better idea about the place. Ill ask them about the letter if I don't receive it before then.. The department 'would like to know' my decision by March 24th apparently.. I need to have an answer soon I guess.. Did the Public Health school ask you something similar? Oh awesome! Yeah I have the same deadline because my program is also through the environmental medicine department, but all my classes/professors I would work with primarily are in Manhattan! I guess I'll email them if I don't hear from GSAS this week. Hope you have a lovely meet up with the faculty!
PhDinPublicHealthHopeful Posted March 9, 2016 Author Posted March 9, 2016 This waiting stinks!!! drph_phd_hopeful, EpiHereIGo!, soccergal87 and 1 other 4
anthrostudentcyn Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Can anyone give insight on typical funding packages in public health? I'm trying to evaluate my offer against the standard. Feel free to PM! calilife 1
weication Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 20 minutes ago, anthrostudentcyn said: Can anyone give insight on typical funding packages in public health? I'm trying to evaluate my offer against the standard. Feel free to PM! I have similar questions... Two offers I got mentioned TA/RA in exchange for tuition and stipend for the first 2 years, and the department will help students secure dissertation funding for the 3rd/4th year. However, no mention of actual amount yet... Another program mentioned 4 year fellowship, but still no mention of actual amount... I wonder whether all schools would provide financial aid info before April 15th? calilife 1
calilife Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 9 hours ago, weication said: I have similar questions... Two offers I got mentioned TA/RA in exchange for tuition and stipend for the first 2 years, and the department will help students secure dissertation funding for the 3rd/4th year. However, no mention of actual amount yet... Another program mentioned 4 year fellowship, but still no mention of actual amount... I wonder whether all schools would provide financial aid info before April 15th? 9 hours ago, weication said: I have similar questions... Two offers I got mentioned TA/RA in exchange for tuition and stipend for the first 2 years, and the department will help students secure dissertation funding for the 3rd/4th year. However, no mention of actual amount yet... Another program mentioned 4 year fellowship, but still no mention of actual amount... I wonder whether all schools would provide financial aid info before April 15th? usually it's based on the university graduate TA or GA rate. Each school has their minimums. It helped you at least understand the minimum you would get
PHN2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Got into Hopkins PhD in International Health, Human Nutrition - only partial funding, Emory PhD in Nutritional Health Sciences - gives full funding and UMich Ann Arbor PhD in Nutritional Health Sciences - full funding. Which one to choose?
gmc5029 Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 @PHN2016 - you're welcome to send me a PM if you wanted to talk about Hopkins! PhDinPublicHealthHopeful 1
PhDinPublicHealthHopeful Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 @PHN2016 - Choose the one that makes the most sense! If finances are tricky, it may be helpful to look at the financial picture for yourself. Where do you WANT and really feel you'll SUCCEED? I have two schools I'm debating between (if I get into both), but one definitely is stronger in my gut for the right decision for me. Funding does make a HUGE difference though! EpiHereIGo! 1
FrozenFreshMeat Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Congrats to all! Has anyone not hear back from UNC-CH? I applied for two programs this year, and got my rejection from one of them already. I assume UNC rejected me, but it's so painful just assuming!
NanoKev Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Has anyone hear back from BU's Environmental Health program ye (interview, letter of acceptance, or perspective student day invitationt. They said theywill release their decisions in Mid Match so I am kind of curious about it.
PhDinPublicHealthHopeful Posted March 16, 2016 Author Posted March 16, 2016 Hallelujah I believe!! Accepted to IU!
calilife Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 On March 8, 2016 at 11:10 AM, weication said: 1 hour ago, PhDinPublicHealthHopeful said: Hallelujah I believe!! Accepted to IU! So you're the one that's awaiting official confirmation right? Saw it in the results page! Congrats!
PhDinPublicHealthHopeful Posted March 16, 2016 Author Posted March 16, 2016 @calilifeYes!! That's me! I got the official! Are you still going to Oregon State? If so, Mr. Catania and Ms. Dolcini are amazing! AlphacentauriC 1
AlphacentauriC Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Congruts on the admits people! So happy for all of you!
khoasaywhat Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 On 3/15/2016 at 4:20 PM, NanoKev said: Has anyone hear back from BU's Environmental Health program ye (interview, letter of acceptance, or perspective student day invitationt. They said theywill release their decisions in Mid Match so I am kind of curious about it. Invited to attend Prospective Students Day on 1/24, attended and was essentially interviewed on 2/11, was notified of acceptance on 3/4, and confirmed my acceptance this week.
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