aj_h Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Hello everyone, this thread was pretty popular last year so I thought it may be interesting to those of us applying for PhD programs for the Fall of 2017! Just copying the formatting / information from last year. Feel free to add your info, interests, and then we can all worry together next spring about acceptances! Undergrad School: University of Michigan Undergrad GPA: 3.49 Major/Minor: History If Applicable: Grad School: Master of Health Informatics - University of Michigan Grad GPA: 4.0GRE or Other Test: GRE: 98th percentile verbal, 70th percentile quant, 98th percentile writtenExperience/Research: 5 years project management in health insurance. 2 years research assistant at Michigan. 3 first author publications . 1 under review publication as first author, 2 conference talks and 3 conference posters. Letters should be excellent. I'm applying to various health policy and management / health services research PhD programs, primarily interested in combining organizational theory and management with research on health information technology. Applied: Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, UMichigan, UNC, Indiana (IUPUI), Brown, UWashington, Minnesota, Northwestern, Maryland, UCLA, BU. Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted: Hopefully my quant GRE doesn't hurt me too bad and my quantitative publications make up for it!
dandelion8 Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Hey there! Thanks for setting this up! Interesting to see who else out there is applying this season. Here's my profile: Undergrad School: Top university in CanadaUndergrad GPA: 3.94 (cumulative), 4.00 (for my major)Major/Minor: Psychology (honors) and social studies of medicine If Applicable: Grad School: Master's degree in a social sciences field, thesis-based, top university in Canada Grad GPA: Haven't got any final grades back yet, I just startedGRE or Other Test: GRE: 99th percentile verbal, 89th percentile quant, 98th percentile writtenExperience/Research: I did two honors theses during my undergrad degree, and then worked full time for a year and four months as an RA. I'm also working as an RA right now while I do my masters degree. My name is on six publications with two as first author. I have two articles under review, both as third author, and three articles in preparation (two as third author and one as second author). Outside of research, I have four years of volunteer experience in crisis management / active listening and worked for two years in a supportive / informational capacity with first year university students. Applied: Johns Hopkins (Mental Health), UW (Health Services), UNC (Health Policy & Management) --- All are PhD programs Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted: I would have applied to more places but I really can't find other researchers who have matching interests. If it was for a masters I'd be more willing to branch out but for a PhD I think I need to stay as true as possible to my research interests or else it'll be a tough 4-5 years. Best of luck to everyone!! I genuinely wish this could work out for everyone!
kl_sn Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 Undergrad Major/Minor: Production Engineering Grad School: MS Information Systems, Stevens institute of technology, NJ Grad GPA: 3.5GRE or Other Test: GRE: 82nd percentile verbal, 70th percentile quant, 82nd percentile writtenExperience/Research: 10 years of work experience in regulatory compliance and FDA regulations in different pharma companies including the pharma giant GSK. Certified project management professional, lean six sigma green belt certified. Have developed systems for process management while working with GSK. Founder and trainer of a non-profit organisation and owns a Manufacturing industry. I believe it’s never too soon to consider a career in academia—nor too late I'm applying to various health policy and management, Strategic management PhD programs Applied:UMD Pending:Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Stockholm school of economics Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted: I'm counting on my experience in the field!
kl_sn Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 I'm done with Johns Hopkins and Harvard..! Any updates guys??
stereopticons Posted December 5, 2016 Posted December 5, 2016 Hi everyone! Undergrad School: State school in Virginia Major/Minor: Psychology/Music If Applicable: Grad School: College of William and MaryGRE or Other Test: GRE: 97th percentile verbal, 76th percentile quant, 93th percentile writtenExperience/Research: 9 years research experience in a wide range of fields, 4 years full time study coordinator positions, 5 publications, 20+ conference presentations I'm applying to both Epi and clinical psychology programs because my research interests (suicide prevention and Veterans health) span both, and my background is in psychology Applied: Johns Hopkins (Mental Health), BU (Epi), UPenn (Epi), U Kentucky (Epi DrPH), VCU (Epi), U Rochester (Epi), Harvard (Psych), Florida State (Psych), Rutgers (Psych), U Utah (Psych), Miami U (Psych), Auburn (Psych) Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted:
joshre01 Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Undergrad School: Small Liberal Arts School in PAUndergrad GPA: 3.3 Major/Minor: Health Sciences/Anthropology Grad School: MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics in PA Grad GPA: 3.9GRE: 85th percentile verbal, 85th percentile quantitative, 82nd percentile analyticalExperience/Research: Working as a Graduate Research Assistant at a relevant Research Center in my school and as a TA for an Intro Epi course. Have worked on multiple projects and internships. No peer-reviewed journal publication but 2 community briefs published, working on the 3rd. Also working on my master's thesis which will be published. Worked with SAS and ArcGIS. Interested in social/environmental epi with a focus on nutrition/chronic diseases and spatial analyses. Applying to: UNC, Yale , Pittsburgh, University of Maryland, Ohio State, Drexel - All are PhD in Epi programs with professors with matching research interests!Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted:
PhDApplicant1115 Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Alright, I just submitted my application to the Health Policy PhD program at Harvard. I'm so excited! It's been my goal to get a PhD from Harvard University, and I've had my eye on this specific program for six years. PhDHopeful6 1
EpiPhDGal Posted December 20, 2016 Posted December 20, 2016 Any UCSF epi applicants? I noticed a lot of the UCSF programs are sending out interview requests, but haven't seen any come through for epi.
stereopticons Posted December 22, 2016 Posted December 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, light10491 said: How many health policy PhD programs did you guys apply to? Anyone hear back from Johns Hopkins for the PhD in Health Policy & Management? They said they give decisions within 4 weeks of the deadline (which was December 1). Should be hearing back in the next week? Also Hopkins does not interview. I applied to the Mental Health PhD at Hopkins but even though the deadline was 12/1, it says the "supporting document deadline" is 1/1, so I expect the committee won't meet until January.
light10491 Posted December 22, 2016 Posted December 22, 2016 That is for the Mental Health PhD program. Which is different. The Health Policy & Management PhD response is within 4 weeks of December 1. stereopticons 1
stereopticons Posted December 22, 2016 Posted December 22, 2016 Yeah. I was offering the information I have. I know the programs are different. There's really no need to get snippy. light10491 1
PhDApplicant1115 Posted December 28, 2016 Posted December 28, 2016 On 12/22/2016 at 11:40 AM, light10491 said: How many health policy PhD programs did you guys apply to? Anyone hear back from Johns Hopkins for the PhD in Health Policy & Management? They said they give decisions within 4 weeks of the deadline (which was December 1). Should be hearing back in the next week? Also Hopkins does not interview. I only applied to Harvard. It's my first choice program, so if I don't get in, I'll try to gain more experience and reapply there and to other programs in a few years.
epiforme Posted December 28, 2016 Posted December 28, 2016 11 hours ago, PhDApplicant1115 said: I only applied to Harvard. It's my first choice program, so if I don't get in, I'll try to gain more experience and reapply there and to other programs in a few years. I took this approach this year as well, but for Epi not Health Policy. The waiting is miserable!!
xyzpsych Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Undergrad: Bachelor of Law degree in China, GPA 3.8 Graduate: Master of Counseling Degree from Arizona State University, GPA 3.64 Research: completed a thesis and played important roles in a few projects. Experience: clinical counseling, higher education, management Applied: Johns Hopkins (Mental Health), Emory U, NYU, U Maryland, U Minnesota, U Memphis I was recently interviewed by phone by U Maryland. Have not received admission yet but thought some information is always good. I applied to their Public Health (PhD in Community and Behavioral Science) program for research interest match and the location (Baltimore). Anyone has experience with or has heard of the program? The most important thing to me is job prospect and being able to publish while in school. Is it good in these aspects? A secondary factor which I consider important is the influence of the program, since it affects employment further away from the campus. The school is about 10 years old. Is it known to people in this field at all? Thank you for anyone who can share some information!
epidemiology1 Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Hello What do you think about my profile and my chance to get to the good Epidemiology Ph.D program? BSc in Public health first rank university in Iran GPA: 3.60 First ranked student in national MSc entrance test for Epidemiology among 1100 students .Average response 80 percent MSc in Epidemiology 3 years First rank university in Iran GPA 3.88 Thesis with score 4 in cardiovascular epidemiology 2 submitted paper 2 letter to editor (Farsi) 2 Farsi paper 5 poster presentation 5 month researcher in cohort study 8 month internship , STATA and SPSS and work with national database consultancy in 6 Master thesis TOEFL ibt not good GRE I will take but I think not good in Verbal!!!!!!! Edited January 5, 2017 by epidemiology1
xyzpsych Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 Never mind got rejected by UMD yesterday Hope to hear more good news soon, fingers crossed! On 1/4/2017 at 11:33 AM, xyzpsych said: Undergrad: Bachelor of Law degree in China, GPA 3.8 Graduate: Master of Counseling Degree from Arizona State University, GPA 3.64 Research: completed a thesis and played important roles in a few projects. Experience: clinical counseling, higher education, management Applied: Johns Hopkins (Mental Health), Emory U, NYU, U Maryland, U Minnesota, U Memphis I was recently interviewed by phone by U Maryland. Have not received admission yet but thought some information is always good. I applied to their Public Health (PhD in Community and Behavioral Science) program for research interest match and the location (Baltimore). Anyone has experience with or has heard of the program? The most important thing to me is job prospect and being able to publish while in school. Is it good in these aspects? A secondary factor which I consider important is the influence of the program, since it affects employment further away from the campus. The school is about 10 years old. Is it known to people in this field at all? Thank you for anyone who can share some information!
marcphoenix Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Hello, Hopkins mental health seems popular in this group. I applied to a few epi programs. February and March seem far away. I don't expect decisions until then. Best of luck! Undergrad School: Top ten liberal artsMajor/Minor: Biochem Undergrad GPA: 3.5 Grad School: MDExperience/Research: 1 yr Med research and 1 yr in pharma Applied: Hopkins, Harvard, Columbia Epi Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted:
light10491 Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Just curious if anyone has received any offers, or been extended any interviews (JHU, Harvard, Yale)
epiforme Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Harvard GSAS PhD applicants - have you received any sort of portal access? I received a portal login for my SM2 application but nothing from GSAS for the PhD in Population Health Sciences.
aj_h Posted January 9, 2017 Author Posted January 9, 2017 So far I have had phone interviews at Boston University and Brown, with Brown then reaching out to invite to recruitment day 1/27. I also received an email from a faculty member at Johns Hopkins asking to set up a phone interview time within the next few weeks. No other word yet. Good luck to everyone out there! The waiting game is not easy!
stereopticons Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 31 minutes ago, aj_h said: So far I have had phone interviews at Boston University and Brown, with Brown then reaching out to invite to recruitment day 1/27. I also received an email from a faculty member at Johns Hopkins asking to set up a phone interview time within the next few weeks. No other word yet. Good luck to everyone out there! The waiting game is not easy! Out of curiosity, what programs at Boston and Hopkins? Waiting suuuuucks!
aj_h Posted January 10, 2017 Author Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, stereopticons said: Out of curiosity, what programs at Boston and Hopkins? Waiting suuuuucks! Health services research at BU, HSR & Policy at Hopkins. I was surprised to hear anything this early, honestly!
thetemp Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I guess I'll join in on the fun... Undergrad School: Private school in PAMajor/Minor: EconomicsUndergrad GPA: 3.3Experience/Research: 1.5 years at a health plan as a health economics analyst, about 3 years as research assistant for a well-known think tank. Published 7 peer-reviewed journal articles (1 first author), 1 article under review (revise and resubmit), 3 in preparation for submission (will be first author on 1, possibly 2), 7 peer-reviewed reports, 1 first-authored book chapter, and 2 conference presentations (1 podium, 1 poster). Interested broadly in delivery and payment innovation, particularly in primary care. Applied: Health services research and health policy PhD programs at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UNC, Michigan, U Penn, Pitt, Minnesota Accepted: Rejected: Waitlisted: Only update so far is that I heard from Johns Hopkins about scheduling an interview last week, so I'm looking forward to chatting with them!
SocialEpi1216 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Has anyone heard anything from the Epi program at the University of Washington?
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