hi Can I email one of the schools i was rejected from and ask her like how many ppl actually applied this year vs. how many actually got in. Cause on gradcafe they got like 50 ppl all saying they got in even though the program is supposeddddddd to be sooooo competitive or whatever.  i hate that school now ( Read more... )

I applied to English PhD programs (mainly top 15 schools), but I didn't get in. Unless my last two schools treat me far more favorably than anticipated, I'm not going to grad school this year. So! Do I take the hint and try a new path, or should I apply again this year? ( Oh boy... )

So...I applied to three schools for an M.Div: Yale, Harvard and Emory.
( This whole things makes me sound super pretentious and I'm not...but I need advice! )

I got my first rejection letter of the season yesterday after finishing that application about a week and a half ago.  I like all of my choices about the same now, so getting the letter didn't ruin my day, I just found it really strange that they would review my application without having everything in (the letter said "After thoroughly reviewing ( Read more... )

Background:
I want to enter a phd in health policy, but i also want my md.  both are equally important to me.  I applied to both, got into none.

The choice:
I have a job opportunity to work in a well known (internationally!) medical wetlab, doing benchwork, with little pay, but decent benefits.
The other choice is maintaining my current job of ( Read more... )