Applied/Accepted, Fall 2012!!!

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mizmi said:
I applied to epidemiology MPH programs.

GRE: 800V 780Q
Undergrad GPA: 3.8, Biology major/Psych minor
Relevant experience: a year of research part-time in a lab to complete my senior thesis-- I presented the data in a poster session at a national conference and some of my data will be published; currently teaching English in rural Japan for the year.

SOPHAS mailed:11/21
Applied: Michigan, Columbia, Emory, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Boston
Accepted: Michigan (yay!!!-- was accepted this morning)
Waiting: the rest
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Congrats Mizmi! How did Michigan let you know you were accepted? E-mail, call, letter?
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Received my acceptance letter to BU today in the mail with a $12,000 scholarship! Woo, pumped! :-D
 
@Drivers

Same here. Hope to get it soon. Please do post once you get to hear from them..
 
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Bugs, I got an email including a link to an accepted students page. :)
 
@ Mizmi

SOPHAS mailed my application packet on 11/15 and still no news from Michigan. :( Your scores are awsome. Hence they couldnt resist long I think.. May I ask one thing? What is your score as per new GRE format?
 
fall2012 said:
@ Mizmi

SOPHAS mailed my application packet on 11/15 and still no news from Michigan. :( Your scores are awsome. Hence they couldnt resist long I think.. May I ask one thing? What is your score as per new GRE format?
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Fall2012, Thanks! :) ... my "estimated current scores" are 170V / 163Q according to ETS. Good luck with your apps.
 
Just received an e-mail: accepted at UMinn for MPH in Public Health Admin & Policy. woo
 
When did you first send your SOPHAS? Just curious...
 
GRE: 164V (94th percentile), 159Q (82nd percentile) 5.0AW (87th Percentile)

Undergrad GPA: 3.81 BS Psychology w/ minors in Medical Physics & Religious Studies

Experience: Recent Graduate (2010); Current Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Intern
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Applying: Dartmouth MPH (12/15/2011), UC Berkeley Professional MPH (01/15/2012)
Acceptances: Dartmouth MPH (01/12/2012)
Rejections:
Attending
 
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I received a large white envelope on 12/17 followed by an email acceptance on 12/19.

Good luck! Which MPH track did you apply to?
 
@ Mizmi,

Never heard a 333 so far .. Thanks for the wishes.

@ Jonsnow88

Congrats.
 
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has anyone been accepted to yale chronic disease epid? just curious. my app was considered complete today.
 
Inkoate said:
has anyone been accepted to yale chronic disease epid? just curious. my app was considered complete today.
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I applied to Yale's Health Management program a couple months ago and really haven't heard anything back from them other than they have my application.
 
I guess I should post since I've been lurking for a while.

Stats:
GPA: 3.6
MCAT: 34M (no GRE)
Senior Undergrad student: Anthro & Chem double major

SOPHAS Mailed: 11/8; JHU Complete: 11/9
Applied: GW (Maternal & Child Health) , BU (International Health) , Emory (Global Health), U Pitt (Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Global Health cert), JHU (Population, Family and Reproductive Health), Yale (Behavioral and Social Sciences, Global Health concentration)

Accepted: GW (11/18), U Pitt (12/1), BU (12/23) with $15000 merit award
Rejected: Emory GH (app sent to 2nd choice BSHE)
 
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Man, I need to stay away from this site at least until after New Year's... because I seriously don't think there will be any decisions until after the 3rd.

It's like I believe I can make myself get accepted by reading old threads here... hahaha.

Good luck to everyone, again - and here's hoping for quick (good) decisions!
 
spring6723 said:
Man, I need to stay away from this site at least until after New Year's... because I seriously don't think there will be any decisions until after the 3rd.

It's like I believe I can make myself get accepted by reading old threads here... hahaha.

Good luck to everyone, again - and here's hoping for quick (good) decisions!
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I am so glad I am not the only one:) Happy holidays!
 
I have been meaning to post, but got busy with the holidays....exciting news, I found out a week ago Monday that I got into Hopkins! I am 99% sure I am going to go there as it was always my top choice!

For all you folks with low GREs, there is hope!

GRE: 500V, 710Q, 4.0W

Undergrad Major: Biology
GPA: 3.3

Experience: currently working for department of health, worked at hospital for 1.5 years as medical assistant, volunteer with public health organization that does work in Uganda, lived 6 months in Mexico as community health intern, steward and health specialist on sailboat for 4 months in french polynesia

Applied:
Hopkins (MPH/MBA) - submitted 11/8
Emory (Global Health MPH) - submitted 12/1
George Washington (Global Health MPH) - submitted 12/1

Accepted: Hopkins (MPH/MBA) -12/19
Rejected:
 
GRE: 510V, 790Q, 3.5AW

Undergrad overall GPA: 3.65 major GPA:3.8

Experience: local government social insurance center; local public health NGO

Accept: MPH @ BU with $12000(received today!)

Waiting for: UCLA, Umich, UNC, Upitts, USC...

Wish everyone best of luck in the new year!:laugh:
 
Hoping to start hearing back from a lot of the schools after new year. Too much waiting :mad:
 
Congratulation guys,

You guys make me feel hopeful ... I've just submitted all of my applications before Christmas, from 30 November to 22 December. Hoping to receive some "wonderful New Year emails". In the mean time, I think I just take a good rest and enjoy my holiday.

Applied: UW, UMich, UMinn, UMass, UGA and URochester
Accepted:
Rejected:
 
I am really nervous! I graduated college almost 8 years ago and have not had any public health experience so I'm sweating!

Applied: USC, BU, UPitt, UCLA, UCB, Tulane
Accepted: USC, BU (with $15,000 merit), UPitt, Tulane

Good luck to everyone!
 
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Congrats. Can you tell us when you submitted and when you found out?
 
@Fall2012 - I got into Emory BSHE, first acceptance! Woooo, I am so excited!
My stats are earlier on this thread.
 
Does anyone else find it strange that we have so many fewer posts than those from 2011 fall accepted posts same time last year?

Is no one interested in public health anymore??
 
I think the economy pushed a lot of people to go back to school and now that it is improving the applications are decreasing. The year I applied (2010) had more apps than most of the years before it. I did notice that applications did go down last year and I would not be surprised if they are even lower this year.
 
Drivers said:
@Fall2012 - I got into Emory BSHE, first acceptance! Woooo, I am so excited!
My stats are earlier on this thread.
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Congratulations Drivers.. What a great way to begin the new year.

How did you hear from them. by email or Opus?

I also applied to Emory but to Global health department. I'm so anxious now that you've gotten your decision. Weeew.

I hope I hear from them sooner.
 
DrRayden said:
Congratulations Drivers.. What a great way to begin the new year.

How did you hear from them. by email or Opus?

I also applied to Emory but to Global health department. I'm so anxious now that you've gotten your decision. Weeew.

I hope I hear from them sooner.
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It was actually via email, they haven't updated my OPUS yet. I wish you luck in hearing from them ASAP:)
 
Drivers said:
It was actually via email, they haven't updated my OPUS yet. I wish you luck in hearing from them ASAP:)
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@Drivers.. Congrats.. We are on the same track. I also got admit from Emory BSHE :) .. Not updated on OPUS though..
SOPHAS mailed on 15th November. Emory mailed me on 8th December that they got my application. Got admit on 3rd January. This info is for Dr Rayden:)
 
I also just heard from emory's epi dept for MPH. Well the updated on opus and I hadn't checked opus in several days so they could have told me a while ago... but at any rate, I applied in mid Nov, in early Dec they told me my application was complete and would be reviewed, and opus was updated recently. :). I didn't receive an email yet saying that I was accepted but all of the stuff, including the acceptance letter, is already posted on opus. So I guess whether they email or opus first depends on the dept and things.
 
I'll echo breexox by saying that I didn't get an email or a snail mail acceptance packet from Emory's GH program. My online acceptance letter was updated on Opus in the last day or two though.

I submitted my applications through SOPHAS on 10/3, they were mailed out on 10/20, Emory received mine on 12/7, and it was under review on 12/12.

It's great to hear that folks are already starting to get news. Good luck everyone!
 
Congrats to everyone on their Emory acceptances! I'm a current first year in the Global Epidemiology department, I was originally in Global Health and am happy help if you have any questions about either Epi or GH, or Rollins in general.

Feel free to send me a PM.

Good luck to everyone!
 
Just got my acceptance from Emory's MPH in epidemiology program!! I'm so excited, since it was one of my top choices. Here are my stats:
GRE: 164Q, 169V
GPA: 3.9 (B.Sc. in medicinal chemistry), 3.9 (Ph.D. in organic chemistry, which I'm just finishing up my thesis for now)
Experience: no public health experience, but I did 3 summers of research in chemistry labs in undergrad, plus my Ph.D. research experience, also laboratory based.
Still waiting on: BU, GWU, Tulane, Yale, Columbia, UMinn

SOPHAS mailed my application to Emory on 12/13, it was received by the epidemiology department on 12/21 and got the decision on OPUS today (01/05). I didn't get an email notifying me of the decision, and I tried to not check OPUS everyday, so it may have been there earlier. I'm happily surprised that they got back to me so quickly, given the holidays!

Question for other Emory people: did anyone get notified about merit awards? I didn't see anything about it on OPUS, so I'm wondering if I just didn't get one, or if we'll be notified later.

Good luck to everyone else!
 
epinerd said:
Question for other Emory people: did anyone get notified about merit awards? I didn't see anything about it on OPUS, so I'm wondering if I just didn't get one, or if we'll be notified later.
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Congrats Epinerd! I can help with this, merit scholarships are not given until later (around March, a few weeks before Visit Emory). I received one last year and my experience differed a little from the website info and from a couple of the other people who received them so I don't think there is a hard-and-fast-rule on the entire process.

It is definite that everyone whose application is received before the deadline is considered. From what I understand, each department puts forward a number of "top applicants" for consideration. From there a review board chooses to either interview or award the scholarship (I was not interviewed, but I know others that were - their interviews were by phone). I was notified the first week of March about my scholarship and was offered a small stipend for travel to attend Visit Emory which is a 2 day pre-orientation for accepted students.

Because it came up last year: we were told that if someone does not accept their scholarship then the funds are reassigned to another student, the deadline to accept is not until May 1 (or it was last year), so theoretically you could hear then if you receive a re-assigned scholarship. I don't think this is common though.

There is a website: http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/current_students/scholarships.html that lists the scholarships available, there are not very many, but the "scholars in action" program (as they call it) is really great and provides a lot of quality opportunities. Good luck!
 
Emory (besides the global health department) generally sends merit notices later.
 
Emory Global health dept should learn from what others are doing.

They are making me nervous
 
Hey everyone! I think a lot of acceptances/rejections will be coming in soon, so I wanted to stop lurking and come out of the woodwork and encourage others to do the same.

My stats:

Currently in final year of undergrad at well-known research university
Spanish Major
3.46 GPA
My GRE score was TERRIBLE (1080), 4.5 W (I am not a math person)
4 letters of rec
Intern at grassroots health organization
Volunteer abroad
Looking to study health behavior and education (MPH)

Accepted: Tulane, Emory
Rejected: UMinn :(
Waiting: UMich, UCLA

I hope everyone is hearing good things, and I am realizing that even if I don't get accepted anywhere else, I will have a hard decision to make. Anyone know how to make it any easier? Thanks!
 
Accepted into Yale MPH program for Chronic Disease Epidemiology today! My first acceptance. I applied to U Minn, UCLA, UIC, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and U Mich.

SOPHAS was mailed in the beginning of December. GPA is around a 3.6, and GRE is 1410. I have a good science background, did some tutoring, and volunteering in the hospital as well. Good luck everyone!
 
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Hi everyone! Thought I'd get my stats out here, now that we're starting to receive responses from schools.

My stats:

Currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer (health and HIV/AIDS program)
International work/education/volunteer experience
GRE: 320; 4.5 AW
GPA: 3.66 when I graduated, but 3.96 according to WES
LOR: Peace Corps program director, 2 college professors

Accepted: Tulane (Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences), Emory (Global Health)

Only applied to those two programs, so now I just have to decide (and submit financial aid applications)! :confused:

Good luck to everyone still awaiting decisions and congrats to those with acceptances!
 
Inkoate said:
Accepted into Yale MPH program for Chronic Disease Epidemiology today! My first acceptance. I applied to U Minn, UCLA, UIC, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and U Mich.

SOPHAS was mailed in the beginning of December. GPA is around a 3.6, and GRE is 1410. I have a good science background, did some tutoring, and volunteering in the hospital as well. Good luck everyone!
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How long after receiving the completed app email from Yale did you get accepted?
 
I was complete on Dec. 20th, and accepted today. I'm not sure how long they actually considered my application due to the holiday break.
 
john smith 88 said:
How long after receiving the completed app email from Yale did you get accepted?
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CONGRATS Kaa. Seems your the first on this forum to hear from Emory's global health department. When Did u submit your applications and how did you hear from them. Opus or via email???
 
DrRayden said:
CONGRATS Kaa. Seems your the first on this forum to hear from Emory's global health department. When Did u submit your applications and how did you hear from them. Opus or via email???
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Thanks! SOPHAS updated with my transcripts and GRE scores on December 1st (so that's when my application was complete), and Emory said the GH department started reviewing it on December 13. Only my OPUS was updated, still no email from them. I hope you hear from them soon! :)
 
kaa said:
Thanks! SOPHAS updated with my transcripts and GRE scores on December 1st (so that's when my application was complete), and Emory said the GH department started reviewing it on December 13. Only my OPUS was updated, still no email from them. I hope you hear from them soon! :)
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I don't know if something positive is about to happen but I checked Opus "To do" list and found 2 new stuff. Enrollment form and Enrollment fee. #yaaay but Opus still says admission decision still not available at this time :( . I don't know what to think

I'm freaking out!!!!
 
DrRayden said:
I don't know if something positive is about to happen but I checked Opus "To do" list and found 2 new stuff. Enrollment form and Enrollment fee. #yaaay but Opus still says admission decision still not available at this time :( . I don't know what to think

I'm freaking out!!!!
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I think that means your in because I have the two enrolment tasks on my "To Do" list as well! Congrats!!! :)
 
I just cannot believe it...I was accepted to UMich....Zaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

So happy to update my list:
Applied: UMinn, UW, UMich Epi and UMich HEHP, UGA, URochester
Accepted: UMich Epi
Rejected:

Guys, keep finger crossed for the good New Year news!!!! Wish you all the best
 
Echoing Porcupine, accepted to UMich Epi!
 
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