Hello,
This is a long post, but it would mean a lot if I can get some guidance and advice. I'm hitting a life predicament.
I hit the reset button on life last week. After slaving away meaningless codes and maps for an IT software company, I realized that I wanted to enjoy my job (duh).
I am a recent college graduate in May 2015. After graduating, I took a 2 month vacation to travel the world. Upon getting back, I received a couple job offers and hopped on to my first full-time salaried job. Sure, the pay was competitive for a fresh-out-of college student. However, I am a person who enjoys doing business, particularly good business, which I deem hospital administration to be. The ruck of a job that I was stuck in was developing software maps. I did learn a lot about account management and how an organization operates, but I wanted my time and work to be meaningful and impact the lives of others.
With this, I am leaning towards going back to school. I am a very personable person and enjoys "doing business". The operations of business that I want to needs to be positive and impact the general well-fare of the world, thus I am thinking of a MHA or MPH.
I currently reside in San Diego and I see that SDSU has a MPH degree that is CAHME accredited. There are many options out there for me, but I would love to stay in San Diego, as I would want to live and work here; however, would SDSU's program be able to help me get a job (compared to other schools?).
Additionally, I have free housing in San Diego, which would minimize my loans/debts. Can anyone speak on SDSU's MPH and give me insight about the possibilities of the program? Or would you advise me to go to a more prestigious school?
My goal is to work on the administration side of the healthcare industry, whether it is management, finance, operations, etc.
Here are my stats:
1. Graduated in economics with a 3.64 from a public California school
2. Worked since I was 17- highlights include: Marketing & Public Relations Manager of a Restaurant, Developer of an information technology company (full-time job after college), Academic Tutor throughout college
3. Extracurriculars in college: President of a Fraternity (included volunteering 40+ hours per semester), Vice President of Recruitment for a non-profit which helped communities in Ecuador, Studied Abroad at the University of Oxford for a quarter,
4. Additional information: Traveled to 5 out of 7 countries, tri-lingual (English, Vietnamese, Spanish)
5. GRE test scores: N/A
With this sudden life realization, I know that I want to enter this field. I have no healthcare experience, however. Since I just realized this, I understand that I would only have a few months to make the deadline for schools with December deadlines.
The reason why I am considering San Diego State University is because the deadline to submit all the materials is in March. However, I wouldn't want to limit myself to anything. I know that I will do well in the GRE.
So basically, here are my questions:
1) Is SDSU's MPH (CAHME accredited) worth it? How are job placements after completion?
2) Should I just find a entry-level healthcare administrative job and wait to apply for better schools?
3) OVERALL, what advice would you give me to enter healthcare administration.
I was high on life after completing my undergraduate studies, traveling, and acquiring a full-time job. However, that full-time job made me realize that I want to serve a bigger purpose in this world. I want to work in the healthcare field. I have a knack for business and I want to apply that into this field.
Please help me. I feel sort of lost. I usually have a grasp on things, but I need some guidance right now.
Thank you in advance.
I greatly appreciate it.
This is a long post, but it would mean a lot if I can get some guidance and advice. I'm hitting a life predicament.
I hit the reset button on life last week. After slaving away meaningless codes and maps for an IT software company, I realized that I wanted to enjoy my job (duh).
I am a recent college graduate in May 2015. After graduating, I took a 2 month vacation to travel the world. Upon getting back, I received a couple job offers and hopped on to my first full-time salaried job. Sure, the pay was competitive for a fresh-out-of college student. However, I am a person who enjoys doing business, particularly good business, which I deem hospital administration to be. The ruck of a job that I was stuck in was developing software maps. I did learn a lot about account management and how an organization operates, but I wanted my time and work to be meaningful and impact the lives of others.
With this, I am leaning towards going back to school. I am a very personable person and enjoys "doing business". The operations of business that I want to needs to be positive and impact the general well-fare of the world, thus I am thinking of a MHA or MPH.
I currently reside in San Diego and I see that SDSU has a MPH degree that is CAHME accredited. There are many options out there for me, but I would love to stay in San Diego, as I would want to live and work here; however, would SDSU's program be able to help me get a job (compared to other schools?).
Additionally, I have free housing in San Diego, which would minimize my loans/debts. Can anyone speak on SDSU's MPH and give me insight about the possibilities of the program? Or would you advise me to go to a more prestigious school?
My goal is to work on the administration side of the healthcare industry, whether it is management, finance, operations, etc.
Here are my stats:
1. Graduated in economics with a 3.64 from a public California school
2. Worked since I was 17- highlights include: Marketing & Public Relations Manager of a Restaurant, Developer of an information technology company (full-time job after college), Academic Tutor throughout college
3. Extracurriculars in college: President of a Fraternity (included volunteering 40+ hours per semester), Vice President of Recruitment for a non-profit which helped communities in Ecuador, Studied Abroad at the University of Oxford for a quarter,
4. Additional information: Traveled to 5 out of 7 countries, tri-lingual (English, Vietnamese, Spanish)
5. GRE test scores: N/A
With this sudden life realization, I know that I want to enter this field. I have no healthcare experience, however. Since I just realized this, I understand that I would only have a few months to make the deadline for schools with December deadlines.
The reason why I am considering San Diego State University is because the deadline to submit all the materials is in March. However, I wouldn't want to limit myself to anything. I know that I will do well in the GRE.
So basically, here are my questions:
1) Is SDSU's MPH (CAHME accredited) worth it? How are job placements after completion?
2) Should I just find a entry-level healthcare administrative job and wait to apply for better schools?
3) OVERALL, what advice would you give me to enter healthcare administration.
I was high on life after completing my undergraduate studies, traveling, and acquiring a full-time job. However, that full-time job made me realize that I want to serve a bigger purpose in this world. I want to work in the healthcare field. I have a knack for business and I want to apply that into this field.
Please help me. I feel sort of lost. I usually have a grasp on things, but I need some guidance right now.
Thank you in advance.
I greatly appreciate it.
