Still no Columbia on SOPHAS. Grrrrrrr....
I'm not sure if it's the matter of Mailman not being on SOPHAS yet, but I'm starting to lose interest...
Still no Columbia on SOPHAS. Grrrrrrr....
Applying widely.....
What did U guys used for GRE preparation? and how long?
Thanks.
I took the GRE in 2009, and just bought a math and verbal book from Barnes and Noble. Oh, and I basically turned the "dictionary" in the back of the verbal book into note cards. I studied for about 2-3 hours a day for 1.5 months, and I did very well. But....the new GRE is different, so I don't if this information is useful.
So, anyone familiar with UPenn's MPH program? Any graduates or applicants want to chime in? Seems general (which is OK), but I'm nervous about "limited financial aid".
Columbia: submitted!
+ HSPH, Yale, Berkely...
now waiting some months... then? who knows...
I don't know....
which program did you apply to columbia?
Advanced professional 1-year in Policy and Management (I can only afford, maybe, 1 year)
what about you?
how anyone's gpa been calculated? it's been 8weeks...
I was notified that mine was today. However, they made a few mistakes...
what type of mistakes?
Finding this site was God-sent because now I can actually communicate with others interested in MPH!!
Here's my ordeal...
I'm interested in obtaining a MPH with a concentrate in International/Global Health (applying for Fall 2012). I'm a 22 yr old senior undergraduate with a 3.23 GPA majoring in Health Sciences. I am taking the GRE on November 22 so I have no score information obviously. I have no work experience because my decision to pursue this path was very recent. One of my references will be a former professor of mine who is also the Health Sciences director at my university (she also earned an MPH at U of Mich).
Schools with my desired concentrate: Boston, Harvard, GeorgeW, UNC, JH (all seem like a longshot). Tulane, USF, Colo St., and UIC seem like my actual choices. (P.S. USF's admissions seem very minimal).
Any advice or comments. Do I stand a chance?
what type of mistakes?
Hi guys
Does anybody know if other MPH programs that do not specifically state an ID focus allow for concentrations in that field?
Does anyone have a rough estimate of how long it take to hear back from the schools once they have confirmed your application is in review.
I still hadn't heard from Boston University in something like February when I withdrew my application (the website, at the time, said 4-6 weeks to receive a decision after they acknowledged that your application was complete, but they received a large number of applications and inclement weather affected their ability to process applications as quickly as they would have liked).
Check the websites for the schools you applied to, most of them will have a general time line but remember that sometimes situations out of their control (like the case of BU) can cause that timeline to be skewed. If they don't have anything on the website and you are really curious then you could send a polite email to the admissions department just asking them what to expect.
Good luck!
BU is infamous for being blatantly antagonistic with its students and applicants. I seriously doubt that "weather" was the issue as Boston routinely gets snowed in, like you can set your clock to it. Back in the day when you could get snowed in on your farm for days, or weeks, this pathetic excuse might make sense. If you believe this excuse then there's a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell Ya.
I know somebody who was gung-ho on BU, didn't hear back by . . . wait for it . . . March! Had to call and inquire about the status of said application.
She was turned off by the impersonal disregard, and decided to go with her #2, UNC. L-O-V-E-S I-T, 100%, is glad that BU procrastinated!
WOW...I'm glad that I decided to not apply to BU! There was something that didn't feel right to me...
My SOPHAS applications were finally sent out today!
I am interested in UIC, Columbia, Boston, NYU, GW and UofMichigan.
I am Hispanic, fluent in Spanish and have worked with the Hispanic community since HS via various organizations (not all PH related)
My cumulative GPA=3.4 (I started off as Pre-Med which brought my GPA down) but my major GPA=3.7
My GRE scores are pretty bad...barely 1200
I'm wondering if I can get by with my experience and GRE score...what are my chances of getting in to the schools mentioned above? Any recommendations on "safety" schools I should apply to that offer Global Health programs? I am really looking to do my practicum abroad.
Thanks!
Congratulations!! Out of curiosity, when did you submit your SOPHAS Application? Also, did your acceptance come via e-mail or snail mail? Congrats again!!Did anyone get any acceptance mails still? Anyone knows how good/bad the MPH in Epidemology program at BU is? I got a mail from them saying that I've been accepted and that I've got a merit award on tuition which they'll tell me about in a couple of weeks.
I bolded your ethnicity and your GRE score not in an attempt to be condescending, but to be realistic. Hispanic test-takers make up a tiny portion of all test takers and the median average sits well below the standard cutoff for most graduate programs of 1000 (and yes, adcoms DO know this and they DO take that into consideration). Your GRE score is comfortably within the upper 50th percentile of all GRE takers (and remember--these are ALL the people GOING to graduate school). That score is no where near bad! I think that should be the very least of your worries.
In addition, there is a real push in public health graduate programs to train those who at least have a language, cultural or ethnic connection to those groups which are disproportionately effected by health disparities (african-americans, native americans, hispanics). Simply put--these programs WANT people who are from, have some sort of connection and can speak the language of these communities in greatest need. Your background coupled with your research and community experience places you in a competitive spot for ALL of these programs IMO (I would actually include Yale on your list, or at the very least look into it if your interested in global health).
Make sure you really work on crafting your personal statement! So many people get rejected from great graduate programs because they are quant-obsessed (not saying you are of course ) and fail to truly encapsulate through their personal statement how, and in which demonstrable ways, they want to pursue a career in public health, particularly that specific program.
Conclusion: APPLY TO ALL AND THEN SOME! Grad admissions are such a crap shoot--to me there is no such thing as a "safety" school unlike in undergrad. Your "safety" can reject you and your "reach" can accept you. You never know. (Also, check with SOPHAS or which ever admissions medium you are applying through. They may have fee waivers for URMs so that can ease a tad bit of financial uncertainty in branching off, if that is an issue!)
Good Luck!
GOT BLOOMBERG MPH!!
Should i just accept or should I wait for HSPH admission results?
In other words, why harvard over hopkins? ( not being presumptuous, just cautious!)