MCAT score and admissions for MPH

[ashylips]

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i haven't written the GRE...not sure if i will. most deadlines are feb. 1.

but, i did write the MCAT. my score was a 27 Q. not great. how would this look to the schools? how do they look at MCAT scores?

i am open to writing the GRE (although it will be rushed!).

 

[thirdclius]

Loma linda U school of Public health in Southern Cali accepted my MCAT score (not great either) for their international health program. I am pretty sure other programs accept it as well. If you have questions about our school, just ask me thorugh this thread or through email.

i haven't written the GRE...not sure if i will. most deadlines are feb. 1.

but, i did write the MCAT. my score was a 27 Q. not great. how would this look to the schools? how do they look at MCAT scores?

i am open to writing the GRE (although it will be rushed!).

 

[cchace]

I am applying to masters programs in PH and am deciding between Int'l and epi. Are you planning on applying to med school after your masters? I am and I've been told that epi is a better concentration for getting into med school, but I am very interested in Int'l medicine. What made you chose Int'l and what guidance were you given when you were making your decision?

Loma linda U school of Public health in Southern Cali accepted my MCAT score (not great either) for their international health program. I am pretty sure other programs accept it as well. If you have questions about our school, just ask me thorugh this thread or through email.

 

[thirdclius]

Yeah, I am applying for a professional degree after getting MPH. I still haven't chosen whether it will be md or pharmd.
BTW, epi seemed to be a better companion for medicine because epi will be really helpful towards clinical research. When I first started my MPH, I ws thnking of double majoring in both epi and inth. When I took my epi and stats classes, I realized how I did not really enjoy doing it ( did not do as well as I want to). On the other hand, I really enjoyed my INTH classes. It taught me more about underlying issues affecting the health of people in third world countries. I majored in biochem during undergrad and public health issues were not really talked about and I was glad to have some awareness about it so I would not be judgmental about other people. INTH changed my perception a lot about marginalized people.
EPi does a lot of statistics and I prefer not to do that. INTH exposes you to the many issues about health conditions and the degree is preparing us to be more become an effective manager of programs or an organization. I see INTH more as a "liberal arts" of public health because we get bits and pieces of other majors in public health including environmental health, nutrition, maternal child, and of course epi.
I think it depends on what you think you will do with your MPH degree. Like you, I am interested in international practice or being involved with NGOs that is why I chose INTH and got away with epi. Epi is very interesting and very important in the field of public health, it is just not my cup of tea.

I am applying to masters programs in PH and am deciding between Int'l and epi. Are you planning on applying to med school after your masters? I am and I've been told that epi is a better concentration for getting into med school, but I am very interested in Int'l medicine. What made you chose Int'l and what guidance were you given when you were making your decision?

 

[LSUwannabe]

LSU-NO requires/accepts an MCAT of 27 for their School of PH...

I'm considering doing their combined MD/MPH deal there in the fall...it's a 4 yr concurrent deal and the MPH tuition is free if you're in med school!

What do you mean "write the GRE?" When I took it to get into grad school I just called and made an appt to do the computer test that week...

 

[Dr Who]

I am currently doing a 1 year MPH in Epidemiology. I got into the MPH program purely by chance. I went to the admissions office of my school last year to ask about med school requirements. Purely by chance the secretary in charge of admissions for the school of graduate health was also there talking of the lastest gossip with her co-workers. As I waited we spoke and hit it off, she asked me if I would be interested in public health. Since I graduated in June 2004 and was applying to enter med school for the fall of 2005 I said yeah, hell I had nothing to lose.
I applied to the MPH Epi program and was accepted, and I dont regret it one bit. While med school deals with desease on the individual level, public health deals with the macro, desease on societal scales, it was wonderful. In a sense, it adds a whole new dimension to healthcare that I would otherwise have not known.
I recieved a couple of weeks ago acceptance letters from a couple of med schools. I know that having had the priveledge of being an MPH student will in the end make me a better physician.