Hey all,
I'm applying to MPH and MHA programs this Fall.
I'm really interested in doing both policy and management and imagine my career delving into both administration and consulting as it progresses so I'd like a program that can offer me a well-rounded curriculum.
My stats:
Undergrad School: Competitive Liberal Arts College
Undergrad GPA: 3.65
Major/Minor: Critical Theory & Social Justice, Critical Race Theory emphasis, Biology minor
PostgradGPA: 4.0 (it's like, 6 classes, so you may want to take that with a grain of salt)
GRE: V: 162 QR: 152 Writing: 5 (May 2013); V: 163 QR: 157 Writing: 5.5 (November 2013)
Experience/Research: orientation leader (twice), orientation core, Co-chair institutional club for new student programming, student administrator for STEM tutoring program for college students, member of national sorority as well as various positions within organization, intern at private ophthalmologist office, humanitarian service trip in Kenya, spring immersion trip (service trip) to West Virginia, Chemistry and Biology tutor, Biology TA, 2 years in Community HealthCorps as health educator and outreach coordinator at an FQHC (developed and implemented a health ed program beginning the first term), currently office administrator for family company (not health related)
SOPHAS verified 10/1/13, mailed 10/17/13
Applied:
Johns Hopkins (MHA) 10/10
George Washington (MHA) 10/17
UNC Chapel Hill (MHA) submitted 9/9, last LOR received 10/11
Yale (MPH for HPM dept, health care management track) 10/17
UCLA (MPH for HPM, healthcare management track) 10/17
Columbia (MHA) 12/1
Accepted: Johns Hopkins (12/11), GW (12/16), Yale (1/9), UNC Chapel Hill (1/22), UCLA (2/19)
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
Withdrew: Columbia (1/30)
Interviewed: Johns Hopkins (11/4; met with faculty 11/20), GW (11/21), UNC (1/13)
Attending: UNC Chapel Hill