Ok, I finally received my first decision and it was positive, so I am brave enough to put this out there! Thank you to everyone for fostering this community to help one another through this most anxious process.
Undergrad School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.64/3.90
Major/Minor: BFA, Painting and Sculpture
GRE (including date taken) or
Other Test (if applicable): V 161 (88%), Q 157 (65%), Writing 4 (59%)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
-JD, Law review staff editor
-Currently, independent consultant for human service NPOs nationally; funding/outcomes/strategy development. Started my own business 2 years ago.
-Former Board member of state-wide advocacy group
-15 years+ as quality improvement/development/leadership roles in human service NPOs
-Current advisory Board member for a university's school of social work curriculum development
Note: I have no quant education/formal experience. I received credit for AP stats in high school 20 years ago and took a clep test for my other math requirement in undergrad. I am going back to school for that very reason, so I can get a quant/research education and work through my questions/theories for scaled quality improvement strategies in human services.
Letter of Recommendations:
-Former supervisor who is now director of quality Improvement for county-wide mental health board, current NPO client's President and CEO, ED of state-wide advocacy group
Interested in: Policy, leadership
Applied (include the date of application)
: Tulane (Policy) (12/7); Harvard (MPH 45-credit in health policy), UNC-Gillings (MPH-Leadership in Practice), Yale (MPH policy), Johns Hopkins (
MHS in Health, Behavior and Society) and Johns Hopkins (Phd in Policy and Management)--all verified and complete on 11/20
Accepted: UNC (12/21)
Rejected:
Waitlisted: