MPH 2019: Applied, Waitlisted, Accepted!

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Mph576 said:
Not to be obsessively anxious but...does anyone else’s Harvard portal have “employee” in the url?
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I've played around with some url phishing and this doesn't seem to mean anything, changing employee words to student runs you into a "no access" wall although the page does exist. Hahaha, what have you done to me.
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
Congratulations to those who received acceptances and good luck to those still waiting!

Some of you guys have posted about finances and are worried about graduating with a lot of loan debt (as am I of course 😛) have any of you looked into the Public Loan Forgiveness program? This is my ultimate plan after grad school, I just hope nothing happens to it by the time I graduate. I figure this will be an interesting discussion since public health is known to not be a huge lucrative field, and the fact that merit scholarships are hard to come by for any grad student. By the time I graduate I am 98% certain that I'll be over 100k in debt. I don't want salaries to guide me to a certain job, but being that high in debt does worry me.

Do any of you know anyone in the program or do you plan on going for it yourself? Any insight is appreciated.
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This program is nice..........if you want to work in the US. For the last 3 years I have been working for organisations that do not qualify because they do not have a US office, which is a BUMMER.
 
Hey guys! My first time posting anything here, figured I would post my stats as I didn't see many international students around here, maybe this might be interesting for someone.

International MD from Europe
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.98/4.0
GRE: V: 160 Q: 161 W: 4.5

Experiences:
-6 month internship at World Health Organization in Emergency Preparedness and International Health Regulations
-1 year research in Oncology, including 1 oral presentation at biggest oncology conference in the world, 1 poster presentation at Harvard Med School and 1 peer-reviewed publication in submission
-1 year volunteer for student-led NGO improving access to clean water in Kenya
- 2 month medical volunteer for NGO in India, working with tuberculosis patients and burn victims
- 2 month research internship at my Medical University's Public Health School including 1 publication in submission
- 2 years volunteer in European Leadership board of NGO fighting for Access to Medicines in developing countries
- 2 years GP student assistant, providing free primary care to refugees
- 2 years teaching fellow at medical university in clinical skills
- 1 year sub-intern in cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, oncology, psychiatry
- study abroad in France, Canada, US, UK

LOR: strong, one from my program manager at WHO, one from director of Indian NGO, one from my thesis supervisor (head of university's oncology department), one from head of Health Economics at Public Health School

Interests: Epidemiology/Global Health/Infectious Disease

Applying: Columbia (accelerated MPH Epi) 01/14, Johns Hopkins (MPH) 01/14, Harvard (MPH-45 GH) 11/25, Yale (accelerated MPH GH) 01/14, LSHTM (MSc Control of Infectious Disease) 02/16, Oxford (MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine) 11/25
Accepted: Columbia 1/23 (9 days of review??), JHU 2/12
Rejected: Oxford 2/15
Waitlisted:
Attending:
 
PrestonNotBurke said:
OMG, I've just checked mine and it looks exactly the same! Does it really mean anything though? Should I even celebrate? Lool

Man oh man, Harvard needs to spare us from this misery and release decisions already!
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What concentration did both of you apply to?
 
Does anyone know anything about UIC MPH program or UGA's MPH program?
 
gg.mn14 said:
Just heard back from Emory about the travel grant!! Makes my life x1000000 less stressful
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Did you receive a merit scholarship from Emory that included funds for visiting the school? I received the scholarship last week with $300 included for Visit Emory (which I would receive if I accept my offer of admission), but I also got the separate email yesterday about a $300 travel grant because I submitted the travel grant application. I'm just trying to figure out if the $300 they offered me yesterday would replace what was in my scholarship or if this is separate funds.
 
el.mo19 said:
You are not alone!! Lol, I feel like it’s a fun game and if/when we start getting to meet people at visit days we’ll be able to easily guess whose who!!
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Damn. I won't be able to go to any of the visit days so I will forever remain in the dark.
 
Is anyone else struggling with the extreme letdown that your top choice you were accepted into will not be offering you a merit scholarship? For me, it leaves me with my in-state school as my viable option (which isn't bad, but definitely a second-tier to my top choice) since I don't think I can let myself sign onto 65-70K in loans, assuming I get a little bit of need-based aid. While I'm very grateful to have even been accepted at all, it is SUCH a bummer. Ok, mini venting complete.
 
Amvist1819 said:
Is anyone else struggling with the extreme letdown that your top choice you were accepted into will not be offering you a merit scholarship? For me, it leaves me with my in-state school as my viable option (which isn't bad, but definitely a second-tier to my top choice) since I don't think I can let myself sign onto 65-70K in loans, assuming I get a little bit of need-based aid. While I'm very grateful to have even been accepted at all, it is SUCH a bummer. Ok, mini venting complete.
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Yes, definitely. Even my in-state options (UC schools) are expensive due to cost of living in the area. I'm not giving up hope quite yet, though. I'm just kicking myself for not applying to some schools that are generous with merit aid.
 
ac2019applicant said:
Did you receive a merit scholarship from Emory that included funds for visiting the school? I received the scholarship last week with $300 included for Visit Emory (which I would receive if I accept my offer of admission), but I also got the separate email yesterday about a $300 travel grant because I submitted the travel grant application. I'm just trying to figure out if the $300 they offered me yesterday would replace what was in my scholarship or if this is separate funds.
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I had this happen last year and found out that they're not additive, you only get one!
 
I am a dentist from India and got accepted to Johns Hopkins MPH program. Does anyone here have any idea regarding consulting jobs after MPH? How good is Hopkins if i am looking for a consulting job post MPH from Hopkins?
 
TD2018 said:
NPR had a pretty scathing article on the program last year. It basically said only 1% of people who applied actually received the forgiveness and it was horribly mismanaged. That being said, I think there has been some real effort to get it fixed. Just make sure you do your research!
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My current PI is on her eighth year of public service loan forgiveness, and it's the direction I'm planning on going. She also does income-based payments. The nice thing is that it includes LOTS of public health jobs you might do anyway, e.g., any nonprofit university (public or private), any state, local, national government, any nonprofit org (which includes some really incredible research firms, like RTI International). Plus the 10 years of public service work can be nonconsecutive: you can take time off to either not work or work for a for-profit, although you still pay on your loan during this time.

It is a lot of paperwork though, and you really have to stay on top of things. And it seems like the paperwork when you change jobs can be a bit of a hassle. Plus, there is a chance that this program might end due to, well, certain government entities that don't support such programs. Please vote for people who do!
 
dubbz09 said:
Guys...forgive me for being a creep, but does anyone else look through the posts in these fb groups and wonder okay how many of these people are my forum friends?? :whistle:And secretly wonder who they arreee... "She looks fun! She must be on SDN too!"🤣
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I didn't even know there were facebook groups... Welp, it's something to add to my email-portal-gradcafe-sdn page refresh rotation!
 
takius said:
neutral email notification about decision. you'll open the portal and there will be another link to open the decision letter. overall super anxiety provoking hahah. hoping the best for you!
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Thankyou! ^_^
Lol truly an over the edge suspense!
Nothing so far on my portal/mail. Fingers crossed.
 
TD2018 said:
I'm going crazy waiting for UCLA and SDSU!

Given my stats, I feel like I'm almost 100% going to be rejected from UCLA, and I want to know why they are dragging their feet about it. But maybe that's just my anxiety getting the best of me...
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you have a better GRE score than me and I was accepted to UCLA
 
Anyone hear back about Harvard Health and Social Behavior-65? Nothing on my portal but I'm expecting a rejection anyway!
 
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