MPH 2020: Applied, Accepted, Rejected, Waitlisted

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vzr05 said:
Anyone still waiting to hear from Columbia about an interview for HPM? They've had my app for about a month and I'm starting to get nervous... although I know they don't send decisions out until late January so there is still a lot of time.
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I'm in the same position - applied 12/21 to the accelerated program and haven't heard anything yet.
 
AdGradMPH said:
So probably just being impatient, but I’m a little unclear. For Berkeley/UNC/Columbia and other schools with a “supplemental application”, is this where decision information would come from? Or is there another email/login direct from the department to look for? Applied on sophas 12/1 and confirmed receipt via the supplemental apps, but wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything.
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I’m not sure about UNC or Berkeley, but the Columbia portal says decisions will come via email.
 
did folks on here get a separate email after the harvardkey set up email saying that your harvard app was complete? it's been a couple of weeks for me since i submitted and I haven't gotten the application complete confirmation email yet
 
honeybee77 said:
did folks on here get a separate email after the harvardkey set up email saying that your harvard app was complete? it's been a couple of weeks for me since i submitted and I haven't gotten the application complete confirmation email yet
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I got my application complete confirmation email before the HarvardKey email.
 
Not entirely sure how accurate this information is, but based on last years thread it looks like the Yale video questionnaires are for those that need to submit TOEFL scores as a part of their app. Anyone able to confirm this?
 
Interesting question you’re raising there. I have received an email that they received my SOPHAS verified app, and then the email for the Harvard Key. But nothing else after that.
But I guess no news is good news? They haven’t send me a request for additional info either. And my other 3 apps were complete, so why shouldn’t this one be?

FYI, send in all my applications 11/30 and got verified 12/02
 
vzr05 said:
Anyone still waiting to hear from Columbia about an interview for HPM? They've had my app for about a month and I'm starting to get nervous... although I know they don't send decisions out until late January so there is still a lot of time.
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I would not worry. They told me about the interview 3 weeks ago but so far nobody has contacted me.
Nicolascorrea said:
I recieved that too, but got accepted before I could do it... so I didn’t do it ‍
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Good for you🙂 Congrats! Would you mind sharing your stats?
 
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Cardoor said:
Still waiting on UT Health 🙂
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Me too!

Does UT Health Houston inform the international applicants of their admission status early next year? Or do they send out immediate admission decisions? I applied to the Fall 2020 Health Promotion/Health Education MPH program.
 
Nikual said:
I would not worry. They told me about the interview 3 weeks ago but so far nobody has contacted me.

Good for you🙂 Congrats! Would you mind sharing your stats?
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Undergraduate School: International University (validated in the USA)
Grad studies MD (international)
Grad GPA 3.66 (WES/SOPHAS verified)
GRE(including date taken): V-157(76th %) Q-164(84th %) AW-3.5 (39th%) (taken 8/26/19)

Experience/research:
-2 years of medical residencies
-2 years 12 hr/week research
-3 years working in a public hostpital in the General Internal Medicine Department (80 hrs/week)
-1 year working in the ER of a private clinic
-Created and implemented a Mental Health program and a HIV program in the hospital
-In charge of the Cancer program in the hospital
-Representative of the Medical Association in my hospital for the last 1.5 years (IIn charge of overseeing the medical practice and ensuring that the Regional Health Service is providing adequate funds and proper guidelines for the hospital)
-Volunteer for 4 years in different organizations

Letters of Rec: E.R chief of the the private clinic where I worked and did residencies, CHief of the General Internal Medicine departmente of my current hospital, Medical director of my current hospital.

Interested in: Healthcare Management

Applied: Applied to all 11/15/19. Yale Joint MBA/MPH, Harvard Health Management, Emory MBA/MPH environmental Health, JHU, , Columbia HPM, BU Healthcare Management
Applying: Berkeley joint MBA/MPH
Accepted: Yale (12/12/19), JHU (12/17/19)
Rejected: TBD
Waitlisted: TBD
Attending: TBD
 
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Has anyone heard from USC? I submitted the same time as UT where I was accepted (via portal, do they send emails out?), but haven’t heard from USC. I think UT was just incredibly fast but now i’m sat here stressed about all my other apps.
Also, anyone know how long it took to get a confirmation email about their app being submitted from Emory/Boston?
I think I am realising I am the most impatient person ever.
 
Finally got my "received your application" email from Emory last week! Here's to hearing from more schools in the new year!
 
Got an email from Yale and almost passed out from anxiety, turns out that my application is "moving to the review process" and it's not an admissions decision. I feel like I already received this email like two weeks ago! Let the waiting period continue.
 
zvarn said:
Got an email from Yale and almost passed out from anxiety, turns out that my application is "moving to the review process" and it's not an admissions decision. I feel like I already received this email like two weeks ago! Let the waiting period continue.
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Had this same exact thing happen to me last Thursday, right when all of those acceptances were going out!
 
For anyone interested in Temple, they "approved" my request to extend my admissions deposit deadline to 3/1/2020 @rap15 . Not sure if that would be the case for everyone, it may be worth applying closer to their deadline if you're really interested. I'm glad I still have it as an option because I'm interested in the program I was accepted to and being in Philly, but it doesn't give me much confidence in their admin...
 
Cardoor said:
Still waiting on UT Health 🙂
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My app was verified Nov 26 and I received an email from UT on Dec 2 with my log in info and was accepted on Dec 13th. This was the Austin campus so not sure if Houston takes more time but Good Luck!!!
 
Does anyone have info on how selective Dartmouth's on-campus MPH is?
 
gbr101 said:
Has anyone done their HPM interview for Columbia yet and have any advice? I just scheduled mine for this Wednesday
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Good Luck on your interview!! How soon after the "Interview Information email" did you receive an email from a student to schedule your interview? Also, what dates did you receive those two separate emails? I got my interview information email on 12/8 but haven't received an email from a student yet.
 
Anyone still waiting up for an email from a student from Columbia to contact them for their MHA interview? i got the interview information email on 12/8 but still haven't heard from a student yet to actually set up the date and time
 
Undergrad School: VCU
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 4.0 (Verified)
Major/Minor: Biology/Chemistry
GRE (including date taken): 160V(86%) 154Q(53%) 4.5(81%)
Experience/Research:
  • 2 years in as a research assistant in a psychophysiology lab (undergrad)
  • 3 months Medical Sociology/Anthropology study abroad in South Africa (undergrad)
  • Supplemental Instruction Leader (paid) (undergrad)
  • 3 years Service club member. Regular volunteer work. (undergrad)
  • 2 years Post-Bac in a microbiology lab at the NIH (paid)
  • Currently a second year Peace Corps Volunteer
Special factors: immigrant, finished undergrad in 3 years, speak 4 languages, low-income

Interested in: MPH Epidemiology and Global Health
Applied: UW (11/04), Tulane (11/21), Emory (11/21), UNC (11/21), GW (11/21), Yale (11/21), JHU-MSPH (11/21)
Accepted: JHU (GDEC MSPH) (12/17),
Rejected: TBD
Waitlisted: TBD

SOPHAS verified 11/28. I've gotten "under review" emails from all the schools. Unclear on UW's process, I'm not getting much communication from them.
I have concerns about getting funding. RPCVs out there, what are the best Coverdell MPH scholarships in your opinion? Anything else I should be looking at?

Very excited to have already heard back from JHU!
 
PublicHealthGal12345 said:
Good Luck on your interview!! How soon after the "Interview Information email" did you receive an email from a student to schedule your interview? Also, what dates did you receive those two separate emails? I got my interview information email on 12/8 but haven't received an email from a student yet.
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Thank you! I got the initial email from Columbia on 12/10 saying that a student would reach out to me for an interview and then a student in the program reached out to me on Monday (12/16). I’m sure that when students reach out to applicants is just dependent on when they have availability between now and January 23rd. I wouldn’t worry
 
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PublicHealthGal12345 said:
Anyone still waiting up for an email from a student from Columbia to contact them for their MHA interview? i got the interview information email on 12/8 but still haven't heard from a student yet to actually set up the date and time
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It seems like all of the HPM students are in the midst of finals or going home for break so I wonder if interviews slow down? But it seems like they send out decisions right around the time everyone comes back from break?
 
Just did my interview for Columbia HPM and it was very conversational! 🙂

Also found out that not everybody gets interviews apparently (I thought it was a requirement of the HPM program) and you can expect to hear back in January/February if your interview is in December
 
gbr101 said:
Just did my interview for Columbia HPM and it was very conversational! 🙂

Also found out that not everybody gets interviews apparently (I thought it was a requirement of the HPM program) and you can expect to hear back in January/February if your interview is in December
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are the interviews just for the MHA program or for the MPH as well?
 
gbr101 said:
Just did my interview for Columbia HPM and it was very conversational! 🙂

Also found out that not everybody gets interviews apparently (I thought it was a requirement of the HPM program) and you can expect to hear back in January/February if your interview is in December
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Hey, thank you for sharing! My interview is this week. What kinds of questions did the interviewer ask? Also, did they tell you what it means to get an interview/how they choose who to interview? Are you more likely to get accepted?
 
surfergal said:
Hey, thank you for sharing! My interview is this week. What kinds of questions did the interviewer ask? Also, did they tell you what it means to get an interview/how they choose who to interview? Are you more likely to get accepted?
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My interviewer asked me general questions about my background, interest in the department, and if I’d like to highlight anything that was or wasn’t in my application. The questions were broad enough for me to add in so many different points about my application and the department that I wanted to get across. The rest of the time was filled with me asking questions.

I’m not sure how they decide who they pick for the interview. I would assume that it MAY boost your chances of acceptance only because you get to give more detail about your interests and achievements. But I also know that in a previous forum, a few people still got in without an interview
 
gbr101 said:
My interviewer asked me general questions about my background, interest in the department, and if I’d like to highlight anything that was or wasn’t in my application. The questions were broad enough for me to add in so many different points about my application and the department that I wanted to get across. The rest of the time was filled with me asking questions.

I’m not sure how they decide who they pick for the interview. I would assume that it MAY boost your chances of acceptance only because you get to give more detail about your interests and achievements. But I also know that in a previous forum, a few people still got in without an interview
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Thanks so much!
 
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