Hey there. I was wondering about this as well. How do I send out a polite decline email to programs i know I am not going to attend? What information did you include in there ? Do we talk about the reasons ?
A big sigh of relief, if that’s true.
Hi! I'm not sure if this is a super helpful response, but I used to work in a research lab at Yale and we had one epi student working in the lab with us. She had a lot of support from the PI and other researchers, and I didn't get the impression that her experience was out of the ordinary. Hope this helps, good luck with your decision!
Hearing this from someone who knew an epi student is really helpful! Thank you!
I also want more info on the price vs prestige !!
columbia epi is better
If I were in your shoe, I would end up choosing between Mailmain and MIlken. Yes, Emory is established in GH but opportunities and networking are much better in Mailman and Milken. Besides, from my understanding, Emory is better in GH fields those are associated with CDC; Food security is not so well known fields in Rollins but MCH is.
I'm wondering, shouldn't you chose Global/international health and/or policy instead of health policy?
Along with opportunities, networking and your skills, I do believe name brand also matters especially for SBS fields. STEM is universal language as long as you can master that. but SBS are something that you need a bigger force in your back to listen to you, to prioritize your opinion. Name brands both hurts and helps at the same time. From my experiences, I've seen, many name brand students can't involve themselves with some type work compared to their inferior colleagues. Sometimes, (not always) employers are tired of getting student from same school and want some diversity. On the other hand, this very same name brand might lead you to a job by pushing forward your back. I advice is make a comparative choice between Reputation(X/Y)=Scholarship(X/Y).
sure thing..
A long term goal of mine is to work for an organization as the World Food Programme or WHO, and I wonder if a name like Columbia would benefit more for positions in such organizations over GW? And even in terms of networking?
To land a job @FAO, WFP & WHO/UNICEF; there are multiple paths available depending on your nationality. Between Mailman and Milken; it is a very tough call. While Mailman is slightly falling and Milken is minutely doing well and gaining traction in PH in recent times. And, Columbia has ivy factor. Both cities are global powerhouse. I myself applied in GW: MPH: GHP (though, it is mainly due to huge/full financial aid/scholarship). Check following webpage of NIH and funding ranking. Don't forget to change fiscal year to compare past records as well. You will notice that while the number of awards Mailman is receiving is slightly higher but total award amount is much higher in Milken.
GW: M&E might help to land a job easily since many international jobs are looking for M&E experts+experience.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you who are attending! If anyone would like to get in touch, please don’t hesitate to PM me!Thank you everybody on this forum for your contributions, it's lovely to see the overall support that everyone has for each other! I've been incredibly blessed to have had a highly challenging decision between my 2 top choices of Johns Hopkins and Yale.
Although I’m logically tossed between them, my gut tells me Yale, especially as my reaction to my admission involved a lot of tears, so I am excited to have recently committed to Yale for SBS!
Good luck to you all for your admissions decisions or whatever other path you may pursue outside of graduate studies! You will all touch the Earth with your desire to make it a better place.
Any idea how big The Harvard global health class are?
Did they say when they would START sending out decisions? 🙂
haha love the one about coronavirus
Hi! I was accepted to the interdisciplinary program 31/1
Thank you! Was it a departmental recommendation or a final and official acceptance from the Graduate Admissions Division?
I think it was official. This is what I received
Oh my god thank you so much for your upload!! Much much appreciate it. It gave me a little bit of comfort. Thank you so much!
I think your first order of business would be to figure out if you can switch at either of the respective programs, it sounds like that will play a big part in your decision. Additionally, I have heard the Columbia MPH is more practice based than research based, so you may enjoy the EPI program there. Are you able to attend their admitted student days? That could be a great resource to find out more about the flexibility of the program and speak with faculty and students about the curriculum, etc. if not, I would check out both of their websites and see if they provide student emails so you could reach out and speak with current students about their experience, class enjoyment, practicum opportunities. Both are amazing programs so I doubt you could go wrong either way, good luck!!
To land a job @FAO, WFP & WHO/UNICEF; there are multiple paths available depending on your nationality. Between Mailman and Milken; it is a very tough call. While Mailman is slightly falling and Milken is minutely doing well and gaining traction in PH in recent times. And, Columbia has ivy factor. Both cities are global powerhouse. I myself applied in GW: MPH: GHP (though, it is mainly due to huge/full financial aid/scholarship). Check following webpage of NIH and funding ranking. Don't forget to change fiscal year to compare past records as well. You will notice that while the number of awards Mailman is receiving is slightly higher but total award amount is much higher in Milken.
I'm attending admitted student day at Columbia on 3/27. Already booked my flight tickets 😉
