Free tuition!!! Loans suck. If you're going onto med school, you will be spending a lot of money, so the free masters will be very helpful. You'll start off med school off financially on the right foot. Also it's not like you're choosing between JHU and a no name university. Michigan is a very very good school for public health.
(well..if it's good news..haha.) I'm a bit worried since a lot of you guys have heard back and well, let's be honest...my GPA/GRE scores aren't that great
. But I'm still holding on to that hope!
Upon a closer look of the wording, it looks like it's an "unofficial" letter, but an official offer of admission, since they say, "You will soon receive official notification from the International Health department with additional information about the offer of admission. To reply to our offer of admission please complete the online enrollment form." ... so let the lid fly, I say!
Wow, congratulations! I've been accepted to the same programs at UM and JHU (minus the full-ride dilemma)... I think later down the road, the name of the school will be dwarfed by the experience and work you do there... Even though JH is my dream school, I don't think I could turn down a 100% scholarship - $0 vs $60,000+?!
I'd say definitely go to U of M. It's a really great school and if you're going to med school, saving the master's tuition is going to help you a lot. Congratulations by the way, that's awesome!!!
There is another one, I think it's April 10 or 11 off the top of my head. WashU's is that day, so I had to choose the 6th.Eeek March 6th!!is there another day for those of us who still haven't heard back ??
It took me roughly three months to hear back. I applied early November though, so it may not take as long for you.
In the long run, where you got your MPH is not really going to have much of an impact on your med school applications. Public health is considered a "soft" science and tends to have very minimal impact on medical school admissions. However, if you go to Michigan, you may be able to do some research with medical school faculty. That could have an impact on your admissions there - especially if you are able to get on some publications.
I wonder when to expect a decision?
I know someone who asked for a counter offer from Hopkins and they did it but she definitely didn't get a full ride lol.
The one students I know at Hopkins told me that she replied to their offer and stated she would like to accept but other institutions offered significant awards packages and asked if Hopkins could offer the same. I'm not sure if she told JHU how much her other offers were or not.
Thanks! Did she call them or email them?
Let me ask her and I will get back to you.
Here is her response:
Yes me too!! However, I called and remarkably someone answered on Friday and said "very soon. by the end of next week (which would mean the 27)...When I emailed them last week they told me I should hear back within the next two weeks.
I'm in the same boat. I emailed the public health office yesterday morning to ask when we can expect to hear back and haven't received a reply yet. I've seen a few acceptances on GradCafe but they've been rolling in slowly. I just want to start making decisions!
I was thinking the same I know it's been less than a week since my interview but i guess it did say online they'll be letting us know in March...
Does anyone know more about Columbia's interview process? Is it just a formality? Do you have to do absolutely horrible not to get an offer? Or is it more like UMich's interview process rigorous in a sense where you need to bring something to the table before you can sit with the big kids...
Maybe I'm overthinking this lol
I know they don't offer everyone an interview.I'm taking my dad to NYC but Columbia said no guests. I'd definitely bring him if they didn't say otherwise. If you're close with your parents and value their opinion on where you're going to school and the school allows guests, I don't see why there would be an issue. I'll still be bringing my dad to things when I'm 50.
So...is anyone else here waiting to hear back from Emory?! I applied mid-November, but my application wasn't sent to my department of choice (GEH) until late January (so it hasn't been 6 weeks yet.) I am aching to hear back from them
Some schools send out offer reply forms by snail mail which you have to mail back, while others have online forms on their admitted students web pages. So it depends on the school!
