Hi guys! I've been following this thread for a while, but only got the courage to post my own stats/acceptances now haha
I'm interested in Health Policy & Management and/or Epi
Undergrad School: University of Maryland, College Park
Undergrad GPA: 3.20 (was initially pre-med, those difficult science classes truly killed my GPA)
Major/Minor: Kinesiology/Public Health
GRE: 159V 154Q (March 2014)
Experience/Research:
I'll be attending right after I graduate from my undergrad program this May, so not that much full-time job experience...
Currently working as a pharmacy technician
Worked at a dentist office for a year
Was a research assistant for a year (research on how exercise helps treat patients with Parkinson's disease)
Volunteered at the University of Maryland- Shock Trauma Center for about 3 years
Volunteered as a physical therapy aide for about 2 years
Member of co-ed national service fraternity
Participated in an alternative spring break trip focused on public health and children's healthcare in Columbia, SC
*Strong* (in my opinion) letters of rec
Applied: I applied to a lot of schools simply out of fear that I wouldn't get in anywhere because of my lack of experience and lower-end GPA, really regret that now after receiving a nice chunk of acceptances! Don't be discouraged, future applicants! There's always hope 🙂
GW (12/10/15), Columbia (12/10/15), Drexel (12/10/15), Temple (12/10/15), Rutgers (12/10/15), UMD (MHA) (12/10/15), Drexel (12/10/15), Boston U (12/10/15), NYMC (12/10/15), NYU (1/10/16), Stony Brook (12/10/15), Mt. Sinai (12/10/15), and CUNY (12/10/15)
Accepted: Too lazy to find the exact dates I was accepted but I've been accepted to: GW, Drexel, Temple, UMD, BU (w/ 12k merit scholarship), NYMC, NYU (w/ 24k merit scholarship), Stony Brook, and CUNY
Rejected: Columbia (was not a surprise, honestly)
Waitlisted: n/a
I've heard back from everywhere I want to and am deciding between BU, NYU, and GW (in that order I believe...)
I love Boston's program, but previous forum's posts are leaving me questionable till Accepted Students Day and NYU would be the least expensive for me to attend but what worries me is that the Public Health Policy & Management program is brand new starting with my class and the fact that it's not its own school of public health :/ GW is also a dream so fingers crossed I get off that scholarship waitlist so I can afford that scary-looking number of tuition!
If anyone is going to BU's or NYU's accepted students days, please let me know! 🙂