MPH Fall 2016: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected!

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Hey Everyone! Been lurking for a while, but finally finished all my apps. Now it's time to play the waiting game. Applying for dual MBA/MPH programs.

Undergrad School: University of Washington
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.5/3.8
Major/Minor: Medical Anthropology and Global Health
GradGPA: 3.8
Grad Studies: Took graduate courses in UW global health department last year: quantitative impact evaluation and interactive data visualization
GRE: 153V/157Q/4W
Experience/Research:
  • 2.5 years as data analyst for a global health research institute funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • 1.5 years as undergraduate research assistant for cancer research lab
  • Involved with student-run global health organization on campus for 3 years. Coordinated summer fieldwork in Cambodia where worked with grass-roots organization.
  • Led a digital health startup team in undergrad with informatics and design students. Competed in business plan competition and presented at research symposium.
Interested in: Health Policy and Management. Specifically interested in improving/implementing health information systems, especially for patients with chronic conditions.
Applied: Berkeley (MBA/MPH), UCLA (MBA/MPH), Emory (MBA/MPH), Johns Hopkins (MBA/MPH), Yale (MBA/MPH), Columbia (MBA/MPH)
Accepted: UCLA MPH (1/19), Emory MBA/MPH (1/27), Yale MPH (2/18), JHU MBA/MPH (3/8)
Rejected: Columbia MBA, Yale MBA
Waitlisted:

Worried about my GRE score :/ Hoping my graduate coursework will outweigh it. Also can't really tell what my chances are for the MBA programs since most have an average of 5 years of work experience.
 
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Hi guys! Congrats again to everyone on their acceptances!! 🙂

I was scrolling through last year's thread, and was reading about Emory sending an email to let applicants know that their application has been sent to their first choice department. I haven't gotten this email yet, but they confirmed the receipt of my application on 12/18! :/ Is this the case for anybody else?
 
The_OG said:
For anyone applying straight out of undergrad, have you had any of your programs ask for your fall grades? I have had a couple ask for mine as I submitted before the end of the semester and I am just wondering if it is common or due to my low gpa
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I graduated in December too. I didn't submit my fall grades because I thought it would probably just slow down verification. I've been under review at all the schools I've applied to for about two weeks and haven't been asked for fall semester grades yet. I'll let you know if they ask though!
 
hoping4mph2016 said:
Hi guys! Congrats again to everyone on their acceptances!! 🙂

I was scrolling through last year's thread, and was reading about Emory sending an email to let applicants know that their application has been sent to their first choice department. I haven't gotten this email yet, but they confirmed the receipt of my application on 12/18! :/ Is this the case for anybody else?
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I haven't gotten it yet either, and they confirmed the receipt of my app on 12/22
 
hoping4mph2016 said:
Hi guys! Congrats again to everyone on their acceptances!! 🙂

I was scrolling through last year's thread, and was reading about Emory sending an email to let applicants know that their application has been sent to their first choice department. I haven't gotten this email yet, but they confirmed the receipt of my application on 12/18! :/ Is this the case for anybody else?
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I also never received the email that my application was in review by my first choice department, but when I emailed them later around 1/5 asking about it, they said it had been in review since 12/17 haha. I would just shoot them an email and they'll let you know!
 
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drewd1115 said:
I hope you are right about U of M and Emory. They're tied for my top program! Thank you for the feedback. Best of luck to you on you as well. Did you end up applying anywhere else?
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Keep in mind UM is actually harder to get into than Columbia and BU, but I still think you have good chances!
 
keepITtrill said:
I haven't gotten it yet either, and they confirmed the receipt of my app on 12/22
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Same boat. My GRE scores are on my SOPHAS as of a few days ago and my last rec came in today, but I got my OPUS login about a week ago. So far, my app through SOPHAS and everything has had a quick turnaround luckily, but no forward to the departments yet.

From what I gather, unless you applied super early, most people don't hear back until the last week of Jan - February up until Accepted Students Day in March I wanna say? Emory says that it could take 4-6 weeks too, I had thought. Some of ya'll will probably hear back sooner than me though since I wasn't verified until the first few days of January.
 
junnnie said:
For anyone that applied to Emory:

So I logged into OPUS and it says on my to do list FAFSA 16-17 and it's in the initiated status which means "outstanding item, required to forward application for review". I can't fill out my FAFSA for 16-17 until the end of February when I file my taxes. Does this mean my application not be considered until that time? HELP!
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Hmm, yours says required to fwd app for review? That's weird, mine says "Initiated" ... I'm confused.
 
pnw_penguin13 said:
Hey Everyone! Been lurking for a while, but finally finished all my apps. Now it's time to play the waiting game. Applying for dual MBA/MPH programs.

Undergrad School: University of Washington
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.5/3.8
Major/Minor: Medical Anthropology and Global Health
GradGPA: 3.8
Grad Studies: Took graduate courses in UW global health department last year: quantitative impact evaluation and interactive data visualization
GRE: 153V/157Q/4W
Experience/Research:
  • 2.5 years as data analyst for a global health research institute funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    • Worked on Global Burden of Disease study (5 publications)
    • Currently on a monitoring and evaluation project for interventions on non-communicable diseases in South Africa, Brazil, China, India, and US (2 publications)
    • Use STATA, SQL, and R
    • Designed, programmed, and implemented health facility and household surveys
  • 1.5 years as undergraduate research assistant for cancer research lab
  • Involved with student-run global health organization on campus for 3 years. Coordinated summer fieldwork in Cambodia where worked with grass-roots organization.
  • Led a digital health startup team in undergrad with informatics and design students. Competed in business plan competition and presented at research symposium.
Interested in: Health Policy and Management. Specifically interested in improving/implementing health information systems, especially for patients with chronic conditions.
Applied: Berkeley (MBA/MPH), UCLA (MBA/MPH), Emory (MBA/MPH), Johns Hopkins (MBA/MPH), Yale (MBA/MPH), Columbia (MBA/MPH), UNC(MBA/MSPH)
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Worried about my GRE score :/ Hoping my graduate coursework will outweigh it. Also can't really tell what my chances are for the MBA programs since most have an average of 5 years of work experience.
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I don't know much about combined programs, but don't you need the GMAT for MBA programs?
 
I don't know if anyone here has applied to Indiana University (I'm a hoosier... I had to), but my application was verified yesterday and I received an email this morning saying that my application is already under full review. They said I can expect to hear back in 2-3 weeks. WOW! If only every program was so prompt..
 
Posting in case this info might be helpful to others:
  • I submitted to UMD on 1/5 and just got a complete email stating that I will hear back in 4-6 weeks
  • I submitted to Emory on 1/6, created my OPUS login on 1/11, and received my complete email on 1/15 stating that my app has been forwarded to the department and I will hear back in 3-6 weeks.
 
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montreux said:
I applied 12/18 and got the same email. I like how they say to check OPUS frequently as if we don't do that enough already 😛
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Riiight?! Haha I check it at the strangest hours,but yeah, at least twice a day (4 am/4 pm). Ugh. And Harvard just sent their HSPH log in info... everyone seems to be active on their deadline dates 😉
 
ugh I was hoping for a decision from Emory next week. I received the same email that my application has just been forwarded to my department.
 
hnnrgh said:
Riiight?! Haha I check it at the strangest hours,but yeah, at least twice a day (4 am/4 pm). Ugh. And Harvard just sent their HSPH log in info... everyone seems to be active on their deadline dates 😉
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Just got Harvard login info too - I was hoping it might mean they're running ahead of schedule and had already made a decision, but I'll keep dreaming!
 
Accepted to BU, waiting to hear from Columbia and yale.
theres no word about scholarship in the acceptance mail, when and how can i find out
 
Just got the email from Emory that my app had been sent to BSHE, and got the Harvard log in info. I keep checking opus even though I know nothing will be there! Lol

Has anyone heard anything from Michigan recently? I'm being silly and impatient but oh well 🙂
 
Just got an email that I am recommended for admission to Colorado School of Public Health's Global Health program! They said I'll receive an official acceptance letter in a few days. Super exciting!
 
hoping4mph2016 said:
Just got the email from Emory that my app had been sent to BSHE, and got the Harvard log in info. I keep checking opus even though I know nothing will be there! Lol

Has anyone heard anything from Michigan recently? I'm being silly and impatient but oh well 🙂
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Waiting to hear from Michigan too!
 
wolverine34 said:
Congrats!

If you don't mind me asking, when was your application submitted and verified?
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SOPHAS was December 1st, I got an email saying they processed my app on December 4th.
 
ec_lc1114 said:
Just got an email that I am recommended for admission to Colorado School of Public Health's Global Health program! They said I'll receive an official acceptance letter in a few days. Super exciting!
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Me too!!! Except mine is Global Health- Maternal and Child Health. Congratulations!
 
How long does it usually take between being recommended for admission and receiving an official acceptance? A little over a week ago I got the email from USF saying I was recommended for admission and I haven't gotten the follow up messages yet?
 
mph_app_529 said:
Posting in case this info might be helpful to others:
  • I submitted to UMD on 1/5 and just got a complete email stating that I will hear back in 4-6 weeks
  • I submitted to Emory on 1/6, created my OPUS login on 1/11, and received my complete email on 1/15 stating that my app has been forwarded to the department and I will hear back in 3-6 weeks.
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Hrm, this gives me a feeling then my application will be forwarded by next week possibly for Emory. My nerves are shot until then, hahaha.
 
Undergrad School: Top 20 global University
Undergrad GPA: 2.65 (WES evaluation) (low for personal reasons, sent addendum with applications)
Major/Minor: Biological Sciences
GRE: 162(v), 158(q), 4.0
Experience/Research: 3 years research lab experience, navigator and research intern with the ACA and Medicaid (volunteer, 1 yr), STEM teacher in underserved NYC schools (volunteer, 1 yr)

Interested in: Global Health/ Maternal & Child Health
Applied: Columbia (12/16), Mount Sinai(12/15), Washington University(12/14), SLU(12/29), Colorado(12/28), Emory (12/28), Tulane(12/14)
Accepted: Colorado-MCH(1/15), ISMMS-Global(1/15), SLU-GH/MCH dual(1/29), Emory-BSHE (2/27)
Rejected: Tulane-MCH (1/8), Emory-Global(1/22)
Waitlisted: Columbia-Sexuality&Repro-PopFam (2/17)
 
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Ani7 said:
I just got an email from Columbia (Department of Health Policy & Management) for a phone interview. Has anyone already had a phone interview at Columbia or can give me advice on what to expect and how to prepare?
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Had my interview a week ago! Don't be nervous, it's a student interview and it's really just go to know you and your interests better! You'll be fine 🙂 The girl who interviewed me had a similar undergraduate and work experience background as me so we had a lot to talk about. Just find common ground between you and the interviewer and you'll be great!
 
hnnrgh said:
Just got in to UT Houston, at 3:08 am. A tad strange!

Applied 12/1, verified 12/4.

Now all that's left for this month, maybe, is Emory...
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Yes! I think mine came out of order so I just got my official acceptance email at 12:35am the other night. Haha
 
ec_lc1114 said:
Just got an email that I am recommended for admission to Colorado School of Public Health's Global Health program! They said I'll receive an official acceptance letter in a few days. Super exciting!
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Congrats! What date were you verified for Colorado?
 
OxBakerTriumphant said:
If you don't mind me asking, when was your application submitted? Still waiting to hear back from HBHE.
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I submitted on December 1st and my app was verified on December 3rd. I got an email saying they received my application on December 14th!
 
keepITtrill said:
I submitted on December 1st and my app was verified on December 3rd. I got an email saying they received my application on December 14th!
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Interesting. My application was received on 11/23 and I haven't heard anything.
 
HPM said:
I applied to the MPH/RD program at UNC as well! Have you heard back yet?
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Hi HPM! Nice to meet you 🙂 I haven't heard anything yet, but I don't believe we can expect to receive any decisions until February (based on the 2015 forum). This waiting game is so taxing--hang in there, and best of luck!
 
HPM said:
I applied to the MPH/RD program at UNC as well! Have you heard back yet?
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Hi HPM! Nice to meet you 🙂 I haven't heard anything yet, but I don't believe we can expect to receive any decisions until February (based on the 2015 forum). This waiting game is so taxing--hang in there, and best of luck!
 
keepITtrill said:
I submitted on December 1st and my app was verified on December 3rd. I got an email saying they received my application on December 14th!
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Hmmm I submitted mine on 12/2. Verified a few days later. *Shrug* thanks for the information, guess I'll just keep holding on.
 
Hi guys, I have a question for people who have been accepted to the University of Texas.

Did all of you apply to the Houston campus? Did anyone apply or get accepted to the San Antonio campus? I applied to the San Antonio campus, and am just a little worried that I haven't heard back. It seems like there are quite a few UT acceptances.

Thank-you & best of luck to everyone!
 
keepITtrill said:
I'm not sure yet. I'm waiting to receive the email that my application has been forwarded for review.
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Hey! So what happened is that 1/8 they sent me an email that they received my application and on 1/15 they emailed saying my application was complete and had been forwarded to my first department of choice. I started my FAFSA and entered Emory's school code, but I haven't submitted by FAFSA yet.
 
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