MPH Fall 2017: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected!

[Frimps]

Has anyone heard from Emory in terms of funding? Also Tulane..for admission statu

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[OysterIndicator]

Has anyone heard from Emory in terms of funding? Also Tulane..for admission statu

When I went to admissions info session at Emory yesterday, they said they started to release merit scholarships this past week, and will continue to do so next week.

 

[wonkette7]

Spoke with Columbia again about financial packages. Here's what they told me:

"Our merit award recipients have been notified. We are still evaluating our need-based and institutional awards. Financial aid letters will go out in two to three weeks. "

Does Columbia have a separate financial aid application?

 

[ColumbiaMPH2019]

Hey! I'm moving to NYC to attend Mailman in August and I'm pretty lost as to how I'm going to approach the whole finding a roommate and living situation thing. Anyone have any advice or insight? Thanks. Congrats to everyone, btw!

 

[n3t]

I know there has been a lot of communication issues this application process, so I wanted to say that I am very impressed with Yale! I was accepted into EMD just two days ago, and I have already received emails from admissions, a professor in my department, and a current student in my department. Great way to gain resources and feel like your acceptance matters to the school!

 

[AM1990]

Hey! I'm moving to NYC to attend Mailman in August and I'm pretty lost as to how I'm going to approach the whole finding a roommate and living situation thing. Anyone have any advice or insight? Thanks. Congrats to everyone, btw!

Hey, congrats!

I'll be attending mailman too, but for the MHA program. I've been told that the best way to find a roommate is via the mailman/Columbia Facebook pages. There are a bunch of groups on Facebook where you can interact with incoming/current students and hopefully find a roommate. However, you need a @columbia.edu email address to access these groups. I'm waiting for mailman to generate the email id so that I can join those groups.

Additionally, you can check out sites like Craigslist and roomster to find roommates.

If you want to talk more send me a PM!

 

[sakurashinehae]

Anyone planning on attending UC Berkeley's Open House and UC Irvine's Open House in March?

 

[ellb39]

Anyone have any advice on the importance of visiting a school on their designated "admitted students day" versus arranging another time to visit? I really want to make it to as many programs as I can, but the cost of travel adds up and a lot of the visit days are around the same time. For example, I've no idea how I'm going to go see UW on 3/30 and then turn around and see Harvard on 3/31........help meeee.

 

[DRDUB]

Hi everyone!..I have been a silent reader for some time now...I figured today would be a good day to introduce myself ... so here goes my first post:

Undergrad/Grad School: International Medical Graduate (IMG)
Major: Medicine/Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
Grad GPA (if applicable): 3.3 WES
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): (10/06) V 157, Q 156, W 4.0 TOEFL: (10/14) 107
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- One year rotatory clinical internship in rural hospitals in home country
- 6 months of clinical experience in the US, Middle East, and home country
- Multiple short-term research projects in various departments (during med school) + volunteer community work
- 2 months of undergraduate research with an American professor, 1 publication (first author)
- Two excellent academic recommendations, one good professional recommendation and an academic recommendation from a director/professor of an American university hospital

Interested in/Applied to: All Epidemiology Programs (Submitted 11/10, SOPHAS verified 11/16)
Applied: JH Bloomberg (Schoolwide), UMich (Gen. Epi), GWU Milken, Emory Rollins, Columbia Mailman, NYU CGPH, UIC SPH, Boston SPH (Epi & Bio), UNC Gillings, Yale (CDE), UPitt, UMass Amherst (Bio & Epi)
Accepted: UMich (12/09), GWU (12/21), NYU + $ (12/22), BU + $ (12/23), JHSPH (01/06), UPitt (01/27), Emory Rollins (02/04), Columbia Mailman (02/08), UIC (02/22), UMass-Amherst + $ (03/08)
Waitlisted: Yale CDE (1/12)
Rejected: (03/14) UNC Gillings.. Aargh!
Attending: ?

 

[jshek94]

I am really struggling to find concrete numbers for how much Columbia's 2year MPH costs. I think its ~$36,000 a year but this seems a little low... Anyone have a reliable source/concrete number?

 

[granville]

I am really struggling to find concrete numbers for how much Columbia's 2year MPH costs. I think its ~$36,000 a year but this seems a little low... Anyone have a reliable source/concrete number?

$18,206 per semester for full-time students, so $36,412 per year [http://sfs.columbia.edu/content/mph-2-year-6 "New and continuing students in the MPH 2-year are...charged the flat tuition rate of $18,206 per fall and spring term."]

However, also consider housing, program fees, computer fees, etc https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/become-student/apply/tuition-and-fees

 

[amm13d]

I am really struggling to find concrete numbers for how much Columbia's 2year MPH costs. I think its ~$36,000 a year but this seems a little low... Anyone have a reliable source/concrete number?

That's actually correct. I have a couple small scholarships, so I pay about $25,000 a year. The other fees don't really amount to much, especially if you have outside insurance already. If you have to purchase student insurance, I would save up some money to cover that cost

 

[yuyu90]

Received an email last night from Michigan, 50% Dean's scholarship! This certainly changes things in the decision making process.

Congrats, that's amazing! Was it apart of your financial aid package or was it in a different email?

 

[!NDee]

Congrats, that's amazing! Was it apart of your financial aid package or was it in a different email?

Thank you! It was a separate email but it was also listed under the financial aid package in the Wolverine/Friend account. I'm not sure if the email preceded the update in the portal or vice versa.

 

[123publichealth]

Hi all: I am trying to locate info for admitted students day at Columbia and Harvard, and do not seem to have received an email about either. Where did others find the info?

 

[GoHeels!]

Hi all: I am trying to locate info for admitted students day at Columbia and Harvard, and do not seem to have received an email about either. Where did others find the info?

For Harvard, I had to google for their admitted student's day to find it. They also sent me an email a few days ago with a link.

 

[ellb39]

Hi all: I am trying to locate info for admitted students day at Columbia and Harvard, and do not seem to have received an email about either. Where did others find the info?

Columbia has a few visit days, I believe. The first is this Friday, 3/3, and runs from 10am-6pm. Harvard's is on 3/31 and is also all day. They're likely to send out more info closer to the day of.

 

[brown1764]

Brown is literally KILLING ME

 

[LostInSOPHAS]

Brown is literally KILLING ME

I feel ya ! The struggle is real . Give yourself three more weeks and hope for the best.

 

[publichealthplease]

Received an email late last Friday afternoon...accepted at Michigan for HBHE! I submitted my app almost 4 months to the day, so it was a long time coming. Sending good vibes to everyone still waiting!! Anyone going to Michigan's Admitted Student Day on 3/11? I'll be there!

 

[sarahjh]

Hah! What changed on your wolverine account. Sorry!

At first it said "view admissions recommendation" and then after a few days there was a button for "view decision" as well!

 

[lalettan]

Does anyone have any insights on Brown (generalist MPH) vs Columbia (HPM)? Leaning toward the latter but really wanted to go to Brown for undergrad so a part of me was very very excited about getting in.

Also is anyone going to the Mailmain admitted students day on Friday?

 

[sokapheapluuh]

Does anyone have any insights on Brown (generalist MPH) vs Columbia (HPM)? Leaning toward the latter but really wanted to go to Brown for undergrad so a part of me was very very excited about getting in.

Also is anyone going to the Mailmain admitted students day on Friday?

I'll be at the Mailman Admitted Students Day!

 

[beeboops]

So I got into BU about 2 years ago and also got $15k in merit scholarships. I was able to get about $3k more after I emailed them and asked for more after the decision deadline. I'm assuming they were able to give more aid because people had declined (or that's what the email seemed to imply). Obviously 3k isn't a lot, but it was something! I ended up pulling out of the program before the semester started because I got a job offer I couldn't turn down...so I'm hoping that money went to other students.

How exactly did you word your e-mail to them? Also, did you just e-mail the financial aid office, or was there a specific contact? BU is my dream school, and I would love to get more aid out of them to make this dream a bit more affordable.

 

[jmc525]

Hey! I'm moving to NYC to attend Mailman in August and I'm pretty lost as to how I'm going to approach the whole finding a roommate and living situation thing. Anyone have any advice or insight? Thanks. Congrats to everyone, btw!

Let's be best friends.

 

[jmc525]

Yale emailed me and gave me $0 in scholarships and grants. My whole financial aid package consists of Federal loans...

 

[swamp.witch]

Received my financial aid offer from Yale...just over 1/2 tuition scholarship/grant and 20k in loans. My palms are SWEATING. I hadn't really considered Yale as a realistic option because I refuse to take out more in loans than I can realistically earn per year, even for a program as perfectly aligned to my interests as EMD. Still not sure because everyone I know and love is in LA, and UCLA is the most affordable and I am so inclined to do the safe comfortable thing. Yiiiikes I thought the waiting game would be the hard part...decision making is not my strong suit apparently.

 

[625233]

Does anyone have any insights on Brown (generalist MPH) vs Columbia (HPM)? Leaning toward the latter but really wanted to go to Brown for undergrad so a part of me was very very excited about getting in.

Also is anyone going to the Mailmain admitted students day on Friday?

Brown's a world class learning institution, but it's never had a strong name in medicine, pharma, or any other health related field. The smart thing to do is to go Columbia. This is coming from someone admitted to Brown and waitlisted at Columbia.


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[Phenobarbital]

Anyone attending Harvard's Admitted Students Day on 03/31? I am excited to meet you all!

 

[jpar263]

waiting for the financial package is killing me

 

[ColombianScholar]

I just emailed Harvard's financial aid office to see if they can match Yale's full ride scholarship. Fingers crossed!

 

[Decicco]

I wish Harvard would send out some more decisions!


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[GoHeels!]

Anyone attending Harvard's Admitted Students Day on 03/31? I am excited to meet you all!

I am, just have to book my flights!

 

[MPH_he2017]

Hi all - I've been following this thread since the beginning of the month, and I just received my last application notification so I thought I'd post!

Undergrad School: University of Washington, Seattle
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.41/3.47 Public Health (according to SOPHAS)
Major/Minor: Public Health/minor in Philosophy
GRE (including date taken): 08/09/16: 158V (80%), 153Q (51%), 5.0W (93%)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
Current: (1 year) full-time Health Educator at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center, serving primarily Medicaid eligible, newly immigrated, limited English proficiency patients
(2 years) full-time Health Insurance Enrollment Specialist for Washington Apple Health (Medicaid in Washington State) at a FQCHC
(1 Quarter) Study Abroad in Cambodia, working with an NGO focused on peer educators/support groups in rural communities for people with Type-2 Diabetes and Hypertension
(1 Quarter) Study Abroad in the Philippines, researched effects of colonization and influence of United States on the Philippines in the context of health
(3 years) Volunteer with United Way's Free Tax Campaign
(6 months) Volunteer with Planned Parenthood VOTES NW (political advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest)
(6 months) Volunteer with local food bank serving primarily immigrant populations
(Throughout undergrad ~3.5 years) Worked 19 hours/week in an student administrative position at UW

Interested in: Access to affordable and quality health services in the United States, Health Policy, Health Literacy and Promotion, Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases

Applied: UC Berkeley (HSB) 12/01, Columbia University (SMS) 01/07, University of Washington (COPHP) 01/07
Accepted: Columbia University 02/08, Berkeley 02/09, University of Washington 02/27
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I'm leaning toward Columbia, just because I've been on the west coast my entire life but am keeping my options open as I wait to hear back about financial aid packages. I'm attending Cal's Diversity Day (03/19) and Admit Day (03/20) as well as Columbia's Admit Day (03/31) if anyone else is attending these events, would love to connect! Also, if anyone has questions about UW or Seattle, let me know!

Finally, congrats to all of you in this thread! I'm so excited.

 

[ellb39]

Anyone attending Harvard's Admitted Students Day on 03/31? I am excited to meet you all!

I am! After getting off a red eye flight from seeing another program on the other side of the country...I'll be the one who looks like a sleep deprived zombie!

 

[ellb39]

Hi all - I've been following this thread since the beginning of the month, and I just received my last application notification so I thought I'd post!

Undergrad School: University of Washington, Seattle
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.41/3.47 Public Health (according to SOPHAS)
Major/Minor: Public Health/minor in Philosophy
GRE (including date taken): 08/09/16: 158V (80%), 153Q (51%), 5.0W (93%)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
Current: (1 year) full-time Health Educator at a Federally Qualified Community Health Center, serving primarily Medicaid eligible, newly immigrated, limited English proficiency patients
(2 years) full-time Health Insurance Enrollment Specialist for Washington Apple Health (Medicaid in Washington State) at a FQCHC
(1 Quarter) Study Abroad in Cambodia, working with an NGO focused on peer educators/support groups in rural communities for people with Type-2 Diabetes and Hypertension
(1 Quarter) Study Abroad in the Philippines, researched effects of colonization and influence of United States on the Philippines in the context of health
(3 years) Volunteer with United Way's Free Tax Campaign
(6 months) Volunteer with Planned Parenthood VOTES NW (political advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest)
(6 months) Volunteer with local food bank serving primarily immigrant populations
(Throughout undergrad ~3.5 years) Worked 19 hours/week in an student administrative position at UW

Interested in: Access to affordable and quality health services in the United States, Health Policy, Health Literacy and Promotion, Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases

Applied: UC Berkeley (HSB) 12/01, Columbia University (SMS) 01/07, University of Washington (COPHP) 01/07
Accepted: Columbia University 02/08, Berkeley 02/09, University of Washington 02/27
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I'm leaning toward Columbia, just because I've been on the west coast my entire life but am keeping my options open as I wait to hear back about financial aid packages. I'm attending Cal's Diversity Day (03/19) and Admit Day (03/20) as well as Columbia's Admit Day (03/31) if anyone else is attending these events, would love to connect! Also, if anyone has questions about UW or Seattle, let me know!

Finally, congrats to all of you in this thread! I'm so excited.

Hey! I was also admitted to these three schools and will be attending the 3/20 admit day at Berkeley. Will be at UW 3/31. How have you liked UW? Any inside information about the COPHP program? I'd love your thoughts on what it's like to live in Seattle!

 

[nosha2017]

In at UNC Chapel Hill for the MSPH-PhD program in epidemiology

 

[semai]

Has anyone received a 'rejection' from UC Berkely MPH? The wait is agonizing...

 

[sloth17]

25% tuition from Brown! To the rest of you who were accepted and received financial support: the first letter from the graduate school has a different cost of attendance estimate than the second letter from the MPH Program (unless living expenses somehow amount to nearly $37k/year). Which one is accurate?

 

[MPH_he2017]

Hey! I was also admitted to these three schools and will be attending the 3/20 admit day at Berkeley. Will be at UW 3/31. How have you liked UW? Any inside information about the COPHP program? I'd love your thoughts on what it's like to live in Seattle!

Hi! Congrats on your acceptances! My perspective about UW may be a bit skewed because I grew up in Seattle and went there for undergrad. The campus is beautiful. There are so many different communities at UW, I don't think it'll be hard to find a place where you'll fit in if you decide to go. I'm impressed by the curriculum and PBL. Since I've been working full-time "in the field" for the past 2.5 years, I can see the benefits of having that small of a class and constantly working with your peers to face various public health issues. It's literally a working environment.

As for Seattle - I love Seattle, but I'm ready to move since I've been here all my life. The weather from October-April/May is gray, but the summer is amazing. Because of the tech industry boom here, I've interacted with a lot of people who are not originally from here so you won't be the only one. If you live near campus, I agree with the other posts - you won't necessarily need a car + traffic sucks so I would do public transportation. If you move here, definitely get a feel for ALL of the neighborhoods here, not just the popular ones. As for Public Health, a lot of people have master's degrees and the social justice/public health community is strong.

This is my general take, if you have specific questions or want me to elaborate, PM me!

 

[n3t]

What are people wearing to admitted students days?

 

[brown1764]

So I'm a current Brown student and logged on to my student info portal and something came up saying that I can view my school of public health admissions decision, but when I click on it, it just shows me what I've been able to see for the past month. Is anyone else having this problem???

 

[DecisionTime2017]

Did you guys receive a Brown portal? All I got was an email saying my app was complete...

 

[samnicholson]

What are people wearing to admitted students days?

It's not important. Although a seersucker suit would demonstrate a certain panache.

 

[wwmmkk]

Did you guys receive a Brown portal? All I got was an email saying my app was complete...

I did not receive a Brown portal. @brown1764 probably only has that because they are a current student. #brownsphanxiety

 

[blairburr]

Does anyone have any insight on deferring admissions for a year? Haven't received any admissions decisions yet but am currently dealing with an unexpected family issue.

 

[mpEHch]

Does anyone have any insight on deferring admissions for a year? Haven't received any admissions decisions yet but am currently dealing with an unexpected family issue.

I did it last year @blairburr very simple process: asked the admissions director to defer for one year, formally accepted my offer, and paid a deposit. That's all there was to it.

 

[ellb39]

Hi! Congrats on your acceptances! My perspective about UW may be a bit skewed because I grew up in Seattle and went there for undergrad. The campus is beautiful. There are so many different communities at UW, I don't think it'll be hard to find a place where you'll fit in if you decide to go. I'm impressed by the curriculum and PBL. Since I've been working full-time "in the field" for the past 2.5 years, I can see the benefits of having that small of a class and constantly working with your peers to face various public health issues. It's literally a working environment.

As for Seattle - I love Seattle, but I'm ready to move since I've been here all my life. The weather from October-April/May is gray, but the summer is amazing. Because of the tech industry boom here, I've interacted with a lot of people who are not originally from here so you won't be the only one. If you live near campus, I agree with the other posts - you won't necessarily need a car + traffic sucks so I would do public transportation. If you move here, definitely get a feel for ALL of the neighborhoods here, not just the popular ones. As for Public Health, a lot of people have master's degrees and the social justice/public health community is strong.

This is my general take, if you have specific questions or want me to elaborate, PM me!

Thank you so much for all this info. I'm really excited to visit UW. I too have been working in the field for 2+ years and am really excited to see the COPHP program up close. It sounds like a really amazing learning environment. I actually do have a few more questions about living in Seattle - I'll PM you.

 

[ellb39]

25% tuition from Brown! To the rest of you who were accepted and received financial support: the first letter from the graduate school has a different cost of attendance estimate than the second letter from the MPH Program (unless living expenses somehow amount to nearly $37k/year). Which one is accurate?

25% for me too! I didn't even realize the amounts quoted were different. I'm not sure which is accurate! I would recommend reaching out directly to the financial aid office, or even to the individual who wrote your scholarship letter.

 

[Phenobarbital]

I am! After getting off a red eye flight from seeing another program on the other side of the country...I'll be the one who looks like a sleep deprived zombie!

With the number of acceptances you have, I am not surprised you're swamped with visits back to back! But not to worry, most people arrive the day of, so everyone is exhausted. I am sure you'll look fine.