Awesome!! Hope to see you tooHey! Hope to see you at NYU!
Awesome!! Hope to see you tooHey! Hope to see you at NYU!
Undergrad School: Boston University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 2.68 with likely 2.89 upon graduation
Major/Minor: Neuroscience with all but one Pre-med class complete
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): 12/20 test date 153 Verbal, 153 Quant, 4.5 Writing
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
-3 months in Africa as first undergraduate and longest staying student as an assistant public health manager
-first undergrad research assistant for a director at BMC
-hospital work since age 13
Special factors: First Generation for any type of post bachelors education
Interested in: Global Health, Mental Health, Women and Children
Applied: BU SPH (application received on 12/5 without GRE, took GRE on 12/20, GREs received on 12/30)
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Emory is more affordable, and I'm still waiting to here back from BU but they said they gave me a scholarship.
Hi everyone. I've decided on attending BU in the fall for my MPH in HPM! That said, here are my final stats. Good luck to everyone else deciding. I believe with hard work and dedication, we all will do great wherever we end up.
Undergrad School: Small City School
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.41 (SOPHAS 3.45)
Major/Minor: Health Sciences; Health Services Administration (Minor)
GRE: 163V 159Q AWA 5 (Dec '16)
Experience/Research:
-Student intern & subsequent Per Diem Therapy Aide at a well-known hospital (1.5 years)
-Presented research at two conferences (one of the youngest speakers at one)
-Co-coordinator of a church ministry with tutoring support to children in need (3.5 years)
-Leadership positions in 5 on-campus organizations
-StartedAmeriCorps in January (Did not put that in personal statement or SOPHAS)
LOR: Professor (research); Statistics Professor (Department Chair); Public Health Professor, Club Organization Advisor
Special Factors: None that stick out...I think.
Interested in: MPH - Health Management & Policy
Applied: Boston University (1/3), Emory (1/4), Penn (1/5), Drexel University (1/7), Temple University (1/8), Yale (1/9), Columbia (1/13)
Accepted: Temple (1/19), Penn (1/25), Drexel +45k (1/27), Emory (2/8)+20k, BU +22k (2/9), Columbia (2/19)
Rejected: Yale (2/13)
Attending: BU SPH for MPH - Healthcare Management Track
Hi!
Thanks a lot for your response! Considering you have experience in the program in Stanford. I'm wondering what exactly you mean when you say "data mining" and"machine learning oriented research".
Is the stanford program being in through medical school an issue? Since I going to graduate from medicine soon I feel it would be an ideal pick.
Are there any funding opportunities in stanford?
Thank you!
Were you able to figure out where to accept the offer?
The only tabs I have are home and apply online
I probably should've used the term meta-analyses instead of data mining. The whole concept of "big data" (looking for patterns, etc. in medical data for various purposes) seems to be big at Stanford and around that area (Palo Alto). Stanford is very big on computer science.
I actually think the program being through the medical school is ideal for those who have MDs (you) or hope to pursue an MD afterwards (me).
Regarding funding...I don't know. You might be at an advantage given that you have an MD already!
I'm sure this has been discussed a number of times, but how much does the prestige of the program/school matter? Debating between UCLA and UCI. If it's relevant, I do plan to get an MD afterwards.
I just visited Brown, and now I don't know what to dooooo. The other complicating factor is that yesterday I received some financial support from family that I was truly not expecting, so while money is still a concern, it's not the biggest factor in my decisions like it has been for the past several months.
Drexel: focus on practice, so many hands-on opportunities, much lower cost, new facilities, new interdisciplinary research centers, research fellowship, professors with close to my very specific interests, faculty and staff who bent over backwards to make me feel valuable/listened to/etc., truly integrated into Philly, felt SUPER EXCITED after I left their admitted students day
Brown: very academically rigorous, focus on quantitative methods, generalist approach to public health = more flexibility, much more liveable city (size/culture/etc.), Ivy League name, masters project ("internship") AND thesis, many opportunities for publication, varied research centers, deep connections to RI Dept of Public Health, make more sense for my personal/family life
Any last minute thoughts/advice? I need to decide by early tonight because I'm leaving the country for a vacation tomorrow.
Can anyone confirm about this? I applied late to Global Epi at Michigan (and Epi - I asked to be considered for general epi if I don't get in) and my Wolverine Access account now says that a decision has been made and that I'll hear by email within 5 business days. Is this waitlist/rejection? Or does this not mean anything specific? I know for other departments, an email is sent first, but I seem to find no info about the Epi dept specifically on previous threads. And in previous years, people who applied to HMP and HBHE programs were linked to videos if they were accepted. But again, maybe they've changed it up this year/Epi follows different procedures. HELP!
On a side note, I applied to three different programs at Michigan, so as long as one works out, it's fine, so I'm not totally freaking out (yet). But I'd just like to know what this means.
I just visited Brown, and now I don't know what to dooooo. The other complicating factor is that yesterday I received some financial support from family that I was truly not expecting, so while money is still a concern, it's not the biggest factor in my decisions like it has been for the past several months.
Drexel: focus on practice, so many hands-on opportunities, much lower cost, new facilities, new interdisciplinary research centers, research fellowship, professors with close to my very specific interests, faculty and staff who bent over backwards to make me feel valuable/listened to/etc., truly integrated into Philly, felt SUPER EXCITED after I left their admitted students day
Brown: very academically rigorous, focus on quantitative methods, generalist approach to public health = more flexibility, much more liveable city (size/culture/etc.), Ivy League name, masters project ("internship") AND thesis, many opportunities for publication, varied research centers, deep connections to RI Dept of Public Health, make more sense for my personal/family life
Any last minute thoughts/advice? I need to decide by early tonight because I'm leaving the country for a vacation tomorrow.
wait for people who submitted to columbia, is all we need to do pay the deposit and click i accept?
Is anyone else having trouble submitting their enrollment form at Emory?!
I've paid my deposit and accepted my financial aid package, but when I try to submit my enrollment form through the student portal nothing happens. I click submit but don't get any confirmation either way. I've tried two browsers as well as using a laptop and iPad. Help!
Were you able to figure out a way to get a confirmation? I am having the same problem. Any advice/input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I just visited Brown, and now I don't know what to dooooo. The other complicating factor is that yesterday I received some financial support from family that I was truly not expecting, so while money is still a concern, it's not the biggest factor in my decisions like it has been for the past several months.
Drexel: focus on practice, so many hands-on opportunities, much lower cost, new facilities, new interdisciplinary research centers, research fellowship, professors with close to my very specific interests, faculty and staff who bent over backwards to make me feel valuable/listened to/etc., truly integrated into Philly, felt SUPER EXCITED after I left their admitted students day
Brown: very academically rigorous, focus on quantitative methods, generalist approach to public health = more flexibility, much more liveable city (size/culture/etc.), Ivy League name, masters project ("internship") AND thesis, many opportunities for publication, varied research centers, deep connections to RI Dept of Public Health, make more sense for my personal/family life
Any last minute thoughts/advice? I need to decide by early tonight because I'm leaving the country for a vacation tomorrow.
Did you go to the separate portal from the acceptance email or try through OPUS? It looks like mine took a day, I paid my deposit on 3/26 and got the confirmation on 3/27.
Okay, so I'm applying really late in the game. I'm submitting for the May 1st deadline, and I plan to apply this week. I know that I waited way too long, but I had things I had to take care of before applying. How much do you think this will hurt my chances of getting in?
GPA 3.4
GRE not great-- I'm retaking April 24th so send new scores in-- 159 verbal, 144!?!? math, and 4 writing
Experience-- mostly teaching, I also taught health education in Guatemala for 2 months
Letters- Decent
Applying to USF, Tulane, Univ of Colorado, and St. Louis
And before everyone yells at me for waiting I KNOW and I agree with you. Just wondering if anyone has any insight on how badly this will affect me.
Sorry to spam, but I'm kind of freaking out!!
Sorry I should've been more clear. I already received my confirmation for my deposit but we are also required to fill out the enrollment decision form, which is basically the form where we decide whether we accept, decline, or accept and defer our admittance to Emory. I cannot figure out a way to get a confirmation after filling out this form and clicking the submit button does nothing.
No, I understand, I got the confirmation a day after submitting that form. I just wanted to make sure you went through the link in the acceptance email, because thats how I did it.
Is anyone else STILL waiting to hear back from NYU and Berkeley for their MPH programs? I called about NYU last month on the 27th and they said decisions would be sent out no later than April 15th
Nice! Congrats on your acceptance and good luck to you as well!I applied to NYU in late March and got a response already (accepted). However, I am still waiting to hear back from Berkeley. Best of luck !
Sure thing! I don't know how helpful I'll be given that I haven't started yet, but I'll do my best!I get it. Thanks!
Could I get into contact with you separately to ask you a couple of questions about the program?
I already heard back from Berkeley but still waiting on NYU too. But there's still hope, I didn't hear back from UCLA until last week and I got in. Good Luck!Is anyone else STILL waiting to hear back from NYU and Berkeley for their MPH programs? I called about NYU last month on the 27th and they said decisions would be sent out no later than April 15th
I already heard back from Berkeley but still waiting on NYU too. But there's still hope, I didn't hear back from UCLA until last week and I got in. Good Luck!
I applied to NYU in late March and got a response already (accepted). However, I am still waiting to hear back from Berkeley. Best of luck !
Is anyone else STILL waiting to hear back from NYU and Berkeley for their MPH programs? I called about NYU last month on the 27th and they said decisions would be sent out no later than April 15th
I applied back in DecemberDo you mind me asking when you applied to Berkeley ?
I already heard back from Berkeley but still waiting on NYU too. But there's still hope, I didn't hear back from UCLA until last week and I got in. Good Luck!
I submitted my NYU app in late January/early feb and my Berkeley app in mid-mach so I know it may be a while to hear from Berkeley. This waiting game is so worrisome haha but congrats on getting into UCLA and best of luck to you too!I already heard back from Berkeley but still waiting on NYU too. But there's still hope, I didn't hear back from UCLA until last week and I got in. Good Luck!
Quick Question - Did anyone get a package delivered to them from Emory with a rejection letter? Or is the package only for people who get accepted?? There is one for me on the way, and I can't wait a week to find out what it says. What a tease.
The Package should be only for acceptances. Did you check OPUS for a decision letter? I haven't heard of the package coming before the letter. (I still haven't gotten my package, but I got my letter a while ago!)
I just checked OPUS, and there it says that the admission decision "is not available at this time". Do you think I should call them and ask them whats up tomorrow?
I just checked OPUS, and there it says that the admission decision "is not available at this time". Do you think I should call them and ask them whats up tomorrow?