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another question-i just submitted my app and I was wondering two things: 1. where can I see my SOPHAS calculated GPA? and 2. when I downloaded the pdf of my app on the coursework it all days unverified, does that change to verified after submission?
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Anybody heard from JHU? How long do they usually take? I applied to the MHS in Mental Health - if anybody has any info that would be great!
 
TiyaPakhi said:
Anybody heard from JHU? How long do they usually take? I applied to the MHS in Mental Health - if anybody has any info that would be great!
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I haven't, but past threads show decisions rolling out from around now until February


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Did anyone else get the "we will make our best effort to notify you in December" email from BU?
 
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eqn92 said:
another question-i just submitted my app and I was wondering two things: 1. where can I see my SOPHAS calculated GPA? and 2. when I downloaded the pdf of my app on the coursework it all days unverified, does that change to verified after submission?
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When you log in, go to "Check status" in the upper right corner, download the PDF of the individual school, and your SOPHAS GPA is listed under "Academic History". Note that your SOPHAS GPA is only available after your application has been verified. Since you just submitted your app, it may take up to 4 weeks. My application was verified after 2 days, however.
 
Hi everyone,

I wonder for those schools that have December 1st as the deadline, do they mean 11:59 pm in general??
 
Just heard back from GW Milken today :) I was accepted into the Global Health Epidemiology and Disease Control program.

Best of luck to everyone applying and waiting!
 
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jassaj said:
Just heard back from GW Milken today :) I was accepted into the Global Health Epidemiology and Disease Control program.

Best of luck to everyone applying and waiting!
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Congrats!
 
Dwan said:
Columbia said during the SOPHAS virtual fair that their merit scholarships require 3.75 GPA and I think 80%tile test scores to be eligible, not sure if there are other types of scholarships there though.
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Columbia offers scholarships based solely on financial need as well
 
Undergrad School: University of Florida
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.67
Major/Minor: Health education and Behavior/ Community Health Promotion
GRE (including date taken) : 160Q/158V (taken in mid October)
Experience/Research
-Research project on adults with special needs and the effects physical exercise has on cognitive function
- Intern for the American Diabetes Association
- Chronic disease program intern for the YMCA
- 3 years working in a fitness specialist position for the school's recreation program
- tons of volunteering hours with local organizations (appx 300 hours)

Interested in: Community health, public health education
Applied: USF (11/07), UF (11/04), Brown (12/11)
Accepted: USF (12/1)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I am thinking about also applying to GW and Brown but was wondering what my chances are of getting accepted? And does anyone think I have a good shot of getting into the schools I already applied to?
 
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Undergrad School: University of Florida
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.67
Major/Minor: Health education and Behavior/ Community Health Promotion
GRE (including date taken) : 160Q/158V (taken in mid October)
Experience/Research
-Research project on adults with special needs and the effects physical exercise has on cognitive function
- Intern for the American Diabetes Association
- Chronic disease program intern for the YMCA
- 3 years working in a fitness specialist position for the school's recreation program
- tons of volunteering hours with local organizations (appx 300 hours)

Interested in: Community health, public health education
Applied: USF (11/07), UF (11/04)
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I am thinking about also applying to GW and Brown but was wondering what my chances are of getting accepted? And does anyone think I have a good shot of getting into the schools I already applied to?
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Hi, fellow Gator here! It think you have a pretty good shot at GWU - our stats are similar, and I got in! (though I applied for epi), you can read my post on page 2 for a better idea of how our stats compare. I have no idea for Brown, but for both I would say go for it! Worst case they say no. Also, I'd be shocked if you didn't get into UF, and USF you'll most likely get into. Go Gata!
 
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Hi, fellow Gator here! It think you have a pretty good shot at GWU - our stats are similar, and I got in! (though I applied for epi), you can read my post on page 2 for a better idea of how our stats compare. I have no idea for Brown, but for both I would say go for it! Worst case they say no. Also, I'd be shocked if you didn't get into UF, and USF you'll most likely get into. Go Gata!
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Thanks SO much, I really appreciate the encouragement!
 
runner2056 said:
Undergrad School: University of Florida
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.67
Major/Minor: Health education and Behavior/ Community Health Promotion
GRE (including date taken) : 160Q/158V (taken in mid October)
Experience/Research
-Research project on adults with special needs and the effects physical exercise has on cognitive function
- Intern for the American Diabetes Association
- Chronic disease program intern for the YMCA
- 3 years working in a fitness specialist position for the school's recreation program
- tons of volunteering hours with local organizations (appx 300 hours)

Interested in: Community health, public health education
Applied: USF (11/07), UF (11/04)
Accepted: USF (12/1)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I am thinking about also applying to GW and Brown but was wondering what my chances are of getting accepted? And does anyone think I have a good shot of getting into the schools I already applied to?
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Congrats on USF!
You should absolutely try for GW and Brown, don't underestimate the value of your volunteer experiences!
 
Undergrad School: Brown University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.28
Major/Minor: Biology
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): (9/26) V 161/ Q 166/ A 5.5
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
2 years asthma research intern
2 years research coordinator for a type 2 diabetes study
1+ years bilingual health navigator at LGBT health center
2 years certified medical interpreter for free clinic
Special factors: Certified medical interpreter, fluent in Spanish, intermediate level in Italian

Interested in:
Applied: John Hopkins, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Brown, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Emory, U Pitt, George Washington, Boston University
Accepted: U Pitt (12/13), Boston University (12/16), George Washington University (1/11), UC Berkeley (1/13), Yale (1/19), John Hopkins (1/20), UCLA (2/8), Emory (2/8), Columbia (2/8), Harvard (2/23), Brown (2/23)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Are my chances OK or should I consider holding off for another year and gaining more work experience? Or should I consider searching for more safety schools?
 
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Undergrad School: Brown University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.28
Major/Minor: Biology
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): (9/26) V 161/ Q 166/ A 5.5
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
2 years asthma research intern
2 years research coordinator for a type 2 diabetes study
1+ years bilingual health navigator at LGBT health center
2 years certified medical interpreter for free clinic
Special factors: Certified medical interpreter, fluent in Spanish, intermediate level in Italian

Interested in:
Applied: John Hopkins, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Brown, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Emory, U Pitt, George Washington, Boston University
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Are my chances OK or should I consider holding off for another year and gaining more work experience? Or should I consider searching for more safety schools?
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I think you're good to go. You picked a realistic range of schools and your stats are solid. I am pretty certain you'll get into GWU, Pitt, BU, and Brown and probably all but 1-2 of the others (but which I can't predict; they're just the most selective public health schools).
 
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I think you're good to go. You picked a realistic range of schools and your stats are solid. I am pretty certain you'll get into GWU, Pitt, BU, and Brown and probably all but 1-2 of the others (but which I can't predict; they're just the most selective public health schools).
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He should be solid for Hopkins, assuming he applied MSPH. They're median GPA is 3.3 and 70th percentile across all sections.


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Undergrad School: UC Berkeley (Graduating May 2017)
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.9
Major/Minor: Public Health
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): 161V/170Q/5.5 Writing, MCAT 518 (97th percentile)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
2.5 years research in nutrition lab on campus
Summer after freshman year internship at hospital working on implementing lean management in healthcare system
Summer after sophomore year volunteered at hospital in rural China
Summer after junior year internship conducted retrospective study/data analysis looking at obesity and food insecurity
Have taken several graduate level public health classes in epi/biostats
+ other volunteer/leadership experiences

Interested in: Epidemiology, Obesity, Food Policy
Applied: Columbia MPH Epi, Harvard SM-80 Nutritional Epi, UC Berkeley MPH Epi/Biostats
Still planning on applying to: Boston University MPH Epi/Biostats, JHU MHS Epi, Emory MPH Epi

Thoughts?
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One of the strongest applications I've read on any of the forums from the last three years. You hit all the bases regarding ECs and your stats are near perfect. Good luck! I'm sure you'll have an exciting January and February!


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Undergrad School: one of the two major schools in Kentucky (graduating in the spring of 2017)
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.8/4.0
Major/Minor: public health
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): haven't taken it
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
school ambassador for a year
published on a statical research paper in the journal violence against women
work at a LGBT bar over the summer, but I am straight
Spent two summer shadowing a surgeon a hospital

LOR:

three academic professors. One of which is super big time and then a real solid professor and one who's early on in their career (but I had a real connection with)

hoping to take the gre after finals and just apply a few days before the deadline. I was going to take a year off and just intern, but I decided I should just apply so this is all happened last minute.

Interested in:
Applied: hope to apply to columbia, yale, pitt, unc, both kentucky schools, mount sinai, BU, uminn twin cities,
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
 
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Hi Friends,

Happy December 1st!

This is my first time posting here and would love some feedback :)

Undergrad School: Small liberal arts college
Undergrad GPA/ Major GPA: 3.3 overall/ 4.0 major (darned chemistry)
Major: Premed concentration, Major in Public Health/ Minor in French
GRE: 148 Q 158 V AW: 5 (womp womp)

Experience/ Research: (I'll be brief)
- 1 year international maternal child health organization in Africa and Asia
- 1 year medical research asistant
- 2 first author publications, 4 co-authorships
- 2 research presentations at international conferences
- undergraduate internship with global health organization in Africa
- 100+ hours physician shadowing experience in Africa and US
- Received 3 senior awards at undergraduate graduation ceremony
- Founded an local NPO
-Various other related ECs

-Great LORs 2 from undergrad, 3 from post-undergrad experiences ( principal investigator, supervisor at MCH organization,head of dept at one of the schools I am applying to and have been working with)

Interests: Global Maternal Child Health, Population and reproductive health, Women's health

Applied: Columbia (MPH), GWU (MPH), UNC CH (MsPH to PhD), JHOPS (MsPH), Harvard (MPH), Tulane (MPH), UMass (MPH), Boston U (MPH), UMD (MPH), UC Berkeley (MPH), Brown U (MPH), U Penn (MPH), U Pitt (MPH) and Emory (MPH)

Accepted: Tulane, George Washington University, UC Berkeley

Interview: UNC

Rejected:

Just like everyone else.... what are my chances? My GRE quant is worryingly low, this is my second attempt and it went up (was a 140 before) however my verbal went down (160 to 158).

I think the other aspects of my application are strong though?

I also have decent MCAT scores (with a slightly lower chem and physical sciences section, but everything else is above 70%) would you recommend including that in applications?

Thanks!

Best of luck to all!!
 
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I was wondering if you ever received an email from Yale saying your application was complete and the distance between the two? I was contacted that Yale receied my app from Sophas a couple weeks ago and then got one Monday that it was complete and being reviewed. Really hoping to hear soon seeing as they must be sending them out by now!
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Yeah I got those two emails on 11/14 and 11/16 and then decision on 11/29. It all happened so fast! Now it's going to be a long wait before anything else...
 
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Undergrad School: one of the two major schools in Kentucky (graduating in the spring of 2017)
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.8/4.0
Major/Minor: public health
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): haven't taken it
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
school ambassador for a year
published on a statical research paper in the journal violence against women
work at a LGBT bar over the summer, but I am straight
Spent two summer shadowing a surgeon a hospital

LOR:

three academic professors. One of which is super big time and then a real solid professor and one who's early on in their career (but I had a real connection with)

hoping to take the gre after finals and just apply a few days before the deadline. I was going to take a year off and just intern, but I decided I should just apply so this is all happened last minute.

Interested in:
Applied: hope to apply to columbia, yale, pitt, unc, both kentucky schools, mount sinai, BU, uminn twin cities,
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
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We can't tell you much without knowing your GRE scores. Your GPA is great and the fact that you majored in public health in undergrad might make up for your lack of experience (I wouldn't put working at a bar on your application, btw). Be sure to look up the application deadlines at all the schools. Keep in mind you need to factor in the time it takes for ETS to score your GRE and then send the scores to your schools as well as the time it takes SOPHAS to verify your application/transcript/scores.
 
MCHHopeful said:
Hi Friends,

Happy December 1st!

This is my first time posting here and would love some feedback :)

Undergrad School: Small liberal arts college
Undergrad GPA/ Major GPA: 3.3 overall/ 4.0 major (darned chemistry)
Major: Premed concentration, Major in Public Health/ Minor in French
GRE: 148 Q 158 V AW: 5 (womp womp)

Experience/ Research: (I'll be brief)
- 1 year international maternal child health organization in Africa and Asia
- 1 year medical research asistant
- 2 first author publications, 4 co-authorships
- 2 research presentations at international conferences
- undergraduate internship with global health organization in Africa
- 100+ hours physician shadowing experience in Africa and US
- Received 3 senior awards at undergraduate graduation ceremony
- Founded an local NPO
-Various other related ECs

-Great LORs 2 from undergrad, 3 from post-undergrad experiences ( principal investigator, supervisor at MCH organization,head of dept at one of the schools I am applying to and have been working with)

Interests: Global Maternal Child Health, Population and reproductive health, Women's health

Applied: Columbia (MPH), GWU (MPH), UNC CH (MsPH to PhD), JHOPS (MsPH), Harvard (MPH), Tulane (MPH), UMass (MPH), Boston U (MPH), UMD (MPH), UC Berkeley (MPH), Brown U (MPH), U Penn (MPH), U Pitt (MPH) and Emory (MPH)

Accepted:

Rejected:

Just like everyone else.... what are my chances? My GRE quant is worryingly low, this is my second attempt and it went up (was a 140 before) however my verbal went down (160 to 158).

I think the other aspects of my application are strong though?

I also have decent MCAT scores (with a slightly lower chem and physical sciences section, but everything else is above 70%) would you recommend including that in applications?

Thanks!

Best of luck to all!!
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Your quant GRE may disqualify you from some of the top programs. What were your grades in math/stats courses? That may help make up for it. But really, your experience and major GPA are impressive, and you've applied to a TON of schools. You're in good shape for the less selective ones for sure, and even at the most selective schools, MPH admissions are pretty holistic. Good luck!
 
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Undergrad School: Southern New Hampshire (almost done)
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.89/4.0
Major/Minor: public health
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) 1/23/2017 unhappy with "unofficial" scores
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
I am active duty Navy as a Hospital Corpsman for the last 11 and a half years. My specialty is easily put a combat or field medic. I have deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and numerous third world countries. Biggest experience relating to Public Health would be medically readiness in prep for deployments (physicals, immunizations, screenings, and preventative measures for malaria). Also participated in a medical and dental civil assistance exercise in the Maldives. I am unsure about writing into SOPHAS any of these experiences since they are captured in my resume and also expanded upon in personal statement.
Volunteer 300 hours at a United Services Organization (USO)
I am also applying for a commissioning program that if I get accepted to an MPH and the Navy picks me I will attend school and then be commissioned as an EHO in the Navy.

LOR:

One from the director of the clinic I currently work in.
One from a Doctor I used to work with/for
One from my academic advisor
Waiting on two more from doctors I previously worked for.

Interested in: Only applying to Rutgers for environmental and occupational health. They have one of the best class requirements as far as what is needed for my commissioning program.
Applied:
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
 
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Undergrad School: University of Florida
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.67
Major/Minor: Health education and Behavior/ Community Health Promotion
GRE (including date taken) : 160Q/158V (taken in mid October)
Experience/Research
-Research project on adults with special needs and the effects physical exercise has on cognitive function
- Intern for the American Diabetes Association
- Chronic disease program intern for the YMCA
- 3 years working in a fitness specialist position for the school's recreation program
- tons of volunteering hours with local organizations (appx 300 hours)

Interested in: Community health, public health education
Applied: USF (11/07), UF (11/04)
Accepted: USF (12/1)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

I am thinking about also applying to GW and Brown but was wondering what my chances are of getting accepted? And does anyone think I have a good shot of getting into the schools I already applied to?
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Hi, fellow Gator here! It think you have a pretty good shot at GWU - our stats are similar, and I got in! (though I applied for epi), you can read my post on page 2 for a better idea of how our stats compare. I have no idea for Brown, but for both I would say go for it! Worst case they say no. Also, I'd be shocked if you didn't get into UF, and USF you'll most likely get into. Go Gata!
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Hope you all didn't take the Noles win too poorly! *Go Seminoles* Totally joking haha. Anyway, I think you have a great chance of getting into GW like many others mentioned. I also think you can get into some additional top programs. I know I keep asking people the same question lol, but are you considering Columbia? Your chances of being admitted are high IMO. If you are considering Columbia, stress the importance of your work experience on your app!
 
Accepted into UAB! (12/2) They emailed on 11/28 saying my application was complete for admission. All apps verified on SOPHAS on 11/24. Hope all schools are this quick! Good luck to everyone!
 
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Accepted into UAB! (12/2) They emailed on 11/28 saying my application was complete for admission. All apps verified on SOPHAS on 11/24. Hope all schools are this quick! Good luck to everyone!
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U Grad School: Mid tier
MD School: Upper tier
GPA: 3.95 undergrad - Biology major; great grades in medical school. Now an MD several years into residency
MCAT: top 5% (No GRE)
- 10+ publications, research, committee work in academic medicine, 4+ years in residency
Applied: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, Michigan- all one year policy/management programs

Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:

I would love any comments! I don't really know anyone else who has applied for an MPH.
 
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Hope you all didn't take the Noles win too poorly! *Go Seminoles* Totally joking haha. Anyway, I think you have a great chance of getting into GW like many others mentioned. I also think you can get into some additional top programs. I know I keep asking people the same question lol, but are you considering Columbia? Your chances of being admitted are high IMO. If you are considering Columbia, stress the importance of your work experience on your app!
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Haha it was a tough loss :( I haven't yet considered Columbia, I wasn't too confident about my stats until I saw the positive feedback I was getting from this forum. I am going to apply to at least three more schools in December (I got my first acceptance so I'm on a bit of an academic high). Any other suggestions?
 
Does anyone previous have experience with the MPH admissions process and know when we can most likely hear back from the following schools? I was accepted to GWU's full-time Health Policy program, but from digging further into the program, it doesn't seem very strong, so I'd like to hear from other schools first. My main issue is that I need to know where I'm going probably by February because I plan to remain part-time at my current employer.

I've also applied to Heath Policy and Management MPH programs at: JHU (MPH & Sc.M Biostats), Yale, Columbia, Emory, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and LSE. I have been confirmed complete at JHU (both programs), Yale, Columbia, UCLA, and LSE.

Still no word of being complete from Emory, Michigan and Vandy.
 
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Hi everyone, i was wondering what my chances are of getting in. I don't have much experience since I am coming straight out of undergrad. Extremely hard to get valuable experience.

Undergrad School: Canadian
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.0
Major/Minor: Biology
GradGPA (if applicable):
Grad Studies (if applicable):
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): V154 Q160 AWA4.5
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- Three summers of shadowing family physician and PT
- working in a public health non-profit organization: assisting with two of their fundraising/health promotion programs. Also help run their booth at volunteer and health fairs
- 4 months volunteer in hospital

Special factors???

Interested in:
Applied:All epi: UIC, NYU, Drexel, BU, Emory, GWU, Yale (may be a reach), Mich, Umass, Pitts, Tulane
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
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Your list is fine. You have a good chance at BU, Drexel, Pitt, Tulane, and GWU. Fair chance at UIC and NYU. Lowish chance at Emory and Mich. Yale is crapshoot for most people, so...

I'm hoping you express your passion well in your personal statement, as I know NYU focuses on that more than academics.

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medception said:
Does anyone previous have experience with the MPH admissions process and know when we can most likely hear back from the following schools? I was accepted to GWU's full-time Health Policy program, but from digging further into the program, it doesn't seem very strong, so I'd like to hear from other schools first. My main issue is that I need to know where I'm going probably by February because I plan to remain part-time at my current employer.
I've also applied to Heath Policy and Management MPH programs at: JHU (MPH & Sc.M Biostats), Yale, Columbia, Emory, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and LSE. I have been confirmed complete at JHU (both programs), Yale, Columbia, UCLA, and LSE.

Still no word of being complete from Emory, Michigan and Vandy.
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Alot of us last year heard back from JHU on February 1st.
Hope that helps a bit.
 
If anyone has a history of applying to Rutgers, I am wondering what you did for your personal statement in regards to length. They do not list any minimum or maximum length. I wrote one that was a page and a half, but just rewrote it to be one page. If anyone has any guidance on this especially anyone who has history with Rutgers I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback.
 
Undergrad School: Pakistan
Undergrad GPA 3.01
Major/Minor: Medicine, Pathology, Surgery, Pediatrics
Usmle Exams: Passed all usmle steps and Ecfmg certified. (MD)
GRE: N/A
Experience/Research
- 1-year Internship in home country
- 5.5 years primary care physician in home country
- 8 months research volunteer in home country
- 8 months research assistant in the USA
- 1.5 years Externship and observership in the USA
- 9 publications in both national and International journal (Not in Pubmed) In, addition oral and posters presentations


LOR: Assistant Professor from the USA, Primary care physician Director, Medicine Physician MD USA

Interested in: Epidemiology

Applied: Columbia, JHU, Emory,
Will Apply further in. Uni of Minnesota, NYU, Mount Sinai, UCLA, GWU, Loma Linda,
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
 
bender18 said:
If anyone has a history of applying to Rutgers, I am wondering what you did for your personal statement in regards to length. They do not list any minimum or maximum length. I wrote one that was a page and a half, but just rewrote it to be one page. If anyone has any guidance on this especially anyone who has history with Rutgers I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback.
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I currently attend Rutgers. I'm not applying for a MPH here, but my research supervisor is on the admissions committee for the global health track. While discussing my application (he wrote me a letter of recommendation), he said two pages is sufficient.
 
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I currently attend Rutgers. I'm not applying for a MPH here, but my research supervisor is on the admissions committee for the global health track. While discussing my application (he wrote me a letter of recommendation), he said two pages is sufficient.
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Thank you very much.
 
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okie95 said:
Undergrad School: Top 40 Private
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.9/?
Major/Minor: Biology, Minors International Affairs and History

GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): MCAT: 95th percentile
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
3 years (600 hours) microbiology research working on antibiotic resistance with 1 poster presentation
Spent semester working full time as molecular biochemistry research assistant in Germany
Spending semester in India doing global health study abroad conducting research on antibiotic prescribing practices
Other unrelated volunteering and part time jobs

Special factors???
I am pre-med, but am not completely set on med school yet. Will probably be doing the MPH as gap years before med school. I am kind of limited on where I can apply because I only have my MCAT scores. I am not sure how this will influence things. I am very interested in the control and surveillance for the development of antibiotic resistance, but did not develop an interest in the public health side of things until this year. Emory is definitely my top choice as they have several professors with very similar interests.

Interested in: EMORY (global health), Johns Hopkins (MHS molecular microbiology), BU (infectious disease), GW (public health microbiology & emerging infectious diseases), yale (epidemiology of microbial diseases)
Applied: Emory (verified/complete 10/23) Yale (11/10) Tulane (Tropical Medicine 11/10) GW (11/12), Harvard (12/1)
Accepted: Tulane MSPH Tropical Medicine (12/2) GW MS public health microbiology & infectious diseases (12/2)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

update: received email from Emory (11/9) that they had received my application, and would send me an email to open a portal when they started reviewing applications for Fall 2017. Not sure when this will be.
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Got accepted to Tulane and GW on Friday! Really just nervous about hearing back from Emory!
 
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medception said:
Does anyone previous have experience with the MPH admissions process and know when we can most likely hear back from the following schools? I was accepted to GWU's full-time Health Policy program, but from digging further into the program, it doesn't seem very strong, so I'd like to hear from other schools first. My main issue is that I need to know where I'm going probably by February because I plan to remain part-time at my current employer.

I've also applied to Heath Policy and Management MPH programs at: JHU (MPH & Sc.M Biostats), Yale, Columbia, Emory, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and LSE. I have been confirmed complete at JHU (both programs), Yale, Columbia, UCLA, and LSE.

Still no word of being complete from Emory, Michigan and Vandy.
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I applied to HBHE programs, so timelines probably differ somewhat. But I'll give my timeline anyway. I can only speak to UMich and Emory. My SOPHAS app was verified 11/23. On 11/30 UMich told me my application was received. I don't remember when exactly it was considered complete but I think it took a while, because I have stressful memories of checking it a lot. Haha I received an email saying I was accepted to the HBHE program (my first choice) on 1/22, which differed from other applicants who said they actually saw it on their applicant log in about a week before the official email.

For Emory it wasn't until 12/4 that I received an email saying my application was received. Then they contacted us and told us to email our 2nd and 3rd choices for departments to apply to. On 12/17 they emailed a sort of confirmation that your application was received as well as your top three department choices. On 1/15 it said my app was complete and on 1/20 I received an email saying I wasn't accepted into my top choice (Global Health) and my app was forwarded to choice #2 (BSHE). On 2/10 I got an email saying I was accepted into the BSHE program.

Waiting is truly the worst, especially if you end up watching all these other people hear back before you. Good luck!!
 
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runner2056 said:
Haha it was a tough loss :( I haven't yet considered Columbia, I wasn't too confident about my stats until I saw the positive feedback I was getting from this forum. I am going to apply to at least three more schools in December (I got my first acceptance so I'm on a bit of an academic high). Any other suggestions?
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I suggest applying to schools that are in locations you would enjoy! NYC isn't for everyone, but if you can imagine yourself living here then Columbia is a great school to consider. GW is in a cool area in DC - heavy student crowd with lots of bars. I chose not to attend GW because DC wasn't my cup of tea, but I only found that out after visiting. Once you get some more decisions, try emailing financial aid offices and asking for travel grants. That's how I was able to afford my round trip plane ticket to NYC for admitted students day.
 
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Does anyone previous have experience with the MPH admissions process and know when we can most likely hear back from the following schools? I was accepted to GWU's full-time Health Policy program, but from digging further into the program, it doesn't seem very strong, so I'd like to hear from other schools first. My main issue is that I need to know where I'm going probably by February because I plan to remain part-time at my current employer.

I've also applied to Heath Policy and Management MPH programs at: JHU (MPH & Sc.M Biostats), Yale, Columbia, Emory, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and LSE. I have been confirmed complete at JHU (both programs), Yale, Columbia, UCLA, and LSE.

Still no word of being complete from Emory, Michigan and Vandy.
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Columbia got back to me on February 25th, but I remember many students getting acceptances a couple weeks or so before that date. Wasn't good for my anxiety levels last year haha
 
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