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

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Raja_MX said:
Hah! My OPUS log in information sometimes has the 'pay deposit online' link and it sometimes doesn't. The last time it was there, I clicked it and proceeded to the screen where I could fill out my credit card info & pay the $300.

It's all a bit odd.

HPM interview with Michgan today - *great* time to have the flu. I sound like a mix between Vader/ Kylo Ren
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Good Luck! Could you tell us a little bit about the interview, questions asked, your experience?
 
MHSA19 said:
Good Luck! Could you tell us a little bit about the interview, questions asked, your experience?
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It was fairly low key - I'm an international student so the time zones worked out pretty perfectly for me. I'm actually not entirely sure how to feel about it as I think the interviewer talked more than I did! The questions were fairly reasonable 1. Why HPM? 2. Why Michigan? And then some questions related to stuff that I brought up. After those two questions, I think you basically lead the interview as the questions depend on what you bring up.

Time to dig through the threads and figure out how long it takes to hear back from them.
 
Anyone who already got into Minnesota - how long did it actually take for a decision after that email that said it would be 4 weeks? Was it sooner, by any chance? #TooOptimistic
 
Raja_MX said:
It was fairly low key - I'm an international student so the time zones worked out pretty perfectly for me. I'm actually not entirely sure how to feel about it as I think the interviewer talked more than I did! The questions were fairly reasonable 1. Why HPM? 2. Why Michigan? And then some questions related to stuff that I brought up. After those two questions, I think you basically lead the interview as the questions depend on what you bring up.

Time to dig through the threads and figure out how long it takes to hear back from them.
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Thank you so much!
 
kirstenmarie831 said:
Has anyone heard back from UNC-Chapel Hill? I applied to a progression program (MSPH-PhD) but haven't heard/seen anything. Thank you!
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Hi, for which department? I applied into the epidemiology program. It has been a long wait. I also haven't received anything after the confirmation email. Hopefully, decisions will be released during the first week of February.
 
nosha2017 said:
Hi, for which department? I applied into the epidemiology program. It has been a long wait. I also haven't received anything after the confirmation email. Hopefully, decisions will be released during the first week of February.
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I received an email to check the online portal about two weeks ago and got a personal ish letter a few days ago welcoming into the program for health behavior MPH
 
jjann said:
I received an email to check the online portal about two weeks ago and got a personal ish letter a few days ago welcoming into the program for health behavior MPH
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Congratulations!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Hi everyone! My situation is a little unique (music student with lots of science classes in college) so I thought I'd post how things are going!

Undergrad School: Ithaca College
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.91
Major/Minor: B.M. in Music Education, concentration in percussion
GRE: (Sep. 2016) 158 V, 161 Q, 5 W
TOEFL: N/A
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
-1 year in a neurobiology lab at Binghamton University
-1.5 years at an accounting firm post-grad

LOR: 1 from boss (accounting firm), 1 from former percussion instructor, 1 from former research professor
Special Factors: Started out pre-med at Binghamton, switched to music after two years, then took Calc III and 2 stats classes last summer with a 4.0 GPA post-grad.

Interested in: Biostatistics (MPH/MA/MS, applied to all)
Applied: GWU, University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, Brown University, SUNY Buffalo, CUNY School of Public Health, Rutgers University
Accepted: University of Maryland (1/10), Boston University (1/19), University of Pittsburgh (1/23), GWU (1/24)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Good luck to everyone! I'm definitely going to be using these forums to help me decide which school to choose when the time comes 😉
 
jjann said:
I received an email to check the online portal about two weeks ago and got a personal ish letter a few days ago welcoming into the program for health behavior MPH
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Congrats! When did you apply? I'm still waiting on HB MPH so I feel like if you also applied around 11/30 then it's a bad sign for me :/
Edit: totally already talked to you about UNC over PM. My bad!
 
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anxious123 said:
Anyone who already got into Minnesota - how long did it actually take for a decision after that email that said it would be 4 weeks? Was it sooner, by any chance? #TooOptimistic
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anxious123 said:
Anyone who already got into Minnesota - how long did it actually take for a decision after that email that said it would be 4 weeks? Was it sooner, by any chance? #TooOptimistic
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My was an approximately one week timeline and it was a week in a half. I literally didn't do anything but check my email.
 
anxious123 said:
Anyone who already got into Minnesota - how long did it actually take for a decision after that email that said it would be 4 weeks? Was it sooner, by any chance? #TooOptimistic
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My application was complete on 11/30 and I got an acceptance on 1/13. However I didn't get an email saying they would take decision in 4 weeks.
 
anxious123 said:
Anyone who already got into Minnesota - how long did it actually take for a decision after that email that said it would be 4 weeks? Was it sooner, by any chance? #TooOptimistic
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My application was sent to my program on 11/17/16 and I was accepted on 12/20/16. When I got my email part way through the process, they also gave me a timeline of 1 week and it took them about a week and a half to get back. You'll hear back soon and I'm sure it'll be good news!
 
eek_ said:
They should explain in their confirmation email that it will likely be 4-6 AFTER they start reviewing apps (December 15th ish). It was about 5 weeks on the dot for me. Hopefully you hear soon! Judging by your pic and username, I take it your a fellow Marylander? 🙂 It's nice to have the in-state tuition option!
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Yup, currently living in B'more. It would certainly be nice to have that option, all the other programs I've been accepted to have a pretty hefty price tag.
 
JaneReacher said:
I also just got accepted to UMich HMP! My timeline: Applied 12/9; Received 12/19; Complete 12/19; Interviewed 1/10; Accepted 1/27. My full stats are on page 7 (brief stats in signature). 🙂
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late_apply said:
In @ UMich Health Management and Policy

Timeline: Applied 12/20, Interview 1/22, Accepted 1/27
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did you guys get accepted without attending a visit day?
 
Did anyone that applied for a Umich epi MPH hear back today?
 
Undergrad School: Texas A&M University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.4/4.0
Major/Minor: Public Health major with an Urban and Regional Planning Minor
GRE: (including date taken) 156 V, 158 Q, 4 W
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
-Worked with a local health department for a semester tracking an early flu epidemic
-Worked with a professor on collecting data for a study on perinatal health
Special factors???
-I had nearly 300 hours of volunteer work unrelated to the field
-In the first graduating class of undergraduates getting a BS in public health from Texas A&M. This program is known for how well it introduces all the areas of public health.

Interested in: Epidemiology
Applied: University of Michigan (Confirmed 1/09), University of Pittsburgh ( Confirmed 1/11), Ohio State University ( Confirmed 1/25)
Accepted: University of Michigan (1/27)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Still waiting to hear back from Pitt and OSU. Michigan was definitely my number one, but really praying they have financial aid for out of state students. I'm going to have to buy real winter clothing. lol
 
Cowgirlwalkabout said:
Just got accepted to Johns Hopkins Population, Family, and Reproductive Health program! Does anyone know when we are notified about financial aid and scholarship awards? :soexcited:
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Yes! I got accepted into the MSPH for Population,Family Reproductive health last week, and got info on scholarship this week! It came in an email from the department chair! Congrats 🙂
 
late_apply said:
In @ UMich Health Management and Policy

Timeline: Applied 12/20, Interview 1/22, Accepted 1/27
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JaneReacher said:
I also just got accepted to UMich HMP! My timeline: Applied 12/9; Received 12/19; Complete 12/19; Interviewed 1/10; Accepted 1/27. My full stats are on page 7 (brief stats in signature). 🙂
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Congrats! I have a ton of questions for you two. Hopefully you guys don't mind.
What time did you guys get your email?
Did your wolverine access update? If so, what does it say now?
And was your email automated or was it from a faculty member?
Also, you interviewed on a Sunday? I didn't know you could do that.
 
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Kon2D3 said:
Congrats! I have a ton of questions for you two. Hopefully you guys don't mind.
What time did you guys get your email?
Did your wolverine access update? If so, what does it say now?
And was your email automated or was it from a faculty member?
Also, you interviewed on a Sunday? I didn't know you could do that.
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I got my e-mail at 11:15am Pacific time. It was an automated e-mail. In Wolverine, under Admission Application status, when I click "View Admission Recommendation," it says "You have been recommended for admission to the University of Michigan School of Public Health by Health Management and Policy.... etc." I don't have a clear memory of what the rest looked like before. Clicking on Financial Aid document status just pulls up a message that no documents are required. Financial aid award summary just shows o.00 for everything. There are bunch of scholarships listed under "My scholarship profile," with checkboxes but I don't remember if that was there before or not. Looks like I am still limited to the New & Prospective Student Center. I hope that helps!
 
Has anybody been accepted into Johns Hopkins MSPH in International Health?
 
MPHmasterjuve said:
Undergrad School: International school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: SOPHAS: 3.52; WES: 3.74 undergraduate and 3.63 graduate
Major/Minor: Medicine
GradGPA (if applicable): 3.63 (WES)
Grad Studies (if applicable): Medicine
GRE: 159 verbal (82nd percentile), 161 quantitative (79th percentile), 5 AWA (93rd percentile)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
1) Alpha omega Alpha award
2) Student representative council member for 2 consecutive years

Applied: John Hopkins (MPH), Harvard (SM. Cardiovascular epidemiology), UC Berkeley (MPH; focus epidemiology) , UCLA (MPH; focus epidemiology) , Emory (MPH; focus epidemiology) , Columbia (MPH; focus epidemiology), GW (Epidemiology), U of Michigan (Epidemiology)
Accepted: GW (12/20/2016), U of Michigan (12/23/2016)
Do you guys think I'm aiming too high especially that my research/experience and GPA are not that outstanding?
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Accepted into BU (20000$ merit), Berkeley and UCLA!
 
wwmmkk said:
I submitted my SOPHAS application today!!

Undergrad School: Top 5 liberal arts college, 2012 grad
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.4, according to SOPHAS. My calculations come out to 3.5. Lower division is 3.15, upper is 3.64. I don't know my major GPA as my school took a somewhat alternative grading approach.
Major/Minor: Biology (General) / Educational Studies
GradGPA: 3.81 (I agree with SOPHAS on this.)
Grad Studies: earned Masters in Education through an alternative program at a large public university, 2013 grad
GRE: 168V (98th percentile), 155M (60th percentile), 5.5AW (98th percentile), taken May 2016
Experience/Research:
- in college: program coordinator for sexual assault prevention program, student-athlete with many leadership positions, several campus jobs
- completed 1 year AmeriCorps service teaching middle school science in an urban district
- taught middle & high school science for 3.5 school years, including 2 years designing and teaching a public health class to grades 10-12

LORS: 1 undergrad professor (my advisor, I did ~1 year Educational Studies research with her), 1 grad professor/student teaching supervisor, 1 professional acquaintance (a mentor I've known for ~4 years who is well-respected in the social work world and who helped me choose public health over social work)

Special factors
- openly queer and transgender; interested in LGBTQ health specifically

Interested in: I applied only to community and behavioral health programs, but I am also interested in epidemiology of infectious disease (HIV), sexual/reproductive health, and biostat as it applies to those fields. My ultimate goal is to work in a community health setting that seeks to improve the mental, physical, and sexual health of transgender youth.
Applied: Tufts, Harvard, Drexel, Buffalo, Pitt, Minnesota, Colorado on 9/22. SOPHAS verified my transcripts and application on 9/29. Brown on 10/18.
Accepted: Pitt (11/11), Buffalo (11/14), Minnesota (12/20), Tufts (1/11)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
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In at Drexel!

"There is no information available at this time" in my financial aid section though.
 
wwmmkk said:
In at Drexel!

"There is no information available at this time" in my financial aid section though.
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I had the same pop-up. I hope that includes scholarships... Assuming it does
 
Is there anybody here who applied to MSc. Mental Health at JHU? My guess is each department has its own timeline for response. I got accepted for a Phd in Accounting in another school, but I honestly I didn't want it. Just used that as a back up in case I dont get into MPH programs. Brown is my top Choice, there are two professors who asked me to list them in my SOP. So I feel I might make it there. I think am suffering from WAIT SYNDROME lol
 
LostInSOPHAS said:
Is there anybody here who applied to MSc. Mental Health at JHU? My guess is each department has its own timeline for response. I got accepted for a Phd in Accounting in another school, but I honestly I didn't want it. Just used that as a back up in case I dont get into MPH programs. Brown is my top Choice, there are two professors who asked me to list them in my SOP. So I feel I might make it there. I think am suffering from WAIT SYNDROME lol
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what makes you want to go to Brown over JHU? Just out of curiosity. I applied to both, and don't know anyone who would choose Brown over JHU haha
 
To get our minds out of the waiting game this weekend (and, if you're in the US, out of the political despair), is anybody considering "weird" things about schools they got accepted to or are waiting to hear from? To phrase that better, when looking at schools, is there anything outside of academics/reputation/area/financials that is factoring in?

For example, I belong to a running group that has groups all over the country and I'm tempted to choose certain schools over others if they have this group already established in the city. Also tempted to choose schools with that have my sorority from undergrad, as weird as that may sound.
 
jy7654 said:
what makes you want to go to Brown over JHU? Just out of curiosity. I applied to both, and don't know anyone who would choose Brown over JHU haha
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Brown MPH program obviously doesn't have the prestige compared to JHU. Nonetheless, the faculty size and interdisciplinary approach is very appealing to me. Most students get to work in the lab and get some publications to their belt. Each student is also considered for 25% scholarship on top of enormous assistantship programs.
 
LostInSOPHAS said:
Is there anybody here who applied to MSc. Mental Health at JHU? My guess is each department has its own timeline for response. I got accepted for a Phd in Accounting in another school, but I honestly I didn't want it. Just used that as a back up in case I dont get into MPH programs. Brown is my top Choice, there are two professors who asked me to list them in my SOP. So I feel I might make it there. I think am suffering from WAIT SYNDROME lol
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I applied to the PhD in mental health. I haven't heard anything from them, but I know one person got an interview for the PhD.
 
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