MPH Fall 2018: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected!

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I just got an email from the assistant director of academic admissions at Emory saying that they’ve accepted me to the Global Epi program.....but I didn’t apply to the global epi. I just applied to the normal Epi MPH. The email says my name and everything. Could this be a mistake and has anyone received a similar email? Also, my OPUS still says no decision has been made at this time.

Update: I emailed them and they said that it was a minor error on their part of putting the wrong program in the email, but that I have been admitted to the general Epi MPH. Yay! I’ll leave this post up just in case this happens to anyone else and they would like some insight.
 
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pusheen323 said:
I just got an email from the assistant director of academic admissions at Emory saying that they’ve accepted me to the Global Epi program.....but I didn’t apply to the global epi. I just applied to the normal Epi MPH. The email says my name and everything. Could this be a mistake and has anyone received a similar email?
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Huh, that's super strange. I haven't received anything like that, but I'll keep my eye out for anything similar and let you know (I also applied to regular Epi). Did you reply?
 
pusheen323 said:
I just got an email from the assistant director of academic admissions at Emory saying that they’ve accepted me to the Global Epi program.....but I didn’t apply to the global epi. I just applied to the normal Epi MPH. The email says my name and everything. Could this be a mistake and has anyone received a similar email? Also, my OPUS still says no decision has been made at this time.
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That's super strange. I know they consider you for EPI if you apply to global epi, but I don't think they do the other way around. Maybe call and find out what's going on?
 
pusheen323 said:
I just got an email from the assistant director of academic admissions at Emory saying that they’ve accepted me to the Global Epi program.....but I didn’t apply to the global epi. I just applied to the normal Epi MPH. The email says my name and everything. Could this be a mistake and has anyone received a similar email? Also, my OPUS still says no decision has been made at this time.
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I work at a college and mistakes like this happen all the time. Could be someone got a hold of the wrong listserv. I would just email and check!
 
Cassatrass said:
Huh, that's super strange. I haven't received anything like that, but I'll keep my eye out for anything similar and let you know (I also applied to regular Epi). Did you reply?
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I emailed them back saying that I didn’t apply to the Global Epi mph and asking if it was a mistake in the email and they replied saying that yes, it was a mistake and that they have updated their system. So I guess that means that I have been admitted
 
desNuages said:
I work at a college and mistakes like this happen all the time. Could be someone got a hold of the wrong listserv. I would just email and check!
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Thank you! Yes, I emailed them and it got sorted out. I just wanted to see if anyone else had received a similar email or had the same issue. Thank you for your insight 🙂
 
Dmohr21 said:
That's super strange. I know they consider you for EPI if you apply to global epi, but I don't think they do the other way around. Maybe call and find out what's going on?
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I ended up emailing them and they said it was a mistake in the email on their end and that I have been admitted to the normal Epi MPH program. Thank you
 
pusheen323 said:
I ended up emailing them and they said it was a mistake in the email on their end and that I have been admitted to the normal Epi MPH program. Thank you
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Well CONGRATS! That's awesome🙂
 
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Anyone know when people tend to hear back from San Diego State? Had trouble finding any info on previous threads.
 
For those who applied to Temple, check you email. I received an acceptance email today. 🙂
 
guitar_playa03 said:
I applied to NYU's MPH Health Policy and Management program -- do you know if this program also has little educational value ?
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I don't know a lot about health policy and management, just that NYU's public health school isn't ranked and that the NYU "College of Global Public Health" was created in 2015, there was also a Steinhardt Community Health program which was possibly merged with the College of Global Public Health. The issue is that NYU has a ton of branches around the world, often times operating in conjunction with oppressive governments (who want the NYU name to look progressive and modern) to make money for NYU, and their Continental Program apparently is of little academic value, only you get to have "NYU" on your diploma . . . though NYU isn't a brand name public health school, though people know the NYU name. See the old SDN post, it appears that in 2011 there were massive organizational problems, a public health school spread out among many different departments and lacking CEPH accreditation at that point. The "Continental" students had some pretty bizarre things happen to them, and they are shipped to some pretty wealth countries to do "global public health", but really NYU charges a whole lot of tuition for classes that were describe as remedial in Ghana, and absent internships.

Per US News NYU's Health Management program is tied for #17 with four other schools . . . not very impressive IMHO. And the NYU "College of Global Public Health" doesn't even have a wiki page off of the NYU wiki page!

The question is that if you know that NYU isn't . . . doing right by their Continental program, which is money grab for tuition dollars, and the Health Management program is tied for #17th place with other schools, (as far as I can tell it isn't in the new and controversial College of Global Public Health), do you want to risk it? NYU has a business approach to education, although they claim to be a non-profit (wink, wink ;-)), and their business plan was to "go big or die" and hence they get foreign governments to basically give them money for the NYU name, and subsidize their branches abroad which charge a lot of tuition with the stipulation being that the money must go back to NYU!

For most people seeking an MPH, where you get the MPH doesn't matter a whole when it comes time to hire MPH grads, more of looking for a school in the area you want to work. One person who hires MPH grads says they don't really care where you got the MPH.

NYU Global MPH??

A word of caution to anyone considering the Cross-Continental MPH at NYU.
 
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yaksyams said:
Got the same email! I wasn't sure it was real since it was so personalized. Went immediately to the forum to see if anyone else did too. Congrats!
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Ikr!!! It was very surprising, but refreshing. Congrats to you as well! 🙂
 
I am getting really anxious. I leave for Sri Lanka on January 3rd and know that I will come back to either a few admits or rejects. 😕
 
Didn't hear back from Emory and freaking out a bit... *deep breath in, deep breath out*

Congrats to those of you who did though!! Fingers crossed I'll hear back soon, this is definitely one of my top programs...eeeek.
 
For those of you who are sending emails to the schools checking to see if they received all of you materials, did you guys email the general admission chair and ask if everything has arrived? I turned in my apps a couple of weeks ago, however, my last reccomender didn't submit the LOR until last Saturday. Should I email the programs I applied to to see if they received my application materials? Or should I wait a few more weeks? I keep reading how people receive emails from the school letting them know that their application is being reviewed or verified and I haven't received anything. Emory is my top choice and I'm getting anxious. lol
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
For those of you who are sending emails to the schools checking to see if they received all of you materials, did you guys email the general admission chair and ask if everything has arrived? I turned in my apps a couple of weeks ago, however, my last reccomender didn't submit the LOR until last Saturday. Should I email the programs I applied to to see if they received my application materials? Or should I wait a few more weeks? I keep reading how people receive emails from the school letting them know that their application is being reviewed or verified and I haven't received anything. Emory is my top choice and I'm getting anxious. lol
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I would wait at least another week. Some schools only download information from SOPHAS once or twice a week (for example, Pitt downloads info on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
 
Anyone still waiting to hear from UC Berkeley about paying your supplemental fee and if they have received your application? I submitted back in October and am still waiting to hear anything from them at all.
 
Cassatrass said:
Didn't hear back from Emory and freaking out a bit... *deep breath in, deep breath out*

Congrats to those of you who did though!! Fingers crossed I'll hear back soon, this is definitely one of my top programs...eeeek.
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I’m sure it will be fine. My initial email from them said that it could take 3-6 weeks, or sometimes shorter and sometimes longer. So maybe it will just take you a little longer. They’ve only sent out a few acceptances and they have plenty of room for more so don’t worry about it! I’m sure you’ll hear back soon. And if not, then at least you’ve got another few schools in the bag 🙂
 
pusheen323 said:
Anyone still waiting to hear from UC Berkeley about paying your supplemental fee and if they have received your application? I submitted back in October and am still waiting to hear anything from them at all.
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I'm still waiting to hear back too, so we are in the same boat. It says on their website 7-10 business days after the 12/1 deadline, so maybe we'll hear something tomorrow.

As soon as I posted this, I got an e-mail from Berkeley lol.
 
vitmc91 said:
I'm still waiting to hear back too, so we are in the same boat. It says on their website 7-10 business days after the 12/1 deadline, so maybe we'll hear something tomorrow.
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Actually just got the email right now. Hopefully you will too soon!
 
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I have already submitted my transcript and GRE scores to UCLA and UCB on Sophas and Sophas has already verified. But in the UCLA and UCB own application account, they said the transcript still not arrived. Does anybody encounter this situation before?
 
pusheen323 said:
Actually just got the email right now. Hopefully you will too, soon!
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Which Berkeley MPH program did you apply to? I applied Epi/Biostats and it seems pretty math-heavy but I think it's a challenge I'm willing to face... haha
 
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For those who got emails to pay the supplemental fee from Berkeley, did you have your transcripts in according to the portal? Mine says "awaiting," but SOPHAS has had my transcripts since October...
 
extramino said:
I have already submitted my transcript and GRE scores to UCLA and UCB on Sophas and Sophas has already verified. But in the UCLA and UCB own application account, they said the transcript still not arrived. Does anybody encounter this situation before?
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I'm on the same boat for Berkeley.
 
cannedkoala said:
For those who got emails to pay the supplemental fee from Berkeley, did you have your transcripts in according to the portal? Mine says "awaiting," but SOPHAS has had my transcripts since October...
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I emailed them about it today. Hopefully they reply soon and once they do, I will be sure to post what they say.
 
Cassatrass said:
Which Berkeley MPH program did you apply to? I applied Epi/Biostats and it seems pretty math-heavy but I think it's a challenge I'm willing to face... haha
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I also applied to the Epi/Biostats MPH Program. I would definitely prefer a fully epi program, but that was the only viable option for Berkeley. It’s a top choice of mine and everything kind of just works out with this school, so extra work with math is a sacrifice I think I am willing to make. But who knows! First I have to be admitted and then compare all my other options. At least we always have Michigan 🙂
 
For anyone inquiring about Berkeley’s transcript message, I found this on their School of Public Health website: “Official U.S. transcripts of all schools attended post-secondary education must be sent to SOPHAS. Please do not send any materials to the School of Public Health; any unsolicited materials will be destroyed.” So I am assuming that this is a mistake on their end or maybe they just want transcripts once your degree is conferred (e.g. mine won’t be complete until May). I have emailed them asking about this and will update you guys once they respond.
 
cannedkoala said:
For those who got emails to pay the supplemental fee from Berkeley, did you have your transcripts in according to the portal? Mine says "awaiting," but SOPHAS has had my transcripts since October...
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Yep, facing the same issue.
 
pusheen323 said:
For anyone inquiring about Berkeley’s transcript message, I found this on their School of Public Health website: “Official U.S. transcripts of all schools attended post-secondary education must be sent to SOPHAS. Please do not send any materials to the School of Public Health; any unsolicited materials will be destroyed.” So I am assuming that this is a mistake on their end or maybe they just want transcripts once your degree is conferred (e.g. mine won’t be complete until May). I have emailed them asking about this and will update you guys once they respond.
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I tried uploading an unofficial transcript just to see what sort of message I would receive, and now it won't let me remove it! Ugh! I had sent an email to them as well, hopefully they get back to us soon!
 
Has anyone received email from Harvard with harvard university ID and request to register for my.harvard portal and sync your mobile with mobile duo app. I did it but still can’t access the portal as it keeps on rejecting the password
 
For those of you who applied to Emory, is there a portal we have to sign up for to view our application status? Congrats to those receiving early acceptances!
 
Dr boss said:
Has anyone received email from Harvard with harvard university ID and request to register for my.harvard portal and sync your mobile with mobile duo app. I did it but still can’t access the portal as it keeps on rejecting the password
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Glad to know I'm not the only one! It won't let me log in, telling me that I entered the incorrect email/password that I just created
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
For those of you who applied to Emory, is there a portal we have to sign up for to view our application status? Congrats to those receiving early acceptances!
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They sent me an email with a link to get sign-in stuff for OPUS once my application was complete. It can take up to 48 hours to get the log-in stuff after that email though!
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
For those of you who applied to Emory, is there a portal we have to sign up for to view our application status? Congrats to those receiving early acceptances!
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Once they receive your application, they'll send you an email and tell you to sign up for OPUS, where you can view information and your decision (although they didn't post mine yet).
 
Okay, thanks! I just received the email that SOPHAS verified my application and its been sent to my programs. The anxiety grows!
 
ConfusedAsUsual said:
Glad to know I'm not the only one! It won't let me log in, telling me that I entered the incorrect email/password that I just created
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I think may be it willtake a day or two for them to activate the account. When did you receive the email??
 
Dr boss said:
Has anyone received email from Harvard with harvard university ID and request to register for my.harvard portal and sync your mobile with mobile duo app. I did it but still can’t access the portal as it keeps on rejecting the password
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Mine isn't working either
 
Anyone have any insight on UCSD's new MPH program? They already have a fantastic Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and the joint PhD program with San Diego State. I'm tempted to apply because I live in San Diego and currently intern for UCSD as well, but skeptical about attending a program in its infancy.
 
Has anyone applied to UI Chicago's Health Policy and Administration program? I applied a month or so ago and it is the only school that hasn't given me any sort of notification that they have received my application.
 
Dr boss said:
Has anyone received email from Harvard with harvard university ID and request to register for my.harvard portal and sync your mobile with mobile duo app. I did it but still can’t access the portal as it keeps on rejecting the password
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I got the email this morning as well and just tried it. It works for me. It seems like the decision letter will be under admin on my.harvard.
 
Berkeley responded this afternoon to say disregard the "missing" transcripts and to submit supplemental payment without uploading anything else.
 
Anyone wondering about Berkeley’s Transcript requirement, I just got this email back from them:
Please disregard that step as it not required and submit a payment.
If recommended for admissions, we will provide you with steps for submitting official records to UC Berkeley.

Hope that helps everyone.
 
Has anyone else who applied to Yale have them accept their GRE scores? ETS said that the scores were sent on Wednesday and usually SOPHAS updates within a day that the school accepted the scores. I sent my scores to Tulane the same day and they have them. Anyone else having this problem?
 
OMG. I just submitted my application and in my resume, on the last line of one of my publications I put "submitted for review in journal x, " LIKE A COMMA INSTEAD OF A PERIOD :nailbiting: Dear god someone tell me you've made a grammatical error/some error and were accepted. I keep flipping between "this isn't the end of the world" and "they're going to think I'm lazy af"

EDIT: also, I'm first author on that publication and obviously wanted that one to get the most attention. What a nightmare.
 
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