MPH Fall 2018: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected!
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Finally accepted into Tulane's MPHTM program today!! I completely gambled with my admissions and only applied to Tulane at first because there is no better school for someone who wants to study mosquito-vector infectious disease like me. I was starting to freak out that I had made a horrible mistake in putting off my applications to other schools, so this decision could not have come at a better time! 
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Just received the email saying I got into Hopkins' online MPH for June 2018 start! Also received the email to interview for Dartmouth, which I'll do, though I'm not sure about fit for my work goals.
To answer the question from earlier, no update on OPUS yet for Emory, though Leah Tompkins said I should see an update by the end of the week.
To answer the question from earlier, no update on OPUS yet for Emory, though Leah Tompkins said I should see an update by the end of the week.
Hey guys! Did anyone fill out the information on the experiences/additional experiences/achievements page? and what kind of info did you put?
I'm submitting this Friday so I am trying to finish adding the little things.
I'm submitting so late bc I wanted to retake the GRE last minute and my score boosted 4 points 🙂
I'm submitting this Friday so I am trying to finish adding the little things.
I'm submitting so late bc I wanted to retake the GRE last minute and my score boosted 4 points 🙂
One of my 4 years of college was completed during high school, so I noted that since it was not an option on the SOPHAS transcript entry. I also put the full names and titles of everyone I shadowed.
Mine says exactly the same thing. I wonder what it means...? I hope it’s not just a glitch and it means nothing!
Mine looks like that too!!! Hoping I️t changes for the better hahaha
To quote the Chainsmokers in the most overplayed song of 2017:
"if we go down, then we go down together" 😵
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But like....how long must we wait??????!!!! I can’t take it!
Embarrassed to admit I noticed this too, because it reveals how frequently I’ve been refreshing that page hahah
I tried emailing the Admissions Office a couple hours ago but nobody has responded yet! ahhhh
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I submitted to two different departments and both of the applications currently look like this. It might be a glitch. 🙁
For experiences, I put the jobs/internships/positions that were on my CV as well as volunteer work, etc. For additional experiences I described my campus involvement (I was President of a student organization and an officer in another club) and talked about being an athlete. For achievements, I listed anything award-related during undergrad (I'm only 1.5 years out of school). I got a couple of travel grants to go present research at conferences, a poster presentation I was an author/presenter on won an award at a regional conference, and a couple of other things. I imagine you could also list work-related achievements.
Just got rejected from Penn, oh well!
Typing this on my phone, apologies for any formatting issues. I’m posting this to give you guys some hope since my GPA and GRE are low.
Undergrad School: Large Public University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 2.88
GRE: Q 149/ V 154, 3.5 AW
Experience/Research:
* 6 months research in obesity
* 2 years medical scribe
* 3 months volunteer EMT
* 1 year working as a program coordinator at a community center
* 2 years volunteering abroad
Special factors:
*First generation
Interested in: Global Health
Applied: Columbia 10/31, Vanderbilt 10/31, UT Health 10/31, GWU 11/30, Tulane 12/5
Accepted: GWU 12/?, Tulane 1/5, Vanderbilt (2/?), UT (2/?)
Rejected: Columbia
Attending: Vanderbilt
Hope this encourages some of you to keep at it.
Undergrad School: Large Public University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 2.88
GRE: Q 149/ V 154, 3.5 AW
Experience/Research:
* 6 months research in obesity
* 2 years medical scribe
* 3 months volunteer EMT
* 1 year working as a program coordinator at a community center
* 2 years volunteering abroad
Special factors:
*First generation
Interested in: Global Health
Applied: Columbia 10/31, Vanderbilt 10/31, UT Health 10/31, GWU 11/30, Tulane 12/5
Accepted: GWU 12/?, Tulane 1/5, Vanderbilt (2/?), UT (2/?)
Rejected: Columbia
Attending: Vanderbilt
Hope this encourages some of you to keep at it.
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Received my first acceptance to U-M's MPH in HBHE!
Michigan is my alma mater and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, so it's definitely very high on my list of schools. What a lovely holiday present. 😀
I didn't receive an email, but I checked Wolverine Access and saw this:
"You have been recommended for admission to the University of Michigan School of Public Health by the Health Behavior and Health Education department. Your admittance will become official upon certification by the School of Public Health's Office for Student Engagement and Practice. Once your recommendation has been verified and confirmed, your status will be updated. Please note that you are not officially admitted until that verification has taken place."
So, a tip for those who've applied to U-M... check Wolverine Access!
Michigan is my alma mater and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, so it's definitely very high on my list of schools. What a lovely holiday present. 😀
I didn't receive an email, but I checked Wolverine Access and saw this:
"You have been recommended for admission to the University of Michigan School of Public Health by the Health Behavior and Health Education department. Your admittance will become official upon certification by the School of Public Health's Office for Student Engagement and Practice. Once your recommendation has been verified and confirmed, your status will be updated. Please note that you are not officially admitted until that verification has taken place."
So, a tip for those who've applied to U-M... check Wolverine Access!
Hi all,
I've used this forum for years to size myself up against other applicants and have never felt particularly good about my chances for admission. This year, despite my lower GPA/GRE scores, I forced myself to apply and I'm really glad I did. A message to those reading this who have felt similarly-- you'll never get accepted to a program you don't apply to!
Good luck, everyone!
Undergrad School: State school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.01(SOPHAS)
GRE: 147Q 155V 4AW [1st time]; 151Q 156V 3.5AW [2nd time]
- submitted both scores to all programs¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- B.S. Biology
- 1 year basic science research at top tier research hospital
- 3 years clinical research coordinator at top tier research hospital
- 1 year working with start-up performing data management for clinical trials
- 1 year research assistant at top tier medical school [epi/clinical research focus]
- 3 years mentoring child from low-income family
- 1 year volunteering patient escort at hospital
Special factors:
- 1st gen. college student
- 4 strong LORs from research faculty/mentors
- Very strong personal statement (in my opinion!)
- Multiple publications
- Multiple abstracts selected for presentation at various conferences
Interested in: MPH Epi
Applied: Harvard (11/21), BU (11/24), GW (11/24), Brown (11/25), Yale (11/25), Tufts (11/26), UMass (11/26)
Accepted: GW (12/19), Tufts (12/20), BU (12/21)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
I've used this forum for years to size myself up against other applicants and have never felt particularly good about my chances for admission. This year, despite my lower GPA/GRE scores, I forced myself to apply and I'm really glad I did. A message to those reading this who have felt similarly-- you'll never get accepted to a program you don't apply to!
Good luck, everyone!
Undergrad School: State school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.01(SOPHAS)
GRE: 147Q 155V 4AW [1st time]; 151Q 156V 3.5AW [2nd time]
- submitted both scores to all programs¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- B.S. Biology
- 1 year basic science research at top tier research hospital
- 3 years clinical research coordinator at top tier research hospital
- 1 year working with start-up performing data management for clinical trials
- 1 year research assistant at top tier medical school [epi/clinical research focus]
- 3 years mentoring child from low-income family
- 1 year volunteering patient escort at hospital
Special factors:
- 1st gen. college student
- 4 strong LORs from research faculty/mentors
- Very strong personal statement (in my opinion!)
- Multiple publications
- Multiple abstracts selected for presentation at various conferences
Interested in: MPH Epi
Applied: Harvard (11/21), BU (11/24), GW (11/24), Brown (11/25), Yale (11/25), Tufts (11/26), UMass (11/26)
Accepted: GW (12/19), Tufts (12/20), BU (12/21)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
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Any clue what the Dartmouth interview involves? Thanks.
Congratulations on your acceptances! Last year, I applied and was accepted into the online MPH programs at Hopkins and Dartmouth. Ultimately, I chose Dartmouth. If you have any questions about the program, or why I chose one over the other, feel free to reach out.
Hi! I applied to both programs and am interested to know about why you chose Dartmouth. Can you please share?
Hi all! This forum has been a valuable source of info for me over the past few months, so I thought I'd finally post my stats!
Undergrad School: Top public university
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.6 BS Environmental Sciences
GRE: 159Q 160V 5.5AW
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- 2 years post grad in occupational health & safety at biotech company
- 1.5 year undergraduate senior thesis project: Worked with local community on health/environmental justice issue
- Multiple research apprenticeships during my undergraduate years, each in a different lab on campus. The length of each position ranged from 1 summer to 3 semesters. The shorter positions were environmental science projects, and the longer positions focused on interdisciplinary public health and environmental justice issues.
- A few other positions not related to public health (more focused towards my major)
Interested in: MPH Epi
Applied: (SOPHAS verified 11/6) University of Washington, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Yale, Brown, Harvard, BU, GW, Columbia
Accepted: GW (11/15), BU (12/15)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Hoping to hear from Yale before the holidays, but time is running out!
Undergrad School: Top public university
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.6 BS Environmental Sciences
GRE: 159Q 160V 5.5AW
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- 2 years post grad in occupational health & safety at biotech company
- 1.5 year undergraduate senior thesis project: Worked with local community on health/environmental justice issue
- Multiple research apprenticeships during my undergraduate years, each in a different lab on campus. The length of each position ranged from 1 summer to 3 semesters. The shorter positions were environmental science projects, and the longer positions focused on interdisciplinary public health and environmental justice issues.
- A few other positions not related to public health (more focused towards my major)
Interested in: MPH Epi
Applied: (SOPHAS verified 11/6) University of Washington, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Yale, Brown, Harvard, BU, GW, Columbia
Accepted: GW (11/15), BU (12/15)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Hoping to hear from Yale before the holidays, but time is running out!
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I was honestly contemplating emailing them to ask when we can expect to hear back when I saw your post haha
Edit: I ended up emailing them to ask when they anticipate beginning to send out decisions. I'll let you know the result. 🙂
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They might be out of the office until January. I got an email a few days ago saying happy holidays and that the admissions office would be closed from December something until January 3rd. I can't remember the dates though.
I received the holiday email from Yale as well. I was verified on November 3rd, so I was hoping to hear back from them before the winter office closure. Today is that last regular working day for the Yale office. Here is part of the email:
"The Yale School of Public Health Office of Admission wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new year filled with happiness, good health and the promise of new opportunities! Our office will be closed Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2."
"The Yale School of Public Health Office of Admission wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new year filled with happiness, good health and the promise of new opportunities! Our office will be closed Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2."
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I submitted on 11/22 and was verified on 12/1. I received my acceptances from GW on 12/18 and BU on 12/21.
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congrats!! when did you submit your app??
Thank you!! I finished everything by end of November, they sent me an email 12/1 saying everything is complete and that they'll let me know as early as mid December
I did not hear from Yale until the end of February last year, but I also did not apply until mid December. Just don't worry if you don't hear back before the holidays! I am a current 1st year epi (EMD) student at Yale. Feel free to reach out/PM me if you have any questions about the program!
The short answer is Dartmouth gave me a more generous academic scholarship than Hopkins. With that said, there are a lot of things I've come to really enjoy about Dartmouth's program (e.g. the small class size, collaborative community, strong professional network, close contact/support from professors).
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in at BU!
Anyone wondering about how the Johns Hopkins portal was acting weird earlier...it says “application sent for review” again. Oh well!
I received an email 3 days after admission decision for a one time merit scholarship of 20000 USD. May be the others can advise also as there were quite a few guys on the forum who were accepted into BU last Friday
They said merit packages will be sent 7-10 days after the admission email in the mail. I haven't gotten mine yet. I tried asking if I could get it via email and they said I could get it after the holidays once I had seen my paper copy...
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I applied to Rutgers for MPH Epidemiology. Did anybody else apply or have heard anything from them?
Nope, nobody has said anything on the thread. It won't be until early Jan at this point since their office is closed
I applied to the same program and got confirmed Early November. I got a call from the Director of Admissions around 3rd week of November about my acceptance/scholarship info. Got scholarship offer/acceptance letter to my email the week after and official acceptance package in mail just yesterday.
Ahh ok. I applied on December 4 but haven't received any update from then. Congrats on your acceptance and scholarship!
Thanks! Good luck!
