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

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numbersloth said:
Does anyone know when these schools have historically gotten back to applicants?
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Harvard will give out acceptances/rejections beginning in February.
Emory will give out decision 4-6 weeks after the department you applied to had received your application.
UNC emailed me unofficially stating that they'll be giving out replies by early March.
 
My application was just verified by SOPHAS. I have MBA from top-15 school. Because MBA programs have weird grades (excellent, good, pass etc) SOPHAS reported the GPA as 0.0. Should I email the admissions offices to explain this or at least say if they have questions I'm happy to answer?
 
skaballet said:
My application was just verified by SOPHAS. I have MBA from top-15 school. Because MBA programs have weird grades (excellent, good, pass etc) SOPHAS reported the GPA as 0.0. Should I email the admissions offices to explain this or at least say if they have questions I'm happy to answer?
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I would email if you are not confident that this is commonly known information. Personally, I had no idea MBA programs graded in such a way. If you're applying to programs that recruit a lot of MBAs, they may be used to this, but I would err on the side of caution and email an explanation. You could even attach a transcript that shows your actual performance to be super safe.
 
I got a 4.0 GPA for the three grad-level Public Health classes (intro, epi, biostats) I was taking at a local university last semester. I ended up withdrawing from a fourth class in the second week because it was just going to be too much to balance with my full time job, but it was already past the drop/add deadline (wtf?!) so I ended up with a "W" on the transcript. 🙁

Should i reach out to see if the programs I haven't heard from yet want these grades? Will it even be beneficial, or is it going to be more hassle than it's probably worth? Is that W going to reflect poorly on me, or do the A's balance it out?
 
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skcolley said:
I got a 4.0 GPA for the three grad-level Public Health classes (intro, epi, biostats) I was taking at a local university last semester. I ended up withdrawing from a fourth class in the second week because it was just going to be too much to balance with my full time job, but it was already past the drop/add deadline (wtf?!) so I ended up with a "W" on the transcript. 🙁

Should i reach out to see if programs want these grades? Will it even be beneficial, or is it going to be more hassle than it's probably worth? Is that W going to reflect poorly on me, or do the A's balance it out?
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I was in a similar position and my advisor said that it wasn't worth contacting all schools until later.
If you know where you want to matriculate, you should definitely email them and talk to a dean/advisor before handing in your deposit money to make sure you're in the clear, but not worth notifying all schools.
 
This may seem weird but I'm still having a really hard time hitting submit at Yale. I'm interested broadly in epidemiology and I just don't see how they're expecting students to study either Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases *or* Chronic Disease Epidemiology, since these seems to intertwined (ex: HIV is a virus but AIDS is a chronic disease). I'm also looking into their Biostatistics MPH program but don't know much about it or how much I'll be allowed to focus on Epidemiology and spatial stats. Any input would be helpful!
 
Has anyone been accepted into Johns Hopkins school-wide MPH program?
 
numbersloth said:
This may seem weird but I'm still having a really hard time hitting submit at Yale. I'm interested broadly in epidemiology and I just don't see how they're expecting students to study either Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases *or* Chronic Disease Epidemiology, since these seems to intertwined (ex: HIV is a virus but AIDS is a chronic disease). I'm also looking into their Biostatistics MPH program but don't know much about it or how much I'll be allowed to focus on Epidemiology and spatial stats. Any input would be helpful!
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I am a current Yale EMD student. CDE and EMD are separate, so I highly recommend going to the YSPH website and looking at the "Curriculum" and "Sample Two Year Plan" tabs for each department as they will each have a different set of required courses. You can see which courses interest you more. From my experience so far in EMD, you gain a scientific background in microbiology as well as epidemiology. Each program has free electives that you can use to take classes outside of your department, and you are welcome to do research outside of your department as well. The core curriculum is the same between departments and many epi specific classes are meant for both EMD and CDE students. The departments are separate but you will have opportunities to do work in both. If you are truly interested in very broad epi where you have fewer department specific required courses, Yale might not be the best choice for you. I chose Yale because I came from a microbiology background and wanted an infectious disease focused program. Hopefully, looking at the required courses will help you make a decision!

I do not know as much about the biostats department, but I would recommend looking at that curriculum/ sample two year plan as well to see if it looks like it offers the flexibility you are looking for.

Just a heads up that YSPH's new dean is planning to change the core curriculum next year if everything stays on schedule, but the department specific requirements shouldn't be impacted to my understanding.
 
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Is anyone still waiting on a department from USF? I got my acceptance for their Epi program back in November and am still waiting for Global Health.
 
Did anybody apply to the USC MPH program? Has anybody heard back anything yet?
 
bruma said:
Is anyone still waiting on a department from USF? I got my acceptance for their Epi program back in November and am still waiting for Global Health.
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At USF, I got into Global Health, but haven't heard from Epi yet...
 
In case anyone was wondering, I emailed Yale today (I applied for MPH EMD). She stated that most of the admissions decisions will come after the application deadline (January 15th), which I thought was the opposite of rolling admissions but oh well.
 
Baf4 said:
Has anyone been accepted into Johns Hopkins school-wide MPH program?
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Yes. I got the acceptance mail towards the end of December. Still doubtful whether I’ll go or not.
 
For students still in college, is anyone sending their Fall 2017 transcripts to the schools they applied to?
 
Cici A said:
For students still in college, is anyone sending their Fall 2017 transcripts to the schools they applied to?
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I did last year when I applied because my fall grades raised my overall GPA and included relevant coursework. In my opinion, if this semester benefited you, it can’t hurt to send them. I emailed admissions with a copy of my unofficial transcript (since I had to pay my university for each official transcript I sent) and said that I wanted to update them with my academics after the semester. Most schools needed an official transcript if I wanted it to be considered, so I sent those, but Columbia accepted the unofficial and added it to my file. Although I am unsure if this made a difference, I was accepted to all of the schools I applied to, so I don’t see it as a negative.
 
outdoorsyaznmph said:
Accepted to the Brown School at WUSTL with 45K scholarship!! I submitted my application on 11/22, was verified on 12/1 and accepted on 1/3.
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Congrats!!!I was also accepted last week and seriously considering to join. What are your thoughts about the program??
 
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Does anyone have any insight on the UC Berkeley fee waiver? Does it negatively affect my application or stop it from being reviewed if I don't pay? The deadline to submit it is in March and I need my 2017 tax return, which I haven't even filed yet.
 
aregnas said:
Does anyone have any insight on the UC Berkeley fee waiver? Does it negatively affect my application or stop it from being reviewed if I don't pay? The deadline to submit it is in March and I need my 2017 tax return, which I haven't even filed yet.
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I got an email yesterday from UC Berkeley (telling me they want 2017 tax return, not 2016). I haven't received my 2017 tax return and I don't know when I'm getting it so I just sent them my FAFSA SAR.
 
grapesandstrawberries said:
I got an email yesterday from UC Berkeley (telling me they want 2017 tax return, not 2016). I haven't received my 2017 tax return and I don't know when I'm getting it so I just sent them my FAFSA SAR.
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Thanks! I'll do the same.
 
Had a wonderful surprise waiting for me in my inbox this afternoon, UMD reviewed my MPH application and they asked if I'd like to be considered for their Behavioral and Community PhD program. Certainly wasn't expecting that or that they'd be reviewing applications this quickly.
 
Everyone who applied to the epid department at Michigan may want to check their Wolverine Access! I just received a "View decision" link this morning which includes some vague "you will receive an email with the decision" text. Based off previous threads this is most definitely a rejection, and although I was totally expecting it - and epid was not my first choice - it still sucks to be rejected nonetheless. Hopefully some of you will find acceptances there!!
 
Does anyone know anything about Stanford's MS in Epidemiology? I know they aren't SOPHAS. They have some amazing researchers there and the program seems solid, but I never hear anything about it.
 
any advice will be appreciated
i have submitted my applications and verified
but my transcripts haven't arrived, will that delay review or will i even be reviewed,
bcos vandy said they won't review till they get my transcript,
am confused and scared at the same time😱😳:dead::inpain:
 
I emailed Emory (as it’s been six weeks for me) and she said they are releasing decisions “shortly”. :scared:
 
Baf4 said:
When did you apply?
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I submitted my SOPHAS application late October and it got verified three days later. They review applications on a rolling basis; I went on a tour of the school the day I happened to get accepted and the administrative assistant who was giving the tour said that they release decisions typically around 4-8 weeks after the admissions office has received your application.
 
For those who have gotten into Emory so far, did you get accepted into your first choice program or your second/third choice preference? When you got accepted, did they send you a admission decision link or did you have to continually check your OPUS?
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
For those who have gotten into Emory so far, did you get accepted into your first choice program or your second/third choice preference? When you got accepted, did they send you a admission decision link or did you have to continually check your OPUS?
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I only put down one program choice and was accepted to it. Yet, literally still nothing from OPUS. I received an unofficial email but nothing official on OPUS and no information on financial aid yet...
 
I've been trolling this thread for too long to ease my nerves but I really wanted to hear back from at least one program before posting:

Undergrad School: DC Liberal Arts
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.63/3.64 (3.6 SOPHAS Verified)
Major/Minor: BS Public Health, Minor in International Studies
GradGPA (if applicable):n/a
Grad Studies (if applicable):n/a
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): 157 Verbal, 156 Quant, 5.0 Writing- Taken October 28th, 2017
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
1. I spent 4 months in rural Thailand living in a village and conducting community based research on breastfeeding habits and childhood nutrition
2. 4 months with the PEPFAR team at HHS
3. 4 month internship with an NGO that works with community health centers
4. Currently interning with a non-profit that works on capacity building/training with doctors/hospitals that work with patients with HIV
5. 4 month internship with a congressman on Capitol Hill
6. Spent my summer as an Orientation Leader at my school (not directly related)
Special factors:
Child of Soviet Union refugees

***Please include the following whenever possible: specific concentration/track, dates, type of correspondence (phone, email, letter, etc.), scholarships/grants.***

LOR:
1. Professor who supervised my research in Thailand
2. Professor who I've had for multiple classes and has supervised an internship for credit, also is my faculty mentor
3. My supervisor from this summer, I was an orientation leader and led a workshop on alcohol and consent as part of my job

Interested in: Global Community Based Research, Global Health, HIV/AIDs prevention especially among vulnerable populations (sex workers)

Applied(include the date of application): GWU (Global Health Program Design, Monitoring & Evaluation)(Applied December 1), Tulane (International Health and Development) (December 20), Emory (Global Health-Community Health Development) (December 23), Johns Hopkins (International Health Social and Behavioral Interventions) (December 29), BU (Global Health)(December 25)
Accepted: Tulane (January 5)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

*I took the GRE fairly late and didn't want to start applying to schools/writing my personal statement until I knew what my scores were, at that point I was fairly pressed for time but I am excited that I've finally heard back and to see what happens with other schools*
 
I know I'm a bit late to the party for just now posting but here it goes...

Undergrad School: large public state university
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.49 (SOPHAS verified)
Major/Minor: Dual degree in (1) Health Sciences and (2) Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Psychology
MCAT: taken 8/18/17 - TOTAL 509 (80%) - CPBS 128 (86%) - CARS 127 (83%) - BBFL 127 (75%) - PSBB 127 (75%)
Experience/Research: bolded points were indicated as "most important experiences"
  • 700+ hours of hospital volunteering
  • Chapter president of large international honor society for 2 years
  • 5 semesters as a TA for Clinical Psychology (last 2 semesters I was Lead TA)
  • Co-founded a research scholarship program that was later purchased by the university
  • Volunteer camp counselor at a summer camp for children with life-threatening illnesses
  • Volunteered as a college mentor to students at a very low-income high school
  • Premedical President-Elect of national association for women in medicine
  • Founded a chapter of said women in medicine organization at my school
  • Started national task force within said org advocating for free menstrual products on college campuses
  • Administrative Coordinator for my behavioral health research group (2+ year work experience)
  • Published as 1st non-PhD author with said research group in peer-reviewed journal
  • Employment at an optometrist's office as doctor-technician and at chiropractic office as office manager
  • Served as a "High Impact Coach" for applied health research methods course for over a year
  • Peer mentor for university-wide summer research academy
Letters of Recommendation:
  • Research mentor/professor/owner of non-for-profit men's health organization/honor society advisor
  • Professor of clinical psychology for which I TA-ed for over 2 years who was familiar with my research
  • Professor of pathophysiology who was close with my research mentor and I did well in her classes
***Please include the following whenever possible: specific concentration/track, dates, type of correspondence (phone, email, letter, etc.), scholarships/grants.***

Interested in: Health Policy / Law / Management / Healthcare Delivery
Applied: Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Boston U, Penn State, Icahn at Mt. Sinai, Miami U (all on 11/24/2017)
Accepted:
Icahn (12/15/17 via email)
Boston U (12/21/17 via email) - with $20k merit scholarship (via mail)
Miami U (1/11/18 via email)
Columbia (1/22/18 via portal)
Dartmouth (1/31/18 via portal) - with $15k merit scholarship (via portal)
Brown (2/16/18 via portal) - with 25% scholarship (via email)
Phone Interviews:
Columbia (1/2/18) - with student
Dartmouth (1/5/18) - with admissions rep
Rejected:
Waitlisted:

Has anyone applied to Brown and heard back yet? I know most schools aren't sending out admissions offers until late January / early February but since I got two acceptances earlier than I was expecting, I thought maybe some other schools had sent out early...
 
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