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

[Epi_lady_in_training]

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I did my undergrad at Emory and lived in Atlanta afterwards for a couple of years. It's very affordable if you're willing to not live in Midtown, Buckhead, etc.

In 2012-2013 (post-college), I shared a large house with a huge backyard with 3 roommates in a nice neighborhood (cafes, bars, etc.) about 10-15 minutes from Emory. I paid 400 a month.

If you end up there, I would definitely consider the following neighborhoods:
Inman Park
Little Five Points
Decatur
East Atlanta Village
Kirkwood
Oakhurst
Candler Park
Virginia Highland

If you're willing to live a little more on the edge, Grant Park and Cabbagetown are even more affordable.

Where would you suggest to live if I will not have a car and want to be walking/shuttle distance to campus and grocery stores/etc?

 

[Epi_lady_in_training]

anyone going to Emory's admitted students event in March? I am considering going but I am from California so its a little far!

 

[leela_123]

Just received my BU package and got a one-time 18k merit scholarship. But the price is still too steep given the location.

 

[MidnightCafe]

I received an application completed email on December 29. However, in that email they said that their Admission Committee will be closed until January 16 and that they would reconvene once they get back from break. I then received an interview request on 1/11/18 and I had my interview 1/26/18. I received my acceptance email 2/1/18. During the interview, they asked three questions:

1. Why public health?
2. Why UPenn?
3. What will you do with your degree?

When did you get an application completed email? During the interview they they did say that they had a high volume of applicants this year and so it may take a few weeks to hear back from them.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

I submitted my email on January 5th and got a completed email on the 11th so hopefully I get to hear from them soon!

 

[MidnightCafe]

Just got into Tulane for International Health and Development. I must say, Tulane is one of my top choices but their acceptance email is kind of lacking. The subject was Last Name, First Name and the email had no header logo and was kind of generic.

 

[leela_123]

Just got into Tulane for International Health and Development. I must say, Tulane is one of my top choices but their acceptance email is kind of lacking. The subject was Last Name, First Name and the email had no header logo and was kind of generic.

I know i thought the same. But mine had a letter attached with the tulane header logo and a more formal acceptance letter which helped a little bit.

 

[Future_epi_gal]

Did anyone receive GW scholarship information yet?

 

[adb11]

I submitted my email on January 5th and got a completed email on the 11th so hopefully I get to hear from them soon!

Hopefully they'll get back to you soon! I know it's so nerve wracking seeing people post and not having heard back yet! Good luck though!

 

[hm1742]

Has anyone else heard back from Vanderbilt? They emailed me asking for a phone interview next week...

 

[Publichealthhopeful2468]

I didn’t apply to Brown, but I did get into BU with similar stats (3.3 GPA, 157Q 159V AW 5.0, experience working in a hospital but zero research experience) and got 18k in merit based scholarships. I don’t think I’ll end up going there, it’s still going to end up being a lot of money with the higher program cost and high living expenses. But I don’t know anything about need-based aid unfortunately.

Thanks for the response! What other places did you apply to?

 

[rap15]

Sorry - by car. The neighborhood was Kirkwood.

There's not a ton of walkable off-campus housing surrounding Emory.

I didn't even apply this year but in the future I'm considering looking at Emory. Is Atlanta a good city to drive in? How is parking near the campus?

 

[yurr_]

Hi Everyone, I applied to the MPH@GW online program and I found that thier counselors were very persistent with checking and following up (even asking what other schools I am applying for). Has anyone else had a similar experience and is this the norm?

I accidentally started the app a few months ago. One of the counselors have been annoyingly persistent, even after telling him I'm not looking for an online program.

 

[Rblay43]

Thanks for the response! What other places did you apply to?

I applied to BU, Drexel, UMD, Pitt, and ETSU (where I got my undergrad). Got into all of them with scholarship money from BU and Drexel, but BU is too expensive, and Drexel isn’t the most ideal location for me. Right now I’m in between Pitt and UMD.

 

[yurr_]

Anyone hear back from Umich HBHE?

I applied to HBHE 12/15 and still haven't heard back; I've been checking my portal multiple times a day. Uhh hoping to hear back soon!

 

[Lady MacBeth]

Is Atlanta a good city to drive in?

Lol Atlanta's traffic is the WORST. I mean, last year one of their highways caught on fire and burned down. That said, around Emory (which is in the suburbs) the traffic's not too terrible. I'm planning on bringing a car and driving around the suburbs and maybe to campus, but if I ever need to get to downtown I'll take public transport or Uber. Campus parking passes are $675 per year.

 

[ting_1]

Undergrad School: Top 20 Private University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.6
Major/Minor: Biology/Chinese Language & Culture
GradGPA (if applicable): N/A
Grad Studies (if applicable): N/A
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): No GRE, submitted MCAT (80th percentile)
Experience/Research (please, be brief):
- Couple international volunteers/mission trips/internships (Indonesia, Korea, Honduras, etc.) during college
- Research Assistant & Technician for 2.5 years during college
- Currently working at a large university hospital as Clinical Research Coordinator (since 2016)

Special factors:
- International student (currently working with F-1 OPT VISA)
- Speak a couple languages (Bahasa Indonesia, Korean, Mandarin)

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

Interested in: Health Policy, Maternal & Child Health, Global Health
Applied(include the date of application): UNC (11/28), JHU (11/7), Dartmouth (11/7), Emory (12/13), UPenn (1/10), Wash.U (11/7), Columbia (11/30), Vanderbilt (12/4), GWU (11/12), BU (12/18), Colorado (12/25), Yale (1/8)
Accepted: JHU, GWU, Wash.U ($+), Columbia, Emory, BU, Colorado, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Interviews: Phone interview with Columbia (1/5), Dartmouth (1/8)

Wow Vanderbilt emailed at 9:30PM that I'm in for their HPM!!! They did indeed get back by Feb 1st!!

 

[WorkandPork]

Accepted to Vandy!!!!

 

[Cassatrass]

Accepted to Vandy!!!!

Congrats guys!! I can't wait to hear back for epi later this month-- they're definitely one of my top choices!!

 

[meowmeowfuzzyface]

I applied to HBHE 12/15 and still haven't heard back; I've been checking my portal multiple times a day. Uhh hoping to hear back soon!

It says I was "recommended for admission." I do not really know what that means.

 

[busybee13]

In at Vandy woo!!

 

[deleted891899]

I’m in at Vandy as well! Maybe they just wanted to up the drama by waiting until 9 P.M. to send out acceptances, which I can appreciate.

 

[MorbidLeeO’bese]

Vanderbilt!! Got in!!!

 

[Mph'18]

Epidemiology! How about you?

Same here. Are you going there in march?



I got it in an email first.

 

[JDGBruin1317]

Been looking around at apartments near Emory and it's super cheap. My bougie self even looked up places with perks (1 bedroom, pets allowed, washer/dryer, AC, dishwasher - don't judge me) and it was still 900~

Try that in NYC and you'd be looking at ~2k

Dang really? I better start looking! Y'all got me so excited! lol Living in LA for 4 years definietly burned a hole in my wallet. 😛

 

[JDGBruin1317]

anyone going to Emory's admitted students event in March? I am considering going but I am from California so its a little far!

I'm from Cali and I'll most likely be going. I visited there a couple years ago but they canceled half the info session due to weather. lol

 

[JDGBruin1317]

Oh I am waaaaay too obsessed with looking at apartments around Emory. I'm still finishing up my last semester of undergrad, but I can't get up the motivation to write my papers because all I want to do is plan for grad school.

I know the feeling! The difference now is that I graduated last summer, and I have all the time in the world to obosess over Atlanta and Emory...after work that is. LOL

 

[drpluto0208]

Are there any MS Biostatistics applicants on this thread? If so, what schools have you heard back from? I don't see a separate thread for MS applicants 🙁

MS Epi applicant here. I was admitted to Columbia (1/22), UW (1/30), and BU (1/30).

 

[PocketRocket86]

It says I was "recommended for admission." I do not really know what that means.

It pretty much means you’re in. I received that notification several days before I got the official decision. Congrats!

 

[Lady MacBeth]

It's 1:54 a.m. over here in EST, and where am I? That's right, I'm sitting on my couch looking at apartments in Atlanta when I should be asleep.

In a related story, I have no self-control.

 

[JDGBruin1317]

It's 1:54 a.m. over here in EST, and where am I? That's right, I'm sitting on my couch looking at apartments in Atlanta when I should be asleep.

In a related story, I have no self-control.

Meanwhile I'm reading Emory's Cost of Living guide in awe of how much loans I'll have to pile on top of undergrad. 😛 I'm trying not to let the expense deter me from my dream school...that's why I'm also looking up loan forgiveness programs. lol

 

[cannedkoala]

Got accepted to UCLA Community Health Sciences MPH program! Way to start my day and weekend!!

 

[tnb_nanashi]

Are there any MS Biostatistics applicants on this thread? If so, what schools have you heard back from? I don't see a separate thread for MS applicants 🙁

I was accepted to Columbia Theory and Methods (1/22), UNC (1/23), and Pitt (1/30). Have not heard back from BU, Harvard, JHU, or Yale.

 

[guybrush]

Where would you suggest to live if I will not have a car and want to be walking/shuttle distance to campus and grocery stores/etc?

I can't honestly say because I was never in that situation. I lived on-campus as an undergrad and had a car after I graduated, so I never fit those criteria. I had friends that lived in off-campus apartments around Emory, but I don't know the shuttle routes so I'm not sure which are accessible.

Would you consider investing in a bike?

 

[guybrush]

It says I was "recommended for admission." I do not really know what that means.

Most schools are going to have a separate admissions process for the department and the school. The department's job is to pick the candidates they want, but they can't "accept" them...they have to forward their decisions to the school. The school then basically gives your application a once-over to make sure you're not glaringly bad then approves your application.

In other words, the only way you would be "recommended for admission" and not accepted is if you had, for instance, a really low GPA that the department was willing to overlook but the school decides is unbecoming of an incoming graduate student.

It's a similar process for anyone who has worked in higher ed...you have to go through HR but they have no real say in the hiring decision beyond filtering out bad candidates and approving department/office decisions.

 

[guybrush]

I didn't even apply this year but in the future I'm considering looking at Emory. Is Atlanta a good city to drive in? How is parking near the campus?

Hahaha. Depends who you ask. If you live outside the perimeter and work downtown, you're looking at a 3 hour round trip commute every day. If you live in the city and travel to other points in the city, it's really a breeze.

If you went to Emory, you could basically live, work, and play in a 3 or 4 mile radius of the school and avoid the headache of 85/75/285/400 traffic. Little Five Points, Inman Park, Decatur, Grant Park, Virginia Highland are all neighborhoods accessible to Emory with restaurants, bars, cafes, grocery stores, theaters, and parks that don't require driving alongside commuters.

 

[nannams]

got into Vandy!!!

 

[biostats123]

Are there any MS Biostatistics applicants on this thread? If so, what schools have you heard back from? I don't see a separate thread for MS applicants 🙁

I was accepted to the MS in Biostatistics Theory and Methods at Columbia (1/22), which is where I will attend.

 

[babyjane]

I accidentally started the app a few months ago. One of the counselors have been annoyingly persistent, even after telling him I'm not looking for an online program.

Hi Everyone, I applied to the MPH@GW online program and I found that thier counselors were very persistent with checking and following up (even asking what other schools I am applying for). Has anyone else had a similar experience and is this the norm?

I applied to the same thing and the conselor was the same 😀 very persistent! Did you get a response yet?

 

[kumamonnn]

Are there any MS Biostatistics applicants on this thread? If so, what schools have you heard back from? I don't see a separate thread for MS applicants 🙁

MS in biostatistics applicant here! I got accepted to Northwestern (1/2) Columbia (1/22) BU (1/22) NYU (20k, yesterday), still waiting on Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Brown and Hopkins.

 

[JDGBruin1317]

In at ColoradoSPH Health Systems, Management & Policy! 🙂

 

[tnb_nanashi]

MS in biostatistics applicant here! I got accepted to Northwestern (1/2) Columbia (1/22) BU (1/22) NYU (20k, yesterday), still waiting on Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Brown and Hopkins.

Hi kumamonnn, did you apply to the MA (2 year) or the MS (1 year) program at BU? I applied to the MA but didn't hear back yet...

 

[Publichealthhopeful2468]

I applied to the same thing and the conselor was the same 😀 very persistent! Did you get a response yet?

I should know within the next 2 weeks. The counselor called me earlier this week and kept asking if I was applying to any other schools and how they ranked with me. I thought that was super weird! The program is ranked well and they have a lot of cool opportunities but that made me question how I preceived the program, especially since we were still in the "you want us" phase

 

[kumamonnn]

I applied for MS in applied biostatistics (2 year) in mid-December. When did you apply?

Hi kumamonnn, did you apply to the MA (2 year) or the MS (1 year) program at BU? I applied to the MA but didn't hear back yet...

I applied for the MS in applied biostatistics in mid-December. When did you apply? Don't worry if you have not heard back yet, I think they are sending out decisions every two weeks.

 

[pubhealth18]

Has anyone heard from Michigan about scholarship offers?

 

[guybrush]

I realize this is a specific ask, but did anyone else apply to the MHS in Social Factors in Health (Health, Behavior, and Society) at JHU? It's the only program I haven't heard from (although the application deadline was very recent - 1/15).

 

[vnla07]

I realize this is a specific ask, but did anyone else apply to the MHS in Social Factors in Health (Health, Behavior, and Society) at JHU? It's the only program I haven't heard from (although the application deadline was very recent - 1/15).

idk if this is relevant to you at all, but i applied for their MHA program 12/4 and still haven't heard anything. I already committed to another school though so I gave up on them.

 

[Jasmine Chou]

Got an email from Michigan to invite me for the school visit day, and there are words at the beginning of the letter "Congratulations on your admission to the department of Health Management and Policy for Fall 2018". Until now I haven't received any formal admission letter or a application status change. Has anyone received that too, and can I consider it an informal admission letter? So thrilling right now! And really hope it won't be a mis-sending email, since such thing happened years before haha

 

[123PHP123]

No but I applied to the MPH and I agree-- the wait is HORRIBLE. I've never been this anxious haha

I applied to the MPH program, as well, and I want to find out now!!

 

[123PHP123]

Accepted to BU (12/15), Columbia (1/22), and Emory (1/29). Waiting to hear back from Harvard and Brown!

 

[Cassatrass]

Accepted to BU (12/15), Columbia (1/22), and Emory (1/29). Waiting to hear back from Harvard and Brown!

I'm waiting on Harvard (global health mph-65), Vanderbilt (MPH epi), Brown (MPH epi), and JH (global disease epidemiology and control; MSPH international health).

Just in case this is helpful for anyone!