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

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Has anyone who applied during the extension period after December heard back from Johns Hopkins MPH? My application was submitted on January 1st and complete a few days later.
 
NardwuarKnowsEverything said:
Would you happen to have more info on the Mt. Sinai program? I have been accepted and may plan on going to their admitted student's day if the travel reimbursement covers enough of my flight. Would love to hear anything you might know about the program, if you were willing to share! Have a wonderful rest of your day and happy Friday!
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Hi! Unfortunately, I do not know much about the program at Mount Sinai. I do know that they offer only night classes so if that's something you're not a fan of, I would really think about Mount Sinai. They get a lot of international MD's who are looking to change their career paths hence the night classes.
 
Does anyone know when NYU's Accepted Students Day is? I want to be able to plan ahead for travel in case I get in.
 
Anyone waiting to hear from Harvard for the MPH-45 in Quantitative Methods?
 
Anyone interested in Health Policy and down the stream more entrepreneurship or consulting? I'm an international student, currently in the JHU/Yale + 70k debt, or WashU+no debt dilemma... Since I won't be eligible for most federal/state jobs after graduation, I'm trying to see if anyone else is in a similar situation and hear some advice.
 
ting_1 said:
Anyone interested in Health Policy and down the stream more entrepreneurship or consulting? I'm an international student, currently in the JHU/Yale + 70k debt, or WashU+no debt dilemma... Since I won't be eligible for most federal/state jobs after graduation, I'm trying to see if anyone else is in a similar situation and hear some advice.
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JHU is not a target school for consulting, unless you are in the MPH program, not MSPH or anything else. YSPH is not a target either. Columbia and Harvard are big target schools for consulting.

Plus if the trend continues, if would be very unlikely for any of the consulting firm to accept international students. Among MBB, only McKinsey is accepting international students this year. The other firms like Big Four don’t accept fresh international graduates this year either.
 
Still haven't heard back from JHU but got an email about a scholarship for veterans. Did everyone who is still waiting on admissions get this email?
 
andrew_SH said:
JHU is not a target school for consulting, unless you are in the MPH program, not MSPH or anything else. YSPH is not a target either. Columbia and Harvard are big target schools for consulting.

Plus if the trend continues, if would be very unlikely for any of the consulting firm to accept international students. Among MBB, only McKinsey is accepting international students this year. The other firms like Big Four don’t accept fresh international graduates this year either.
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Hi! I'm also interested in consulting as a career path. I've gotten into UPENN and am really considering it since the classes are interdisciplinary between the 8 graduate schools (including the business school). Would you prefer that over Emory or BU? Is it a big recruiter for consulting?
 
andrew_SH said:
JHU is not a target school for consulting, unless you are in the MPH program, not MSPH or anything else. YSPH is not a target either. Columbia and Harvard are big target schools for consulting.

Plus if the trend continues, if would be very unlikely for any of the consulting firm to accept international students. Among MBB, only McKinsey is accepting international students this year. The other firms like Big Four don’t accept fresh international graduates this year either.
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If you don't mind saying, how do you know this info? Have you had personal experience or heard from others who work for these firms? I'm not planning on going into consulting, but am curious as to how schools are perceived and why for different career paths.
 
ladybug55 said:
If you don't mind saying, how do you know this info? Have you had personal experience or heard from others who work for these firms? I'm not planning on going into consulting, but am curious as to how schools are perceived and why for different career paths.
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Well, I am a JHU undergrad. And I am gonna commit to a major consulting firm during my gap year. A lot of my friends are in consulting. I went to info session for most firms last year, and the recruitment process as well.
Consulting firms really only care about your undergrad schools, unless you go to an big name program at big name graduate school. In short, if you want to go into consulting firm, you should commit to a highly ranked program in big name schools.
 
andrew_SH said:
Well, I am a JHU undergrad. And I am gonna commit to a major consulting firm during my gap year. A lot of my friends are in consulting. I went to info session for most firms last year, and the recruitment process as well.
Consulting firms really only care about your undergrad schools, unless you go to an big name program at big name graduate school.
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What firm?
 
andrew_SH said:
JHU is not a target school for consulting, unless you are in the MPH program, not MSPH or anything else. YSPH is not a target either. Columbia and Harvard are big target schools for consulting.

Plus if the trend continues, if would be very unlikely for any of the consulting firm to accept international students. Among MBB, only McKinsey is accepting international students this year. The other firms like Big Four don’t accept fresh international graduates this year either.
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If it's not too much trouble, could you give us a better idea of the nature of assignments in consulting following an MPH? I'm completely new to the concept, and while I don't see myself veering off my current career path, I'd like to be well-informed with regards to all possible options going forward.
Also, are there particular concentrations which firms look to recruit from - some more than others?

And about Harvard being a big target school for consulting, can this be attributed to prestige attached to their business school, relative to Carey at Hopkins?

Appreciate the help. Thanks.
 
VAa said:
If it's not too much trouble, could you give us a better idea of the nature of assignments in consulting following an MPH? I'm completely new to the concept, and while I don't see myself veering off my current career path, I'd like to be well-informed with regards to all possible options going forward.
Also, are there particular concentrations which firms look to recruit from - some more than others?

And about Harvard being a big target school for consulting, can this be attributed to prestige attached to their business school, relative to Carey at Hopkins?

Appreciate the help. Thanks.
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Carey is completely out of picture. It is more or less of a scam at this point. They would like to get the best talent in respective field. JHU MPH is definitely looked upon by firms with prestige. In fact some of my MPH McKinsey friends are doing consulting work that is completely irrelevant with their field of study.
JHU and Harvard MPH are both top picks for consulting firms. The prestige of HBS is definitely a plus, but companies recruit BSPH's MPH candidates a lot as well. Other JHU MPH friends that I know work for fed consulting a lot. JHU feeds into fed consulting a lot, probably due to its proximity to DC.
 
andrew_SH said:
Carey is completely out of picture. It is more or less of a scam at this point. They would like to get the best talent in respective field. JHU MPH is definitely looked upon by firms with prestige. In fact some of my MPH McKinsey friends are doing consulting work that is completely irrelevant with their field of study.
JHU and Harvard MPH are both top picks for consulting firms. The prestige of HBS is definitely a plus, but companies recruit BSPH's MPH candidates a lot as well. Other JHU MPH friends that I know work for fed consulting a lot. JHU feeds into fed consulting a lot, probably due to its proximity to DC.
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Really helpful stuff. Thanks again.
 
confusedstudent19 said:
Hi!

I've been accepted to the Health Policy Programs at George Washington (one time $7500 scholarship), Emory (not notified of aid yet), and Yale (not notified of aid yet). I've also been accepted to Boston's MPH program (one time $18,000 scholarship).

I was wondering if I could get some advice on these schools? Which has the best HPM program and which would I benefit most from after graduation? I'll be visiting each school next month to get a feel of the campus, students, and faculty. I've really liked Emory's program for a while now but am starting to consider Yale. Please help a girl out!
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In case any potential peeps want to know my stats for this:

Undergrad School: UC Riverside (Class of 2017)
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.46 (Major GPA: 3.8)
Major/Minor: Public Policy (Concentration in Health and Social Policy)
GRE: 155V 153Q AWA 4.5 (Nov'17)
Experience/Research:
-Public Service Fellow with a Regional Council of Governments (WRCOG) (1 year)
-Student Ambassador for the UCR School of Public Policy and later became the Chief Ambassador (2 years)
-Political and Civic Engagement Intern for a non-profit in D.C. (3 months)
-Leadership position in my Fraternity (1 year)
-Started interning at my local County Health Dept. in January (Did not put that in personal statement or SOPHAS)

LOR: Dean of the School of Public Policy; Planning Official at my Fellowship; Former Career/Internship Coordinator
Interested in: MPH - Health Management & Policy
Applied: Boston University, George Washington, Emory, UCI, Temple University, Yale
Accepted: Boston U, George Washington, Emory, Temple, and Yale
Rejected: None yet
 
I guess we’re not hearing back from umich HBHE scholarships today


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Hi all, I wanted to thank you all for posting these past few months. I've been lurking and really appreciated the community. I thought I'd share my stats because I'm exctatic about how my admissions process turned out and it might be helpful to others.

Undergrad School: Top Five University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.79
Major/Minor: Political Science
GRE: 165V 159Q 5.55
Experience/Research
-State-level policy implementation internship (3 mo)
-Fellowship at an academic research institute (1 year)
-Healthcare research analyst at well known social science research organization (2 years)

LOR: Professor of Anthropology; Researcher at my organization; Staff member at JHU
Interested in: MPH HPM (Policy focus)
Applied: Harvard, JHU, Emory, UMich, Berkeley, Colombia
Accepted: Harvard, JHU, Emory (+15K), UMich, Berkeley, Colombia
Rejected: None 🙂

I'm still waiting on hearing form student aid from most of the schools, but I'm very likely going to be attending Harvard, which has been a lifelong dream. I'll be attending the admitted student days at Harvard and Hopkins (since I live in DC, and I want to be sure!).
 
andrew_SH said:
JHU is not a target school for consulting, unless you are in the MPH program, not MSPH or anything else. YSPH is not a target either. Columbia and Harvard are big target schools for consulting.

Plus if the trend continues, if would be very unlikely for any of the consulting firm to accept international students. Among MBB, only McKinsey is accepting international students this year. The other firms like Big Four don’t accept fresh international graduates this year either.
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So, just to be clear, JHU's MPSHs are not useful for consulting? Would you say that MSPHs are designed more for students interested in PhDs solely? I say this because I am not entirely sure I want to practice health policy as a career, but I am leaning toward consulting, the business aspect of healthcare, and law as they relate to public health.
 
pear-tree said:
Hi all, I wanted to thank you all for posting these past few months. I've been lurking and really appreciated the community. I thought I'd share my stats because I'm exctatic about how my admissions process turned out and it might be helpful to others.

Undergrad School: Top Five University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.79
Major/Minor: Political Science
GRE: 165V 159Q 5.55
Experience/Research
-State-level policy implementation internship (3 mo)
-Fellowship at an academic research institute (1 year)
-Healthcare research analyst at well known social science research organization (2 years)

LOR: Professor of Anthropology; Researcher at my organization; Staff member at JHU
Interested in: MPH HPM (Policy focus)
Applied: Harvard, JHU, Emory, UMich, Berkeley, Colombia
Accepted: Harvard, JHU, Emory (+15K), UMich, Berkeley, Colombia
Rejected: None 🙂

I'm still waiting on hearing form student aid from most of the schools, but I'm very likely going to be attending Harvard, which has been a lifelong dream. I'll be attending the admitted student days at Harvard and Hopkins (since I live in DC, and I want to be sure!).
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Congrats! Did you apply to the 1 year or 2 year program at Harvard?
 
Cici A said:
So, just to be clear, JHU's MPSHs are not useful for consulting? Would you say that MSPHs are designed more for students interested in PhDs solely? I say this because I am not entirely sure I want to practice health policy as a career, but I am leaning toward consulting, the business aspect of healthcare, and law as they relate to public health.
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I would reach out to the department you applied to and inquire about this. I'm not planning on going into consulting, but the department I was accepted to at JHU for MHS (Health Policy & Mgmt) lists McKinsey, Accenture and ZS as employers. That doesn't necessarily mean it's a target, but at least a few students managed to get jobs in consulting out of it.
 
Cici A said:
So, just to be clear, JHU's MPSHs are not useful for consulting? Would you say that MSPHs are designed more for students interested in PhDs solely? I say this because I am not entirely sure I want to practice health policy as a career, but I am leaning toward consulting, the business aspect of healthcare, and law as they relate to public health.
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MSPH is JHU's equivalence to other schools' 2-Year MPH. The MHAs are intended for PhD candidates. MSPH students don't get to MBB though. They get into fed consulting a lot at less well known firm, such BAH, etc. This is quoted from the program coordinator.

MBB would pretty much only look at BSPH's MPH.
 
skaballet said:
I would reach out to the department you applied to and inquire about this. I'm not planning on going into consulting, but the department I was accepted to at JHU for MHS (Health Policy & Mgmt) lists McKinsey, Accenture and ZS as employers. That doesn't necessarily mean it's a target, but at least a few students managed to get jobs in consulting out of it.
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Yes. Other program's kids do get into McKinsey, but most of them don't get into MBB though. They do get into some kinds of consulting firms.
 
Is anyone else still waiting on MPH decisions from UCLA? (I applied for HPM).

That portal message that says: “To date, no decision has been made on your application. Please note that most decisions on graduate admissions for fall term are made in the months of March and April and therefore you should not anticipate a decision much before that time period.” Is just KILLING ME If I get in, I really want to visit the campus cause MN -> CA feels like a big change but I get the feeling that I might not know until after Admitted Students Day :/
 
x0n said:
How long did it take you to get a decision from NYMC and Mount Sinai?
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I heard back from NYMC a week later after i applied without submitting GRE and Mount Sinai i applied late november and heard back mid december
 
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I heard back from NYMC a week later after i applied without submitting GRE and Mount Sinai i applied late november and heard back mid december
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NYMC was honest with me and said I’m better off applying to another concentration and gave me the chance to do so (this was also within a week span) so I think I should hear back next week. Mount Sinai probably the same too then. Thanks! How long did UAlbany take you?
 
This is probably a dumb question but for Emory, are our finaincial aid packages going to be included in the admission packages that were recently sent out? Or are the finaincial aid information going to be sent to us through email?
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
This is probably a dumb question but for Emory, are our finaincial aid packages going to be included in the admission packages that were recently sent out? Or are the finaincial aid information going to be sent to us through email?
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I don't think it's a stupid question. I'm curious to know as well. I know on Emory's website it says that packages would go out in March, but it's nice to have hope lol.
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
This is probably a dumb question but for Emory, are our finaincial aid packages going to be included in the admission packages that were recently sent out? Or are the finaincial aid information going to be sent to us through email?
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My guess would be no just because financial aid will eventually appear on OPUS, and if it was already available for printing/mailing a few days ago, it seems like it would be ready to be uploaded to OPUS. But I could definitely be wrong!
 
I attended Boston University's revisit day today. I've collected my thoughts below, and will transfer them to the Google Doc linked in my signature (shameless plug). I've been seeing a lot of great information captured over the past few pages of this thread - if people could put their thoughts in the doc I'm sure future applicants (and current ones?) would appreciate having the information in one place!

~~~~~

Logistical Details:
  • ~1100 students in the program
  • ~400 students matriculate in per year
  • 25% straight from undergraduate
  • Students can switch between part time and full time easily.
  • The program CAN be completed in three semesters if you take coursework over the summer.
  • Almost all classes meet only once a week, for three hours.
  • Your first semester is 4 "Core Courses". You take all four of these courses with the same group of 70-100 students, called your "cohort".
  • All students must complete a practicum (240 hours, can be over several semesters) and an "ILE" (= capstone project)
BU is a career-focused school:
  • BU is extremely proud of its career services, and I think with good reason.
    • 92% placement post graduation and a strong alumni network that spans the USA.
    • Two students were extremely enthusiastic about how career services has helped them land current positions and how they're helping prepare them for post-graduation.
    • The support from career services extends to post-grad life as well; as an example, they talked about people coming back to ask for help negotiating a promotion.
  • Similarly, BU has a mandatory, no-credit career preparation class. It teaches skills like writing resumes, salary negotiations, and promoting oneself on LinkedIn. (I thought this was GREAT.)
  • Also talked about how they designed their "context certificates" (similar to minors) with careers in mind; they had input from career services on what hard and soft skills employers are actually looking for in the real world, and tried to make their context certificates match those.

BU emphasizes social justice:
  • I got the impression that the school is very dedicated to social justice.
  • I cannot yet say if this is more or less so than other schools, as this is the first one I attended.
  • The "Activist Lab" provides volunteer experiences as well as small grants for people to pursue passion projects related to social justice - often within Boston itself.

BU's professors are extremely supportive:
  • Everyone I talked to emphasized how available faculty make themselves to students.
  • At the opening talk, one dean talked about how faculty commit to providing open office hours/advice to all students, not just their advisees.
  • Four students at the student panel emphasized how great student-faculty relationships are, and how accessible faculty make themselves to students.
  • Actual quote: "The best thing [about BU] is the professors, for sure."

Random Information/Impressions:
  • Some people are able to do their practicum abroad.
  • 70% of students are able to work in addition to studies (not sure if this includes those who are working full time and studying part time, or if it's just about the full-time students who take a part-time job for extra income).
  • Boston is just incredible if you want to work in a hospital, a healthcare center, or a life science/biotech organization.
  • One student said that the average rent is $900 - $1,100 per month close to the school. Unsure if this includes utilities. If you are okay with living a little further out or having a lot of roommates, this can drop to $700 - $800 per month.
  • You do take classes with the DrPH/other doctorate students.
  • The curriculum seems quite flexible so you can adapt to your interests, with a large amount of interesting certificates.
  • I definitely got the impression that this was a less research-focused school. That doesn't mean there's no research, but not everyone chooses to participate.
  • You can take classes at other BU institutions at no additional cost per semester.

Negatives:
  • The following were the "negatives" listed by students at information panels:
    • Less support (although not no support) for part time students
    • Cost of living
    • Lack of participation in school groups and extracurriculars
  • Per a faculty member, class availability is good but not guaranteed, although they will work with you to get you into classes that you need to graduate.
 
I'm having trouble finding my BU ID to fill out that Financial Aid form. Can someone tell me which email they saw it in?
 
All the Harvard acceptance letters making me so nervous.Which is odd, cause never even thought of getting in anyways... lol! Mine still says check back later...oh well... I tried 😛
 
Does anyone spend the weekend (or any free time lol) just looking through previous years Applied-Accepted-Waitlist-Rejected forums for some kind of entertainment or something to do during the post-acceptance/admission period while waiting on financial aid packages? No? Just me? Okay. 😛
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
Does anyone spend the weekend (or any free time lol) just looking through previous years Applied-Accepted-Waitlist-Rejected forums for some kind of entertainment or something to do during the post-acceptance/admission period while waiting on financial aid packages? No? Just me? Okay. 😛
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I’ve read through the 2014 - 2017 forums so many times! They have been an incredibly useful resource. Hope all our experiences this year will also help future batches of MPH applicants.
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
Does anyone spend the weekend (or any free time lol) just looking through previous years Applied-Accepted-Waitlist-Rejected forums for some kind of entertainment or something to do during the post-acceptance/admission period while waiting on financial aid packages? No? Just me? Okay. 😛
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Yes! Been trying to find my account and posts from 2009 when I last applied to programs.
 
JDGBruin1317 said:
Does anyone spend the weekend (or any free time lol) just looking through previous years Applied-Accepted-Waitlist-Rejected forums for some kind of entertainment or something to do during the post-acceptance/admission period while waiting on financial aid packages? No? Just me? Okay. 😛
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This whole process has made me kind of obsessive haha. I remember undergrad had a “decision day” and you got your financial aid package around the same time as acceptance letter. I really prefer that system.Grad school process has been so random! I’m looking at previous forums and others were hearing back in April about admissions! No time to make decisions whatsoever
 
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