That could be why! I do have a very strong research background, but I'm looking to get more into governmental/NGO work, not academia. Does anyone have thoughts on whether that's still possible with an MS in Global Health rather than an MPH?
You too! What an interesting situation. How do you feel about it? I reallllly don't like that it's more expensive.
I'm a student at Brown now; feel free to PM me with questions. Most of the courses I have taken are in social/behavioral science and epi, though... not sure if I can be helpful on enviro and global advice.
I live in Boston and we only have heavy rain on the forecast tomorrow, so Harvard should be open.
Good to know. Here in Bmore we're getting lots of rain and high winds and JHU is trigger-happy when it comes to shutting/delaying the university.
I received an email on January 16th...I called admissions office on Monday and they said everything should be out within the next 2 weeks (so technically a little over 1 week left!!)
I got into BU and since I went there for undergrad I made my case saying I still have loans and they said they would reconsider and take a look again at financial aid. Definitely try!
Congrats on your acceptance! Still waiting on an admissions decision from Berkeley, so trust me when I say I am on edge as well.. 😛.
Thanks a lot. That is cheering. But are you sure? Cause I saw on post on the other website said that one student got revoked for terrible GPA.
They could have gotten revoked for getting Ds or Fs. Maybe they had a conditional acceptance that required a B or better in a class but they got a C. If your only "condition" on your acceptance letter was proof of a degree, you'll be fine.
Me!! Is anyone else interested in maybe making a group/thread for us? I feel like it’s hard to find information on the program and I keep spamming here hah. I’ve had calls with two current students (GDEC) and I’d be happy to share their thoughts!
YESsss i dont know how to make a group but I think that's a great idea !!
I would love if this could be posted here!
Brown does more or less the same thing-- no rank, no GPA, and the only possible grades are A/B/C/D/F (no plus/minus options). I am sure PhD programs are familiar with the conventions at these schools and that it won't be a problem. I have used online GPA calculators to figure out what my GPA is for different types of applications and never had a problem with self-calculations being accepted. My undergrad also didn't do GPA/rank (or really even grades). PhD programs will see your full transcript anyway.
I'd like to join this and hear what they've had to say! I'm also considering GDEC
I was accepted by them on 12/13/17
It is true that Yale does not calculate GPAs. YSPH's grading system is Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail for classes that evaluate performance, and the numeric cutoffs for each of these marks can be different in every class. Classes based on attendance alone, such as required seminar courses, are Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory...we end up in with transcripts covered in Hs, HPs, Ps, and Ss. The goal of this is to encourage collaboration as there is no competition for class rank. When you apply to PhD programs or jobs or anything else, Yale will refuse to do a GPA conversion, even if wherever you apply to asks for one. They know the difference between Honors/High Pass/Pass can be different in different classes, so they have no way to convert these marks into a standardized GPA. Students raised concern about applying to PhD programs/med school during my orientation, and we were basically told that Yale MPH students have great success applying to PhD/medical programs. They told us that the programs we apply to are always able to figure out our transcripts and are more concerned with overall success in our programs than exact GPAs. We were assured it would not hurt us in any way. I definitely see that students here are successfully being admitted to amazing programs, so I do believe this is true. I wouldn't worry about it at all. I truly cannot imagine Yale sticking with a system that would hurt their students or their program placement rates.
Okay. Congrats to you!!! That’s amazing! I literally just submitted my application last week so I’m anxious lol. I know I have to wait the 4-6 weeks though. Thank you for replying and congrats to you again!
