MPH help chances of getting in?

[fightinaggievet]

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I'm starting an MPH with a concentration of epidemiology program in the fall (mostly because this is a career field I'm really interested in regardless if I get in to vet school or not). I was curious if vet schools would look on this positively (especially if I pull off some stellar grades) or if it would really matter much.

 

[twelvetigers]

I'm pretty sure it would be a plus! Just make sure other parts of your application are set (vet/animal experience, pre-req courses, etc.) and then I can't imagine why the MPH would be a negative if you do well in it. Are you sure it's worth the money if vet school is an ultimate goal? Many schools have a DVM/MPH combo program. Have you looked into any of those?

 

[chasec]

At A&M grad school does not help as much as I would have thought. It does not count any different than if you were taking post bach courses as far as being weighted more. It can help for experience and interview points though. Other schools like Colorado State seem to appreciate advanced degrees more than A&M (just by looking at the class profiles).

I am currently in a grad program at A&M and am next on the waitlist for this year.

 

[fightinaggievet]

I applied to vet school this last cycle and got an interview but didn't make the cut. I was basically told that I needed to get a higher GPA by doing more course work if I wanted to get in. They said a masters program would be fine so I chose one I was really interested in.

 

[chasec]

That is the route I took. I am just doing a BIMS non-thesis masters because it allowed me to take physiology with the 1VMs and prove that I could perform better than the people they chose ahead of me. As long as you make good grades it will help. I was just stating that they do not give you extra points for doing graduate work which is unfortunate and wrong in my opinion.

 

[sumstorm]

The one thing to be cautious of is that most schools will want it complete before you enter vet school...they don't want you to abandon the program mid way through.

As long as it is something you are interested in for future career success, go for it.

I agree with Chase that generally it isn't weighted any higher in the GPA calculations than undergrad, but I am also not sure why it would. Some schools focus more on the 'last 45' so it would affect that more.