MPH / MSPH 2021: Applied, Accepted, Waitlisted, Rejected, Attending

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Hi everyone! Just putting this here for data and so anyone applying to these schools can ask questions in the future! Good luck to us all!

Undergraduate School/School type: Well-known seven sisters school in Northeast USA
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.42 // 3.20 but my school is known for deflating grades
Major/minor: Neuroscience // Gender Studies (conc. in Health/Bioethics)
GRE(including date taken): Didn't take, but have a 516 on the MCAT, taken in June 2020.

Experience/research:
Numerous related undergrad courses (U.S. Public Health, Global Health, Feminist Bioethics, etc.)
3 months teaching science at a charity school in Arusha, Tanzania.
9 months during undergrad working for a medical coding company.
1 year volunteer position at a hospital near my college.
1.25 years postgrad as lead researcher running all anesthesia-related research at a large hospital. 40 hours patient interaction/week, experience with the IRB side of research, 1 publication, and a third place prize from presenting at an international Anesthesia conference.
9 months postgrad (after COVID staffing changes suspended anesthesia research) in the hospital cytology lab.

Letters of Rec: One from my PI (an anesthesiologist), 2 from other senior anesthesiologists I worked with, one from Senior capstone neuroscience professor, one from Global Health/Bioethics professor who currently teaches in a school of public health.

Interests: Community health, but more specifically maternal and child health. I'm very passionate about child development and changing our public spaces and systems to allow children to grow up healthier and safer.

Applied: George Washington (11/30), DePaul (11/30), University of Illinois at Chicago (11/15), Harvard (11/30), Maryland (11/30), U Washington (11/29)
Accepted: George Washington + $21k (12/17), DePaul (1/8), University of Illinois at Chicago (1/28), Maryland (2/3), U Washington (2/18)
Rejected: Harvard (3/15)
Waitlisted:
Attending:
 
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Need an opinion. I have like 1 day to submit to emory
I alr got into GWU and i feel like i’d go there over emory anyway
i’m focusing in global health
My career goals ranked or places i want to work:
1: UN/WORLDBANK/WHO/MSF
2:The economist/consulting/other for profit options/ other non profits in nyc
3: goverment/cdc/hhs/think tanks

I feel like with my goals when comparing the one school I already have been accepted to that I should not apply to Emory.

I came here to get people to tell me why i should apply if at all bc the school was on my to do list.

other schools i’ve applied to are hopkins/columbia/harvard (lol tho) and boston
 
Undergraduate School/School type: Vassar College
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.28/3.22(pre-med life 😭)
Major/minor: Psychology and Biology
Grad GPA (if applicable): n/a
Grad studies (if applicable): n/a
GRE(including date taken): Didn't take

Experience/research: I dont have much experience 😔
-4 years wellness peer educator during undergrad
- 2 semesters of field work at a hospital
- 3 months of research at Yale studying ovarian cancer
- 2 months of research studying how memory is stored and retrieved in the brain
- currently finishing my AmeriCorps service year working with underserrved communities overcome barriers to employment

Letters of Rec:
2 from research PIs, 1 from biology professor/major advisor, and 1 from my work study boss as a wellness peer educator

Interests: health equity, health disparities, maternal and child health, reproductive health and justice, women's health, sexual health, underserved and minority community health, LGBT+ health, midwifery, doula, cultural competency

Applied: wanted to apply to MCH or pop fam health concentrations but I didn't have enough experience for most programs
BU (Human rights and social justice), Drexel (community health and prevention), UMD (health equity), Temple (social and behavior Science), Emory (Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences), Yale (social and behavior science), Columbia (sociomedical science),-NYU (social and behavior science), UNC (Equity), JHU (pop. and fam. health)
All submitted 11/17 except JHU which was 12/23, UNC supplemental 11/27, UMD supplemental 12/7
Accepted: Temple (12/5), Drexel + 14k (12/19), JHU + MTS 75% 2nd year (1/5), Yale (1/20) + 20k (1/29), Columbia (1/20), Emory (2/1) + MCH Fellowship (2/12), BU + 25% (2/5), 30% (3/29), UMD (2/10), NYU (2/13)
Rejected: UNC (3/17)
Waitlisted:
Attending: Johns Hopkins
 
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jimin_ said:
Need an opinion. I have like 1 day to submit to emory
I alr got into GWU and i feel like i’d go there over emory anyway
i’m focusing in global health
My career goals ranked or places i want to work:
1: UN/WORLDBANK/WHO/MSF
2:The economist/consulting/other for profit options/ other non profits in nyc
3: goverment/cdc/hhs/think tanks

I feel like with my goals when comparing the one school I already have been accepted to that I should not apply to Emory.

I came here to get people to tell me why i should apply if at all bc the school was on my to do list.

other schools i’ve applied to are hopkins/columbia/harvard (lol tho) and boston
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Everybody's dream school is different, GW has advantages being in Washington D.C., Emory has its advantages as well, both good schools. In the end the choice is yours of where to apply to, makes sense to not waste money and time applying if you know for a fact that you wouldn't go to Emory anyway. I'd pick Emory over GW, though I don't have firsthand knowledge of either, some people probably visit the school to get a gut feeling or there is something specific they really like about a school.
 
She-Hulk said:
Everybody's dream school is different, GW has advantages being in Washington D.C., Emory has its advantages as well, both good schools. In the end the choice is yours of where to apply to, makes sense to not waste money and time applying if you know for a fact that you wouldn't go to Emory anyway. I'd pick Emory over GW, though I don't have firsthand knowledge of either, some people probably visit the school to get a gut feeling or there is something specific they really like about a school.
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what makes you pick emory over gwu?
 
jimin_ said:
Need an opinion. I have like 1 day to submit to emory
I alr got into GWU and i feel like i’d go there over emory anyway
i’m focusing in global health
My career goals ranked or places i want to work:
1: UN/WORLDBANK/WHO/MSF
2:The economist/consulting/other for profit options/ other non profits in nyc
3: goverment/cdc/hhs/think tanks

I feel like with my goals when comparing the one school I already have been accepted to that I should not apply to Emory.

I came here to get people to tell me why i should apply if at all bc the school was on my to do list.

other schools i’ve applied to are hopkins/columbia/harvard (lol tho) and boston
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I've always thought that if you need convincing to apply to a school, after doing your own research, you shouldn't apply. There have been many people in these groups throughout the years that apply to schools just to apply and then have trouble making a decision because of funding. They know they don't actually want to go to certain schools, but funding clouds their decision. If you think this could be a problem, maybe don't apply.

Keep in mind that summer internships are a key way to make connections. From my understanding, most students at GW, and many other schools, do their practicum during the summer, not during the school year. However, admins recommend that you attend schools in locations you want to work. If I were you (and confident in my application), I'd stick with those 5 schools you listed.

Bottom line, if you're sure you won't be going, don't apply.
 
MPH2021! said:
Congrats! Are you interviewing with a faculty member or a student?
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My interview is with a student, though looking at the last forum interviews are program-specific so I don't think all the programs do interviews. Just an FYI, I may be mistaken.
 
Quick question, for the Columbia initial notification of invite to interview in HPM (saying a current student would be reaching out sometime soon) did anyone write back with a thank you, confirmation, anything else? The email came back from the generic email address for admissions. Just don't know if it would bounce back if I did and/or if it is necessary to send a response.
 
jm20bk06 said:
Quick question, for the Columbia initial notification of invite to interview in HPM (saying a current student would be reaching out sometime soon) did anyone write back with a thank you, confirmation, anything else? The email came back from the generic email address for admissions. Just don't know if it would bounce back if I did and/or if it is necessary to send a response.
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I suggest replying anyway with something simple like, "Great, thank you! I look forward to connecting with HPM student soon." If it bounces back, nbd, but if it goes through, then it's an opportunity to get your name out there and show that you are responsive and appreciative of the opportunity. This is just a suggestion based on what I would do, and not from experience. I am in a different situation...I applied to the Columbia exec program. I received an email just before the holiday from a program director for an "informal meeting" the following day. Conversation went well, and I'm expecting to hear back in the next week or so!🤞 Also - goes without saying, but don't forget to send a thank you email after your interview. Make sure to get the email address of the student that interviews you, too!
 
Has anyone submitted the MCH Certificate application at Emory? I got an email to send in the application but I haven’t received an admissions decision yet, so I wasn’t sure if it was just a general email.
 
mddreamgirl said:
Has anyone submitted the MCH Certificate application at Emory? I got an email to send in the application but I haven’t received an admissions decision yet, so I wasn’t sure if it was just a general email.
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I also received this email but I haven't submitted the application yet. I believe in the threads from previous years they said that they send the email out to everyone who selects the MCH certificate.
 
Anya230 said:
I also received this email but I haven't submitted the application yet. I believe in the threads from previous years they said that they send the email out to everyone who selects the MCH certificate.
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Do you know when they release decisions? I saw in last year’s thread that it’s usually around January 15th.
 
mddreamgirl said:
Do you know when they release decisions? I saw in last year’s thread that it’s usually around January 15th.
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Acceptances to Emory started coming around the 15th, but I'm not sure about this year. I'm hoping it's around the same timeframe. But for the MCH program, the email said decisions for the fellowship should be released February 22nd and March 15th for the certificate! And the decisions will be sent separately from the degree program. Hopefully this response was helpful!
 
Has anybody heard from the University of MN recently? My app was sent to the admissions committee on 12/4 and they said they’d send decisions in about three weeks, buts it’s been about five weeks now 🥴
 
Hey all! Getting antsy to start hearing back! I checked in with GWU as I was accepted on 12/9 and was told in my email that I would hear back about scholarships w/in 4 business weeks. Checked in via email and they said they haven't been able to send scholarship notifications yet and hope to have them out w/in the next few weeks.
 
Also just admitted to Yale for Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases!!! Submitted 11/23/2020, Received 11/30/2020, Complete and Routed 12/16/2020, Admitted 1/6/2021!
 
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MPHSeekerrr said:
Also just admitted to Yale for Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases!!! Submitted 12/23, Received11/30/2020, Complete and Routed 12/16/2020
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Congratulations!! 😀 I'm also waiting to hear back from Yale for that program. Just wondering (maybe I'm just sleep-deprived), but could you explain the timeline?
 
qcl1009 said:
Congratulations!! 😀 I'm also waiting to hear back from Yale for that program. Just wondering (maybe I'm just sleep-deprived), but could you explain the timeline?
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Sure thing! I actually made a typo. I submitted my app on 11/23/20. It immediately verified because my other apps I previously submitted had already been verified. They emailed on 11/30 saying they received my app. They emailed again on 12/16 saying my app is complete and is routed for review. Then emailed today with my admission! Thank you and I wish you good luck!
 
MPHSeekerrr said:
Sure thing! I actually made a typo. I submitted my app on 11/23/20. It immediately verified because my other apps I previously submitted had already been verified. They emailed on 11/30 saying they received my app. They emailed again on 12/16 saying my app is complete and is routed for review. Then emailed today with my admission! I wish you good luck!
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Got it, thank you so much!! I submitted my app on 12/15 so I'm still hoping to hear back :')) but congrats once again!!!
 
publichealthlady13 said:
Just admitted to Yale for the MPH in Health Policy! Went under review 11/17! Very excited and they have some super unique tracks I am interested in
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publichealthlady13 said:
Hi all! So excited to have found this community and excited to connect with you all. For reference, I am an MPH/JD applicant so I've applied to the corresponding law programs as well. My experience has been a mix so as to cater to multiple degree programs that can be divergent at times -- I also applied to more law schools than MPH programs since Hopkins lets you do it combined with any law school (pretty neat!), and some don't let you apply until you matriculate to the law school (TH Chan, etc.). I also applied to UK schools last cycle, but didn't go because of COVID. Still including for reference!

Undergraduate School/School type: UC Berkeley
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.80/3.84 (cum laude on my graduating class' scale)
Major/minor: Public Health
GRE(including date taken): Since I am a dual degree applicant with coursework to cover my quantitive needs, I submitted my LSAT score in lieu of paying to take the GRE in addition to the LSAT. I scored a 170/180 (97th percentile) on the LSAT. Our writing section is not scored but is disclosed with scores.

Experience/research:
-Research assistant for 2 years in a gender & women's empowerment research group, focused on contraception uptake and reproductive health research, women's health policies, and SVSH initiatives in our university system;
-Honors candidate in the Public Health undergraduate program, conducted original research that culminated in a faculty-reviewed thesis. Topic was influence of CCT enrollment on women's joint and exclusive decision-making. I continued to work with this research group since graduation;
-Member of University committee focused on sourcing and funding student-designed public health initiatives on campus;
-Member of University committee focused on community health & wellness;
-Student presenter at the APHA the year I graduated & volunteer abstract reviewer since;
-Community Health Educator and student advisor to our university health services team;
-2 summer internships at major life sciences companies (1 doing communications, 1 doing women's health education & comms);
-Hospital / healthcare revenue cycle consultant (for 1 year post-grad), focused on outpatient claims coding;
-Currently a litigation assistant for life sciences and healthcare matters, where I also do pro bono work for various initiatives the firm handles;
-8 Semesters receiving Academic Honors, 5 Semesters of Dean's Honors, Highest Honors on Senior Thesis / Departmental Honors

Letters of Rec:
1) Public health thesis faculty advisor and professor who I took coursework from throughout undergrad;
2) Faculty director of my undergraduate public health honors program (small cohort, ~10 people);
3) Partner at the law firm I currently work at who specializes in healthcare & life sciences matters, since I am applying to dual programs and my application is indicated as such.

Interests: Women's health; social epidemiology; application of public health methods to legal reasoning, development and enforcement of law; healthcare structuring and systems. I plan to practice law in the healthcare and life sciences / biotech space once I graduate. After that, who knows! Would love to go into int'l policy development, PI-work related to women's health policies.

Applied to all 9/27, verified 9/28 by SOPHAS.

Applied: Johns Hopkins (Health Systems & Policy), Columbia (HPM), Yale (Health Policy), GW (Health Policy), UCLA (HPM), UC Berkeley (HPM), NYU (Public Health Policy & Management), Rutgers (Health Systems & Policy), UVA (Health Policy, Law & Ethics), BU (Law & Public Health dual program), LSE (Global Health Policy - Fall 2020 start applicant), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Health Policy, Planning & Financing - Fall 2020 start applicant)
Accepted: Yale (1/6/21), NYU + 20k per year (12/31/20), JHU (10/28/20), GW (10/28/20), LSE (early Jan. 2020), LSHTM (early Jan. 2020)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attendin
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publichealthlady13 said:
Hi all! So excited to have found this community and excited to connect with you all. For reference, I am an MPH/JD applicant so I've applied to the corresponding law programs as well. My experience has been a mix so as to cater to multiple degree programs that can be divergent at times -- I also applied to more law schools than MPH programs since Hopkins lets you do it combined with any law school (pretty neat!), and some don't let you apply until you matriculate to the law school (TH Chan, etc.). I also applied to UK schools last cycle, but didn't go because of COVID. Still including for reference!

Undergraduate School/School type: UC Berkeley
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.80/3.84 (cum laude on my graduating class' scale)
Major/minor: Public Health
GRE(including date taken): Since I am a dual degree applicant with coursework to cover my quantitive needs, I submitted my LSAT score in lieu of paying to take the GRE in addition to the LSAT. I scored a 170/180 (97th percentile) on the LSAT. Our writing section is not scored but is disclosed with scores.

Experience/research:
-Research assistant for 2 years in a gender & women's empowerment research group, focused on contraception uptake and reproductive health research, women's health policies, and SVSH initiatives in our university system;
-Honors candidate in the Public Health undergraduate program, conducted original research that culminated in a faculty-reviewed thesis. Topic was influence of CCT enrollment on women's joint and exclusive decision-making. I continued to work with this research group since graduation;
-Member of University committee focused on sourcing and funding student-designed public health initiatives on campus;
-Member of University committee focused on community health & wellness;
-Student presenter at the APHA the year I graduated & volunteer abstract reviewer since;
-Community Health Educator and student advisor to our university health services team;
-2 summer internships at major life sciences companies (1 doing communications, 1 doing women's health education & comms);
-Hospital / healthcare revenue cycle consultant (for 1 year post-grad), focused on outpatient claims coding;
-Currently a litigation assistant for life sciences and healthcare matters, where I also do pro bono work for various initiatives the firm handles;
-8 Semesters receiving Academic Honors, 5 Semesters of Dean's Honors, Highest Honors on Senior Thesis / Departmental Honors

Letters of Rec:
1) Public health thesis faculty advisor and professor who I took coursework from throughout undergrad;
2) Faculty director of my undergraduate public health honors program (small cohort, ~10 people);
3) Partner at the law firm I currently work at who specializes in healthcare & life sciences matters, since I am applying to dual programs and my application is indicated as such.

Interests: Women's health; social epidemiology; application of public health methods to legal reasoning, development and enforcement of law; healthcare structuring and systems. I plan to practice law in the healthcare and life sciences / biotech space once I graduate. After that, who knows! Would love to go into int'l policy development, PI-work related to women's health policies.

Applied to all 9/27, verified 9/28 by SOPHAS.

Applied: Johns Hopkins (Health Systems & Policy), Columbia (HPM), Yale (Health Policy), GW (Health Policy), UCLA (HPM), UC Berkeley (HPM), NYU (Public Health Policy & Management), Rutgers (Health Systems & Policy), UVA (Health Policy, Law & Ethics), BU (Law & Public Health dual program), LSE (Global Health Policy - Fall 2020 start applicant), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Health Policy, Planning & Financing - Fall 2020 start applicant)
Accepted: Yale (1/6/21), NYU + 20k per year (12/31/20), JHU (10/28/20), GW (10/28/20), LSE (early Jan. 2020), LSHTM (early Jan. 2020)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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Hi,

Congratulations on your acceptances so far! Your stats seem pretty good btw. I wasn't aware that some schools offer a MPH/JD as a dual component. Would you mind sharing some more info on this program like what career path can one decide to go into with this degree and what jobs or careers can you look into with this degree? I would love to get more info on it. Seems very interesting. Feel free to private message me as well.
 
Is anyone who was admitted to Tulane able to see their Financial Aid information on the Gibson website? I've tried a bunch of times but even after I log in, I only see the Home Page (not my file).
 
Procainepuppy said:
Was just admitted to Yale! Wondering for those of you who already admitted and awarded a scholarship, was this information included in the acceptance email, or does this come a bit later?
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Congrats! Awards come within 10 days of acceptance.
 
epihopeful627 said:
Is anyone who was admitted to Tulane able to see their Financial Aid information on the Gibson website? I've tried a bunch of times but even after I log in, I only see the Home Page (not my file).
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I can't see mine yet either. According to this checklist (https://financialaid.tulane.edu/sites/financialaid.tulane.edu/files/CHKL2122GradPH_0.pdf), we first need to fill out the 2021-2022 School of Public Health Financial Aid Addendum, but it looks like that form isn't yet available.
 
tapetalucida said:
Has anyone heard back from JHU on a Full-Time MPH?
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Got accepted to JHU MPH Full time 1/5. Submitted 11/23, verified and went under review 11/24. Heard back exactly 6 weeks 😀 Anyone who has accepted JHU already or was enrolled in the program before? I'm worried about the cost..and area. But would love to connect!
 
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igky99 said:
Undergraduate School/School type: Top 3 Canadian school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.1/3.3 (SOPHAS Verified) (low GPA during freshman and sophomore year due to mental health)
Major/minor: Bsc. Nutrition
Grad GPA (if applicable): N/A
Grad studies (if applicable): N/A
GRE(including date taken): N/A

Experience/research:
- Project coordinator at a local non-profit (1-year full time) working on nutritional food insecurity
- Research assistant for 4 months over the summer on food systems / COVID related food policies
- Part of a student-led project creating a mobile application for ethical food consumption
- Unpaid Internship at a nutrition company (1 year)
- Writer/editor for an asset-based community project on food security/food justice
- Various leadership positions in school clubs all throughout university

Letters of Rec: Uploaded 5 total on SOPHAS
- 1 professor in public health (Columbia alum)
- 4 letters from supervisors/project co-workers

Interests:
- Food / Nutrition
- Health promotion
- Social determinants of health


I sent in an updated transcript to SOPHAS for grades from the most recent fall term - does anyone know if it will be included in the SOPHAS verified overall GPA?


Applied: Columbia (SMS) , Johns Hopkins (Human nutrition & health systems), Boston (undecided), NYU (social&behaviral), CUNY (nutrition),

Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending
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SOPHAS said you can send new transcripts in and your schools will see them, but they do not verify updated grades until June (when I asked they kept directing me to the SOPHAS FAQ page). It's up to your schools to include/calculate these updated grades in your overall GPA.
 
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yougotnojams said:
Has anybody heard from the University of MN recently? My app was sent to the admissions committee on 12/4 and they said they’d send decisions in about three weeks, buts it’s been about five weeks now 🥴
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I heard back yesterday! I submitted 12/10 so maybe you'll hear back soon! A lot of offices were closed for the holiday so maybe that's why it's taking a little longer
 
Mementomori27 said:
Got accepted to JHU MPH Full time 1/5. Submitted 11/23, verified and went under review 11/24. Heard back exactly 6 weeks 😀 Anyone who has accepted JHU already or was enrolled in the program before? I'm worried about the cost..and area. But would love to connect!
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Hey, congrats! Awesome news!
 
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