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

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Applied to Emory 11/6 for Epi, confirmed 12/15 and denied/rerouted 1/27 to HPM.

My undergrad was in economics, and I was honestly torn between Epi and HPM when I applied. Thinking this will be a stronger fit if I get accepted though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm super bummed, but I figure with an econ background epi was a longshot anyway.
 
Damson said:
Quick question for y'all, what is your purpose for undertaking a MPH, what main things do you expect to learn during a MPH?
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I'm from a town with large public health crises and never learned about preventive or promotive health factors. I attended UC Berkeley, top public health program, and professors constantly talked about their research in my hometown ... realized disconnect between research and community outreach.
 
rrcoffee said:
May as well post my stats!

Undergraduate School/School type: midwest liberal arts
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.2
Major/minor: Biology (B.S)
Grad GPA (if applicable): n/a
Grad studies (if applicable): n/a

Experience/extra-curriculars:
-Founder/ Director of a summer camp for kids with parents affected by cancer in my community
-President of Relay for Life (American Cancer Society)(also held previous positions with this org)
-Volunteer at Local free Clinic (2 years)
-President of my Sorority (after holding 2 previous positions)
-Tour Guide, Interviewer, and Tour Guide Coordinator for office of admissions
-Internship with researcher for UNICEF and WHO
-Experience working with an orphanage in Honduras that is home to HIV+ kids
-licensed EMT

Letters of Rec:
Organic Chem Professor (My Advisor and also helped me start the camp)
Other Professor (a theatre class but I got an A+ and got to know him very well)
My sorority advisor (can speak to my leadership and initiative)

Interests: Social determinants of health/ health and human rights

Applied: Columbia (SMS), Brown, BU
Accepted:
Rejected:
Attending:

I am most worried about my GPA (physics and chem were rough lol-but still had an upward trend in those courses)-I have had an upward trend and have had above a 3.5 the last two semesters. Columbia is a reach for sure but it is my dream program and I am hoping for a miracle.
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If you're the founder of Camp Kesem (I am assuming) and president of THE Relay for Life ACS with UNICEF and WHO experience, then you can get into anywhere...Columbia, JH, Harvard would NOT be a reach. GPA isn't everything as evident by a wide variety of candidates' numbers getting into various schools. Shoot your shot!
 
KaramazovB said:
If you're the founder of Camp Kesem (I am assuming) and president of THE Relay for Life ACS with UNICEF and WHO experience, then you can get into anywhere...Columbia, JH, Harvard would NOT be a reach. GPA isn't everything as evident by a wide variety of candidates' numbers getting into various schools. Shoot your shot!
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Yeah I was gonna say, you're experience/extracurriculars are spectacular!! I think if you conveyed your passion for public health in your SOP, you have a really great chance at all of the programs you applied to.
 
Long time lurker, decided to finally post! Sending good vibes to everyone waiting for decisions– your passions will shine through and you will end up where you will do the best work!

Undergraduate School/School type: Private research university in the Midwest
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.45 / 3.71 (SOPHAS Verified)
Major/minor: Sociology major, Heath and Society Minor

Experience/research:
- Interned at a sexual and reproductive health organization in California, creating trainings in Spanish for clinicians.
-Spanish Research Assistant at a linguistics/public health lab at my university, creating a novel coding scheme
-Interned at local Mexican consulate general, helping with the community affairs department and specializing in health services.
-LGBTQ Health Intern at a sexual and reproductive health research lab at my university. Published in Sexuality Research and Social Policy (second author).
-Volunteered with a HIV/AIDS social service agency since 2014 (I was dedicated!)
-International volunteer for my sorority's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion group (previously help position as New Member Coordinator).

Letters of Rec:
- Sociology professor and thesis advisor.
- Public Health professor who attended one of the schools I applied to.
- Supervisor from sexual and reproductive health research lab.

Interests: HIV/AIDS research, Maternal and Child Health, community programming. I want to help bridge the gap between research being done in academia and the populations I want to serve!

Applied: UMichigan (verified 12/2, application routed 12/4); Columbia (verified 12/2, routed 12/9); Emory (verified 12/2, routed 12/15) and UCLA (verified 12/2, routed 12/10)
Accepted: Columbia (01/27)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
 
mbpari said:
Applied to Emory 11/6 for Epi, confirmed 12/15 and denied/rerouted 1/27 to HPM.

My undergrad was in economics, and I was honestly torn between Epi and HPM when I applied. Thinking this will be a stronger fit if I get accepted though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm super bummed, but I figure with an econ background epi was a longshot anyway.
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This exact happened to me too yesterday. I am also bummed but also like the idea of health policy as well. Is it bad that your post makes me feel slightly better that I'm not the only one lol?
 
wildrose72 said:
Long time lurker, decided to finally post! Sending good vibes to everyone waiting for decisions– your passions will shine through and you will end up where you will do the best work!

Undergraduate School/School type: Private research university in the Midwest
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.45 / 3.71 (SOPHAS Verified)
Major/minor: Sociology major, Heath and Society Minor

Experience/research:
- Interned at a sexual and reproductive health organization in California, creating trainings in Spanish for clinicians.
-Spanish Research Assistant at a linguistics/public health lab at my university, creating a novel coding scheme
-Interned at local Mexican consulate general, helping with the community affairs department and specializing in health services.
-LGBTQ Health Intern at a sexual and reproductive health research lab at my university. Published in Sexuality Research and Social Policy (second author).
-Volunteered with a HIV/AIDS social service agency since 2014 (I was dedicated!)
-International volunteer for my sorority's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion group (previously help position as New Member Coordinator).

Letters of Rec:
- Sociology professor and thesis advisor.
- Public Health professor who attended one of the schools I applied to.
- Supervisor from sexual and reproductive health research lab.

Interests: HIV/AIDS research, Maternal and Child Health, community programming. I want to help bridge the gap between research being done in academia and the populations I want to serve!

Applied: UMichigan (verified 12/2, application routed 12/4); Columbia (verified 12/2, routed 12/9); Emory (verified 12/2, routed 12/15) and UCLA (verified 12/2, routed 12/10)
Accepted: Columbia (01/27)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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Congrats on Columbia!! Which program did you apply to?
 
Undergraduate School/School type: University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.55 / 3.74
Study: Communication & Rhetoric (major), Applied Statistics (minor), Global Health (certificate), Managing Health Services Program & Projects (certificate)
GRE (including date taken): N/A (all programs waived the GRE due to COVID)
Interests: Health Policy, Women's Health, Mental Health
Other Factors: Graduating college in 3 years, WOC

Applied: Dates listed are when I submitted the application via SOPHAS
  • The Dartmouth Institute: MPH Health Policy and Delivery Science (12/1)
  • Yale University: MPH Health Policy (12/15)
  • Emory University: MPH Health Policy (1/5)
  • George Washington University: MPH Health Policy (1/10)
  • Tufts University: MPH Health Services Management and Policy (1/12)
  • University of Pittsburgh: MPH Health Policy (1/13)
  • Brandeis University: MS Global Health Policy and Management (1/14)
  • Boston University: MPH Health Policy and Law (1/15)
  • Johns Hopkins University: MSPH Health Policy (1/15)
Interview: Dates listed are when I received an email invitation
  • Johns Hopkins University (1/24)
  • The Dartmouth Institute (1/24)
Accepted:
  • Emory University (1/27)
  • George Washington University (2/1) + Dean's Scholarship ($16K)
  • Tufts University (2/3)
  • Johns Hopkins University (2/4) + MTS Scholarship (75% off 2nd year)
  • University of Pittsburgh (2/9) + Pitt2Pitt Scholarship (~$10K if I keep my GPA 3.3+ in the program)
  • Brandeis University (2/12) + 60% Scholarship
  • Dartmouth Institute (2/19) + Dartmouth Institute Merit Scholar Award ($10K)
  • Boston University (3/4) + 40% Scholarship
  • Yale University (3/12) + Horstmann Scholarship ($20K)
Rejected: None!
Waitlisted: None!
Attending: Johns Hopkins!
 
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KingofMaskedSinger said:
This exact happened to me too yesterday. I am also bummed but also like the idea of health policy as well. Is it bad that your post makes me feel slightly better that I'm not the only one lol?
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Honestly? I think its great to know that there are other people sharing a common experience! Lets put our hope in HPM and hopefully come Fall we'll be classmates!
 
Hey. I didn't submit my GRE score to any programs, and now I'm second guessing because I haven't heard back from any programs either. I got 154 V 150 Q and 4.5 AWA. Does this score suck? Or is it good, should I have submitted it? My GPA wasn't too hot (3.1/3.2 ish) but I think I had a strong SOP and decent experience. ALso, I'm applying to PopFam department at columbia and global health elsewhere (NYU, Brown) , so not Epi or EH where these scores may be uhhh worse. Can anyone give me some ~honest insight~? It might be too late to send to some places, but I'm still thinking of submitting some applications. Thank you!
 
orangejuice14 said:
Hey. I didn't submit my GRE score to any programs, and now I'm second guessing because I haven't heard back from any programs either. I got 154 V 150 Q and 4.5 AWA. Does this score suck? Or is it good, should I have submitted it? My GPA wasn't too hot (3.1/3.2 ish) but I think I had a strong SOP and decent experience. ALso, I'm applying to PopFam department at columbia and global health elsewhere (NYU, Brown) , so not Epi or EH where these scores may be uhhh worse. Can anyone give me some ~honest insight~? It might be too late to send to some places, but I'm still thinking of submitting some applications. Thank you!
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My scores were low in Quant compared to a lot of people in Epi and I'm not sure they even batted an eye at my scores! I think either way you play it, you'll be okay.
 
orangejuice14 said:
Hey. I didn't submit my GRE score to any programs, and now I'm second guessing because I haven't heard back from any programs either. I got 154 V 150 Q and 4.5 AWA. Does this score suck? Or is it good, should I have submitted it? My GPA wasn't too hot (3.1/3.2 ish) but I think I had a strong SOP and decent experience. ALso, I'm applying to PopFam department at columbia and global health elsewhere (NYU, Brown) , so not Epi or EH where these scores may be uhhh worse. Can anyone give me some ~honest insight~? It might be too late to send to some places, but I'm still thinking of submitting some applications. Thank you!
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I have a similar GPA and didn't submit GRE scores and it's going OK so far!
 
Hey,
I recently learned about administrative fellowships, does anyone plan on doing this or have more information?
 
How did anyone accepted to BU receive their acceptance? I went on my personalized page and it says "Congrats on your acceptance!" but I can't find an acceptance letter anywhere?
 
djjxjs said:
How did anyone accepted to BU receive their acceptance? I went on my personalized page and it says "Congrats on your acceptance!" but I can't find an acceptance letter anywhere?
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We have a personalized page? Lolllll #behind
 
jadedray said:
Hey,
I recently learned about administrative fellowships, does anyone plan on doing this or have more information?
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From what I've read, administrative fellowships are typically after the program and are geared towards health administration (mostly MHA students, sometimes MPH in HPM, etc.). They pay well and set you up for a career in hospital administration afterwards. They're also competitive from what I've seen.
 
djjxjs said:
How did anyone accepted to BU receive their acceptance? I went on my personalized page and it says "Congrats on your acceptance!" but I can't find an acceptance letter anywhere?
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Woah, I am also just now hearing about the personalized page. When did you receive this? 😬 😳 🤯
 
djjxjs said:
How did anyone accepted to BU receive their acceptance? I went on my personalized page and it says "Congrats on your acceptance!" but I can't find an acceptance letter anywhere?
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I just tried this out with the link you posted and it seems I have an acceptance at well??! But no email? I'm so confused because I've never seen this link before. Going to email BU and see what's up
 
Anya230 said:
Woah, I am also just now hearing about the personalized page. When did you receive this? 😬 😳 🤯
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It was in one of the first emails I received from BU, I think once I added it in SOPHAS, back in November? The email subject was "Welcome to Boston University School of Public Health".
 
manatees97 said:
I just tried this out with the link you posted and it seems I have an acceptance at well??! But no email? I'm so confused because I've never seen this link before. Going to email BU and see what's up
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Can someone tell me what to click once I click on the personalized page link? For some reason, a general page with MPH news comes up and no login or personalized info.
 
sap033 said:
Can someone tell me what to click once I click on the personalized page link? For some reason, a general page with MPH news comes up and no login or personalized info.
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for me i just put in https://exploresph.bu.edu/FirstnameLastname/landing and my acceptance immediately came up with nothing to click on - tbh it seems like BU is a little bit disorganized right now 😳
 
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