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

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coffeebeans6 said:
Hi! I applied and did the video and it's not bad at all. I was so nervous that I blacked out and don't remember the questions but it was along the lines of introduce yourself and why you want to go to Georgetown etc
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ok i figured it along those lines! it’s 5 questions right? have they gotten back to u and do u know anything about scholarships?
 
Has anyone heard back from hopkins Social and behavioral sciences yet? Submitted a while ago (before Thanksgiving) and still waiting to hear. Also any insight to when Harvard and Brown might be releasing decisions?
 
jimin_ said:
ok i figured it along those lines! it’s 5 questions right? have they gotten back to u and do u know anything about scholarships?
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Yeah, 4-5 questions. And no 🙁 I submitted on 02/01 which was after the priority deadline so it will probably be a while. Are you planning on submitting soon?
 
coffeebeans6 said:
Yeah, 4-5 questions. And no 🙁 I submitted on 02/01 which was after the priority deadline so it will probably be a while. Are you planning on submitting soon?
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hopefully this week (i literally made the decision this weekend) I’m writing the diversity essay but like am confused if i really have to? but all i have left is two rec letters and the video
 
About a week ago Brown sent out an email saying we would hear in 2-4 weeks! So now 1-3, hopefully just 1 lol
manatees97 said:
Has anyone heard back from hopkins Social and behavioral sciences yet? Submitted a while ago (before Thanksgiving) and still waiting to hear. Also any insight to when Harvard and Brown might be releasing decisions?
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helicopter30 said:
Accepted to George Washington on 11/23 and still haven’t heard anything about scholarships 😥 Kind of turned off from the school at this point.
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Have you reached out to the school as yet to find out when they will be releasing scholarships info?
 
Its been 3 weeks since I submitted my supplemental for BU and I haven't reiceved an email that my app is complete/under review. I've emailed one of the admissions officers directly asking what the status is/if I'll get a notification but still nothing. Idk what to do I applied before the Jan 15th deadline and im still not under reivew.
 
tooicy said:
Have you reached out to the school as yet to find out when they will be releasing scholarships info?
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Not yet, but I’ve seen other people post about getting emails (both containing scholarships and stating that they didn’t receive any) so I know they’ve been sending out info. Might reach out later this week if I don’t hear anything.
 
I'm curious for those who applied to Harvard what program/concentration everyone applied to and what their previous school/work experience is like? (If anyone wants to give some advice on mine and likelihood of getting in that would be great 😃). I applied to the Harvard-65 program with a nutrition concentration.

- 2 years post-bachelors work
- 2 years work experience in a research lab in exercise/nutrition clinical research
- 1 year working in non-profit
- 2+ years volunteering for same non-profit
- Undergraduate GPA = 3.93
- Taking MPH/nutrition graduate classes as non-matriculated student GPA: 3.8-3.9

Also, anyone know any more specifics about when Harvard will send out acceptances (besides mid-february to mid-march)
 
Hey everyone 🙂 I am a loooooooong time skulker of this site– lol like yearsss. But I wanted to share my stats for hope to anyone who has a low gpa like/struggled with finding what they have a passion for. I took Ochem 1 three times (got a C the third time), and took Ochem 2 five times (never passed smh)— all in the pursuit of medical school, and then veterinary school, neither of which I was really excited about attending. I’ve been in undergrad for so long, it felt never ending. After the last try I felt hopeless, but long story short I discovered my love for Public Health and I think I accurately portrayed my journey in my essays. I’m actually excited about my career now, it’s such a blessing, one that many take for granted. I’m so happy, and I hope everyone here gets accepted to their first choice!

Undergraduate School/School type: Top state school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.23 (SOPHAS gpa was 3.14).
Major/minor: Neuroscience then switched to Biology then switched and stayed with *Animal Science* (lol just wanted to graduate at that point)
GRE(including date taken): Not taken! Probably the only thing about covid that I am thankful for is schools waiving this requirement. My sister didn’t have to take the SAT either, she was so happy lol

Experience/research: one long term (multiple years) and two short term (months) research experiences. Worked as a Veterinary Assistant for a long time. A variety of other retail jobs. I worked all throughout college. School extracurriculars, volunteering, and I was a TA for a class and a Resident Assistant for a year.

Letters of Rec: Two veterinarians and a research PI

Interests: Health Policy - particularly combating disparities and promoting equity

Applied: Columbia (1/06), JHU, GWU, Vanderbilt, and Tufts (all 1/15)
Accepted: GWU (02/01), JHU +MTS 75% off second year (02/08), Columbia, Tufts, Interview Invite at Vanderbilt but declined
Rejected: NONE
Waitlisted:
Attending:JHU!

Please feel free to reach out to me if there’s anything I can answer/help with. Reading these posts has been such a comfort to me, I appreciate you all!
 
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lmarph said:
Its been 3 weeks since I submitted my supplemental for BU and I haven't reiceved an email that my app is complete/under review. I've emailed one of the admissions officers directly asking what the status is/if I'll get a notification but still nothing. Idk what to do I applied before the Jan 15th deadline and im still not under reivew.
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I submitted my supplemental app on 11/23 and got the "application received" email that day. I didn't get the "your application is complete" email until 1/26 when my app went for review. Just give it time!
 
Fallingwater_sam said:
I'm curious for those who applied to Harvard what program/concentration everyone applied to and what their previous school/work experience is like? (If anyone wants to give some advice on mine and likelihood of getting in that would be great 😃). I applied to the Harvard-65 program with a nutrition concentration.

- 2 years post-bachelors work
- 2 years work experience in a research lab in exercise/nutrition clinical research
- 1 year working in non-profit
- 2+ years volunteering for same non-profit
- Undergraduate GPA = 3.93
- Taking MPH/nutrition graduate classes as non-matriculated student GPA: 3.8-3.9

Also, anyone know any more specifics about when Harvard will send out acceptances (besides mid-february to mid-march)
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I applied to the 65 MPH in Health and Social Behavior! full stats are on pg. 11. good luck to you!

  • Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.47 / 3.5
  • Worked / still working at education nonprofit for 2 years as program manager
  • Worked at social justice alternative breaks center for 3 years in college
  • Research assistant in public health data collection for one summer
 
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lmarph said:
Its been 3 weeks since I submitted my supplemental for BU and I haven't reiceved an email that my app is complete/under review. I've emailed one of the admissions officers directly asking what the status is/if I'll get a notification but still nothing. Idk what to do I applied before the Jan 15th deadline and im still not under reivew.
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I would email [email protected]. If it’s over 7-10 business days that’s on them.
 
manatees97 said:
Has anyone heard back from hopkins Social and behavioral sciences yet? Submitted a while ago (before Thanksgiving) and still waiting to hear. Also any insight to when Harvard and Brown might be releasing decisions?
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I applied to 2 programs at JHU - SBS and Human nutrition. Heard back from human nutrition within 3 weeks but still waiting on SBS 😕
 
LiveTheMoment98 said:
Did they actually make an error again?
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Yes. A few days ago a lot of us received an update to our applicant portals that said we got accepted to Columbia. After 24 hours it converted back to the under review status. Columbia then sent out a generic email that only made things worse.
 
Hey guys, did anyone hear back from the BU Global Health program? The wait is killing me 😒
 
moviemix said:
Hey everyone 🙂 I am a loooooooong time skulker of this site– lol like yearsss. But I wanted to share my stats for hope to anyone who has a low gpa like/struggled with finding what they have a passion for. I took Ochem 1 three times (got a C the third time), and took Ochem 2 five times (never passed smh)— all in the pursuit of medical school, and then veterinary school, neither of which I was really excited about attending. I’ve been in undergrad for so long, it felt never ending. After the last try I felt hopeless, but long story short I discovered my love for Public Health and I think I accurately portrayed my journey in my essays. I’m actually excited about my career now, it’s such a blessing, one that many take for granted. I’m so happy, and I hope everyone here gets accepted to their first choice!

Undergraduate School/School type: Top state school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.23 (SOPHAS gpa was 3.14).
Major/minor: Neuroscience then switched to Biology then switched and stayed with *Animal Science* (lol just wanted to graduate at that point)
GRE(including date taken): Not taken! Probably the only thing about covid that I am thankful for is schools waiving this requirement. My sister didn’t have to take the SAT either, she was so happy lol

Experience/research: one long term (multiple years) and two short term (months) research experiences. Worked as a Veterinary Assistant for a long time. A variety of other retail jobs. I worked all throughout college. School extracurriculars, volunteering, and I was a TA for a class and a Resident Assistant for a year.

Letters of Rec: Two veterinarians and a research PI

Interests: Health Policy - particularly combating disparities and promoting equity

Applied: Columbia (1/06), JHU, GWU, Vanderbilt, and Tufts (all 1/15)
Accepted: GWU (02/01), JHU +MTS 75% off second year (02/08)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending: 99.99999% JHU! Lol after 7 days of imagining my life in DC; I had already found the apartment and everything

Please feel free to reach out to me if there’s anything I can answer/help with. Reading these posts has been such a comfort to me, I appreciate you all!
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omg also a long time lurker who got into jhu msph health policy today, would love to connect!!
moviemix said:
Hey everyone 🙂 I am a loooooooong time skulker of this site– lol like yearsss. But I wanted to share my stats for hope to anyone who has a low gpa like/struggled with finding what they have a passion for. I took Ochem 1 three times (got a C the third time), and took Ochem 2 five times (never passed smh)— all in the pursuit of medical school, and then veterinary school, neither of which I was really excited about attending. I’ve been in undergrad for so long, it felt never ending. After the last try I felt hopeless, but long story short I discovered my love for Public Health and I think I accurately portrayed my journey in my essays. I’m actually excited about my career now, it’s such a blessing, one that many take for granted. I’m so happy, and I hope everyone here gets accepted to their first choice!

Undergraduate School/School type: Top state school
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.23 (SOPHAS gpa was 3.14).
Major/minor: Neuroscience then switched to Biology then switched and stayed with *Animal Science* (lol just wanted to graduate at that point)
GRE(including date taken): Not taken! Probably the only thing about covid that I am thankful for is schools waiving this requirement. My sister didn’t have to take the SAT either, she was so happy lol

Experience/research: one long term (multiple years) and two short term (months) research experiences. Worked as a Veterinary Assistant for a long time. A variety of other retail jobs. I worked all throughout college. School extracurriculars, volunteering, and I was a TA for a class and a Resident Assistant for a year.

Letters of Rec: Two veterinarians and a research PI

Interests: Health Policy - particularly combating disparities and promoting equity

Applied: Columbia (1/06), JHU, GWU, Vanderbilt, and Tufts (all 1/15)
Accepted: GWU (02/01), JHU +MTS 75% off second year (02/08)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending: 99.99999% JHU! Lol after 7 days of imagining my life in DC; I had already found the apartment and everything

Please feel free to reach out to me if there’s anything I can answer/help with. Reading these posts has been such a comfort to me, I appreciate you all!
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im also a long time lurker and just got into jhu msph health policy this morning too!! would love to connect 🙂
 
Spartacous1 said:
Yes. A few days ago a lot of us received an update to our applicant portals that said we got accepted to Columbia. After 24 hours it converted back to the under review status. Columbia then sent out a generic email that only made things worse.
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Ooh, that's so bad, I can't imagine how much stress that put all of you through. Fingers crossed for everyone who is still waiting for their decisions, sending good thoughts your way!
 
lmarph said:
Its been 3 weeks since I submitted my supplemental for BU and I haven't reiceved an email that my app is complete/under review. I've emailed one of the admissions officers directly asking what the status is/if I'll get a notification but still nothing. Idk what to do I applied before the Jan 15th deadline and im still not under reivew.
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It took a while between submitting my supplemental and getting an email saying it was under review (I didn't expect them to confirm they were reviewing, so this is nice). Probably like 3 weeks. Just confirming that it could be a bit of a wait between submitting the supplemental, review, and finally getting the decision. I'm still waiting 🙂
 
mphwannabe123 said:
Did anyone else apply to UVA? I haven’t heard anything at all from them
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I applied 12/8 and was accepted 1/11. My acceptance is the only email I've ever received from them, though. I never got a confirmation that they received my application or it was under review, or anything like that. And I haven't received anything from them since I was accepted.
 
jademph said:
I applied 12/8 and was accepted 1/11. My acceptance is the only email I've ever received from them, though. I never got a confirmation that they received my application or it was under review, or anything like that. And I haven't received anything from them since I was accepted.
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Ok thanks, I was getting concerned because I never received any communication. Can’t say I like that too much lol. I submitted after you so hopefully I’ll hear soon!
 
Does any
abstractszn said:
omg also a long time lurker who got into jhu msph health policy today, would love to connect!!

im also a long time lurker and just got into jhu msph health policy this morning too!! would love to connect 🙂
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Omg yes! I’ll PM you. I’m so excited, I hope classes are in person this fall. If they aren’t, I’ll probably defer and use that time to save money and just LIVE lol. I’m so burnt out after this whole process. Thankful, but burnt to a crisp 😆
 
manatees97 said:
I applied to the 65 MPH in Health and Social Behavior! full stats are on pg. 11. good luck to you!

  • Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.47 / 3.5
  • Worked / still working at education nonprofit for 2 years as program manager
  • Worked at social justice alternative breaks center for 3 years in college
  • Research assistant in public health data collection for one summer
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Also applied Health and Social Behavior!

My main work experience is 3 years working + currently as a medical assistant at a free clinic and pediatric office (includes implementing and managing an outdoor covid clinic at the start of the pandemic)

I also have extensive volunteer experience in both the medical field and general community service that hopefully helps
 
Jt_hatesmedschool said:
Is anyone still waiting on the hopkins 11 month full time MPH? I've been waiting since 12/8 (the date my application went under review). Anyone know when to expect a decision by?
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They told me 2-3 weeks last week
I did apply to mph/mba dual degree
 
heyimhere said:
Does anyone know when Columbia sends out real decisions?
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I emailed them a few weeks back and they said that decisions would be released on a rolling basis in the coming weeks. I don't think they send them out on any specific day.
 
zubear said:
HSPH is most likely in 2 weeks. My last decision will be the JHU (for DrPH), they release decisions in March. I have also heard that UT Health (for PhD) could very well go into April. I am all over the place!!! Still finding my purpose in life 😎 😏
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Sometimes you dont know your life's purpose until later. It is never too late to pursue a profession that is meaningful to you.

One of my good friends finished his Dentistry degree at ucla. After he got his dental degree, he realized that he wanted nothing to do with patient care. He then pursued a career in research. He ended up at ucsf getting his PhD. He is happy with his choice now. Extremely intelligent guy.
 
Alright guys. Last year, Emory and Columbia both started sending out financial aid packages this week :nailbiting:

Here's to us all getting funded and knowing where we're going! Let's also keep our fingers crossed for those still waiting for acceptances!!
 
Undergraduate School/School type: Large state school in the Southeast; mid-tier Public Health ranking.
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.982
Major/minor: Public Health, BS
GRE (10/09/2020): Verbal: 156 (72%), Quantitative: 155 (55%), Analytical Writing: 4 (55%), but most programs I applied to waived the GRE requirement this cycle.
Experience/research: Officer in a couple of student orgs, co-founded an infectious disease student org, a senator in student government, worked as a Resident Assistant for a couple of years, worked as a Research Assistant in a lab for a couple of years on a few research projects (and presented posters at a few conferences), and has been working as a COVID contact tracer.

Letters of Rec: My undergraduate advisor, my research mentor/lab PI, a professor whose class I took, my supervisor when I was a Resident Assistant, and my COVID contact tracing supervisor.

Interests: Infectious disease epidemiology, ID ecology, zoonotic diseases, vector-borne diseases, and global health.

Applied (all MS/MSPH/MSC in Epidemiology): Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, University of Washington, Emory University, University of South Florida, and my undergraduate university.

Accepted: Johns Hopkins University (+ 75% off one year's tuition), University of Washington (financial aid TBA), and University of South Florida (no aid offered), Emory University (no aid offered), and my undergraduate university ($1,000 fellowship)
Rejected: TBD
Waitlisted: TBD
Attending: TBD (Probably UW or JHU)
 
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midomashakil said:
Just spoke with my friend who is at Columbia SPH currently. He said Mondays tend to be a big day for columbia fake decisions, so look for those this evening 👍 or dont, actually.
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WTF are you being sarcastic or is this a trend?
 
kds27 said:
Anyone know how long Michigan HPM takes to make a decision? And if they require an interview or not?
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They're not on a set timeline, but they are doing interviews. I had mine last week. They reached out a week before that for me to schedule.
 
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