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

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doctorinwanting said:
Just heard back from Johns Hopkins MHS in epidemiology with MTS Scholarship!

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SOPHAS verified: Nov 30
Email from JHU saying application is under review: Nov 30
Acceptance: December 3rd (after 7 days)
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Wow that was fast. Congrats!!
 
Columbia just sent me an (automated?) email that they have not received my resume or my personal statement even though I was verified on 11/30. Is there anything I can do besides wait for SOPHAS to send them the materials?
 
ColdSore200 said:
Columbia just sent me an (automated?) email that they have not received my resume or my personal statement even though I was verified on 11/30. Is there anything I can do besides wait for SOPHAS to send them the materials
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I am presuming that it was an automated email since I have this message on my applicant portal and the only thing missing is my resume from SOPHAS, which is already there -

"We are currently experiencing technical issues bringing supporting documents into our system from SOPHAS. As we continue to correct these errors, your Checklist may not accurately reflect your submitted documents. Our team is working diligently to correct this issue, and plan to a resolution no later than November 2nd. No action is required."

Check and see if you have the same thing on your portal as well.
 
ColdSore200 said:
Columbia just sent me an (automated?) email that they have not received my resume or my personal statement even though I was verified on 11/30. Is there anything I can do besides wait for SOPHAS to send them the materials?
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I don't think it is automated. I submitted 12/1 and I was verified on 12/2, and on 12/5 they said they received all my materials. You should check your SOPHAS portal to make sure all the materials are there! 🙂
 
tstokton97 said:
Just got into GWU for epi, so excited!
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Congrats on your acceptance! I have similar stats and research interests to you, and was wondering if you ended up submitting a GRE score ? If yes, can I ask what it was? Currently sitting at a GPA around yours due to a medical diagnosis, but did do post-bacc work and explained what happened in my personal statement.
 
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Undergraduate School/School type: Public university in CA
GPA: 2.79 (uGPA: 2.56 | post-bacc GPA: 3.82)
Major/minor: Toxicology
Grad GPA: N/A
Grad studies: N/A
GRE: did not submit.

Experience/research:
- 8 years leading a community-based public health study. Started it as an undergraduate and worked with my school's faculty and nearby School of Medicine to continue its work past college
- 2 years in clinical research
- 1 year sitting on a School of Medicine task force to advance public health referendums regarding the above study
- 3 years as the founder/director of organization that brought local free clinics together
- 3 years volunteering at a free clinic
- 1 year as an emergency department scribe
- 2 years in wet lab research leading a viral research project
- 1 year as president of a pre-medical club
- 2 years organizing a national pre-health conference as Chief of Staff, where I also started the event's first public health program
- 4-5 other short-term, clinical internships that lasted <6 months
- 5 conference presentations, one at a national conference
- No publications but in mid-submission as lead author of manuscript

Letters of Rec: 5 total-- Chancellor of Health Equity and Diversity at nearby Health System who worked with me on the study, Epidemiology professor who worked with me on study and was my professor for several PH courses, Physics professor who knows me well and offered to write about my quantitative abilities. Remaining 2 letter writers come from an ED physician that I worked with while scribing and the physician that I conducted clinical research under.

Interests: Minority health, sociocultural/behavioral factors of health

*Applied MPH unless otherwise noted. Listing everything (dates, programs, appeals, etc.) to serve as a reference for future applicants.

Applied: UPenn (11/25), JHU Full-time MPH (12/1), Columbia- Accelerated PopFam (12/1), UC Davis- General track (12/1), Harvard- HBS 45 (12/1), Yale- Advanced Professional SBS (12/14), GWU- Epi (12/16), BU (12/16), Brown (2/8), JHU MHS (3/11)
Interviewed: UPenn (2/1, invited 1/25)
Accepted: BU + 30% (1/26) increased to + 35% after appeal (3/15), UPenn (2/8), Columbia- Two year PopFam (2/25), JHU (3/17) + 18k after appeal (4/9), UC Davis (3/31)
Waitlisted: UC Davis (3/5)
Rejected: GWU (1/4), Yale (3/4), Harvard (3/9), JHU MHS (3/19), Brown (4/9)

Attending: JHU Full-time MPH! :biglove:
 
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I got into GWU today! I'm really really excited, and it's all starting to sink in!

For those who got into JHU, how long did it take to hear back? I missed the priority deadline, 🙁 but I sent in my app anyway.
 
Pwny said:
Hi guys. Seeking some advice on whether or not to report my GRE score or if I should try again? My first attempt is listed below: 151Q/163V/6AWA. I retook the GRE a few days ago and earned a 152Q/158V/ pending AWA. My nerves got the better of me and I know that affected my performance. GRE scores are optional for most of my programs, but I was really hoping to offer something to offset my 2.6 GPA from undergrad. I had an undiagnosed medical condition for most of my college career, but did do ~two years of post-bacc work resulting in a 3.8 GPA. I addressed my academic deficiencies in my personal statement and at least one letter writer addressed it as well.

My question: given my situation, should I send my GRE scores (or whichever you think is strongest)? Or will my low quant score only hurt my chances? Or, thirdly, should I risk having my application reviewed in January just to retake the GRE for the third time? I know my metrics really suck and have low expectations for some of my dream schools *cough* JHU *cough*, but am hoping at least one place will take me.

Undergraduate School/School type: Public university in CA
Undergrad GPA/Post-Baccalaureate GPA: 2.79/3.82
Major/minor: Environmental Toxicology/Anthropology
Grad GPA (if applicable): N/A
Grad studies (if applicable): N/A
GRE(including date taken): 151Q/163V/6.0AWA-- not reporting yet; am seeking opinions on whether scores would hurt my applications. I know my quantitative score is pretty mediocre and can't say much other than it was by far, not what my practice tests had predicted. 🙁

Experience/research:
- 8 years as Principal Investigator of a community-based public health study. Started it as an undergraduate and worked with my school's faculty and nearby School of Medicine to continue its work past college
- 2 years in clinical research
- 1 year sitting on a School of Medicine task force to advance public health referendums regarding the above study
- 3 years running an organization that brought local free clinics together
- 3 years volunteering at a free clinic
- 1 year as an emergency department scribe
- 2 years in wet lab research leading a viral research project
- 1 year as president of a pre-medical club
- 2 years organizing a national pre-health conference as Chief of Staff, where I also started the event's first public health program
- 4-5 other short-term, clinical internships that lasted <6 months


Letters of Rec: 5 total-- Chancellor of Health Equity and Diversity at nearby Health System who worked with me on the study, Epidemiology professor who worked with me on study and was my professor for several PH courses, Physics professor who knows me very well and offered to write about my quantitative abilities. Remaining 2 letter writers come from a ED physician that I worked with while scribing and the physician that I conducted clinical research under. Have strong relationships with all.

Interests: Minority health, epidemiology, sociocultural/behavioral factors of health

Applied (12/1, verified 12/9): JHU, Columbia, UC Davis, UPenn, Harvard, Yale, GW, BU
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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If you’re applying for Epi concentrations, I wouldn’t submit GRE scores as your quant is under the 50%. From your description, it looks like you have research experience that is probably more than suitable in a “quant experience” question. To me, your GRE quant score would be undermining your professional experience.
 
llaammaa said:
I got into GWU today! I'm really really excited, and it's all starting to sink in!

For those who got into JHU, how long did it take to hear back? I missed the priority deadline, 🙁 but I sent in my app anyway.
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Congrats!! May I ask when you applied?
 
llaammaa said:
I got into GWU today! I'm really really excited, and it's all starting to sink in!

For those who got into JHU, how long did it take to hear back? I missed the priority deadline, 🙁 but I sent in my app anyway.
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Congrats on GW! For Hopkins, I SOPHAS program apps were verified on 10/15 and I received my acceptance from Hopkins on 11/24. It usually depends on the program and department that you are applying to for your degree.
 
dr.j.a. said:
Did anyone hear back from Yale yet?
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Sunshine2021 said:
I was verified on 12/1 for Yale. A few days later I received an email from Yale confirming that my app was complete and was under review. Later that day I received an email from the Office of Admissions Director reaching out to personally thank me for applying to Yale. Then a day or two later they sent me a link to Yale's Students' Page. That was all. Nothing else.
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My last letter of rec for Yale was submitted 11/26. I also received the email from the Admissions Director soon after that, but hadn't received the app complete & under review email. So I sent them an email yesterday letting them know everything had been completed two weeks ago and got the app under review email within an hour of that. Same thing with GW. 🙄
 
llaammaa said:
I got into GWU today! I'm really really excited, and it's all starting to sink in!

For those who got into JHU, how long did it take to hear back? I missed the priority deadline, 🙁 but I sent in my app anyway.
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Hi! Congrats!!! When did GWU put your application under review? 🙂
 
adventuring-girl said:
Undergraduate School/School type: Large public university on the east coast
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.456 (Undergrad), 3.765 (first year at community college), 3.55 SOPHAS verified, major GPA, 3.59
Major/minor: Psychology (BS), medical anthropology
Grad GPA (if applicable): n/a
Grad studies (if applicable): n/a
GRE(including date taken): August 2018 (forgetting the date), V: 155 (69%), Q: 154 (54%), W: 4.5 (84%), did not send to any schools I applied for

Experience/research:
Research assistant for a trauma study at a medical school: 1 year
-1 abstract publication, cancelled conference presentation due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Research assistant for veterans health studies: 2 months - ongoing
Researcher for a public health study related to fatalities: 1.5 years - ongoing
-1 abstract publication
Undergrad:
Intern at women's health center: 0.5 years
Intern for qualitative studies program: 0.5 years
Capitol hill intern where I focused on health policy: 3 months
Undergraduate research assistant for a child development lab: 9 months
Chair, co-chair, and participant in Relay for Life: 3 years
Certified Application Counselor: 4 months
Junior volunteer at a local hospital: 2 months
Student Mentor: 2.5 years

Letters of Rec:
-Former supervisor at trauma study
-PI at trauma study
-Director of a large MPH program who I did research under

Interests: health behavior, healthy policy, women's health

Applied: UNC (Health Behavior, verified on 12/1), Brown (MPH, verified on 12/11), Yale (Social & Behavioral Science, verified on 12/10), and NYU (Social and Behavioral Sciences), and GW
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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Hi y'all. I paid for SOPHAS to do the transcript entry since I had two schools during undergrad and I just realized last night that I am missing a full course from my first year of college on my verified transcript. It wasn't relevant to public health, but it did change my GPA a bit. Weirdly, it was included in the number of hours. I emailed SOPHAS, but UNC, Yale, and Brown are already verified for me. Does this matter a lot? I also sent my transcript through SOPHAS, so everyone should see it.
 
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jvrichard said:
I've been keeping up with this thread and have been meaning to post my stats / plans for a while. I'm not really sure how many programs to apply to - especially since I've heard things might be a bit more competitive this year with COVID (people deferring from last year and more people applying because lack of jobs and increased interest in public health). Right now I am planning on applying to 6-10 programs (listed at end).

Undergraduate School/School type: Ivy League
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.69 (undergrad) or 3.72 (cumulative with 2 post-bacc courses) / 3.80 (major)
Major/minor: Human Development / health policy minor
GRE(including date taken): 164 V (94%), 167 Q (89%), 4.5 AW (80%), taken Nov. 2018

Experience/research:
Undergrad:
- 2.5 years (incl. summer before senior year) as a research assistant (for credit) in memory and neuroscience lab
- Summer internship with neuropsychologist (before junior year)
- 2 years in psychology honors society, with 1 semester as treasurer
Post-grad:
- 2 years (by summer 2021) as a research assistant in Harvard Med dept. of health care policy
- First-authored one published paper, have a few non-first-authored papers in the works
- Took introductory economics and a biostatistics course to boost my quantitative background (and got gpa above 3.7)

Letters of Rec.:
- My undergrad lab professor who also taught my very small seminar senior year (he will focus on academics since my other two are professional/research)
- My current PI/boss (health policy assoc. professor and MD)
- Co-author (assoc. professor and MD) of current papers who I have meetings with weekly

Interests:
Health policy with a focus in reproductive health (hoping to have a concentration/certificate in reproductive/sexual health where available)

Planning to apply: Harvard (HP), Columbia (HPM), Johns Hopkins, UNC (HP), GW (HP), and Emory (HPM) - all full-time.
I'm also considering adding BU, Brown, and Yale to the mix.
Applied: Columbia (11/27), Harvard (11/30), Johns Hopkins (11/30), UNC (12/1)
Accepted: UNC (12/9)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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Did you receive an email from UNC letting you know they received your supplement? I submitted my application in SOPHAS on 11/15, my supplement on 11/16, and my last recommendation was submitted on 12/1. I was verified on 12/1 too but haven't seen anything about them receiving my supplement.
 
MPHSeekerrr said:
If you’re applying for Epi concentrations, I wouldn’t submit GRE scores as your quant is under the 50%. From your description, it looks like you have research experience that is probably more than suitable in a “quant experience” question. To me, your GRE quant score would be undermining your professional experience.
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Hi! Thanks for your feedback. I'm applying to social/behavioral sciences tracks. I decided not to send my GRE scores to Columbia and UPenn. Harvard, UC Davis, and BU won't consider the GRE at all so I lucked out in that regard, but haven't decided the best course of action for JHU and Yale yet.
 
Undergraduate School/School type: Big 10 University/Large Research Institution
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.67
Major/Minor: Movement Science & Women's + Gender Studies (BS/BA dual degree)
Grad GPA (if applicable):
Grad studies (if applicable):
GRE(including date taken): n/a

Experience/research:
  • Current research assistant to the chair of my major's department (1yr)
  • Current research team member of large multi-department research initiative (9mo)
    • Co-author of articles on visual culture & designed webpage about COVID-19 in prisons
  • Research assistant in bladder cancer treatment disparities research (1.5yr, suspended due to COVID)
  • Research assistant in motor control rehabilitation lab, looking at pediatric peripheral nerve injuries (1yr)
    • Presented poster at campus research symposium
  • President of student organization working to increase STEM education exposure to students in low-income areas (1yr)
  • Hospital volunteer (2yr, suspended due to COVID)
  • Middle school pre-algebra tutor (1.5yr, suspended due to COVID)
  • Office assistant to family medical practice (4mo)
  • Tutor for introductory physics through campus science resource center (1.5yr/5 terms)
Letters of Rec:
  • Professor, currently assist their research, had for 1 class in my major
  • Professor, used to do research with, had for 3 courses in my major
  • Professor, talked with me at length about going into public health, had for 1 class in my major
Interests: reproductive health & rights, human rights, incarcerated populations, community health, history of public health, impacts of law & history on community health

Applied: Emory (BSHES), Michigan (HBHE), UNC (EQUITY), Yale (SBS), Columbia (SMS), BU (Human Rights), UIC (Health Policy); submitted between 10/30 & 11/3, all verified 11/23
Accepted: University of Michigan (+50%)(1/8), Yale (+60k) (1/20), UIC (+20k) (1/22), Columbia (1/26), Emory (2/1), BU (+30%)(3/8)
Rejected: UNC (12/18)
Waitlisted:
Attending: Columbia SMS!
 
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Pwny said:
Hi! Thanks for your feedback. I'm applying to social/behavioral sciences tracks. I decided not to send my GRE scores to Columbia and UPenn. Harvard, UC Davis, and BU won't consider the GRE at all so I lucked out in that regard, but haven't decided the best course of action for JHU and Yale yet.
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My rule of thumb is that if you get above 75%Q/75%V that should be a good reason to send!
 
adventuring-girl said:
Did you receive an email from UNC letting you know they received your supplement? I submitted my application in SOPHAS on 11/15, my supplement on 11/16, and my last recommendation was submitted on 12/1. I was verified on 12/1 too but haven't seen anything about them receiving my supplement.
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Yes, I got an email from them the day I submitted my supplement that it was received (12/2). Maybe you should double check that your supplement is complete on the portal? Good luck!
 
Hi,. I am a surgeon with interest in global surgery. I am applying for global health/ public policy MPH.Have applied to U Washington, U Berkeley, Hopkins, Harvard, Yale. considering Yale, UNC. Any other programs to consider?
 
Sunshine2021 said:
You should check your email inbox again. Once you hit Submit to turn in your Supplemental app, there should have been an automatic reply sent immediately to your inbox to acknowledge your Supplemental app submission. There are 2 things you can do:

1. Go to your inbox. In the Search box, type UNC. Look to see whether that email is there. Look for a message with the title "Thank you for submitting your UNC-Chapel Hill Supplemental Application".

2. If you don't see that message there, you should log into the portal. A copy of your supplemental app should be there in the portal.

Of course, you can always reach out to UNC admissions office for help.

Wish you the best of luck.
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Thank you! I ended up finding it.
 
manatees97 said:
congrats!!! When did you submit your app? Waiting to hear back from them 😳
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Thanks!! I submitted 11/19 and received a completed/received email from them on 11/23.
 
Can anyone comment on what types of things they included in their Yale proof of quantitative ability 5 page document? For context, I'm applying to the EMD MPH.

Used 1 page for unofficial GRE scores, 1 page for a poster, and trying to see if I can figure out how to include a SQL project or if that is even worth doing...
 
titoincali said:
I received an interview to Dartmouth today. I'm applying to the Executive MPH program. I don't remember reading that this was a requirement. Has anyone had an interview. Any expectations?
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I also wasn't expecting an interview as part of the application process.
 
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limpraisin said:
Congrats! When did you apply/get verified?
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Thanks! Applied on 11/24, spoke with program director on 12/9 (he told me I was already accepted at this point, he just hadn't put the info in on the portal)! Status update came in this morning (12/14) Feel free to PM if you have any other questions!
 
For those currently in school/who have applied while still finishing a semester or degree – do we update our semester grades (ex Fall 2020 grades) in SOPHAS? Or is this something we report right to programs? In the SOPHAS Academic Update FAQ section, they said it was available June-August, so I'm a little confused about what to do.
 
JerryBerry said:
I just applied to UT Health Science Center at Houston (Houston Campus) for epi
I did a virtual session today. Although it's not ranked as high as a lot of the schools typically mentioned here, it's tuition is pretty competitive for out of state and very low for in-state. Seems to have a lot of great practicum areas and options (for epi). One thing that is bittersweet is that since it has multiple locations, you may have a class where a professor is located in another city, and they're broadcasted to you live instead of in-person. Hope this helps!
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Hey. Have you heard back from UT-Houston yet?
 
Has anyone heard back from GW and about how long did it take?? Also congrats to everyone that has received an acceptance!
 
Got my first acceptance so thought I should do this now!

Undergraduate School/School type: Large Public Texas University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.6
Major/minor: BS Public Health
GRE(including date taken): never took

Experience/research:
  • interned at US HHS office in DC (global health focused)
  • interning at federal funded research institute (to be published in a journal but irrelevant to apps now) - focus on health and environment
  • interned at a presidential think tank (global health focus) in dfw
  • Created research poster on climate change and health at school
  • worked on a global health research project at school
  • short term public health podcast internship
  • IT internship
  • part time job through school
  • freshmen public health honors
  • Club and leadership involvement - public health and not
  • Short term study abroad trips - health and creativity focused.

Letters of Rec:
Assistant Dean of school
Director from HHS
Think tank Intern Supervisor
Research supervisor

Interests:
Global Health, Humanitarian work, International development, policy, management (I have environmental experience - not my main focus but I keep landing opportunities with it). I like interdisciplinary work.
Applied: GWU (GH program design), Columbia (popfam), Harvard (will not get in but idk i wanted to apply (health management), JHU (international health - health systems), BU (GH program design) Georgetown MS global health
Accepted: GWU 12/15
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending
 
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nfortun1 said:
Has anyone heard back from GW and about how long did it take?? Also congrats to everyone that has received an acceptance!
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I was in review on 11/19 - got accepted today (12/15)
 
bluecoffee12 said:
For those currently in school/who have applied while still finishing a semester or degree – do we update our semester grades (ex Fall 2020 grades) in SOPHAS? Or is this something we report right to programs? In the SOPHAS Academic Update FAQ section, they said it was available June-August, so I'm a little confused about what to do.
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I'm also wondering about this! It doesn't seem like there's a place in SOPHAS to do this, so I'm thinking of sending my updated unofficial transcripts to each individual program.
 
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