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

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Congrats to everyone so far!!! I regret turning my application in late, cause now I'm getting really anxious. 😭

Do programs typically allow switching concentrations or is that pretty much unheard of?
 
llaammaa said:
Congrats to everyone so far!!! I regret turning my application in late, cause now I'm getting really anxious. 😭

Do programs typically allow switching concentrations or is that pretty much unheard of?
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The anxiety with waiting for decisions on the applications should be classified as a “public health” issue!!! 😂
 
jm20bk06 said:
Hey, happy new years eve everyone! Has anyone received their invite to interview for Columbia's HPM program yet and/or have you already done it? Just recently received notification that an email invite from a current student should be coming to me for an interview via phone call and I wanted to know if anyone had any experience and if they knew if this means anything aside from being a supplement to their review process. Thanks!
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Hi! I am an international student who applied for the HPM program of Columbia. So pitty, I found that I didn't receive any invitation for an interview;(
Since the Columbia is my dream school I feel like my heart will be broken.
If you don't mind can you tell me your application timeline?

I hope there will be a second round for the interview or different interview timeline for the international applicants.

Thanks in advance!
 
Oso9012 said:
Just got into Yale - Chronic Disease Epi program!

Sophas verified on 10/20/2020, Under review at Yale on 11/18/2020, accepted on 1/6/2021 !!!!
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CONGRATS!! Did they just email you? There's no Yale applicant portal right? 😬 so it took them 2 months...
 
Does anyone have an idea of when UNC Chapel Hill usually releases their decisions? I applied for the priority deadline, and am very nervous about this one!
 
Has anyone heard back from GW for the health policy concentration? Mine went under review on November 30th.
 
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'm in a similar situation, which program did you apply to?
 
sap033 said:
Does anyone have an idea of when UNC Chapel Hill usually releases their decisions? I applied for the priority deadline, and am very nervous about this one!
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I submitted the UNC supplemental app on 11/11 and received my decision 12/9. I applied for health behavior.
 
titoincali said:
Undergraduate School/School type: liberal arts, also did post bacc work at a state university
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.1
Major/minor: Psychology
Grad GPA (if applicable): 4.0
Grad studies (if applicable): MD
GRE(including date taken): Did not take, submitted MCAT scores from 2005

Experience/research: - almost 5 years of translational public health research at Stanford
- Global Health Fellowship with PIH during Mexico
- 5 years working as a physician post residency
- 3 years as a medical director of public health in Indian country
- current medical director in FQHC
- lots of presentations and panels on addiction medicine
- assistant clinical professor in addition medicine

Letters of Rec: 3 (Current boss, past boss, fellowship director)

Interests: mental health, native health, addiction medicine, building capacity

Applied: UW Executive MPH, Berkeley online MPH, UND Indigenous health MPH, UMN Executive MPH, UIC Online MPH, Boston U Executive MPH, Darthmouth online MPH, Harvard MS Epi, Yale Executive MPH, Johns Hopkins online MPH, NYU online MPH, UA online MPH

Accepted: UIC, UMN, NYU (with scholarship), Johns Hopkins, Yale Executive MPH, UND Indigenous Health MPH
Interview invite: Dartmouth
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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Updating: Accepted to Yale Executive MPH, UND Indigenous Health MPH

Really want this to end to move forward...
 
llaammaa said:
Congrats to everyone so far!!! I regret turning my application in late, cause now I'm getting really anxious. 😭

Do programs typically allow switching concentrations or is that pretty much unheard of?
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I found information for Columbia and BU. But I don't know if we are able to make switches now. But that would be helpful because of departmental financial aid ☹

Columbia
"Changes in Department and/or Certificate after Matriculation

Request to Change Departments
Students interested in switching departments may do so only during designated periods. These are during the
change of program period and Department Transfer Request Period of one’s first semester of enrollment and
prior to the first day of classes of one’s second semester. See the academic calendar for specific dates. (The
Department of Health Policy and Management will not accept requests to switch into their department after the
fall change of program period.) Student may only change departments once.
After the fall change of program period, students must complete a Request to Deviate from Academic Plan
(RDAP) to request a department change. In addition to the requirements listed on the RDAP form, students
must also include a brief personal statement similar to the Statement of Purpose and Objectives from their
original SOPHAS application. This new statement should focus on the new department a student wishes to
enter. Please be aware: obtaining signed documents and submitting the necessary paperwork does not
guarantee admission to the other department. Changes to one's degree program may have financial
implications. All inquiries should be directed to the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected].

Declaring or Switching Certificates
Columbia MPH students only.
Students who still need to declare a certificate or who are interested in switching certificates may only do so
during Certificate Open Enrollment. The Office of Educational Programs (OEP) holds certificate information
sessions prior to the open enrollment during which students will receive information on where to learn more
about and apply to different certificates. Look to Transmission and CourseWorks announcements for details
on dates, times, and locations. Students may always explore the certificates at any time for information about
requirements and application procedures. Questions about certificates should be directed to OEP.
Certificate switches are not guaranteed and may have financial and academic implications. Some
certificates, based on required coursework in fall and/or spring semesters or other prerequisites,
may require earlier declaration and/or may not be available for switches"


Boston
"If I Select A Certificate During The MPH Application Process, Is That Binding?
No. Students will have the opportunity to finalized their certificate choices once on campus."
 
sap033 said:
Does anyone have an idea of when UNC Chapel Hill usually releases their decisions? I applied for the priority deadline, and am very nervous about this one!
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I am also super nervous! I got my supplemental app in on 11/17 and SOPHAS in on 12/1. I hope we hear this month
 
sap033 said:
Does anyone have an idea of when UNC Chapel Hill usually releases their decisions? I applied for the priority deadline, and am very nervous about this one!
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I heard back from UNC 12/18 – I submitted my supplemental app 11/11 and my application was verified 11/23.
 
Did anyone get an email from Yale yesterday talking about the programs and concentrations? I thought this was odd because I applied before 12/15 and did know about the program since I did apply there. Made me nervous seeing an email from Yale and was hoping it was a decision!
 
adventuring-girl said:
Did anyone get an email from Yale yesterday talking about the programs and concentrations? I thought this was odd because I applied before 12/15 and did know about the program since I did apply there. Made me nervous seeing an email from Yale and was hoping it was a decision!
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Yes, I got it as well, and I almost dropped my phone thinking it was a decision!
 
adventuring-girl said:
Did anyone get an email from Yale yesterday talking about the programs and concentrations? I thought this was odd because I applied before 12/15 and did know about the program since I did apply there. Made me nervous seeing an email from Yale and was hoping it was a decision!
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Me too!!! I’m hoping for a decision soon!!
 
Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question but I'm currently in the process of filling out my SOPHAS application and was wondering if we need to fill out the experiences and achievements sections (it seems a bit redundant to me since we all need to submit our CV anyways)? Also, if we don't need to fill it out, I'm wondering if people generally fill it out or leave it blank?
 
Does anyone know which program has a lower acceptance rate: NYU CGPH (Global Health) or BUSPH (Health Promotion & Communication)? Getting mixed answers when I google this. Thank you!
 
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Has anyone received decision from NYU Epi?
 
KaramazovB said:
CONGRATS!! Did they just email you? There's no Yale applicant portal right? 😬 so it took them 2 months...
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Thank you! Yes they sent me an email. There is a personalized Yale page that they gave us access to a while ago. Idk if it classifies as a portal, but when I went on it after receiving my acceptance it said "Congratulations"
 
Anyone one know when Columbia sends out decisions usually? I applied to PopFam
 
mhz291 said:
Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question but I'm currently in the process of filling out my SOPHAS application and was wondering if we need to fill out the experiences and achievements sections (it seems a bit redundant to me since we all need to submit our CV anyways)? Also, if we don't need to fill it out, I'm wondering if people generally fill it out or leave it blank?
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I filled it out, but not to the extent of my CV. I added the experiences and in the description, summarized by CV bullets in a sentence or two.
 
mellowyellowkaz said:
Hi everyone! I'm new to SDN... been really nervous to hear back from schools. Can anybody give me advice on how I look as an applicant? Also, if you applied to the same programs or are attending/have attended? Thank you!!

Undergraduate School/School type: California State University
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.89/3.90
Major/minor: Biology
Grad GPA (if applicable): N/A
Grad studies (if applicable): N/A
GRE(including date taken): Didn't take it due to pandemic and studying for the MCAT.... hoping it doesn't hurt my chances of getting in.

Experience:
-Interning at a large hospital facility serving patients and assisting medical staff
-Volunteer at a large hospital in the surgical waiting room
-Clinic volunteer in Tijuana, Mexico serving migrants and community based individuals
-Volunteer at a fitness clinic for people with disabilities
-Receptionist at an office
-Child care coordinator for the local YMCA
-Online crisis counselor through CTL

Research: Worked in my professor lab on infectious disease based in another country for about 8-9 months, working as a molecular biology researcher at a cancer therapeutics company for the last 3 years and on going.

Letters of Rec: Religions and American Institutions professor who I TA'd for, Human Anatomy professor from a CC after graduating with my BS (took class as a prerequisite and she loved me so I asked her and it was more recent), my bio professor from 2 classes that I did research in his lab with after undergrad, and my manager who is an associate scientist.

Interests: Infectious disease and women's health

Applied: UCSD - Epi (12/2), SDSU - Epi (12/22), CSUSM (Health Promo and Edu - not yet submitted)
Accepted:
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
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You should be accepted to UCSD. That is my alma mater and the average gpa was 3.45.
 
Anya230 said:
Did anyone just receive an email from Emory saying that their application was forwarded to their first-choice department for review? Hopefully that means decisions soon!!!!
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Yes I just received the same email
 
Anya230 said:
Did anyone just receive an email from Emory saying that their application was forwarded to their first-choice department for review? Hopefully that means decisions soon!!!!
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Same here! Really exciting. Decisions will probably be released Early-February 🙂
 
Anya230 said:
Did anyone just receive an email from Emory saying that their application was forwarded to their first-choice department for review? Hopefully that means decisions soon!!!!
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I got the email too! Now I'm going to be checking OPUS more
 
Anya230 said:
Did anyone just receive an email from Emory saying that their application was forwarded to their first-choice department for review? Hopefully that means decisions soon!!!!
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Yes I did.. I’m so nervous
 
This might be a silly question, but is it customary to send a thank-you email after being accepted into a program?
 
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