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

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Does anyone have insight into Columbia's MPH program to study global reproductive/maternal epidemiology? I recently heard from 2 alumni who studied repro epi there: one who highly recommended the school and one who said to go elsewhere. Feeling very confused/lost as this was my top school, but the alumni recommending against it really freaked me out... (They said there were not enough strong repro epi faculty to make it worthwhile.)
 
coastadorable said:
It's been 2 weeks since I interviewed for Columbia HPM and no response yet. Anxiety has been at an all time high and it looks like we will not be hearing back this week. I think I have only seen like 2-3 people get accepted to the program already but this wait (and the interview process) is dragging on for wayyyy too long 😫😫
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Don't worry too much yet! I applied October 5th, interviewed January 20th, and heard back 2 days ago, but only by checking the portal. I still haven't gotten an email. So it took about 2 weeks from my interview to get a decision.
 
OnePotatoTwoBobs said:
I got 3 acceptance letters all at once yesterday. Lol. UC Berkeley, Emory, UNC.
Waiting on the financial package letter and results from Columbia, Yale, Harvard.

Oh. I went on facebook and checked their incoming student groups. Yale group has 150 people. Given how many students they usually admit, I think there is still room for at least another 100. hahaha
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Congratulations! May I ask what program you applied to at UC Berkeley?
 
OnePotatoTwoBobs said:
I got 3 acceptance letters all at once yesterday. Lol. UC Berkeley, Emory, UNC.
Waiting on the financial package letter and results from Columbia, Yale, Harvard.

Oh. I went on facebook and checked their incoming student groups. Yale group has 150 people. Given how many students they usually admit, I think there is still room for at least another 100. hahaha
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have u posted your stats?
 
OnePotatoTwoBobs said:
I got 3 acceptance letters all at once yesterday. Lol. UC Berkeley, Emory, UNC.
Waiting on the financial package letter and results from Columbia, Yale, Harvard.

Oh. I went on facebook and checked their incoming student groups. Yale group has 150 people. Given how many students they usually admit, I think there is still room for at least another 100. hahaha
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Which program for UC Berkeley? Congrats!
 
OnePotatoTwoBobs said:
I'm waiting on Brown, too. But honestly if I got in JHU w/ $$$$$ I'd be going there immediately. 😁
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Hahah i'm just a bit concerned with the city. I'm an international student from Canada so I'm scared I won't get used to the environment.
 
Accepted into Emory for GLEPI!!!! No word on financial aid yet, which will be one of the biggest factors when making my decision. I'm leaning toward GSU since they have assistantships to cover tuition and provide a stipend, plus I have already taken the majority of their core through the Graduate Certificate so I could finish the MPH in only one year...but Emory has such a great program and so many interesting classes and the name does go far...what a decision! 😵
 
I’ve been lurking here for the past week and I finally decided to post today because I checked my UMich portal and saw that there was a new “View admission recommendation” link available. I didn’t receive an email, I just checked and it said I had been recommended for admission. Just passing this on to see if any of your statuses changed. Does that mean I was accepted? I’m so confused lol and can’t seem to get excited about it until I see an official letter or email! I applied to Health Behavior and Health Education MPH.
 
Nahiely said:
I’ve been lurking here for the past week and I finally decided to post today because I checked my UMich portal and saw that there was a new “View admission recommendation” link available. I didn’t receive an email, I just checked and it said I had been recommended for admission. Just passing this on to see if any of your statuses changed. Does that mean I was accepted? I’m so confused lol and can’t seem to get excited about it until I see an official letter or email! I applied to Health Behavior and Health Education MPH.
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This happened to me for HBHE, and I got an acceptance email a few days later!
 
Nahiely said:
I’ve been lurking here for the past week and I finally decided to post today because I checked my UMich portal and saw that there was a new “View admission recommendation” link available. I didn’t receive an email, I just checked and it said I had been recommended for admission. Just passing this on to see if any of your statuses changed. Does that mean I was accepted? I’m so confused lol and can’t seem to get excited about it until I see an official letter or email! I applied to Health Behavior and Health Education MPH.
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This happened to me with HBHE and I got my officially acceptance the next day!! Congratulations!!!!!! 🙂
 
OnePotatoTwoBobs said:
I got 3 acceptance letters all at once yesterday. Lol. UC Berkeley, Emory, UNC.
Waiting on the financial package letter and results from Columbia, Yale, Harvard.

Oh. I went on facebook and checked their incoming student groups. Yale group has 150 people. Given how many students they usually admit, I think there is still room for at least another 100. hahaha
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Dang you're the first berkeley decision ive heard about so far this yr. Congratulations!
 
Figured I'd post my stats now since I've been pretty active in this thread recently!

Undergraduate School/School type: Large, public univ. in California
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 2.86 (2.4 avg. my first two years, 3.32 avg. my last two years)
Major/minor: Microbiology
Grad GPA (if applicable): N/A
Grad studies (if applicable): N/A
GRE(including date taken): 160V (80%), 159Q (69%), 5.0AWA (92%)

Experience/research:
- 2 years undergraduate research (one microbiology focused project and one public health focused project)
- Public health summer internship in third world country
- Clinical externship as phlebotomist technician
- 9 months of full-time work experience in government environmental laboratory
- 1 year of full-time work experience in clinical laboratory for an organ transplant company

Letters of Rec:
- 1 from research P.I.
- 1 from microbio professor I was close with
- 1 from former supervisor of environmental laboratory
- 1 from current company's VP of Lab Operations & Medical Officer

Interests: Health policy, health and human rights

Applied: Columbia (11/30), Emory (12/15), GWU (12/15), Tulane (12/15), UIC (11/30), USC (11/30)
Accepted: Tulane (1/7), UIC (2/10), Emory (3/8), USC (3/18)
Rejected: GWU (1/27)
Waitlisted: Columbia (3/1)
Attending:

Was over the moon about my first acceptance because my goal was to just get into one school, but I'm now hoping for a few more acceptances before I make my final decision. Fingers crossed! 🤞
 
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Late to the game, but waiting on Yale is bumming me out because it's my current top choice ... so thought I'd fill one of these out and maybe it'll be helpful to someone? 😛

Undergrad GPA: 3.78
Major/minor: Global Health Specialist, Physiology Major
GRE(including date taken): Verbal 170, Quant 165, Analytical 5.5 (taken July 31 2020)

Experience/research: 2 undergrad senior theses projects, 1 year clinical research part-time, president of a student org for women in STEM, 4 years dragon boat (3 years as student coach)

Letters of Rec: former PI I did two undergrad senior theses with (wet lab work), undergrad epidemiology prof (got A's in both her courses), undergrad physiology prof (most of the courses I took with her were research/writing-based, got A's)

Interests: global health, health and human rights, sexual and reproductive health

Applied: JHU MSPH (International Health, SBI; applied 12/02 ), Columbia MPH (SMS and Global Health cert; applied 11/30), Yale MPH (SBS and Global Health concentration; applied 12/02)
Accepted: JHU with 75% scholarship 2nd year (1/6), Columbia (1/20)
 
dancergirl11119 said:
Congratulations!! What concentration did you apply to at GWU? I was admitted to MCH in December and am yet to hear back on financial aid :/
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I also got into the MCH program at GWU but did not hear back about scholarships/financial aid! Were the people who were offered already contacted or do we still have a chance?
 
mdtrisha said:
I also got into the MCH program at GWU but did not hear back about scholarships/financial aid! Were the people who were offered already contacted or do we still have a chance?
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I just got my acceptance on 2/2, but the letter says I'll be notified by early March so I think there's still a chance!
 
Here's my stats! 🙂

Undergraduate School/School type: Large Public Midwest University
Major: BIS with 3 concentrations: public Health, philosophy, and management
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.32/3.6 (dropped out from the honor's program bc of life circumstances)
GRE(including date taken): didn't take

Experience/research:
Founded my own nonprofit in public health, made a little influence overseas and established some expertise in my field. Serial social entrepreneur. Various volunteer experiences, including community activities, national events, and Unicef experience
Worked in the intersection of public health and social innovation for about 8 years now.
ZERO research experience until very recently. First author to a small study.

Letters of Rec:
One anatomy professor from the community college I attended. I had a great connection with him but I only earned a B+ for this class. He wrote me an EMOTIONAL letter that made me cry. (Hopefully the admission officers could feel similarly)
One philosophy professor who I admired. Also only got a B+ for his class but my idea is that his letter could show how I strive for better.
A previous student of mine. She works as a high-level officer in the public health sector for a large pharmaceutical company.

Interests:
Population, family, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, social-behavioral sciences, social innovations in public health.

Applied: UNC(MCH), UMN(MCH), Berkeley (MCH), Columbia (Pop&Fam), Harvard (SBS), Yale(SBS), BU (MCH), Emory(BSHES), JHU(PopF&Rep)* & Duke(MSGH)*
Accepted: UNC(2/3), Berkeley(2/3), Emory(2/3)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
 
ssschoo114 said:
I’m still waiting to hear back about aid from HBHE. I applied in October, got my acceptance in December! I know some people have heard about aid already which is stressing me out 😂
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me too!! I think I'm going to wait a couple of weeks and then reach out to see what the deal is
 
Nahiely said:
I’ve been lurking here for the past week and I finally decided to post today because I checked my UMich portal and saw that there was a new “View admission recommendation” link available. I didn’t receive an email, I just checked and it said I had been recommended for admission. Just passing this on to see if any of your statuses changed. Does that mean I was accepted? I’m so confused lol and can’t seem to get excited about it until I see an official letter or email! I applied to Health Behavior and Health Education MPH.
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Thanks. My decision has been made. I cant see the decision but it says on the message that I will get an email within 5 business days.
 
mdtrisha said:
I also got into the MCH program at GWU but did not hear back about scholarships/financial aid! Were the people who were offered already contacted or do we still have a chance?
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I think we still have a chance! It looks like they just started sending out notices and someone else posted earlier that everyone will know by early March. I think we just gotta be patient a little longer 🙂
 
I’m finally going to do this since I’ve been lurking for a while

Undergraduate School/School type: Large Public Midwest University
Major: Community Health with a concentration in health administration and planning
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.80/3.91
GRE(including date taken): didn't take

Experience/research:
- semester internship in sexual assault advocacy
- teaching assistant for a semester for public health practice course
- currently working on research on covid-19's impact on older adults sex lives
-spent a year as an assistant new member educator for my sorority
- on a diversity and inclusion committee for my school's Panhellenic council (just started last semester
- Trained listener for 7 Cups, similar to Crisis Text Line since pandemic began


Letters of Rec:
- Community health professor for who I took 3 classes with and was a teaching assistant for.
- Community health professor I took 3 classes with and got A's in all 3
- Internship preceptor who had an MPH

Interests:
maternal-child health, women's health, sexual/reproductive health for disabled women, making public health programming intersectional

Applied: BU (CAPDIE), Tufts (Behavioral Science and Health Communication), Brown (MCH), GWU (MCH), Drexel (Community Health and Prevention), UIC (MCH)
Accepted: Drexel (1/12- +15k), GWU (1/15), Tufts (1/26)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Attending:
 
Anyone have info on the Emory admitted students Facebook page (or any other platforms tbh)? I remember seeing something about it last week but I can’t seem to find it anymore
 
abibee said:
got in OHSU-PSU for Epi! yayy
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congratulations!! i applied for the MPH in health management and policy in December and they said i should hear from them in mid-March. So lucky that you heard back so early!! the anxiety is killing me lol.
 
aev20 said:
Just got $42k over two years from GWU! (Unclear if some of this is need-based aid but I think so?) Received my acceptance back in mid-December.
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Wow! Congratulations!!!! Did you have to submit a separate application for this Aid/scholarship?
 
nunuuuxoxo said:
Has anyone started applying to TA and RA positions?
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from my narrowed search it seems you cant search for positions unless you have a student account to begin with. Which would mean you need to commit to a school first. Also, TA positions are usually for PhD students or 2nd year MPH students.
 
crashfan said:
from my narrowed search it seems you cant search for positions unless you have a student account to begin with. Which would mean you need to commit to a school first. Also, TA positions are usually for PhD students or 2nd year MPH students.
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I will probs get some type of job. I worked in sexual assault advocacy last semester, so I'm interested in that. I'm not applying to stuff until I commit somewhere, so don't worry you're not behind.
 
nas2829 said:
congratulations!! i applied for the MPH in health management and policy in December and they said i should hear from them in mid-March. So lucky that you heard back so early!! the anxiety is killing me lol.
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I emailed them and they got back to me 3 days later !!!!! I also applied in December and was getting so antsy bc they said they'd get back to us end of January
 
was waiting on gw to give me a financial package to see if i should apply to georgetown but maybe i should apply anyway but i can’t decide if i’d like a class of 30 people but they have alot of world bank people
 
nwabiafra said:
Anyone have info on the Emory admitted students Facebook page (or any other platforms tbh)? I remember seeing something about it last week but I can’t seem to find it anymore
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Is the CSS profile required to be considered for aid? I've only completed the FAFSA so far
 
KingofMaskedSinger said:
Is the CSS profile required to be considered for aid? I've only completed the FAFSA so far
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CSS Profile has a list of all the schools that require it and whether this applies to international or domestic students! Out of the 8 schools I applied to, only GW required it.
 
An update to everyone waiting on Columbia financial aid! There was an update to my financial aid portal: it doesn't have my aid yet but it does now list the yearly fees required of all students. So slight progress hahaha. But I assume this means they're finally starting to go through aid packages or something; until today my portal was completely blank.
 
?? I logged into Columbia portal for my daily anxiety inducing research and the page changed to Congratulations?

" Congratualations and Welcome to Columbia Public Health! Below you will find additional information on upcoming events, department information and next steps. Begin by completing your decision reply form!"

did I just get accepted?
EDIT: next morning (~16 hours) the page went back to applicant page. No acceptance
 
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