Please share your STATS!!

[the Undergrad]

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I think it'd be a good idea because I think we're all curious about the kind of stats needed to get into an MPH program. So, would the 'been there' group PLEASE share your stats with us? 🙂

You could follow this format:

GPA when applying:
School applied to:
Undergrad major:
GRE scores:
Any work experience?

 

[Kasi]

GPA when applying: 3.74
School applied to: Johns Hopkins
Undergrad major: Social Sciences
GRE scores: 640 V (91%), 540 Q (50% +/-), 4.5 A (50% +/-) Last two were pretty pathetic
Any work experience? 2 internships in the States, 2 internships international (total for all four was about 6.5 months, about 270 hours)
lots of secretarial/clerical, misc work experience

 

[AspiringDoctor9]

GPA when applying: 3.74
School applied to: Johns Hopkins
Undergrad major: Social Sciences
GRE scores: 640 V (91%), 540 Q (50% +/-), 4.5 A (50% +/-) Last two were pretty pathetic
Any work experience? 2 internships in the States, 2 internships international (total for all four was about 6.5 months, about 270 hours)
lots of secretarial/clerical, misc work experience

Hi Kasi!

Did you apply this year with those stats? or did you get accepted in a previous year with those?

 

[Kasi]

Hi,

I applied for this year...starting in September. I was pretty shocked that I got accepted (the analytical and quantitative were pretty bad, but I had great letters of recommendation). By the way, it is in the MHS program - an MPH for people with less medical experience. Everyone takes the same core classes, but the MHS students take additional classes that focus them in their chosen area. The MPH is broad ranging and school wide. At least that is what I have gathered.

Where are you thinking of applying?

Kasi

By the way, Hopkins was the only school I applied to. So, I don't know if they liked the "whole package" (LOR, Personal Statement, GPA, Internships, etc.) and overlooked my low GRE scores or what. I don't know if or where I would have been accepted if I had applied elsewhere. I'm interested to hear other people's stats as well.

 

[AspiringDoctor9]

Hi Kasi,

As to where I am applying, I will be sending out applications this fall to lots of places. The schools on my list are UC Berkeley, UCLA, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale, UMass - Amherst, Univ. of Michigan, Boston University, USC and Johns Hopkins. I've been told that's too many schools to apply to, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Any comments on those schools, or my list?

I'm kinda wondering what my chances are at some of those places. I would post my info, but I don't have my GREs yet - plus I haven't even applied yet, so I don't know how helpful my stats would be without letters. Lemme know what you think!

 

[Kasi]

I suggest you look at www.asph.org. I'm not sure if all the schools you listed are considered "Schools" of Public Health...some may be "Programs" of Public Health. From what I understand, schools of public health are considered more "prestigious"...maybe having better access to resources, opportunities and better job prospects.

Also, if you care about rankings at all...US News and World Report is an interesting source. For undergrad I went to a small state-school with zero resources, so now that I experienced that, I want to try a school with access to lots of resources. 🙂

Oh, also, if you contact the schools you are interested in, they can usually give you the stats for previous years' applicants. (UC Berkeley did anyway.)

Hope this helps.

 

[kristof01]

GPA when applying: 3.8
School applied to: Emory Rollins, Atlanta Georgia
Undergrad major: Biology
GRE scores: MCAT 28O
Any work experience? Yes: Pharmaceutical, EMT, Home Health

 

[kmjannie]

GPA when applying: 3.35
School applied to: University of Iowa
Undergrad major: Biology/Molecular Biology
GRE scores: MCAT 30
Any work experience? Nope - straight out of undergrad.

 

[xmattODx]

GPA when applying: 3.88 OD school, 3.42 Undergrad
School applied to: Emory University (Rollins School of Public Health)
Department: International Health
Undergrad major: Biological Sciences
Grad School: Optometry
GRE scores: OAT 350 (but not reported)
Any work experience? 2 years of Optometry.

I applied to the University of Washington last year with the exact same stats and was rejected from the International health department secondary to a lack of international experience (they require two years of health work abroad).

 

[D-Block]

Hey xmattODx

Does the UW International Health department actually require 2 years of international health experience. I got the expression that international experience was something they desired but not a prereq for starting the program.

Are you in at Emory now?

 

[xmattODx]

Hey xmattODx

Does the UW International Health department actually require 2 years of international health experience. I got the expression that international experience was something they desired but not a prereq for starting the program.

Are you in at Emory now?

I was told that the 2 years experience was highly recomended and only the very best students would be considered without it. I was denied admittance with the above stats. The admissions people suggested prior to my submitting my application that I apply to another department (epi, community health, etc.) I chose to go for international health as that is my interest and I was not accepted. I will begin at Emory in August.

 

[thirdangel]

GPA when applying: 3.2
School Applied to: U of Michigan, Emory, Boston U, U of Illinois
(accepted at all)
Undergrad Major: Economics (special concentration - Health Admin)
GRE Scores: 620 V 630 M 650 A
Any work experience: Various clerical jobs, 1 internship, lots of volunteering

 

[exmike]

GPA: 3.3; 3.6 for UC's (they use jr/sr GPA)
GRE: 650V-84%, 760M-90%, 690A-92%
No MCAT
Health Exp: 1 year in basic science lab and NIH
Accepted: Columbia, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, UCLA
Rejected: Harvard
Attended: UC Berkeley c/o 2003

 

[exmike]

Hi,

I applied for this year...starting in September. I was pretty shocked that I got accepted (the analytical and quantitative were pretty bad, but I had great letters of recommendation). By the way, it is in the MHS program - an MPH for people with less medical experience. Everyone takes the same core classes, but the MHS students take additional classes that focus them in their chosen area. The MPH is broad ranging and school wide. At least that is what I have gathered.

Where are you thinking of applying?

Kasi

By the way, Hopkins was the only school I applied to. So, I don't know if they liked the "whole package" (LOR, Personal Statement, GPA, Internships, etc.) and overlooked my low GRE scores or what. I don't know if or where I would have been accepted if I had applied elsewhere. I'm interested to hear other people's stats as well.

The MHS, depending on the department, can be very flexible in terms of who they admit. I have had friends with GPA's ranging from 2.8-4.0 apply and matriculate into various MHS programs.

 

[AspiringDoctor9]

GPA: 3.3; 3.6 for UC's (they use jr/sr GPA)
GRE: 650V-84%, 760M-90%, 690A-92%
No MCAT
Health Exp: 1 year in basic science lab and NIH
Accepted: Columbia, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, UCLA
Rejected: Harvard
Attended: UC Berkeley c/o 2003

Hihi!

When you say the UCs use your junior/senior GPA, does that mean they virtually ignore your freshman and sophmore GPA, and calculate only based on the last 2 years when for admission?

 

[Nakhrewali]

GPA when applying: 3.5

Schools applied to: BU (accepted), Columbia (accepted & matriculated), UCLA (accepted), UC Berkeley (rejected), UMich (accepted), UPitt (accepted), UNC (waitlisted), Yale (waitlisted), U of Illinois (accepted), SDSU (accepted), GWU (accepted), Tufts (accepted)

Undergrad major: Molecular Cell Biology

GRE scores: MCAT 26S & GRE- (Ok I took them without studying during finals) Verbal 550 (72%) & Quantitative 670 (64%) & Writing 6.0 (95%)

Any work experience? I'm going straight out of undergrad but I had worked in an MCB lab for 4 years, did a Sex Health Educator Internship through our Medical Center, and did some health-related eduation work in India. 😳

 

[wingy]

3.38 gpa
Applied to 6 schools: Yale, Columbia, George Washington, UCLA, Berkeley and SDSU. Got into all except Berkeley.
510V, 730Q 4.0A
Currently working this year in a child health policy research center. Going to start my MPH this coming Fall.

 

[AspiringDoctor9]

3.38 gpa
Applied to 6 schools: Yale, Columbia, George Washington, UCLA, Berkeley and SDSU. Got into all except Berkeley.
510V, 730Q 4.0A
Currently working this year in a child health policy research center. Going to start my MPH this coming Fall.

Hi Wingy!

Did you pick where you will be attending in the fall? Did you have any impressions (good or bad) about the schools you applied to?

 

[itachick]

GPA when applying: 3.57
School applied to: Tulane (Int'l Health), Boston U (Int'l Health), George Wash U (Int'l Health), Tufts (Health Communication) - accepted at each
Undergrad major: Journalism and History, Minor- African Studies (though I had a lot of course work in Anthro)
GRE scores: Can't remember - but the verbal was 95% and math 70 % I believe
Any work experience? No. Just graduated. But I had several internships in South Africa (newspaper and health), presented a public health paper in a conference in Uganda and did some freelance academic research for profs.

Good luck!

 

[wingy]

Hi Wingy!

Did you pick where you will be attending in the fall? Did you have any impressions (good or bad) about the schools you applied to?

I will be attending UCLA this Fall. As for the impressions of different schools, I thought Yale was too researched based, although it had a really cool student body. Columbia was not very welcoming to me and the surrounding area around campus was not very appealing. Didn't visit George Washington and I just didn't want to go to SDSU.

 

[rjp202]

GPA when applying: 3.74
School applied to: harvard, columbia
Undergrad major: biochemistry
GRE scores: used MCAT scores instead (37)
Any work experience?
i applied after my second year of medical school. public health experience included one summer in south africa conducting a public health research project and a couple months as a research assistant in immigrant health.

fyi: i initially wanted to concentrate in international health. although harvard and hopkins are the main two institutions for this field, i didn't want to be in baltimore. i only applied to columbia because of the macy scholarship offered by nyc medical schools. however, since i didn't get financial aid for any school and couldn't afford to take another $40k loan, i ended up turning both down because it didn't seem worth it.

 

[longwoodguy]

More than 2 years international health experience in 3 different countries including an academic publication in AJTMH, finished first 3 years of med school (GPA >3.7), MCAT of 34, couple years of research experience on arboviruses.

I went the MPH route because I realized that I would need it to advance in the International Health field. However, I only thought the Harvard program was worth the time and expense. So that's where I applied and that's where I went.

Cheers.