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Congrats on your acceptance!! 🙂 Did UT-Houston notify you through email? May I ask when you submitted your application?
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I am amazed by the amount of worry that at times filters through here. 😀
"5 to 7" days is business speak for 2 weeks. I would sit tight, and give them a chance. These people are busy, are in the middle of the application process, and are surely in knee-deep of applicants' materials.
You got the e-mail. Surely, that is more than sufficient at this time to assure your place on their program. I too received the news on the 14th, and I have not received the news about the merit. So what?
Calling them may ease your worries but will slow down their process. The more questions, emails, and phone calls they have to answer, the less time is spent doing the work that would facilitate all the things we hope to hear from them.
Sorry for the Yale rejections guys. I guess I'll too hear the same news pretty soon. They received my app on 11/21, Yale notified me about the app being complete on 12/19 and 1/3. So, i shall join the Yale rejection club probably in the next couple days.
Good luck with rest of your apps!!
Good luck with rest of your apps!!
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You are right. I just tend to get so anxious sometimes and create some weird reasons for why the packet hasn't arrived. It's kinda relieving to see that I'm not the only one who hasn't received it.
You are right 😀...But with the rejection and all, I just wanted to confirm my acceptance from BU😉
One of my friends got her acceptance into Yale today.
My friend applied to the CDE department.
Hello, great MPH people! I need some serious opinions!
I have a pretty decent GPA (3.5) from the number one public university with majors in Public Health and African Studies. I also have three international public health experiences, research experiences, a publication and leadership experience. I even have letters of rec from the professors I travelled abroad with and even a professor from Vanderbilt University School of Med. My downfall is my GRE (145 V, 143 Q and 4.5 AW). I applied to UMich HBHE, Tulane Global Community Health, Boston U's International Health and UOklahoma's Health Promotion Sciences. What are my chances of getting in to any of the first three? Please help me 😕
I have a pretty decent GPA (3.5) from the number one public university with majors in Public Health and African Studies. I also have three international public health experiences, research experiences, a publication and leadership experience. I even have letters of rec from the professors I travelled abroad with and even a professor from Vanderbilt University School of Med. My downfall is my GRE (145 V, 143 Q and 4.5 AW). I applied to UMich HBHE, Tulane Global Community Health, Boston U's International Health and UOklahoma's Health Promotion Sciences. What are my chances of getting in to any of the first three? Please help me 😕
Hello, great MPH people! I need some serious opinions!
I have a pretty decent GPA (3.5) from the number one public university with majors in Public Health and African Studies. I also have three international public health experiences, research experiences, a publication and leadership experience. I even have letters of rec from the professors I travelled abroad with and even a professor from Vanderbilt University School of Med. My downfall is my GRE (145 V, 143 Q and 4.5 AW). I applied to UMich HBHE, Tulane Global Community Health, Boston U's International Health and UOklahoma's Health Promotion Sciences. What are my chances of getting in to any of the first three? Please help me 😕
Okay, you have posted this all over the forum about 10 times in the past few days. I already gave you my opinion that your chances are extremely slim to none with a 18th percentile quantitative score. I don't think anyone will have many other opinions than re-take the GRE - like I already said.
Congrats!
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Hello, great MPH people! I need some serious opinions!
I have a pretty decent GPA (3.5) from the number one public university with majors in Public Health and African Studies. I also have three international public health experiences, research experiences, a publication and leadership experience. I even have letters of rec from the professors I travelled abroad with and even a professor from Vanderbilt University School of Med. My downfall is my GRE (145 V, 143 Q and 4.5 AW). I applied to UMich HBHE, Tulane Global Community Health, Boston U's International Health and UOklahoma's Health Promotion Sciences. What are my chances of getting in to any of the first three? Please help me 😕
...yes, because all admissions folks make their decisions based entirely on the GREs.
I made it pretty clear that I was giving my opinion. If you had another opinion than maybe you should tell the poster instead of commenting negatively about mine. Obviously an application is not 100% GRE scores and they don't place a huge bearing on the entire application, but a score in the 18th percentile, we all know, is extremely low. Yes, the poster might have a slim chance if they have a stellar rest of their application, but I don't think it is uncalled for to say the chances are very slim. They need to re-take the GRE. With a 3.5 and those experiences they should be able to score a bit higher IMHO. No need for you to be sarcastic and entirely unhelpful and offer no additional advice to the poster.
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I agree with you gumby. I know not all schools will disregard an applicant based on low gre scores, but 18% is really low, and they may be concerned about that. It's always worth it to try to take it again. I guess the best bet would be to contact the schools directly and ask them.👍
Hello, great MPH people! I need some serious opinions!
I have a pretty decent GPA (3.5) from the number one public university with majors in Public Health and African Studies. I also have three international public health experiences, research experiences, a publication and leadership experience. I even have letters of rec from the professors I travelled abroad with and even a professor from Vanderbilt University School of Med. My downfall is my GRE (145 V, 143 Q and 4.5 AW). I applied to UMich HBHE, Tulane Global Community Health, Boston U's International Health and UOklahoma's Health Promotion Sciences. What are my chances of getting in to any of the first three? Please help me 😕
Hey!
I do agree with most of the other people that responded-- your scores might cause some problems for you. I would really recommend retaking the GRE, but it looks like you've already applied, so retaking really wouldn't benefit you much at this point in time, in my opinion.
You do have some pretty good statistics otherwise, and that may be enough to help you out. Last year I had a terrible GPA (2.7) and an okay GRE (159, 153, 4.5) and actually got into two schools, and waitlisted at two others, so you never know.
I ended up needing to defer because my number of transfer credits meant I needed to stay another semester before getting my BS, but I wasn't accepted at my top choice(s) anyways, so it worked out. I'm applying this year with almost a 3.0, and with a 162 V 153 Q 4.5, so hopefully I'll get into one of my top choices, but if not I do have the school I deferred at.
If you should happen to not get in anywhere, or don't really get in somewhere you'd like, that may be an option for you too-- deferring and working on your GRE, if you think it necessary.
Good luck to you in whatever you may choose to do!
Hi
I know it sounds Severely!!!!! funny, but I am really stuck at the beginning.
I am applying at London School of Tropical Med. In their application section:
Whats the FAMILY NAME and what does that mean by OTHER NAME??
I am sooooooooooooo confused. :-/
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Yes, this is funny. 😀
"Other Names" is usually used if you have had...well...other names. 😉 People change names for a variety of reasons (e.g., maiden name to married name). Some schools will ask both your current and "other" names for, say, the purposes of clarifying application materials where your name may be different in some things (e.g., financial information). For example, the name on your transcripts may be different because you got married at some point during or after graduate studies or because you changed it, I don't know, to be cool, perhaps. 😀 The name on your bank checks may be different because your current/new name has not yet been incorporated onto your bank accounts - another example. This will help schools "put 2 and 2 together" when organizing application materials. It has no bearing on admissions, it is for the sake of efficiency.
If you do not have "other names," then I would leave it blank. I left mine blank.
thanx!!!!! he he he..
UGPA: 3.9 (Cal State)
Major/Minor: Business Admin (Computer Information Systems, Marketing Minor)
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): V 162 (89%), Q 161 (83%), AW 5.0 (92%) taken 11/2011
Experience/Research (please, be brief): 4 years as a consultant doing data analysis & project management (focused on healthcare companies for the past 2 years), various volunteer work with community organizations including establishing a mentoring program for Filipino Americans
Applied: UCLA (CHS), Columbia (SMS), Emory (BSHE), GWU (Health Promotion), SFSU (Community Health Education)
Accepted: GWU (12/21 via email followed by snail mail package; being considered for a scholarship); Emory (1/23; via OPUS)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
UCLA CHS department has been reviewing my application since 1/16.
SFSU couldn't find my transcript (since I sent it before submitting the CSU Mentor app), but I expect that to be resolved within the next week.
No word from Columbia.
BTW, new to the forum. 🙂 I've been trolling, but figured I'd sign up since I'll be looking for support/feedback as I make my decision.
Major/Minor: Business Admin (Computer Information Systems, Marketing Minor)
GRE (including date taken) or Other Test (if applicable): V 162 (89%), Q 161 (83%), AW 5.0 (92%) taken 11/2011
Experience/Research (please, be brief): 4 years as a consultant doing data analysis & project management (focused on healthcare companies for the past 2 years), various volunteer work with community organizations including establishing a mentoring program for Filipino Americans
Applied: UCLA (CHS), Columbia (SMS), Emory (BSHE), GWU (Health Promotion), SFSU (Community Health Education)
Accepted: GWU (12/21 via email followed by snail mail package; being considered for a scholarship); Emory (1/23; via OPUS)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
UCLA CHS department has been reviewing my application since 1/16.
SFSU couldn't find my transcript (since I sent it before submitting the CSU Mentor app), but I expect that to be resolved within the next week.
No word from Columbia.
BTW, new to the forum. 🙂 I've been trolling, but figured I'd sign up since I'll be looking for support/feedback as I make my decision.
I've been lurking around...mostly don't want to talk because it seems like I'm the only person applying to Arizona.
UGPA: 3.76 (state school known for science/engineering)
Major/Minor: Microbiology/Military History
GRE (including date): 159 V (84%), 153 Q (65%), AW 3.0 (30%), taken May 2009
Experience/Research (please, be brief): worked as a MT for a year, 3 years of research (1 year genetics, 2 years microbiology--Vibrios and Pseudomonads), now work in a program that encourages kids from rural areas and low SES to pursue health careers, did volunteer hand-washing lessons with elementary schools during flu season
Applied: Arizona (HBHP) -- UA App 9/25, SOPHAS 1/3 (my 3rd rec was dragging his feet), confirmed received by UA on 1/15
So now I wait. I already live in Tucson and UA has a lot of great opportunities for work with Native Americans.
ETA: I know how dreadful my writing score is. I also remember staring at the question being like "What the???" I'm sort of hoping on other factors of my app (and that I've already taken a grad class at UA and done pretty well) overruling it.
UGPA: 3.76 (state school known for science/engineering)
Major/Minor: Microbiology/Military History
GRE (including date): 159 V (84%), 153 Q (65%), AW 3.0 (30%), taken May 2009
Experience/Research (please, be brief): worked as a MT for a year, 3 years of research (1 year genetics, 2 years microbiology--Vibrios and Pseudomonads), now work in a program that encourages kids from rural areas and low SES to pursue health careers, did volunteer hand-washing lessons with elementary schools during flu season
Applied: Arizona (HBHP) -- UA App 9/25, SOPHAS 1/3 (my 3rd rec was dragging his feet), confirmed received by UA on 1/15
So now I wait. I already live in Tucson and UA has a lot of great opportunities for work with Native Americans.
ETA: I know how dreadful my writing score is. I also remember staring at the question being like "What the???" I'm sort of hoping on other factors of my app (and that I've already taken a grad class at UA and done pretty well) overruling it.
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Looks like Pitt's releasing decisions- in for BCHS. 🙂
Edit: just got one more. Michigan 🙂
Updating below... apparently I'm not allowed to have a signature 😎
UGPA: 3.8
Major/Minor: BA Arts & Humanities, BS Anthropology, minor in Bioethics
GRE: 162 V, 159 Q, 5.0 W- In September
Experience/Research (please, be brief): Not much research- had to work full time throughout undergrad; work as a domestic violence advocate, interned for a Senator doing health policy research, studied health care in a Latin American country
Applied: Columbia (11//27, EPI), U of Minnesota (12/01, MCHEpi), Emory (12/20 Global Health), St. Louis (12/22), Arizona (12/23 MCH), Michigan (12/24, HBHE), GWU (1/2 MCH), BU (1/5 IH), Pitt (1/12 BCHS), Tulane (1/14 GHSD)
Accepted: St. Louis (1/4), UMN (1/17), Emory (1/19), Pitt (1/25), U of M (1/25)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Yes, I applied to way too many schools. Yes, there is a reason behind it lol.
Edit: just got one more. Michigan 🙂
Updating below... apparently I'm not allowed to have a signature 😎
UGPA: 3.8
Major/Minor: BA Arts & Humanities, BS Anthropology, minor in Bioethics
GRE: 162 V, 159 Q, 5.0 W- In September
Experience/Research (please, be brief): Not much research- had to work full time throughout undergrad; work as a domestic violence advocate, interned for a Senator doing health policy research, studied health care in a Latin American country
Applied: Columbia (11//27, EPI), U of Minnesota (12/01, MCHEpi), Emory (12/20 Global Health), St. Louis (12/22), Arizona (12/23 MCH), Michigan (12/24, HBHE), GWU (1/2 MCH), BU (1/5 IH), Pitt (1/12 BCHS), Tulane (1/14 GHSD)
Accepted: St. Louis (1/4), UMN (1/17), Emory (1/19), Pitt (1/25), U of M (1/25)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Yes, I applied to way too many schools. Yes, there is a reason behind it lol.
Hi! So, I emailed them today, and they replied saying that they had sent the acceptance emails a bit early but some packets were actually mailed this week. Mine was mailed on Jan. 23rd, so that explains why it hasn't arrived. Pheew, I thought they had the wrong address or something.
Thanks for everyone for the comments and support. When I say blessings can happen, blessings can occur. I was the pest that kept posting his profile on the forums about how he did bad on the GRE ( 143 Q and 145 V; 4.5 AW). It must have been my experiences, my grades, letters of rec; mostly God--because I was accepted into UMich HBHE today. 🙂
I am so happy! That was my top choice.
I am so happy! That was my top choice.
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...and I bet it wasn't about the GREs. Congratulations! Well done and well deserved.
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Congrats to everyone's acceptances!! I recently got into Minnesota Admin/Policy and Michigan Health Behavior/Education! 🙂 Working on preparing for the visit day for Michigan health management and policy this monday....wish me luck!! It's my number 1 choice.
Thanks kageh. That takes a load off my mind too.
Congrats! That is awesome!
I applied to the dual degree in Public Health and Mexican American Studies at Arizona, still waiting to hear back!
BUT
I did just find out I got into UNC´s HBHE program!!
Congrats on your admissions! Pls how did UNC notify you, by mail or through the application portal?
Hello everyone,
Congrats on all of the acceptances everyone has been receiving lately. I've only received one acceptance so far, but I am still hopeful even if my GRE scores weren't as high as I would have liked. Has anyone heard anything from University of Washington if you have applied?
UGPA: 3.56 (well ranked university in the Midwest), 3.579 (Calculated by Sophas)
Major/Minor: Enivronmental Science Major/Public Health Minor
GRE: 6/18/2012 150V, 143Q, 4.0A (I took a second time but did worse) 🙁
Experience/Research: No research experience, 3 years years of community services in areas relating to health and human services, currently interning with a non-profit that works with environmental health problems in the home, various leadership positions in undergrad including student body government
Applied: (All environmental health programs MPH)
submited to SOPHAS: 11/21
Mailed by SOPHAS: 12/28
UCLA: 11/21 (submitted to GradApp), 1/15 (app received by UCLA), 1/16 (forwarded to EH dept)
UCBerkeley: 11/21 (submitted to GradApp)
Emory RSPH: 1/11 (app received by EH dept)
UW: 12/31 (app submitted)
BU: 1/9 (app received by BUSPH)
UMN: 1/8 (app received by EH dept)
Univ. Nebraska Medical Center (UMNC): 1/17 Accepted 😀
Accepted: UNMC Env. Health (1/17)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Congrats on all of the acceptances everyone has been receiving lately. I've only received one acceptance so far, but I am still hopeful even if my GRE scores weren't as high as I would have liked. Has anyone heard anything from University of Washington if you have applied?
UGPA: 3.56 (well ranked university in the Midwest), 3.579 (Calculated by Sophas)
Major/Minor: Enivronmental Science Major/Public Health Minor
GRE: 6/18/2012 150V, 143Q, 4.0A (I took a second time but did worse) 🙁
Experience/Research: No research experience, 3 years years of community services in areas relating to health and human services, currently interning with a non-profit that works with environmental health problems in the home, various leadership positions in undergrad including student body government
Applied: (All environmental health programs MPH)
submited to SOPHAS: 11/21
Mailed by SOPHAS: 12/28
UCLA: 11/21 (submitted to GradApp), 1/15 (app received by UCLA), 1/16 (forwarded to EH dept)
UCBerkeley: 11/21 (submitted to GradApp)
Emory RSPH: 1/11 (app received by EH dept)
UW: 12/31 (app submitted)
BU: 1/9 (app received by BUSPH)
UMN: 1/8 (app received by EH dept)
Univ. Nebraska Medical Center (UMNC): 1/17 Accepted 😀
Accepted: UNMC Env. Health (1/17)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
I was officially accepted to UNC's HBHE today. They sent me an email directing me to the application portal, where there was a link to my letter.
Congrats to everyone else who was accepted to UNC! Did you notice that in the letter under "Semester" is says "Fall 2013--Deadline 2/12/13"? I can't imagine that's the deadline for accepting their offer, but it still makes me a little nervous. The Admitted Students page says you don't have to accept financial aid offer before April 15, but doesn't say anything about the offer itself. Does anyone have insight into this?
I also applied to UW, specifically the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) program. They told me they wouldn't review applications until early February and that I wouldn't receive an admissions decision until mid-late February. This program only admits 14 people though and places a lot of emphasis on getting the right mix of people, so their process may differ from other departments. They're my first choice school so waiting is hard!
I was thinking that it was the date you needed to let them know by, interesting you were told 2/12 mine says 2/26. Does anyone know when they typically tell you what the financial aid offer is?
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Hello, it's wonderful to hear of all the places people are being accepted to! 
I wanted to go ahead and post my own stats:
UGPA: 3.2 (top university)
Major/Minor: Biology
GRE: 163V, 160Q, 5.0A
Experience/Research: I worked for a couple of years as a lab manger/research tech in a hospital lab, and was on three publications and one poster. During college, I pursued various jobs: NIH summer intern, research assistant in a few biology labs, public health volunteer.
Applied: Johns Hopkins (12/11/12); UNC-Chapel Hill (12/28/12); Harvard (1/11/13); UMichigan (1/9/13); Columbia (1/4/13?); Emory (1/11/13)
Accepted: UNC (1/26/13)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
I'm super excited about getting into UNC's HBHE department since it was my #1 choice
Hope everyone keeps on getting good news!
I wanted to go ahead and post my own stats:UGPA: 3.2 (top university)
Major/Minor: Biology
GRE: 163V, 160Q, 5.0A
Experience/Research: I worked for a couple of years as a lab manger/research tech in a hospital lab, and was on three publications and one poster. During college, I pursued various jobs: NIH summer intern, research assistant in a few biology labs, public health volunteer.
Applied: Johns Hopkins (12/11/12); UNC-Chapel Hill (12/28/12); Harvard (1/11/13); UMichigan (1/9/13); Columbia (1/4/13?); Emory (1/11/13)
Accepted: UNC (1/26/13)
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
I'm super excited about getting into UNC's HBHE department since it was my #1 choice
Hope everyone keeps on getting good news!
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Nope, I was accepted about three weeks ago on OPUS and still haven't received an email or acceptance package.
