*** UIC Accepted MPH Fall 2013 ***

[KnightGuy]

This thread is for those of us who have gotten accepted into UIC's MPH grad program. Just post a little blurb about yourself following the questions below:

Name:
Major/Minor:
Undergrad School:
Grad Studies:
Future area of interest:
Location where your coming from:
Attending (Y or N):

Name: Frankie :]
Major/Minor: Heath Sciences with a minor in Health Admin.
Undergrad School: Uni of Central Florida
Grad Studies: Community Health Sciences
Future area of interest: HIV/AIDS education and health policy implementation
Location where your coming from: Warm Florida
Attending (Y or N): Most likely!

Can't wait to see who else got accepted!!!

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[pillowface]

Major/Minor: Natural Sciences, Spanish minor from Michigan
Graduate Students: Community Health Sciences
Plan to be a doctor: am a medical student= either pediatrics or anesthesia
Attending: haven't decided yet: waiting for Emory

 

[glenvorian]

Major/Minor: Microbiology and Poli Sci double major
Grad Studies: Epidemiology
Location where your coming from: California
Attending (Y or N): Not sure yet, still waiting to hear back from 3 schools

 

[chicagomph]

Undergrad Major: Health Education
Grad Studies: HPA
Location: I live in Chicago already
Attending (Y or N): Yes

Are any of you attending the visit day on April 5?

Also, just curious about others getting scholarships. I received a small scholarship called the "Directors Scholarship". Are others getting this too, or another source of additional funding?

 

[amiino2]

Undergrad- UIC biology
Grad- HPA
Live- in Chi already
Attending- Yes
Preview day- Yes

Also, I started a facebook group "UIC School of Public Health Class of 2015" connect if you want.

 

[runaroundgirl]

Did anyone attend the new student day last Friday? How was it? Did I miss anything important? I live in Chicago, unfortunately I was unable to attend due to work commitments, but will be rescheduling a tour in the next few weeks.....

 

[kutmasta]

Major/Minor: Neurobiology, Human Development
Undergrad School: UC Davis
Grad Studies: EOHS
Location where your coming from: CA
Attending (Y or N): Yes

 

[DomerRM]

Undergrad: Univ of Notre Dame
Major(s): Science Pre Professional Studies/Computer Applications
Program: MS Epidemiology
Attending: yessir

 

[MPHopeful101]

Congrats newly admitted UIC students! I’m a second year MPH student (female) and am currently living in on-campus graduate housing (SSR). I plan to live here again next year, but am moving into a different room in a larger 2-person apartment. I recently learned that my future designated roommate is from a different major, but I’m open to changing my designated room to live with an incoming fellow School of Public Health student! Please PM me if you are interested or have any questions.

 

[kutmasta]

How is the SSR?

 

[TennisFan013]

Why is this school so darn expensive? The MHA tuition differential per semester is over $5,000, and all the information about GA positions they send out is utterly useless because these positions don't usually exist.

I've been told explicitly that having a GA position the first semester is next to impossible, and that if you work in the semesters after that, it's for 1-2K/semester. Why do they send out PDF's explicating GA positions that offer a tuition WAIVER when these don't exist?

Is anyone else having this problem?

/rant over ;(

 

[DucksinArow]

Also looking at funding options. Would be nice if anyone who has experience with this could advise. Thanks

 

[Truelotus]

Have any of you spoken with current students?This is an email I got from a student when i asked about funding and some other things. Does this email seem like a red flag to you? This is MS MPH:

I appreciate your questions. As I stated during the panel discussion, I
had an awesome experience at UIC. I'm not sure if all of my classmates
would feel the same way. With that being said, I think the best advice I
can give you at this point is to pray about which university is the best
opportunity for you. Consider your short and long term career objectives.
Also, consider the support systems you have outside of the university
setting. Lastly, I would suggest that you consider the financial
obligations you'll have to take on in completing the degree. Taking all of
these things into consideration should leave you with a clear cut decision
on which opportunity is the best one for you. Good luck and I hope
everything works out for you.

 

[Kurokuro]

Undergrad Major: Chem
Grad Studies: HPA
Location: Chicago
Attending: Yes

Would love to get more insight into UIC, about their program, classes, work opportunities, overall experience. Anyone currently in UIC's public health, please PM me, insight would be greatly appreciated =]

 

[DucksinArow]

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to stay when visiting the campus?