what schools am i qualified for?

[pburgher]

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Stats: gpa 3.1, gre 480V 580Q. I'm straight out of a BA program; I worked for about a year in an unrelated field. What schools would realistically admit me? Anyone have suggestions for me? Was anyone accepted whose stats are similar to mine? ANY ADVICE IS WELCOME. Thanks!!

 

[publichealth06]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm also straight out of my BA degree. Even a lot schools who claimed there was a 'requirement' of two years' related work experience accepted me. I have worked part time paid, and full time on a volunteer basis, but the total hours worked in the field would be less than 2 years full time.

That said, my gpa was top-notch and did very well on the GRE.

It also depends what your BA was in. Mine was in International Development Studies and I applied to Internaional Health programs. I also studied abroad in Uganda for a year. These experiences all helped.

Maybe you could try to get at least some part-time volunteer work experience in public health in the meantime. If you have zero experience, they're going to wonder what you're basing your decision to study public health off of.

 

[Adcadet]

Always hard to give specific advice, but check out the last two links in the first post of this thread for some school-specific numbers.

It looks like at the University of Minnesota for the epi MPH program ~64% of applicants have been accepted in the past 5 years and that average undergrad GPA of the applicants (not of those accepted) was 3.43, and the GRE was ~560 verbal and ~670 quant.

 

[sappho_sapphics]

Stats: gpa 3.1, gre 480V 580Q. I'm straight out of a BA program; I worked for about a year in an unrelated field. What schools would realistically admit me? Anyone have suggestions for me? Was anyone accepted whose stats are similar to mine? ANY ADVICE IS WELCOME. Thanks!!

I would only suggest that you consider looking at the different MPH programs and compare their statistics and information. It also depends on what major/area of emphasis in Public Health you want.