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[HattyW]

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm planning of giving U of T Epidemiology a try. Unfortunately, I don't think my GPA is competitive enough. My last 5.0 FCE of highest level is around 3.37. I do have 3 years of Research Assistant experience; 1 year of Independent study (manuscript in progress for potential publication) + 1 year working as a Project Manager at a Medical Equipment Manufacturing Company + volunteer experiences (First Year Initiative Program @ U of T, Health Clinic (Summer promoting well-being for seniors), Epilepsy York Region, Volunteer Note-Taker at U of T, & Summer work experience at Epilepsy as a Resource & Volunteer Coordinator). I guess I will just see where my application will take me. Good Luck Everyone!

[gorillacake]

Hey MPHeh?, I called University of Sask to ask them that and they said that they do it all by hand, so it takes awhile. You can call their application admin office to find out if they have received it and not yet updated it.
It's the same with me though. I've sent my transcripts and one of my references submitted, but they're not showing up yet.
It is slightly frustrating...

[M19]

MPHeh,

The Public Health faculty at UofA is currently moving into a brand new building, so things are a bit behind. Give it a few more weeks, mine took awhile to change last year too.

[MPHeh?]

Hey gorillacake,

I ended up emailing both universities and got pretty prompt replies. Sask was kind enough to let me know they did receive my transcript and Alberta said they're behind due to the holidays and the moving of their office locations. In any case, I think we can be at least assured that most likely nothing got lost in the post!

And thanks M19!

[kdok]

Hi!

Im applying at:

1. University of Manitoba (I have ben taking classes there this year as an 'occasional student')
2. U of T - population health
3. SFU - Global Health
4. UBC

My background is in infectious disease clinical/community health nursing and a few different research nursing jobs in HIV feild research with high-risk populations (i have been nursing for 6 years). My GPA is quite good (3.9 undergrad, 4.25 grad), but I did not get into U of M last year so I am not holding my breath.

I think most of my applications are complete, just waiting on transcripts and letters of reference. I'm pretty excited, but the wait will seem long.

[publichealthhopeful]

hi everyone! does anyone know if the MPH program at UofT has a practicum for the epidemiology specialization? Any information on the epi stream would be greatly appreciated!

[HattyW]

Hi Decaf,

I believe there is a practicum for Epidemiology.

Here is the website: http://www.phs.utoro..._healthepi3.asp

Best of luck!

[sourpatchkid]

Hey,

I applied to MPH programs last year and was admitted to Universite de Montreal. I decided not to go because the program wasn't exactly what I wanted, and I regret it. If anyone has any questions about interviews or anything else about UdeM's program, feel free to PM me. I'll try to answer the best I can. I also found a document about acceptance rates at UdeM. I'll see if I can find it again. They were about 25-30%. Pretty good! i guess no one in Canada is interested in studying at a french school, so application rates are low.

Just a minor correction to make to Montrealers post: if you are a Canadian citizen, you can only get QC residency by living in the province for three months prior to the start of full-time studies. Otherwise, you're billed out of province tuition, which is closer to $6000/annum. Either way, it's much cheaper than a US education.

This year, I'm applying to McMaster's Global Health program, U of T and McGill. My preferred program is McMaster. If anyone knows anything about this program, i would greatly appreciate advice or insight. Is anyone else here applying?

[dentist24]

Hey MPHeh?, I called University of Sask to ask them that and they said that they do it all by hand, so it takes awhile. You can call their application admin office to find out if they have received it and not yet updated it.
It's the same with me though. I've sent my transcripts and one of my references submitted, but they're not showing up yet.
It is slightly frustrating...

Hi everyone,
Same is happening with me, i check everyday and notice they don't upgrade the application status. May be due to large number of applications, but this is not fair. It keeps me guessing that my documents have not reached to them.

[dentist24]

Hey,

Did anyone get acceptance mail from any university for fall 2012, i was reading last year forum and some guys got acceptance in January itself.
I am anxious.

[piccku]

What do you think my chances are? I am so anxious... and I am so clueless at the moment:

I applied to:
a) MPH UofT Health Promotion
MPH UBC
c) MPH Alberta (global health)
d) MPH SFU (global health)
e) MSc Global Health at McMaster

My cGPA is 3.65
I have great references
4 research experiences (currently 2 - one in global health)
2 local volunteering
1 international volunteering
exec for 2 clubs
Intern at MSF Toronto
Piano Teacher
and lots of other random stuff like I have a snowboard instructor's license and I have ARCT Piano performance at RCM.

I feel I have strong ECs.. but my GPA is not amazing..... Should I apply to other Master programs not in public health, but in psychology or life sciences as my back up? Or do you think I might have a chance?

help

[kdok]

hey piccku,

i really don't know what anyones chances are of getting in (new to this too!), but it sounds like you are a really well rounded applicant. Why did you pick the schools that you did? If you really want to work in public health, I wouldnt apply to psych etc.

[piccku]

I really want to do public health, but I know that it's difficult to get into.. so I thought maybe I need a back-up plan. I also like psychology research

I chose UA, SFU, UT, and Mac bc they have good global health programs - I am interested in working for the minority population as well as the international population. I also chose UBC because I like Vancouver!

Edited by piccku, 01 February 2012 - 09:56 PM.

[kdok]

SFU, UBC, U of Manitoba and U of T. I've got a family, so the cities I applied to are pretty limited due to work & support considerations. Plus I really have no interest in living in Alberta or Saskatchewan, even if my partner could find work in his field there. SFU and UBC are my top picks - I'm interested in the work being done at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV, and both schools are affiliated. The UBC deadline is driving me mad though - I've submitted my GRE scores twice now and it still says 'not received'. I'm glad all of my schools' deadlines are passed or today. I want to start getting results!

[piccku]

Oh wow - the admissions systems at the universities are sometimes really frustrating! But I think the schools know that - they seem to be apologizing every time I send them an email about the status
I hope you get into your choices! Good luck!! We'll have to wait months now!

[Geeladys]

Hi!
I have an interest in epidemiology as it relates to medicines. I've applied to: UBC, U of T (epi), McGill (MPH) and McMaster (HRM).
Do you guys know when we're supposed to hear back? I can't find any info on the websites!

[piccku]

Hi!
I have an interest in epidemiology as it relates to medicines. I've applied to: UBC, U of T (epi), McGill (MPH) and McMaster (HRM).
Do you guys know when we're supposed to hear back? I can't find any info on the websites!

It depends. Usually btw March-April. Sometimes May. Don't wait! Just forget about it.

[Geeladys]

Hey! Thanks you're definitely right. I won't wait as painful as it is. Thankfully I heard back from Mac yesterday about the HRM program , 3 more to go!

It depends. Usually btw March-April. Sometimes May. Don't wait! Just forget about it.

[SM-mph]

Has anyone applied to (or have any information on) U of Guelph's MPH program? I know they have more of a focus on infectious diseases etc, since the program is under their veterinary school. However, their program is still pretty new, since they've only had one batch of graduates so far.

[MPHeh?]

urgghhhh guys, I just want to know NOW! *whines*