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I just finished my first year of course work in my MPH at Queen's and I'm currently in my practicum. When I applied, I was initially wait listed. I got my acceptance at the end of May. A friend of mine who also eventually got accepted did not hear back until July. So don't lose hope. My cohort at Queen's has 21 students. This year I believe there will be 31 or 32 students accepted. The department continues to offer admission until all spots are filled, I believe. The Queen's program is about 6 years old and it improves every year based on student feedback. I have had a great experience so far. Our department is small and very welcoming. It is a big change adjusting to life in a smaller town coming from Toronto (where I'm from) or other major cities. But the small program size helps create a family for you in Kingston. Good luck everyone.

UWO is a very new program (and its still developing to my knowledge). This September will only be its second year running I believe. This might be why not many people applied.

Waterloo also offers a distance education program. from the FAQ of http://ceph.org: Does it matter whether my degree is from an accredited school or program? In general, there are three major practical implications for students of receiving a public health graduate degree from a non-accredited institution: Some employment is only open to graduates of CEPH-accredited public health schools or programs. The US Public Health Service, many US military public health jobs and some state and local government agencies require that MPH-level jobs be filled with graduates of CEPH-accredited schools and programs. If you have an idea of the area or agency where you would like to work after graduation, you should speak to a human resources officer if you have additional questions. Some fellowships are only available to students attending CEPH-accredited schools and programs that are also members of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Not all CEPH-accredited programs are members of ASPPH. If these fellowships are of interest to you visit www.aspph.org for more information. The National Board of Public Health Examiners, the body for the national credentialing exam for individuals who possess a graduate-level degree in public health, offers the exam only to graduates of accredited programs and schools. NBPHE is not affiliated with CEPH, and CEPH does not have a formal role in shaping the eligibility or other rules. If you would like to investigate the credentialing exam further, you may wish to review http://www.nbphe.org/. Be sure to contact the grad assistants to get as much information as possible about your school of choice to make sure it's right for you.

Opinions on Queens vs Waterloo- which is better and why? I have until Monday to decide, any insight is appreciated!!

Hey, I emailed Queens today and was told that my application is 'on hold' and the final decision depends on how many people accept the initial offers.... I'm not sure if that even means anything. Were you told something similar? And thankfully I've been accepted to Waterloo.

Has anyone received a rejection from Queens yet?? I've heard back from everywhere except there!!

Hey ebmph, I have been waitlisted for Guelph. How long were you given to either accept/decline your offer?

This is a health promotion certificate program I was looking into. It's at Centennial College in the greater Toronto area. It isn't online, but its the only one I've found so far..... http://www.centennialcollege.ca/Programs/ProgramOverview.aspx?Program=1213

I received a rejection from UofT Health Promotion today too. The letter was dated April 11. I think UofT only sends rejections in the mail whereas Waterloo is all electronic.

Thank you very much, will do!!

Hi there, how/ when were you informed that you have been waitlisted for Queens?

Does your application status still say 'under review'?

Has anyone heard anything from Guelph?

Thanks for the reply. Oddly, I sent her an e-mail 2 days ago and she hasn't gotten back to me... I'm considering calling but might give her one more day to reply.

Hi Ana, Would you mind sharing when you received the rejection from Queens? & Congrats on UofT!