CanMPH2014

Actually, Lakehead's MPH program is the first MPH program in Canada.

This really depends on what you want to get out of your education and what you want to do in the future. I believe Lakehead has a practicum component which allows you to (1) network outside of school; (2) experience what it is like to be in the field. I am not sure if U Vic offers a practicum component as well. In my opinion, I think thesis is great if you want to stay in academia, but I think the current trend for many employers is that they prefer people with work experience (and having the right network also helps). Also, I think it is important to look at what each school offers and what is the most suitable for you. Congrats on Lakehead

I completely agree with CaseyP02. Public Health is such a broad field and everyone has a different idea of what they want to get out of the program. So as long as you have a good LOI for Lakehead (along with your solid GPA and references), I'm sure you have a good chance!

Decent GPA (not as high as some of the people here), did my undergrad in a clinical health science program and a pure science program. A few years of working in clinical resarch (epidemiology) and hospital QI and some experience doing front line work. Also have a couple of published papers and poster acceptance under my belt. There are other minor public health-related work that I did but those are the main stuff. Hope that helps!

Your transcript should indicate that you have not obtained your degree yet. I'm sure they take that into consideration and send out conditional offers to those who are still in school.

Do you have anything unofficial that you can upload? I'm sure your school can provide you an electronic copy of your grades so far. I uploaded all of my unofficial documents on top of sending my official ones just in case. Best of luck!

Since so many people have received a "dept recommended" status on their U Sask application, has anyone seen a different status change on theirs? Just wondering what a rejection/waitlisted status would look like.

Congrats to all those who have received acceptances! Great to hear that more people are getting good news

Don't give up yet! Lakehead has a rolling admissions system so there's still a good chance that you'll get in

Those are some good points, IAmMPH. It still surprises me that the number of applicants for U Sask surpasses both UBC and U of T.

Congrats, IAmMPH! I wonder what is the major factor that makes U Sask so popular.

I agree! Their process is very unorganized compared to other universities! But at least you're one step closer to finding out. From what you posted, it looks like you got a green light from them If it's alphabetical, my application would be close to the bottom of the list Do you mind sharing your stats? For all those that applied to U Sask for their distance program, the application didn't provide an option for distance. I just emailed them as a reminder that I am interested in their distance program and they responded with "we will consider you as a distance student." I've also stressed my interest in the distance program in my LOI but I guess that wasn't enough... Maybe it's a good idea to email them about this if anyone is aiming for the distance program.

Congratulations, bstar! When did you apply/completed your application? I have to put down my deposit for another school soon and it's frustrating that I still haven't heard back from Usask

Thanks for sharing your stats, ShelbyH! It looks like they take long to go through the applications. I submitted my last piece of document on Feb 17 so I guess I will have to wait a little longer to hear back.

Congrats! This is making me nervous as mine still says "complete ready for review" Do you mind sharing your stats?