justin22

I'm in the same position. Except thrown in Michigan for me as well. I honestly can't decide

I don't think it's as low as 4-5, but it is definately low. The numbers you linked to are inclusive of all three of the SM degrees for each department and certain tracts within the department (i.e. policy, management, and research).

Called Harvard. They told me we'll find out by the end of the week.

Hey I'm just curious, what schools are you leaning towards right now? I'm trying to get some insight on what some other people's pro's and con's are... I'm also waiting on a Harvard decision but I'm also trying to prepare for the worst. I'm in HPM and I am also deciding between Columbia and UMich. UMich is one of the best in HPM, nice class sizes and they really hype up their alumni network. It'll also be a bit cheaper. Columbia is in a great location, ivy, but larger class sizes and more expensive. I haven't heard back from Yale yet. Such a tough decision... Edit: I just saw your second post. From my experience with UMich, their curriculum seems to be extremely flexible. I was talking to current students and they indicated they were able to switch between the MHSA and MPH easily. Most of them were also taking classes at the Ross Business School. From what I read about Columbia, they seem flexible as well in terms of taking classes at other graduate departments. Hopefully I'll find out more on visit day. I don't have official figures on Michigan's employment but one of the faculty members indicated that a lot of the top consulting companies and health care fellowships do specifically recruit at Michigan. It's a smaller program so competition might not be a stiff. I've yet to come across anything about Columbia. It's an Ivy so I'd expect a pretty strong network and eagerness from firms to recruit from them. Again, we'll probably know more on visit day later this month.