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  1. How do you find the acceptance rate for each country?
  2. Thanks so much for the help guys! I've decided not to do it even though you've comforted me a lot about eventually getting in haha. I might do it in the winter semester if I find a program I like more but most likely I'm probably just going to spend one month abroad either this summer or next summer depending on if I get an internship I've applied for this year. I think if I stay here I might be able to do an internship one day a week in the fall with a public health department and definitely plan on working a few years before applying. Thanks again guys! Also just since I feel it's not a substantial enough question to make it's own topic and it's also not too important that someone sees if and I get an answer so I'll just ask here on the off chance someone looks: is volunteering at a wildlife hospital going to count for anything in the app process? I volunteer hands on treating patients alongside vets. The animals definitely do come in with communicable diseases sometimes but it's more often just injuries. I love doing it so I'm not planning on stopping even if the answer is no but I was just wondering if that type of experience is viewed as favorable.
  3. Hi! (I also posted this on sdn for more opinions if this seems familiar sorry haha) So I am hoping to eventually go to grad school and get an mph in environmental health. I'm currently finishing up my sophomore year of college and as of right now have a 2.975 gpa which should be slightly above 3.0 by the end of this school year. I am done with the hard science classes and now only have electives/classes for my other major which I've done really well in historically and although it obviously isn't 100% certain I'm very confident I can get at least a 3.7 gpa the remaining semesters of school. This would mean if I am here for four more semesters I can get my gpa up to about a 3.4-5 and if I was here for three about a 3.2-3. I was looking at study abroad programs and wanted to do a SIT one with a focus on global health. My school does not have any opportunities to take classes related to public health. So far I have somewhat minimal experience in public health (I've shadowed public health vets, microbiologists, and serologists) but I'm hoping to get an internship at the county health department this summer and also do an internship the summer after. In addition I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and I am going to start at a free (human lol) clinic next year. I am just wondering what the best course of action would be. The study abroad program would give me academic experience as well as a small research experience in public health but would not count towards my gpa (my school would give me credits but not count it in my gpa and sophas would not either). I am not sure if having that experience abroad would be more helpful for my application or if having four more semesters at school and therefore having a .15-.2 higher gpa would help me out more. Also, if I don't go on the program should I try and take at least one public health related class before applying (I'd probably take it over a summer or after I graduate at Berkeley since it is close to home)? Or do schools not care that much if you have academic experience with public health classes (in which case studying abroad would be pointless for my application right)?
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