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welp, emory would be 53K and Hopkins would be 59k. this is assuming i get no funding from the scholarhsips i'm applying to (I won't hold y breath tho). this has all made me so worried all of a sudden...

thanks ya'll! I definitely do not have any strong desire to stay in Atlanta post graduation. with the 75% tuition at Hopkins, the schools would cost about the same. The only money I'd be saving is on housing since I'll be commuting from my family's home about 30 min away.. I have about a year's worth of rent money saved up, so I feel okay moving. Though, it is all of my savings.. hmm, so, I guess baltimore it is!

Is this a no brainer? I'm so torn between my home (emory) and a really great,well known school (Hopkins) At Hopkins I'd be getting an MSPH in global epidemiology in their international health department At Emory I'd be getting an MPH in epidemiology. But I also went here for undergrad, so it's all I've ever known Which would you choose..and why?

i got accepted today!!! but omg let me tell you this story. so i was freaking out so i said i'd give myself a week before i emailed them. I teetered with this thought, but then i got fed up because it's almost April for pete's sake!!!! today i emailed them saying that "i hadn't heard back since so I'm assuming I'm rejected. please confirm" and then they emailed me back saying "we made your decision last night, congratulations!" and then i cried happy tears. and frustrated tears. it took soooooooooo long. the moral of this story is to email your department directly--not the general admissions email---if you want an answer asap

i know!! Pitt, yo... you a hot mess rn. It's like they really really really don't want out-of-state people to apply or attend. :/

Emory's admitted student facebook page has been saying finaid info will begin being released on March 20th via OPUS. they also said all of their merit awards have been notified already. *sad face*

Hi all, so, we are fast approaching the April 15th deadline. I applied for an MPH in epidemiology, submitted my FAFSA the first week of February, but have yet to hear anything about financial aid from any school (Emory, Pitt, Miami, or Texas--exception of BU). I'd really like to have this information so I can compare costs as it is a huge factor in my decision (and how much in private loans I'd need to take out, etc..). Should I start contacting the financial aid departments directly? When do they usually show you what your financial aid package will look like?? Am I not getting any info because I submitted my FAFSA too late?

it was the International Health department :/ this is KILLING ME. it's almost a month before we have to freaking decide

oops, i applied for the MSPH back in december and have heard nada. Should i expect a rejection at this point??

also, boston has their stats easily accesible too..if anyone cares...: http://www.bu.edu/sph/careers/graduate-employment-data/ ooh, and columbia has their own version: http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/Employment-Outcomes-2012-2013-for-web2.pdf interesting how these schools don't go as deep into the specifics as Emory......*rubs chin*

Hey hey hay now, cheer up! first of all, you got into some pretty great programs! You go Glen Coco!!! Secondly, these are starting salaries and yes we should've all gone to business school, or some other field if we wanted to make $$$$$$$. Do you think I'm not semi jealous of my 2014 BBA friends (who dont even have a master's!) who started making $50k four months after graduation?!! you bet your ass I am! I could do a job for the $ alone (my current status), but a career? no. never. It's so easy to play the comparison game, but that is hella exhausting. far far worse than Monopoly. I know these salaries look pretty "bad", but I comfort myself with the idea that at least i'm in a field where I won't be bored every day because I'm not interested in the work itself*. *I am also 22 years old--no debt, kids, or significant other (wooohooo single!!). I also live at home and pay, like, 3 bills. admittedly dangerously optimistic. still. We will all survive!

bahahaha, come join me!

Hey! so it's all on this site: http://www.sph.emory.edu/careers/employment-status/index.html Click "Class of 2013" under the agreggate data section I originally typed this super long post with pictures and junk for you but it wouldn't allow me to post them here (boooo). ugh. What schools are you interested in?

Anybody applied to UMiami? I was accepted way back in December, but they have recently ramped up their recruiting efforts it seems. I'm getting quite a few calls and emails...

Looks like Emory's gift is still the same! Nice portfolio with a space for your tablet too!

LAWD JEEBUS. I'm actually so glad I'm not the only one thinking of something this shallow (no shade, but it's so comforting to hear other people's opinions). I currently work in customer service, so presentation is everything! So far, Pitt and Texas have the worst presentation. Pitt's letter was semi depressing, despite being accepted ("reminder, we aren't giving you any money. so, figure that out yourself"). and it came as a folded up piece of paper. I thought it was a bill in the mail at first..I will say that the departmental dean (epi for me) did send an email with some informative attachments about courses and a list of student contacts, etc. which was a friendly gesture Texas claimed in mid-January that they would be mailing my package info. It's February. zilch. Also, they're experiencing a lot of system glitches and I'm on the receiving end of that drama. boooo Boston! oh, hunty, their presentation was beeeautiful. I'm also biased because they included financial aid info (yay!). Nice full size red envelope, large font for my poor eyesight, did I mention they already had finaid info included?? plus their letter was very pleasant (nice ego stroke, BU). Icing on cake: signed by hand, in real ink (I think)! Now onto Emory. It's my alma mater, so I'm extra biased, but dAYUM. seriously, they have they're junk together. Haven't received the physical package yet, but their admitted students page is the best I've seen so far. They even have the employment stats of students who graduated in 2013 (and will be updating the stats for the 2014 grads). Let me explain to you how useful and amazeballs this is: they broke it down by concentration they broke it down by full-time, part-time, unemployed, and still seeking they broke it down by how many months it took the students to find employment they included average salary ranges post graduation by concentration they included the most popular sectors for employment they even evaluated the average number of resumes students had to send before securing employment and more.. I have yet to see another school provide such transparent information, and I don't understand why everyone doesn't do this, to this level of detail. why why why?!!?!? (am I not looking hard enough?) By the way, they're stats were pretty stellar. very reassuring. even if they haven't sent me financial aid package info, it's sorta comforting to know that at least they're students have been successful post-graduation. woo go eagles! Lastly, U Miami, they're a little slow on the distribution of information. That's all I have to say. still waiting on a couple more schools but, I'm pretty much expecting rejections from here on out tbh

I applied for the MSPH in International Health (GDEC concentration). Knitting is soooooo awesome. really forces you to focus on it and nothing else! motivated by my friend who's having a baby. Seemed like the perfect reason to learn how to knit a blanket, lol

Does anyone know how Hopkins usually notifies their applicants? sidenote: to pass the waiting time, I've taught myself how to knit and crochet, lol

If it's a phone interview, talk into a mirror while doing the interview. Someone gave me this advice ages ago. I think it helps control the inflection in your voice because you see yourself as you are responding to the non-present interviewer. Helped me treat it as an interview rather than just a plain old phone call.

ohh, i see. sorry, was confused a bit. I would def call/email sophas to see what's up. Have your apps been verified already?

thanks everyone!

you have to send your scores to each individual school, i believe. not just sophas directly. Check your ETS account to check which GRE scores your schools actually received

well, I was really gunning for a terminal degree in Epi. I do eventually want to get a doctorate.