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Hello! For those Canadians out there, I'm wondering how competitive I might be for a masters in epidemiology. I'm currently finishing up my fourth year and have just submitted my last application. Any feedback is much appreciated. Program: MSc Epidemiology Schools being considered: OttawaU, McGill, Western Career goals: For a long time I wanted to be a researcher-clinician, but medical school is tough to get into, so I'm focusing my efforts elsewhere - on something else that I know I will enjoy doing as a career. If i decide I want to do med in the future then this degree will still be very useful, as I definitely want research to be a part of my career as a doctor. I preferably want to work in infectious disease epidemiology and/or sexually transmitted disease epidemiology. Undergrad Institution: Top 5 Canadian University Major: Biology GPA (2yr): 3.9 - all schools calculate admission average using only the last two years of your undergraduate degree GRE score: N/A Work experience: 1 year research assistant position at a hospital working directly with epidemiologists, research experience in infectious disease and psychology labs (both 2 years). Volunteer counsellor for 3 years. Government work in health policy. Coursework: Calculus, Probability & Statistics, Epidemiology, Genetics, Cell biology Language skills: English, some French Statement of Purpose: Feel alright about it. I'm not the strongest writer but I did spend quite a bit of time on it. Letters of Recommendation: Hoping that they had some good things to say about me Concerns: My degree is not in biomedical/life sciences and I feel like this may hurt me in the application process. I am also unsure of how competitive these programs are and am wondering if anyone has any information about how competitive I might be.