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Plath

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  1. So I was a late applicant to the MPH Pool and have received two decisions back so far. One from Emory and one from B.U. both for global health MPH. Both programs accepted me! Emory is my top choice, hands down, however, BU is also offering me a merit scholarship of $15K. That being said, the merit scholarship still sets the BU tuition slightly higher than the tuition I would be paying at Emory. Some friends mentioned that a scholarship on my CV would boost it...but I'm not too concerned about my CV in terms of listing some silly aid here or there. OR should I be? What would you do if you were in this predicament. I applied to 7 other schools, but have yet to hear back... What are you thoughts on the value of the degree between these two universities?
  2. I also applied to Drexel! (and 8 other places.... lol) They just confirmed my application today haha Best of luck
  3. What everyone else said! It depends solely on each individual program. For me, I was lucky to apply to 9 programs just two weeks ago! But that also means there is less of a hard deadline for when they have to respond with a decision.....
  4. Best of luck! Don't forget you also need to list at least three recommenders in the references part of the application.
  5. Don't go by what SOPHA lists, go by what each individual program lists on their respective websites. If you want to double check, email or call the programs you are interested in. You need to fully complete the app before it can be e-submitted, and then verified. The verification took literally five minutes for me after I e-submitted my application.....I'm just assuming there are hardly any applicants this late in the game.
  6. I applied to only MPH programs. So yes, there are still many public health schools still accepting applicants for MPH applicants, you just need to research programs.
  7. A good number of them are still taking applicants in specific departments/tracks! I just applied to 9 programs last week. I would get started with SOPHAS ASAP, since you have to have your registrar(s) mail out transcripts to them directly. Most run on rolling deadlines until they meet their quota for class size(s). Only a few programs run on hard deadlines like Harvard or Hopkins. Best of luck!
  8. Haha, oh good old GREs I took them last July with very little study! I did rather well, but I didn't study for the essay portion. Naturally, I did really great in the verbal/quant, but scored miserably in the analytical. However, having been an English major (and graduating with departmental honors), I figured it's evident I can write effectively. :P
  9. You're very welcome! I'm just waiting to hear back from the schools I applied to (I applied rather late), because like you I applied to MPP programs first. Rejected from all of them, from the lack of policy experience. And only recently realized that MPH are a thing, and a more logical degree for my interests. And I also think that policy is something you can always learn from experience by interning at a think tank or some multi-lateral organization. If you want some courses on poly. sci. or economy, you can always take a class here or there outside the MPH program, as most seem to allow that; However, most of the MPH programs already have courses on policy in health. So (to be going in circles really), I say join the dark side and apply to MPH programs.
  10. I can't say from experience, as I'm actually only hoping to start my MPH this fall. However, if you consider what the study of Public Health is, you would probably answer your own question. You will be studying policy contextualized around health issues. Though the plus of an MPH versus an MPP is that an MPH has a nice balance between the social and natural sciences. You would have a better understanding of disease and health and clinical rhetoric. If you study for an MPP, on the other hand, you would just have a strong grasp on policy analysis and drafting, which can be applied to issues of the health of the public. You said you wanted to study health disparities, so an MPH would allow you to really focalize on those disparities through a medical and sociological lens. An MPP would have you look at those disparities through the lens of politics and economy. I hope that helps? Like I said, I haven't started my masters yet, but just having studied public health, it seems like the logical answer.
  11. Hi lovelies! I'm new to GradCafe, but I have shamelessly stalked the forum here and there. I am applying rather late to the game with a list of 9 programs!! (Figured I would spread out my chances). Any who, fingers crossed! And congrats to those who already have been accepted/decided on where to go.
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