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DrPHtobe

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  1. Rejected from Hopkins Implementation DrPH. Oh well. At least it's over with.... now to decide what to do next...
  2. Thats' awesome! Congrats. Hopefully they'll put us out of our misery this week then.... Thanks for letting us know
  3. It shouldn't close doors, but might make them a bit foggy... Jobs-wise, I've always found my MSc to just be a tick box. "Has Masters? Check." No one has really cared about my subject, but MPH might be different. I would advise choosing the university carefully, making sure they're pretty high in the world rankings, or at least comparable positions to US schools that you would consider applying to. Also, for future PhD applications, it might be a good idea to choose a course that has US- like modules, so that the comparison to a US degree is easily made. I.e. the 5 core modules that most ceph schools seem to have. Probably a good idea to take the CPH exam, as more evidence that you're equivalent to a US education. Finally, for PhD applications, you'll likely have to apply to WES, to have your international education formally "Americanized". This currently costs $160. See if you can check whether the australia/nz Masters is considered equivalent to the US Masters. Just my two cents..
  4. My understanding is that JHU don't interview for DrPH.
  5. Thank you! That's really helpful.
  6. I'm reading huge, boring documents at work, so the distraction was welcome! I've been doing the same thing for MPH (waiting for one more DrPH, but suspect it'll be a no). I'll hopefully have time to get into an MPH this year, as I definitely don't want to pay all those fees again, ask for more references etc. Good luck with the apps. Hopefully you'll find another course that you like :).
  7. Looking at SOPHAS, it says: Claremont, CUNY, Florida International University, Loma Linda, Louisiana State, New York Medical College, Oregon State, Temple, Tulane (claims all applicants are rolling?), Albany, Alabama at Birmingham, Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman, Illinois at Chicago, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Nevada, Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (rolling), Pittsburgh, South Carolina, University of Texas, and Virginia Commonwealth all have doctorates open Though mostly DrPH, instead of PhD, and some really random topics. Some are for Spring admission, but guess it's better to wait a few months, than a whole year. Most also have their deadline for tomorrow!
  8. Would those that got into George Washington DrPH mind sharing their stats? I'd like to know if there is something specific that I need to improve for next time (in 2 years! Grr)
  9. Got my George Washington DrPH Global Health rejection . Had a couple of weeks to come to terms with it - as didn't have an interview, so figured I wasn't on the short list. Nice to know the outcome at least.... Only Hopkins to go! Another 3 weeks of waiting then....
  10. That's really helpful. Thanks. Looks like they're starting to trickle out. Sorry for the rejection. Do you have another acceptance?
  11. I don't care anymore!... In. Out. Whatever. I just want to know!!!!
  12. From when I was looking at applying - most places seem to have "min of 50%, ideally 70%" for quant GRE - but didn't have cutoffs and claimed they looked at applications holistically. For instance hopkins says all grad students average 70%, lower for MS, higher for PhD. I agree with the previous poster - if you have the time and money (and think you can improve) then I would take the GRE again. If you don't/can't improve (or the verbal was a fluke ;)), then ace the stats/maths courses you're doing, so you have some recent evidence of capability. I don't think it'd be a waste to take the GRE again, but your score is certainly sufficient to try applying without improving it (as long as the rest of your application is good). And of course, apply to a broad range of schools if you can, to give yourself the best chance to get in somewhere.
  13. If they were experts in their field- you'd have thought they'd make the decisions a bit quicker!
  14. I think most online versions of courses use a "partner" for admissions. The main reason schools offer online courses (I assume) is to make money. Just because they're non-profit doesn't mean they don't make millions (and then spend it). They can double their admissions, without increasing their physical facilities. So they can spend that extra tuition on improving their school (in every sense). I don't think that the partners develop the course at all. They just provide the admin. The courses are usually developed and provided by the faculty. It varies, but for the online Masters that I did (albeit in the UK), I had access to recorded lectures that were the same as the on-site students attended, and my tutor was a member of faculty as well, she was the one that marked the coursework. Perhaps it's different with GWU. One caveat - I think the more modern online courses have a "sales person" sell you the course (education is a booming business after all) and perhaps the sales pitch is what puts some people off. Personally I was pretty happy with my online MSc. If I don't get into a DrPH, I'll probably do an MPH online. Of course, it's great to study at a physical school, but online courses offer a great option for a student that wants to learn and work, and at the end of it, you have your MPH and work experience for your CV too. I have looked a little into the online MPH courses, there are many cheaper than GWU - Maryland, Drexel, Emory, Albany, USF, Arizona, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado etc. I often wonder why more Americans don't attend the UK universities online. LSHTM, Liverpool and Edinburgh are all excellent universities and all offer online MPHs for about 1/3 of the price of GWU. Anyway, my thoughts - yes, be sceptical, but if the school has a good reputation, they're not going to risk that with a shady online course. As long as you're interested in the course electives/whatever niche the school offers, then go for it . (Oh and good luck!)
  15. Noooooo. I was hoping Global health hadn't started interviews :(. Congrats though!
  16. Don't worry, me neither. I looked at the Results tab from previous years - I'm hoping GW will have been in contact by the end of Jan. Hopkins took forever last year, so I'm not expecting to hear from them before the end of Feb.... sigh..
  17. Come on guys! It's not even the end of January... hold out for one more week - then you can lose all hope (I haven't heard back from anyone yet! )
  18. Congrats! Now if their Global Health department would send theirs out....
  19. I applied to JHU (but for Implementation) and haven't heard a thing. Also not heard from GWU - I think you applied there too?
  20. They have quite a bit of information on their website: https://www.jhsph.edu/academics/degree-programs/doctoral-programs/doctor-of-public-health/ The curriculum page details the concentrations and you can find all the courses you need to take etc.
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