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3 hours ago, sheisgreat said:

From the little I researched on, SFU and U of S are the only schools in Canada that offer an MPH Thesis Option. Hence, if a student decides to pursue further education, they are at an advantage due to the research based experience they would acquire from the program.

McMaster and Lakehead MPH also offer the option to do thesis.

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11 hours ago, sheisgreat said:

Did they send an email stating if the applicant has been waitlisted

Mcmaster sent an email to applicants who were waitlisted.

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4 hours ago, futurejdmph said:

All the people that heard from UofT - have you all applied for the Health Promotion stream specifically and were you e-mailed or did your status change of the admissions application? Also congrats to all!!!

I received an email letting me know of my acceptance and what to expect in the coming weeks. My status on the application page hasnt changed yet though. 

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I just got accepted MPH (health promo stream) at U of T! Congrats to everyone else who did and see you in the fall  

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8 hours ago, SwagMaster said:

Sure I'll share mine. I'll go through the 5 categories that they claim to use to access applications. 

1. Academic grades
The average of my last 10 senior level courses is a high 80, although my cumulative for my entire undergrad is much lower. 

2. Social science background
I come from a social science and social work background.

3. A statement of intent outlining your vision of health promotion and your reasons for wishing to enter the program
I think that my statement was decent. I really made an effort to look up what they were looking for and talk about how my experience fit that. (For example, talk about how I my work involves social determinants of health.)
I'm also hoping to do the health research route, so I spoke specifically about my vision for public health and the kind of research I want to do. 

4. Experience in paid or volunteer capacities, addressing determinants of health (e.g., social justice and health inequities)
As I mentioned above, I'm in social work, so it's quite easy to relate my work to social justice and health inequities. 
I work full-time at a mental health treatment centre. I've worked one year working with high school students in low-income neighbourhoods -- this was case management, helping them use education to break out of poverty. Also have 1.5 years volunteering at homeless shelters, community centres, schools for children with special needs, etc. 
I'm also currently working on publishing my first journal article in the field of public health. 

5. Two letters of reference from persons familiar with applicants’ academic and/or paid/volunteer work performance
I honestly think this was the best part of my application. I had 1 academic, and 1 work reference. Great relationships with both of them. 

All in all, I'm leaning towards accepting an offer for my masters of social work anyways. But I'm still looking forward to seeing the result of my application. 

What's your profile look like? All the best to you as well

I have also applied to this program. My background is in general health sciences. I have 5+ years of RA work experience in the field of health inequities, with two publications and having presented at 5 conferences, including my most recent one at Harvard. My GPA is okay, A- average, it's not outstanding but i'm hoping it's still competitive.  I also have 2 years experience working with marginalized populations in Vancouver's downtown east side, where I have done harm reduction outreach providing HIV/Hep C testing and information sessions. I am a member of CPHA. With Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) I sit on their Climate Change working group and I am a technical reviewer.  I believe my references were quite strong - two leading researchers in the field of public health at top Canadian Universities. I have also been working on a health campaign called "stop marketing to kids", where I have developed a toolkit for youth to mobilize against food advertising. 

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Hi! I just heard back from U. de Montreal, not sure if anybody else applied to this program since it's all french. I got accepted! Received rejection from McGill today as well (not surprising since my quant wasnt as strong as they want). I have also applied to guelph, lakehead, UofT, Waterloo, McMaster and UVictoria ... my application is still under review for all those schools!