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4 hours ago, mph2k18 said:

Just got into UofT- promotion and will be accepting!! Good luck everyone  

Congrats! I did as well today!

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Any news from UofT Health Promotion?

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56 minutes ago, NovaTerra said:

According to my epi prof who sits in the admissions committee, they send out offers of admission to a few applicants (early admission), and those applicants have to make a decision by a certain date (they give applicants 2 weeks to decide, but lets use April 1st as an example). After April 1st, the admissions committee will count how many spots they have left in the program and send more offers based on the space they have left. Then they keep doing this until they get the amount of students they want in the program. Official rejections will come afterwards.

That is to say that you haven't been rejected yet. But my advice is that you should assume that you've been rejected and start planning your summer and fall to improve your CV (e.g. find employment related to your field, get published, etc.). I'm doing the same since I didn't get in the first wave of UofT epi

Do you know if this is only for epi or also for other mph streams?

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38 minutes ago, blind_faith said:

Just got an offer from uoft epi!

Congratulations!

Did you receive the email today?

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13 hours ago, sickening_wreck said:

I'll share my stats for U of T Health Promotion:

1. Academic grades: 
Cumulative GPA of 3.8. I don't know what my last year will be since some courses are still in progress (the offer email said I have to maintain a mid-B), but I expect it will be about that. 

2. Social science background
Very strong, in sociology specialist program (I don't know what they call it at other schools, but it's like a major except more upper year/core courses).

3. A statement of intent 
I think my letter was really strong. I talked about my "journey" with learning about the social determinants of health, weaving in my research experience in it, what I hope to do in the future if I get accepted. In particular, I talked about HIV, since that is where my experience and interests lie.

4. Experience 
2 years of research experience, the last year of that was in a position where we looked at the social determinants of health (for HIV in immigrant women of colour).
I have also been doing an internship at an AIDS Service Organization doing research for them on sexual health in youth. 
 

5. Two letters of reference 
One was from my work supervisor for the HIV research position, and I actually read a previous letter he wrote and it was really excellent, so that helped.
The other letter was weaker, it was from a professor I had for one course that I happened to get an A in, and it involved a research component (the course content was heavily on the social determinants of health as well). 

 

I hope this helps and good luck to everyone who is still waiting!!!

Thanks for sharing your stats!

I was wondering if you submitted your application early on. 

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4 hours ago, Hayl said:

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

Congratulations on your acceptance! I've applied to the same program, but still waiting to hear back

I was wondering if you would be able to share your background

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Waiting to hear back from UofT's MPH Program!