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Just got the admissions offer from McMaster Global Health with scholarship! Only have a week to decide to accept or not though!

I think you will probably get an update after June 1st. There is a definitely a chance, one of my friends got accepted off the waitlist last year.

We should set up an unofficial facebook group, because I think they are going to be creating an official one later on this summer.

We should set up an unofficial facebook group, because I think they are going to be creating an official one later on this summer.

Hi everyone!! I have recently accepted my offer to Western and am looking into living at the LUXE apartment building beside the the Public Health building. I believe they are 3-4 bedroom apartments. Would anyone be interested in sharing an apartment? Thanks!! 

I think they said there will be one started in June! 

Does anyone know if there is a fb group for western mph students? Thanks! 

Hi all, I recently accepted my offer too for MPH WesternU! I think we are all going to be in the same class in Sept!

I have also accepted my offer at Western! SEE YOU ALL THERE :)!!!

I accepted UWO for a few reasons. I applied to 6 schools (U of T, McMaster, UWO, Queens, Waterloo, McGill) and so far have been waitlisted for Waterloo and Queens and refused at the rest. I expected this to happen since it's my first time applying to grad school, and in all honesty I don't want to apply again next year in hopes of getting into the rest of the schools. I got into a program that is good and I should attend. 
It's a program like everyone else. Only difference is that it's a year. Save for McMaster and Waterloo (MScPH), the rest are also non thesis, course based that also provide a practicum placement.
The one concern I had was the ability to publish research. I hoped to be able to join a research team as an RA within those two years and the condensed nature seemed daunting. I reached out to a current student in the program and she helped to answer any questions that I might have, and that was great! 
After creating a pros and cons list, it was pretty clear that if you have a goal and a means to achieve it, then go for it! I am thinking that after the completion of the program, I have an extra year to work and to plan and see if I would want to pursue further schooling. 
I know the cost is very large ($32000), but once I broke down the cost from 2 years to 1, including living costs of other cities and London, Ontario, I am framing it as paying a lump sum for a degree that is supposed to be 2 years but has been brought down to one (it's letting me sleep at night lol).
Lastly, a wonderful colleague of mine said that you only need one place to say yes, and it's the student that makes the program, not the other way around.
So here I am, ready to drag my butt across Canada in hopes of putting my foot in the door of the public health work force and research out in Ontario.
 

Yes, she informed me that we have until June 1st to make a decision. 

Based on the phone call I received yesterday, but I might have misheard because it was a lot to take in lol 

I also just received a phone call from Western! Time Stamp: 3:45pm. Thanks for all the support guys!

I also just received a phone call from Western! Time Stamp: 3:45pm. Thanks for all the support guys!

I also just received a phone call from Western! Time Stamp: 3:45pm. Thanks for all the support guys!

I also just received a phone call from Western! Time Stamp: 3:45pm. Thanks for all the support guys!