TaraDentist

A lot of colleges such as U of T, UBC etc, require a statistics course. Anyone has any idea which online courses are valid? will Coursera.org ones help?

So after attending UoT's MPH Open House yesterday I thought I'd pop on here and give you all some key points I took away from it! I went to the presentation on Health Promotion so this is regarding that program:
- Over 500 applicants for 45 seats
- They score all applicant profiles out of 50; 10 points for each of the 5 major areas they assess (grades, social science background, volunteer/work experience, references, LOI)
- Only applicants with 41/50 or higher are considered
- First round offers are sent to 80 applicants and they wait list from there (they said wait listed people rarely get into the actual program however...)
- You need an A- or A average. The program is becoming more and more competitive and they are making less exceptions for the grades.
- They have updated the Statistics requirement! You now need a MINIMUM of a B+ (76%) to get in. This is now a HARD cut off and they absolutely will not be accepting less. They said this is what takes down the majority of their applicants- you can have a fantastic package but none of it will make up for the Stats grade. When they announced this there were some people that actually got up and left the presentation...
- ^^ That changed because now first year HP students are required to take Biostatistics or Epidemiology 
They had graduated students on a panel discussing their experiences with the program and one major take away was from a young man who said he was rejected 2x before finally getting in so he was encouraging people that if this is your dream and you really want it- don't give up! 
Hope this helps