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    MPH 2020 Canada

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    7 hours ago, Anxiouscat said:

    has anyone heard from any university regarding their formatting for classes this fall?

    haven't heard anything but BC gov's restart plan says if transmission rates remain low then post-secondary will be a mix of online/in person

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    28 minutes ago, xttr said:

    Hey! Would you mind sharing why you're choosing SFU?

    Sure! A few reasons are 1. Depth and breadth of course offerings- more required courses than the other programs, option to take additional electives, the range of required courses touch on a variety of topics important to me, and between the required courses and elective offerings I can focus on quantitative skills 2. location (volunteer/research opportunities and plenty of practicum choices in van if I don’t want to relocate for the summer) 3. Capstone- I don’t want to do a thesis and I think this is a great alternative 4. They offered funding 5. Social justice perspective. This is a big one for me personally and career wise, although if you want a purely quantitative career it may not be as important

    if you'd like to discuss further feel free to message me, good luck w your decision!

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    22 minutes ago, MPH_Hopeful_2020 said:

    Ah, glad to know I won't be alone in that haha, I'm definitely leaning towards SFU. Where are you flying in from if you don't mind me asking?

    I'm currently living on a Pacific island!

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    16 hours ago, MPH_Hopeful_2020 said:

    Hi everyone, I was wondering what your take on moving during a pandemic for grad school is. I am trying to decide between SFU and UofA, and I'm from Edmonton. I want to move to Burnaby/Vancouver, and I think the SFU program is better suited for what I want. I'm having a lot of apprehension about moving during all of this though. Any perspective would be greatly appreciated :)

    I'll be moving to Vancouver as well (assuming international flights are running by then haha) If you think the program is better suited, I wouldn't let it stop you and you're not alone!

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    1 minute ago, Mph2020! said:

    Congrats! I also checked this afternoon and found that I was admitted to the program as well! :) Haven’t received an email yet either!! 

    Amazing! Will you be accepting? I just received an email from the graduate studies office with details of funding, transcripts etc but nothing from the mph department. Let me know if you receive any more details from them :)

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    30 minutes ago, kat95 said:

    has anyone else heard from queens? my status still says application submitted ?

    Nope! My portal says the same. I was very disappointed when I woke up to an email from Queens and it was just asking me to fill out a survey haha

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    On 3/15/2020 at 8:49 AM, anoroC said:

     

    Thank you @AryynMPH and @glhw for your comments.

    In terms of cost of living, I've also heard that Montreal is cheaper than Vancouver, but if that's the case, why the cost of student housing seems to be higher for McGill (Single room in McGill around $15000 and UBC around $13000 per 8 months)?

    Concerning French language, my main concern is getting Permanent Residency, and what I really meant was French requirement for getting PR which I've heard needs to be at least level B2 CEFR for Quebec. Is it easy to study in Quebec and apply for PR in another province?

    Also regarding what I said about residency training, I thought maybe it would be easier to get into a medical residency program in the same province that one studies their previous degree?

    Thanks again for your thoughts.

    Hey heres a link for mcgill grad housing https://www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/fees-applying/graduate-downtown-fees  I paid about $500/month for my room off campus near mcgill. Student housing tends to cost more than off campus.

    Just be aware that Quebec has its own immigration rules which can complicate things. I think you can study in Quebec and then afterwards if you want to immigrate to any province other than Quebec you apply for PR under a federal immigration program, but if you want to immigrate to Quebec then you'd have to get approval through their provincial immigration first then the federal program. Not 100% about that but I'm dealing with a Canadian PR application right now and those are the rules in my category, so I don't think where you study matters but you'd have to consult the official immigration websites

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    On 3/12/2020 at 11:35 PM, anoroC said:

    Hi guys, congratulations to everyone who have got their acceptance, and wish good luck for others that are waiting.

     

    Between McGill MscPH and UBC MPH, which one is better for an anglophone international medical graduate (my French is very weak) who wants to get Permanent Residency to apply for medical residency (fortunately, I have been accepted in both)?

    For about the same tuition, McGill is 60 credits vs UBC 42. Plus the first is a Msc (any thoughts is it good or bad?). McGill has some sort of concentration (I suppose one should choose between three of them after starting their studies), but UBC does not have any concentration. However, UBC seems to be higher in academic rankings, the weather is better, and you won't have to worry for French. UBC's medical residency return of service is 2 years (vs McGill's 4 years) and in contrast with Quebec, it doesn't need French to get a medical licensure (though I'm not sure which one accepts more IMGs for medical residency). Plus, knowing the annual budget of UBC is around twice as much as McGill, which one do you think gives more financial support to its Public Health students (I mean scholarships, bursaries, TA, RA, ...)?

    I would appreciate your comments on any of the items mentioned above.

    Hi @anoroC I've lived in Montreal and its super affordable if you're worried about money and you don't need to speak French! I wouldn't worry about rankings as they don't really matter in Canada (especially between UBC and McGill). But if your main concern is getting PR, maybe research if living/having residency in one province is advantageous over the other in terms of immigration when you apply for PR after your masters? I thought the return of service agreement is based on which province you do the residency training, not where you get your masters but i don't know much about that aspect. Good luck :)

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    1 hour ago, katniss055 said:

    Even for SFU, there is no application status portal. Like when you log in, it just says submitted. I did contact SFU, and they said they would send offers in first week of March.

    Hey! There is an application status button under Quick Links or below step 6. Doesn't give much info but I imagine this is where you'd see an update once a decision is made

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    1 hour ago, Braki said:

    Hi all!
    Just got acceptance to the MPH program at UBC! Deadline to accept is April 1 so I'm guessing another round of offers will go out around that time.
    I have also applied to UVic, SFU and USask; I haven't heard back from any of the others yet.

    Congratulations!

    Do you mind sharing your profile with us?

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    On 2/5/2020 at 3:25 AM, kat95 said:

    I applied for Queens and Guelph as well, good luck! ?

    On 2/7/2020 at 9:38 AM, ruralbcgal said:

    I applied to UBC and SFU! 

    On 2/8/2020 at 6:58 PM, Sekai said:

    I also applied to UBC, SFU, and Guelph! As well as Alberta (Health Promotion), Western, and Waterloo. 

    I don't expect to hear back from any of them until mid- to late March. 

    Fingers crossed for all of us! :)

     

    On 2/7/2020 at 1:49 AM, louise97 said:

    Hey, I'm an international applicant from Singapore. I've applied to UBC MPH and McGill MScPH. I'm curious as to when I'll hear from them since it's been a while. Has anyone heard from these universities yet?

     

    UBC's deadline was Jan 15 so I don't think we'll hear back until at least March

    MPH 2020 Canada

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    Hi, another 2020 applicant here! 

    My ultimate goal is to work internationally and so far my top choice is McMaster Global Health, and I'm also looking into Western, SFU, and UBC. I'm interested to see how satisfied past students are with the 1 year programs or if they wish they'd had an extra year to consolidate knowledge and skills.

    A bit about me:
    BSc Honours Biology/Health Science, 3.93 OMSAS cGPA/11.8 for Mac
    Some research experience including final year thesis
    Studying+volunteering abroad
    No professional work experience in health
     

    Can't wait to hear from more applicants :)

     

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