Gradthenmed

Hi everyone! For anyone accepted to uOttawa MPH program, feel free to message me with any questions you may have! I am currently doing my practicum for the MPH program at uOttawa (finished my first 2 terms) and would love to help anyone with any questions they may have with the program

I believe they look at cumulative but I am not 100% sure

From my experience, schools care more about your experience and reasons for wanting to pursue an MPH rather than your grades.

Hi! Send me a private message with your email and I will be happy to help!

Some people have started to enrol in courses but it didn't allow me to until about a week or so after my deposit was received. We also have to do it manually so people who are not familiar with the uOttawa system may have not figured it out yet either. I would check back every day multiple times a day to see if I could enrol lol. Plus some classes are stream specific so they will have open seats because only the people taking that stream will be in that class.

From my experience, it does not hurt to apply. I recently got accepted into uOttawa MPH (applied last minute) and I surprisingly got in! It is also not too late to continue working on your application. The main thing is to spin your experience in a direction that appears related to public health or how it has helped develop your passion for public health. If you ever want to talk about it, send me a message! I could also send you my application if that helps writing yours. I read a couple applications from friends and it really helped shape how I wrote mine and what to really focus on.

I would assume its for 2021! Because of COVID some student may not want to complete this Master's online so they have a deferral option (from what I read on the website).

When I got my acceptance email, we were told to accept, defer or decline as soon as possible so that people on the waitlist could be informed if they are accepted or not. I believe we had until July 23rd to respond (and pay the deposit). Someone can correct me on that date if I am wrong.

Thank you! So the work experience that I added to my CV for the program was ~2.5 years working for Newborn Screening Ontario (public health sector), ~1 year working with health records at a major childrens hospital, and about 3 years working as a research assistant in a lab at uOttawa. I have 1 publication and working on ~3 papers that should be ready for publishing within the next year. I also volunteer with Health Promotion on campus (3 years) and the Ronald McDonald Family Room at a nearby hospital as well (still currently employed/volunteering with all of these positions). My uOttawa GPA is a 8.85 I think? I don't know if they look at it, but its a steady increase in GPA where my last 2 years were perfect.

I believe that they look at your cumulative grade point average. You may want to email gradmed and they could give you a more accurate answer. Hi! I believe that there is a language requirement for international students. I have never had to deal with any international barriers in regards to attending university in Canada, so I don't know much about that process. In terms of uOttawa programs, I am happy to answer any questions if you want to send me a message! Hi! Yes I did apply this year and I accepted my offer a week or so ago. It is a 4 term program, but there are many schools that have a 1 year MPH program. technically, it is a 3 year program in terms of taking courses and the Summer semester it is a placement where you intern/work in a public health position. There is the option of having an extra semester, but that is for language courses (usually French). I do agree that the electives themselves may be a little limited, but in general I do like the idea of the different streams that will help you specialize in your area of interest.

Don't forget to take a look at uOttawa! They just started their MPH this year (4 term program). The application was very straightforward and the "letter of intent" is more of a form you fill out. There is a lot of really relevant practicum placements too in Ottawa!

I was also accepted! If you wanted to connect sometime it would be nice to have a friendly face

Typically they convert each class to the average and weight it based on the amount of credits the class is worth. Being said, the converted GPA is typically different than a percentage GPA as different grades have more or less weight on the final outcome. From the percentage alone you would have a 5.0/10 at uOttawa or a 2.3/4.0.

Just letting everyone know that it looks like uOttawa made their decisions!

Hi everyone! Looks like uOttawa as made their decisions about MPH (or some?)! I didn't get an email yet but when I went to my application it was there!

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You can convert your GPA to a uOttawa GPA here: https://international.uottawa.ca/en/grading-system The uOttawa GPA system is a 10 point system but it may also be beneficial to convert it to a 4 point system as well. You can find the conversion chart depending on which school you are looking at here: https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/

I know they are only accepting roughly 30 people but I do not know about how many applied and international students. I would suggest just emailing them. They are usually good about replying within 24 hours.

Nothing yet! They told me 4-6 weeks or possibly longer so we are at the "longer" part right now haha. Hopefully soon!

Nothing yet! I emailed them a couple of weeks ago and they said it would take 4-6 weeks to review applications. So this Thursday will be exactly 6 weeks since applications were due so I am hoping this week! They did originally tell me mid to late May so its hard to tell.

I know for uOttawa (from emails they sent about undergrad classes) that they are doing the first semester online at least but if campus can be reopened, students will have a choice to go to class or continue the semester online. Looks like they want to open the campus ASAP but there has been a bacterial outbreak in the water so it's another thing they need to worry about. It is common for that to happen when toilets and water is not running for a long time though.

Hi everyone! Has anyone applied to uOttawa and know when we will be hearing back? I don't think they have sent anything out yet but it seems late compared to other schools. Maybe because their deadline was April 30th, but just wanting opinions of other people!

Yeah! I emailed the admissions office around April 25th and that is what they told me

Yeah I did! Still waiting to hear back though. They said they would send out the offers of acceptance mid to late may and will be taking ~30 people.

A lot of MPH schools are looking for people who are well suited and show desire for the MPH programs. If possible, try volunteering with a Public Health agency, or even better try and get a job with one. I have been working with Newborn Screening Ontario for about 3 years as a data entry clerk, but it is good experience to beef up your resume. There are also some free courses by Public Health Ontario that can show schools you are serious and passionate about the program. A lot of it is about experience. You should also look into Brock and Lakehead. My friend got into both of those with a semi-low GPA, but she did have good work/volunteering experience to make up for it.