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21 minutes ago, Natasha7 said:

I don’t believe UofT has sent out their second round of offers for health promo yet. They have been taking a while - for Epi they sent out their second round about 5 weeks after their first round!

Thanks for pointing that out! Just did a quick count.. this is the fifth week? ?

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1 hour ago, Dips said:

Anyone hear back from UofT Health Promo? I am still Under Review

I'm also still under review for Health Promo!  

1 hour ago, mxnz1 said:

I really don't want to get anyones hopes up but from my understanding of UofT, they generally send rejections during the day and then follow up with acceptances at night. For the first round of Epi and Health Promo, acceptances came out around 11pm. Good luck to everyone waiting!

I've noticed this trend as well... 

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41 minutes ago, Excel725 said:

Anyone receive UofT health promo updates? 

Still patiently waiting ?

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Just now, mph128 said:

Same! I'm pretty sure it means we're wait listed.  From reading the 2020 forum, I saw that a lot of people who hadn't gotten an acceptance or rejection after the first round heard back the first week of May. Assuming this will be the case for those of us who didn't get accepted or rejected this week.

Thanks for sharing! But wow, what a long wait... I wish they could at least update our statuses instead of leaving us in limbo lol

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Does anyone know if UofT Health Promo keeps a waitlist at all? I saw that a batch of responses came out this week, but currently still sitting at "under review"...

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UofT wasn't kidding when they said that responses will start coming out in "late March" haha. -- an anxious applicant

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34 minutes ago, moonjar said:

Wow thanks for letting me know!! I was feeling very estranged in my situation ?  did your email also have that first bit saying "We have recommended you to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research for admission into our program."? It really confused me.

Yes - the exact wording apart from the type of document that they asked for. I was so confused too! 

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1 hour ago, moonjar said:

dude same i'm so anxious it's affecting my ability to study ?  I havent heard back from a single university. My UofA still says under review. I don't understand what's taking them so long

Hey! I saw that you had to send over additional documents to UofA- I got a similar email last week as well (I also applied to Health Promo). Hopefully we'll hear back soon! 

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12 minutes ago, LavenderLover said:

 

 

Hey! can I ask when you submitted your apps? My status still says "Pre-Screening" ? I applied to UofA Global Health.

Hi! I submitted my application late Oct but I don't think my last reference was submitted until the first week of Dec. So it took about 2 months after I completed my app before I moved from "pre-screening" to "under review"

[Applied to MPH Programs Canada 2021- Waiting it out]

I applied to UBC, SFU, UofT (Health Promotion) and UofA (Health Promotion)!

Good luck everyone

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12 minutes ago, MPHpls said:

mine too! Just changed to under review last week. Hope we get in!

yes, wishing you all the best

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5 hours ago, Shwemih said:

Hey guys. Has anyone applied to UoA Health Promotion distance learning? I am wondering if your application status changed ? 

Hey! I applied to UofA Health Promotion, but on-campus. I noticed my status changed to "Under Review" last week.

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On 12/2/2020 at 4:57 PM, LavenderLover said:

Hi ! I know I'm a bit late in replying but I just wanted to say that I'm applying to MPH programs for fall 2021 and I feel pretty much exactly the same as you.  I feel like I'm not the strongest applicant and I'm constantly doubting whether it's worth it to apply or if I should focus on gaining more relevant experience, but I decided that I am going to apply anyway! I submitted my application to the University of Alberta a couple weeks ago and am planning on applying to the MPH at Brock University as well.

I have a very similar background to yours - I completed my HBSc in June this year and have admin experience working in healthcare settings / health-related organizations but I wouldn't say I have any direct "public health" experience.

I found that I really had to rely on both strong references and my ability to write a strong LOI to *try* to be competitive... also I didn't think it would hurt to apply and if I don't get in - at least I'm more familiar with the process for next time:p

If you do go forward with applying - all the best !!

Hello! I definitely empathize with the constant debate between applying vs gaining more experience first. But I decided to try because well, the application process on its own is a good experience and it's always worth a shot :) 

I will be graduating with a BSc in health and nutrition next May and similar to you, have only had a couple of years working in admin/ comms roles for health organizations and little direct experience.. I trust that my references speak positively about me but do worry that they might not be strong in terms of relevance to the public health field. 

Anyways, I've also applied to U of A (Health Promo stream) and currently plan on applying to SFU, UBC and U of T as well - good luck to everyone applying this cycle!