Hi guys,
I am looking to apply to the UofT MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health (first choice) as well as the McGill MSc, too. I see that UofT MPH are quite competitive, but almost NO ONE is talking about Occupational and Environmental Health!! I have no idea what's competitive or what. The fact they only admit 15 students per year is really really bothersome, because while my grades are okay, I don't think overall I'd be in the top 15 applicants...
In terms of my grades I have 3.8 GPA in last two years, 3.9 in the last year (which UofT only looks at). So grade-wise I believe I'm sitting pretty. I have one undergraduate Statistics 1 course with an 80, so I meet that requirement as well.
The only thing is the experience. So I have two years of experience volunteering in a Physiotherapy clinic on campus, and I also have almost a year of work experience post-graduating at a food bank coordinating a community garden as well as doing property maintenance/accepting donations, etc. Would this role count as Public health experience? I was reading that UofT considers any sort of public-facing body that deals with inequity and vulnerable populations (like a food bank) as public health experience, what do you guys think?
Finally I'm applying for COVID-19 Contact Tracer with the Ontario Ministry of Health, which I think would definitely look good. How are my chances looking here?