Hi all! Excited that I found this thread! I'm applying mostly to SBS PhD programs, and one Epid bc my interests lie at the intersection of SBS and social epi.
UG GPA: ~3.3ish (BA from top ranked public school)
Grad GPA: 4.0 (MPH from top ranked school)
GRE: not every strong - I think around 310-315 cumulative range - but i don't have the energy to retake & honestly have never been a good test taker so not sure it'd increase much; only sending them to the schools that require it
Conferences: 3 small scale presentations (2 from my gap year research & 1 in grad school that won a poster presentation award)
Publications: 1 mid-author, working on a few more as mid-author but those won't be submitted before apps are due
LOR: 3 faculty from my MPH - 1 strictly academic letter, 1 both academic/professional, and 1 strictly professional
Other: first gen, POC, worked for 2 years between UG and grad
Interests: neighborhood factors and built environment impact on adolescent health outcomes (mental health & violence prevention) in urban centers, particular interest in racial and ethnic disparities
Applying: Michigan (HBHE), Yale (SBS), Brown (SBSS), Tulane (SBPS), Berkeley (Epid)
I did speak to faculty and students at each school earlier during the cycle, which made me feel more confident but obviously PhDs are competitive in nature and especially right now!