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Ah well good luck! I applied through SOPHAS for the online/part-time MPH program. I hope you are making little booties and a cap for the baby!

I have also been waiting for Hopkins! Losing my mind. Maybe I should take up knitting as well. What program did you apply for?

Ahhh yaaay! so excited!!!!!!!!!!

Just got an email from GW! Accepted!

looks like emory released a lot of decisions today: http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=public+health&t=a&o=&pp=25

haha yeah i feel yah! i wish i had applied to GW earlier on so I could have potentially heard back already. I only applied to two programs....hope I didn't screw myself over! congrats on GW though!!!

Pink toes- I think we are the same person! I am also waiting to hear back with about the same story as you. I submitted 11.15 and was verified two weeks later... Lots of email refreshing! Hang in there!

I am sure this exists somewhere but I just cannot find it- anyone know when most of these programs let their applicants know in the past?

Thanks for the info! Anyone else apply for Hopkins online?

Thanks so much! Guess I will have to wait to be verified.

Hi all, Congrats to those who have heard back already and been accepted! I submitted on 12/15 so have not been verified yet. Applied to Hopkins part-time MPH and GW full-time. Only received a confirmation from Hopkins. Did GW applicants receive a confirmation from the Milken Institute?

Yeah, its because i was in a non-thesis engineering masters, so I did not write a thesis, but instead worked in a lab and will continue to work on it in the summer for a second-author publication (since it's not a thesis). My undergraduate research wasn't that great because I had a manipulative PI who took advantage of undergrads, making it highly unlikely to get a first-author publication in his lab. However, the pilot study which I will be conducting this upcoming year will be a first-author publication. But I plan on applying next cycle, so I will be in the process of conducting the study during applications so I don't know how much it would help. If you could ask, I would more more than delighted to find out lol. PM me if interested.

I just finished an MEng with the intention of doing a PhD after my program and here are some of my thoughts: First, some will say that the MEng can be a "backdoor" entrance to the graduate program since you are already in the system and this is certainly true. But it depends on the school. At Cornell, they explicitly say that it is impossible because they don't want "cross-breeding" between programs, which means they don't want people thinking the MEng is the ticket to their more prestigious program. However, I have friends who've made the transition, and like the previous poster stated, the ticket in is (a) finding an internal adviser who agrees to be your adviser, and ( pursuing research which will lead to a publication after the program. From my experience, it's definitely possible to cater your MEng to anything you want to do afterwards. We had people who wanted to go to medical school, dental school, industry, PhD, etc. But I think this is more dependent on the program than the degree itself since requirements are different at various schools. Also, since its mostly coursework, you will have the chance to do well in graduate classes if your undergraduate performance wasn't as well as you expected it to be. However, different schools will weigh graduate and undergraduate GPAs for admissions. My Advise: Contact the schools and clarify everything before you choose to pursue an expensive degree (MEng is self-funded). Find out how lenient schools are with having people shift around in programs. It varies by size of specific departments within schools as well. Best of luck!

Hi everyone, Just wanted to get a feel for whether I would be a good candidate besides my undergraduate performance. Undergrad GPA: 3.2 (Biomedical Engineering, State School) - 3.60 final year Graduate GPA: 3.95 (Biomedical Engineering, Masters at Ivy) Research -2 Years at National Laboratory - One Conference Presentation and Abstract -Senior Design award from College of Engineering and Applied Sciences -Masters Thesis - Conference Paper, Second-Author Publication -International Fellowship (1-year) - Pilot study to developing nation with MIT HST department LORS -Great, one from faculty member affiliated with MIT HST department, one from DoD, one from masters adviser. GRE -Q: 780, V: 550, W:5 I understand that my undergraduate GPA may not be competitive, but will my upward trend and graduate GPA along with my research experience with the department and pilot study research next year compensate for this? My LOR is also coming from a faculty member. Would this have an effect on admissions if he is willing to sponsor me as an advisor? Thanks

I say the best applicants are the ones who are able to articulate their views and career goals explicitly through their applications with past decisions, work experience, and research experience. All the different aspects of your resume, experience, research, need to be intricately woven together in your SOP to create an individualized story which represents your personality to an admissions committee. The best applicants are the ones who understand what the committees are looking for and cater to those characteristics of potential applicants in their essays by emphasizing strengths and putting weaknesses into context. And the most important part, just be yourself. About Law School: I found that opinions/perceptions from forums and internet discussions about careers and/or professions tend to be very biased and unrepresentative (takes certain personalities to write on forums). If you really want to pursue a JD, speak to recent attorneys, law students and/or people immersed in the field. Not people who sign up on a forum. This was my mistake in choosing a career path. Lastly, broaden your horizons by reading more about the world. Your china experience already shows that you are doing that already. These are the types of experiences which make you unique during interviews. Take some time and practice expressing your experiences very fluently and you will do well on interviews. Best of luck!