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I know most schools have a deadline but I recently applied to one with rolling applications. I'm waiting now on an answer. Without that answer I feel I can't really do much. I currently work in my field but the organization and people I work with aren't the best. I only stayed because I need the experience. I have been there for 3 years now. If I don't get accepted I could stay another year or try to find another job for a year and reapply. I really don't want to reapply. This is my 4th time applying. I can't plan to do anything until I hear from that school. Does anyone feel or felt like this? What do I do? I'm just working and taking it day by day.

Thank you! I sent a reminder and got the letter in time.

Granted, it's been a week since I have asked and sent my former prof materials for the letter. My application is due at the end of July and this LOR is the last thing I need to send (hardcopy) by mail to complete my application.

Is it possible to do better in graduate school in terms of GPA than in undergrad?

Thank you all! I have some sense of direction. I do have research experience to focus on and bring out in my essay and can elaborate on. I'm sure a program won't accept me just because I had a good "hook" in my essay but rather my experience/school.

I have the "Graduate Admission Essays" by Asher 3rd edition. Each one of those essays has something interesting happen to each student. I honestly don't have anything to start my essay off with a bang. Any tips?

Sorry to bud in but I want to apply to as many school as I can. I just want to know if I have about 3-4 people as references, how easy is it to ask them for 5 LORs for each of the schools I want to apply to?

Thank you Eigen! I was just going to ask about including a publication that is "in progress".

Thank you for the responses!! My field is public health. I learned today that the presentation is now in the works as a manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal. My PI was showing me her draft and it did have my name as one of the authors. I am excited about it and hope that if it is out by the end of the year it could really help me get into a graduate program. My grades meet the cut off for most of the schools I want to apply to but they aren't stellar so I hope it will help.

I work as a research assistant and my supervisor/P.I. presented the preliminary results at a conference that had her name, a few others including mine, as I was part of the project. I am hoping for a publication soon, but in the mean time can I list the presentation on my CV? Does this hold any weight on a CV or act as a filler? Thank you in advance.

Hi All, I was wait-listed into an MPH program this year (the only one I applied to) and eventually did not get accepted. I looked taking a college Health Promotion certificate program for this fall. Would this increase my chances of getting accepted? Would it be beneficial at all? I am interested in the research methodology course they offer. But this is a college program and not a university program I am worried it may not hold any weight. The program does require diploma/degree and 3-5 years of health-related career experience. Thank you for input.

Hi Angiotension! I came upon this post. I too am waitlisted at Lakehead for the mph program. I find it really odd that we have not heard an answer yet. It is keeping me in limbo and really impacting what I plan to do in the fall. I also don't know where I stand. I emailed Lakehead and asked when the deadline is for an answer and they said they continue accepting students into the mph program up until mid-September. I recall last year that on the Lakehead website that in May for the MPH program that it had stated they are no longer accepting applicant, however I have not seen that yet this year. Hope this helps and best of luck to both of us!