publichealthstudent2012

Hi! I'll be attending LSHTM for the MSc Public Health program as well. I'm planning on taking the Health Services Research stream, but that won't be finalized until orientation. Cheers!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to update the forum on my applications and final decision. Although I was not accepted into the UBC program, I was accepted into my top choice, LSHTM. I'll be heading over to London to study in the fall. One school's trash is another school's treasure, and that's a-okay with me! Congratulations to everyone on their successful applications, and best of luck to those still waiting. Applied: UBC (MPH), LSHTM (MSc Public Health), Imperial College (MPH) Accepted: LSHTM (MSc Public Health), Imperial College (MPH) Rejected: UBC (MPH)

Rainbowbrite, have you already received a formal rejection?

HopefulMPH, Of course U of T cares about the sort of students that they get. It's one of the best schools in the world and their MPH program has an incredibly high acceptance retention rate. It's one of the most (if not the most) well respected MPH programs in the country. If moving to Toronto was a possibility for me (due to my job), I would have definitely applied there. There is obviously a reason to their later notification process. SFU's program has many positive points. It's program is much more established than many of the other Canadian MPH programs and therefore their longstanding connections with Public Health agencies, NGOs, and IGOs opens a lot of doors for students. Also, the various streams allow for students to be immersed in one specific focus. You come out of the program as less of a generalists, which is very beneficial upon graduation. There are way more elective course work opportunities at SFU. Also, because the program has been around for so long, the administrative kinks have been smoothed out (which, if you've spoken to any current/former students of the more recently established programs, you will know that this is a serious issue).

I'm trying to wait patiently... Last year I heard back from UBC and Queens on March 1st, so hopefully the wait isn't too much longer. :S Does anyone know how many students are in the UBC MPH class? Applied: UBC (MPH), LSHTM (MSc Public Health), Imperial College (MPH) Accepted: Rejected: