WaxesPoetic

Anyone hear from U of T's MPH yet?

Thanks, all. Wonder if this helps? (Uploading CV again.) You make a good point about the research and dual Bachelors. RA + NSERC + Authorship + BSc HOPEFULLY makes me competitive for med school. 17 - Edit.pdf

I know this isn't necessarily the place to do it, but I know you lot might be willing to help. (tl;dr I want to get into med school. I have a BA in English. I need another degree to make myself competitive. What are my chances of getting into U of T's MPH? (Read attached CV.) I need to know because I am being offered a funded opportunity to get another bachelor's degree at Ryerson, but have to decide TOMORROW. Do I hold out and hope I get into MPH, or do I take the offer for another bachelors? My preference would be MPH > Bachelors since it makes me more competitive for med school admission. For those willing to read: I have a bit of a dilemma, and could use some opinions. I applied for U of T's MPH program of Behavioral Science. My end goal is to get into medical school, but my undergraduate GPA in the US was a 3.45, and it's humanities-based. I know the MPH is a great opportunity to bridge my social background into health care, and make me a strong competitor for med school in a few years. However, I am being offered/awarded an RA summer position with a professor at Ryerson to continue to do my research on aerogel; the catch is that I have to go back to school as an undergraduate for 2-years and earn another bachelors. (A BSc in Chemstiry or Biomedical Science.) My professor with the RA position wants me decide TOMORROW if I'm going to become a full time undergraduate student in the fall, take on this funding, and likely go on to get an NSERC Grant in the fall and spring. U of T, as I understand it, won't be sending out acceptance/rejection letters for at least three weeks. My question to you: do I even stand a chance at getting into U of T's MPH Behavioral Science? I'm torn between accepting the offer to take this RA grant for the summer and enroll as a chem student for another bachelors, OR praying that I get into this MPH at U of T. Can you chance me? HONESTLY? I've attached my CV. Not included is my new position as an Associate Student Researcher, where I'll be the Student Lead on a 50k grant from Tellus. Thanks! 17 - Edit.pdf

To those who have been accepted in to the program, would you be willing to provide any insight as to what your application/resume looks like? (GPA, GRE (Subject) scores, unique studies/projects, etc.?) Did you apply straight from undergrad, or did you take a hiatus before applying? Your insight is greatly appreciated. Congrats to those who were accepted!