Carolyn_958

Congratulations !! I was wondering when someone would first hear from U of T for Health Promotion.. Omg, I am so stressed now lol. Did you just receive it today? And has your status changed on your online application? Would you mind sharing stats

Hey congratulations! Would you mind sharing your stats?

Ya I just got that email too and got really excited lol ... Then I thought Hmmm better not get too excited as I'm assuming they sent it out to all applicants? I hope they start sending out acceptances / rejections this week !!

That's brutal! Really sorry to hear that - and sad to hear it since I've applied to U of T for Health Promotion too When I asked them back in January when I submitted my application, they said that the first round of admissions would go out at the end of March .. and that everyone would know their status by mid-April .. So I really hope they don't just start sending them out in mid-April, but rather that that is the latest we would hear.. Really annoying for you though especially since you have an offer from U of A. Do you know what your gonna do?

@MPH2013: for MPH Epi or Health Promotion?

And you got in, congrats !! Now I am nervous .. I didn't get the invite hahahah. Applied to MPH Health Promotion though.. *the anxiety onsets*

hey there ! was this for MPH Epi , or Health Promotion ? also no worries, I know of two people last hear who were on the waitlist and ended up getting accepted and by that i don't mean that only 2 people from the waitlist got accepted! haha just the 2 people I happen to know who were waitlisted ended up getting accepted.

oops nevermind sorry, I just saw on your profile that it's MPH Epi

Hi deletta, just wondering if this is for the MPH Epi or MPH Health Promotion? Thanks!

congratulations !! that's wonderful. I was wondering if you knew when you were expected to hear back from U of T ? I applied to the MPH Health Promotion and they said everyone will know their status as of mid-April and they will start sending out acceptances late March .. nothing yet for me though. Thanks!

For anyone who applied to U of T for Health Promotion, this is what Charlotte Lombardo at U of T told me when I submitted my application in January: "We will send out initial offers of interest via email in late March for the first round and mid-April for the second round, this would then be confirmed by an official offer of admissions in the form of a letter from the School of Graduate Studies." She also said: " Around the mid-April timeline all applicants would be informed of their status, in terms of unsuccessful, waiting list or offer of admission." So I would think it shouldn't be too much longer ! Though I guess if we aren't accepted or rejected in the first round, it could be a little longer

as soon as anyone hears from U of T Health Promotion can they please post asap ? Seriously dying over here lol .. I think earliest we can expect to hear is very end of March though

Congrats chichi13 !! That's wonderful. Does anyone know when we can expect to hear fro U of T's Health Promotion MPH? Or McMaster's MSc Global Health?

Hey guys, What did everyone think about the application process? I've applied to U of T so far (MPH Health Promotion w. Global Health emphasis), and I'll also be applying to McMaster's MSc Global Health program as a back-up. Did anyone else apply to McMaster for the MSc Global Health?

Hi there, No I definitely don't think you submit a cover letter with your CV. That's essentially what your Letter of Intent is for. Hope that helps!

I have no base to make this assumption, but I assumed that the LOIs were to be single-spaced. Honestly not sure though but that's what I was gonna do! Maybe @dr.p could give us some tips?? Did you do your LOI single or double spaced?

Hey @ docgill! Thanks for joining the thread From what I've heard - All of the MPH programs in Canada are highly competitive - but the most competitive are University of Toronto and University of British Columbia (and I believe SFU is quite competitive too!)

Oh sorry! That is a really good point - I didn't realize you were an international applicant. If that's the case, then there may very well be a GRE requirement for the other universities too. I'm really not sure as all the info I have is for Canadian applicants.

Hey @guruginni, Thanks for joining the thread! Someone correct me if I'm wrong but from what I have seen there are no MPH programs in Canada that require you to take the GRE (at least I know for sure not for UBC, U of T, SFU, U of Alberta, U Sask, Queens, U of Waterloo, McGill). For all of them they basically outline the same stuff you need: high GPA (official transcripts but sometimes just a scanned copy of one), relevant experience (volunteer or professional), 2 or sometimes 3 references, an undergraduate statistics course completed, CV, Letter of Intent... I hope that helps !

Hey @ Billy19 - thanks for joining the thread and sharing your own story! It sounds like you have a lot of really great experience and I'm sure you're application to U of T will be very competitive ! I can definitely relate to you only applying to U of T - Originally I was going to apply to SFU and Uni of Alberta as back-ups, but realistically the only school I want to go to is U of T (really want to stay in Ontario and can't see myself going out West) - and I feel sketchy about putting all of my eggs in one basket too, but at the same time I also wouldn't mind saving the extra $100 per extra application ! :S Has anyone started writing their Letter of Intent? I promised myself I would start it in August! .. And still haven't. I am procrastinating so much because I know it's the most important part of the application and I want it to be amazing hahah

Hey! Just to try and answer your question about 'FCEs'. From my experience doing an exchange, I believe that it's just a different way of caculating credit for a course. I'm not exactly sure if it's just a more universally-recognized system, or if it's just one that some universities use and some don't.. However I know U of T uses FCEs, as did the university in Australia I went to on exchange.. But then it does get confusing too because even with credits, some universities count one semester-long course as 0.5 credit, whereas other schools count a semester-long course as 3 credits! lol So I think it's the same sort of deal with FCEs.. a bit different everywhere :S

Hey there ! Thanks for joining the thread. Since I'm Canadian I will try to answer some of your questions! Basically University of Toronto and UBC are the most competitive (not speaking from experience but everyone has told me this so I've come to believe it! haha). I'm sure McGill is quite competitive as well, but I'm not too familiar with their program as I'm only interested in the MPH programs that offer a Global Health focus (is that the case for you as well?). In terms of McMaster, they have a lot of health-related Master's programs but not specifically a MPH program. Like I said earlier, they do have an MSc in Global Health if you're interested in the Global Health stream though! If you are interested in the Global Health stream, you might want to check out Simon Fraser University (also in BC - and though competitive, I've heard a lot of people going there instead of UBC because some applicants often get quite a bit of scholarship money from SFU, as opposed to zero from places like UBC and U of T). University of Alberta also has an MPH Program with a Global Health focus!

Oh and my specs: I graduated with an overall 10.75/12 GPA in Global Studies (International Development). I have a lot of international experience but nothing public health or global-health related (I did a 1-month volunteer trip to Morocco, a 1-semester university exchange in Australia, I worked for 1 year as an English Teaching Assistant in France). I have 4 summers worth of experience working in a Chiropody clinic, so was exposed to a lot of public health issues but not really the kind of experience they are looking for I think... I know that they really stress relevant experience for MPH programs, so I was looking for a long time and I finally just got a job I had applied for, working as a Diabetes Prevention Worker in a remote northern Aboriginal community. So I will be doing that for this next year and I am hoping it will amp up my application ! Where is everyone else applying? What kinds of experiences do people have / What are your specs?

Hi everyone! Thank you @mazylexsymi for getting this thread started! I had wanted to do one for a while and somehow couldn't figure out how to create a Forum :S I'm going to be applying this year for Fall 2013 admission to a couple of places. I will be applying to University of Toronto's MPH Health Promotion with a Global Health focus. I also will apply to SFU for again, MPH Health Promotion with a Global Health focus, and also perhaps University of Alberta. As well, some of you may be interested (if you are wanting to do a Global Health concentration): There is a fairly new program at McMaster. It's a 1-year MSc Global Health and looks really interesting! I think I will be applying there as well, as a backup if I don't get into U of T (my top choice). @mazylexsymi: I don't actually know a whole lot about Memorial University or it's MPH program, sorry! I wasn't even aware that they had a program ! That's really interesting I am going to take a look..

Hi everyone, I wanted to start a forum for all those MPH Fall 2013 applicants. I can't figure out how to start a NEW forum though - Does anyone know?? I feel like it should be easy, I don't know why I can't figure it out :S I'll be applying this year for Fall 2013 admission to U of T , SFU, and U of A - wanting a forum to discuss with others who are in the same boat. Thanks!