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  On 3/30/2021 at 2:00 AM, jamie2547 said:

I felt that 100%, so glad I'm not the only one! which program/s are you waiting on?

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Waiting on Waterloo and Brock, I plan to do MPH part-time, while working full time so an online program would be a lot easier for me! Hbu?

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For all my peeps who haven't gotten any offers yet (like me), we're in this together! ? 

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I just got into Western! HOLY SHIT. My months of sadness finally worth it. 

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  On 3/30/2021 at 2:07 AM, 2helix said:

Waiting on Waterloo and Brock, I plan to do MPH part-time, while working full time so an online program would be a lot easier for me! Hbu?

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that sounds like a great plan! which is your top choice?  (congrats on getting into mac btw!) i'm still waiting on uoft health promo and also mac global health, but global health doesn't send out acceptances until may so that's a lost cause for now lol

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  On 3/30/2021 at 2:54 AM, leo999999 said:

Hi guys! I'm currently a first year MPH student at University of Guelph, if you have any questions I would be happy to help! 

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Hey that’s great! How have you liked the courses so far? Do you feel like there’s a good focus on epi? And with practicums do you get a lot of guidance to secure a position especially if you were to aim to find something in Toronto? Thanks in advance :) 

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  On 3/30/2021 at 2:54 AM, leo999999 said:

Hi guys! I'm currently a first year MPH student at University of Guelph, if you have any questions I would be happy to help! 

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did you have to decide between either Guelph, queens, or u of t? and if so, how did you make that decision?

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  On 3/30/2021 at 3:44 AM, SparklersG said:

Hey that’s great! How have you liked the courses so far? Do you feel like there’s a good focus on epi? And with practicums do you get a lot of guidance to secure a position especially if you were to aim to find something in Toronto? Thanks in advance :) 

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I’ve really enjoyed the courses so far! The program is really well rounded so you get a little bit of everything and if you want to focus on epi there is definitely an option to do so through your elective courses. After I graduate I want to work in epi and I know a lot of others in the program do as well. One of the most important considerations in getting hired as an epidemiologist is your ability to use data analysis software, and we learn how to use R in our biostatistics course and STATA in biostats 2. A lot of previous graduates from the program have gone on to become epidemiologists for the Public Health Agency of Canada as well. The department helps a lot with practicums, organizations taking practicum students will reach out to a member of our department and essentially she will send out all of the job postings she receives. She also actively contacts organizations to see if they would be willing to take practicum students. You also can reach out to any organization you want if there hasn’t been a practicum posting from them and a member of our department will help them set up a practicum position for you if they want to take a student. This year they told us there were fewer than normal practicum student requests due to COVID, but still almost everyone in our program has secured a position and if they haven’t there is the opportunity to do research under a faculty member instead. There is also the option to do a second practicum in your second year winter semester if you choose. I did see a couple of practicum postings for positions in Toronto specifically with UHN, but I would assume that UofT has more partnerships in Toronto so they get more toronto based practicum offers. 

  On 3/30/2021 at 4:03 AM, mphhhh said:

did you have to decide between either Guelph, queens, or u of t? and if so, how did you make that decision?

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I was accepted to Guelph and Queens last year and ended up accepting Guelph for a few reasons. I didn’t apply to UofT because I didn’t want to only focus on one program stream and wanted to explore different aspects of public health.  The Public Health Agency of Canada is in Guelph so the university has a very strong partnership with it and many of the MPH students get practicums there which I think is a really big accomplishment as far as practicum opportunities go. There are tons of MPH alumni from Guelph that work at PHAC as epidemiologists. It seems like many of them are hired right out of graduation. I know at Queens it seems they have partnership with KFLA health unit so many students do practicum positions there, but my goal is to work at PHAC once I graduate or for another organization at a national level instead of a local health unit. There’s also the option to do a second practicum at Guelph which is really great! When I talked to my profs in undergrad they didn’t know much about the Queens mph program but they were very familiar with guelph, so I think although queens is a prestigious school, Guelph is much better known and has more connections in the field of public health. 

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  On 3/29/2021 at 4:56 PM, HashbrownNav said:

I’ll share the general formula I used for most of my LOI:

 

Intro: I am writing to you to express my interest in applying _____. My experiences have led me to this degree.

First Paragraph: Experience

- My exposure to public health via undergrad.

- Habitat for Humanity to make a positive impact on the housing insecurity crisis in Alabama.

- Skills I gained from researching with two profs.

- I decided to complete a thesis project.

Second Paragraph: Butter them up a little + tell them how their program will help you

- I read up about the program on their website and mentioned courses that would help me succeed in my career.

Conclusion:

- Summarize the two body paragraphs and tell them what I can do for their program (i.e. how I plan to contribute to the student body and program). 

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Thank youu so much for helping me out. Although now I’m changing my plan and thinking to pursue biotech or some other program that is less competitive. But still the format will really help me out☺️

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  On 3/30/2021 at 4:39 AM, leo999999 said:

I’ve really enjoyed the courses so far! The program is really well rounded so you get a little bit of everything and if you want to focus on epi there is definitely an option to do so through your elective courses. After I graduate I want to work in epi and I know a lot of others in the program do as well. One of the most important considerations in getting hired as an epidemiologist is your ability to use data analysis software, and we learn how to use R in our biostatistics course and STATA in biostats 2. A lot of previous graduates from the program have gone on to become epidemiologists for the Public Health Agency of Canada as well. The department helps a lot with practicums, organizations taking practicum students will reach out to a member of our department and essentially she will send out all of the job postings she receives. She also actively contacts organizations to see if they would be willing to take practicum students. You also can reach out to any organization you want if there hasn’t been a practicum posting from them and a member of our department will help them set up a practicum position for you if they want to take a student. This year they told us there were fewer than normal practicum student requests due to COVID, but still almost everyone in our program has secured a position and if they haven’t there is the opportunity to do research under a faculty member instead. There is also the option to do a second practicum in your second year winter semester if you choose. I did see a couple of practicum postings for positions in Toronto specifically with UHN, but I would assume that UofT has more partnerships in Toronto so they get more toronto based practicum offers. 

I was accepted to Guelph and Queens last year and ended up accepting Guelph for a few reasons. I didn’t apply to UofT because I didn’t want to only focus on one program stream and wanted to explore different aspects of public health.  The Public Health Agency of Canada is in Guelph so the university has a very strong partnership with it and many of the MPH students get practicums there which I think is a really big accomplishment as far as practicum opportunities go. There are tons of MPH alumni from Guelph that work at PHAC as epidemiologists. It seems like many of them are hired right out of graduation. I know at Queens it seems they have partnership with KFLA health unit so many students do practicum positions there, but my goal is to work at PHAC once I graduate or for another organization at a national level instead of a local health unit. There’s also the option to do a second practicum at Guelph which is really great! When I talked to my profs in undergrad they didn’t know much about the Queens mph program but they were very familiar with guelph, so I think although queens is a prestigious school, Guelph is much better known and has more connections in the field of public health. 

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Thank you so much for your honest response. Having went to Guelph myself I can agree that the staff and faculty are very supportive but since my program was course based I was skeptical about securing a good practicum since it plays a key role in finding a position in after completing the MPH program. Seeing mixed responses on other forums of whether or not it is better to pursue a specific mph program like Epi if that’s the field you aim to work in I was definitely confused, so thanks so much for the response, definitely provides a different perspective. :) 

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has anyone heard from brock at all? I know they said this week but I feel like not a lot of people applied on here so idk if anyone has had an update on their portal?

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  On 3/30/2021 at 3:34 PM, oxla said:

has anyone heard from brock at all? I know they said this week but I feel like not a lot of people applied on here so idk if anyone has had an update on their portal?

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No updates for me - mine still says under review. really hoping we hear back sometime this week :(

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  On 3/30/2021 at 3:34 PM, oxla said:

has anyone heard from brock at all? I know they said this week but I feel like not a lot of people applied on here so idk if anyone has had an update on their portal?

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I haven't heard anything as well. 

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  On 3/30/2021 at 3:34 PM, oxla said:

has anyone heard from brock at all? I know they said this week but I feel like not a lot of people applied on here so idk if anyone has had an update on their portal?

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I’m guessing decisions should be posted thursday at the latest? Friday and Sunday are holidays so doesn’t make sense for them to be working then

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Has anyone else applied to UofT MPH in Community and Family Medicine? I found very little about it online before applying and still haven’t seen mention of it here. 

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