romcom29 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) Why are the MSc decisions for UofA taking so long? I'm so nervous hahaha (me asking this even though the deadline for the MSc programs were a month later than the MPH programs) Edited April 4, 2023 by romcom29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soolp Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Has anyone gone through a cycle previously without any offers and have any advice for what to do in the year after? and how you improved your application? I’ve received two rejections already and it’s looking a bit bleak 🥲 for reference, my average is ~87% throughout my four years, I have research experience with my honours thesis project and have done an internship at a community services centre for seniors. I have also been active with ECs and volunteering for a couple things (student council, blood donation services, peer mentor) any advice would be appreciated! imtheproblem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theblessednight Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 19 hours ago, mph2149 said: Just got admitted to Ottawa MPH! Check your portals I just got admitted too!! Popcorn21 and LesleyZhang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH2023applicant Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Just got accepted to uOttawa MPH! Popcorn21, LesleyZhang and Theblessednight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soolp Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, MPH2023applicant said: Just got accepted to uOttawa MPH! 48 minutes ago, Theblessednight said: I just got admitted too!! Congrats! Would you be comfortable sharing your stats? Edited April 4, 2023 by soolp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theblessednight Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, soolp said: Congrats! Would you be comfortable sharing your stats? For sure! I applied for the Public Health Policy stream, if that makes a difference. My passion is health policy work, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and international development. For academics, I had an 8.68/10 CGPA on the uOttawa grade scale and my program was Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences - Population and Public Health. First year killed my average, but after that year I didn't get less than an A- in a course. I got an A+ in my stats course and an A in my epi course. I graduated December 2022. Work experience: federal government analyst roles - Science Advisor at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Data Analyst at RCMP, and Innovation Analyst at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Research experience: research team assistant with Dr. Angel Foster's research group Volunteering: Health Communications Writer with Farm Radio International, member of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation's Youth Policy Maker's Hub, Community Health Educator with YEP Education, and Content Writer for Sex[M]ed Extra: I was a delegate for the UN's 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), an invited participant to the Oxfam x CCGSD Youth Summit on Comprehensive Sexuality Education, and was featured by the Inter-Council Network for International Cooperation for my work on Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxra9250 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, soolp said: Has anyone gone through a cycle previously without any offers and have any advice for what to do in the year after? and how you improved your application? I’ve received two rejections already and it’s looking a bit bleak 🥲 for reference, my average is ~87% throughout my four years, I have research experience with my honours thesis project and have done an internship at a community services centre for seniors. I have also been active with ECs and volunteering for a couple things (student council, blood donation services, peer mentor) any advice would be appreciated! Hi! For some background info, this is my third time applying and got into 2 schools (got rejected from one and still waiting on two others). I took a certificate program at TMU to improve my GPA (so far I have a 4.1/4.3 average in it), and currently volunteer with different non-profits that focus on sexual health/gender-based violence (that's where my interests lie). I made sure to discuss my experiences and how they impacted my view on public health in my Letter of Intent and how the program at each school would benefit me. I also work in controlled substances, but I made sure to relate my current work experience to my interests. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH2023applicant Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, soolp said: Congrats! Would you be comfortable sharing your stats? Of course! I applied to the public health practice stream of the MPH+ (French). I'm just finishing up my biomedical undergrad, and my GPA when I applied was 9.50/10 (can't remember what that is on the 4 scale lol). I also got an A+ in both stats courses I included on the letter of intent. My goal is to pursue a career in public health focused on developing and evaluating disease prevention measures. Overall, I want to get more familiar with preventive medicine and implementation of these strategies. I also noted in my letter that I was really excited about studying in Ottawa in general because of its location in the capital and the opportunities that could offer. Not to mention the language stream is a huge plus. I have experience as a research assistant at an occupational health research center and in a molecular biology lab. I also have management experience (nothing related to public health though) and have worked as a teaching assistant. On the volunteer side, I helped develop a digital literacy program during the pandemic, organize seminars for students to learn more about health risks in the workplace, amongst other volunteer experiences. If I missed anything or if you have more questions, feel free to reach out again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphing Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 does anybody know how many people Uoft epi and health promotion have in their cohorts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxra9250 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I made an FB group for SFU admits! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2441896175969398 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theblessednight Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I made a Discord server for uOttawa MPH 2023 admits: https://discord.gg/jYZD8Hdj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mph2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 1 hour ago, mphing said: does anybody know how many people Uoft epi and health promotion have in their cohorts? I am not too sure but for the health promotion stream I believe its around 45 seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn21 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 1 minute ago, jinie said: I am not too sure but for the health promotion stream I believe its around 45 seats 1 hour ago, mphing said: does anybody know how many people Uoft epi and health promotion have in their cohorts? Yeah around 45 seats and they typically get over 400 applicants. Not sure about epi stream though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allydaagator Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 5 hours ago, zxra9250 said: Hi! For some background info, this is my third time applying and got into 2 schools (got rejected from one and still waiting on two others). I took a certificate program at TMU to improve my GPA (so far I have a 4.1/4.3 average in it), and currently volunteer with different non-profits that focus on sexual health/gender-based violence (that's where my interests lie). I made sure to discuss my experiences and how they impacted my view on public health in my Letter of Intent and how the program at each school would benefit me. I also work in controlled substances, but I made sure to relate my current work experience to my interests. Hope that helps! Can I ask what certificate program you took at TMU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calabaza.. Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Is anyone here accepted to uOttawa MSc Epi and leaning towards going to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH2023applicant Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Anyone know the uOttawa MPH stats? How many seats and how many applications they usually get? (think it's 25 seats but that could be outdated information) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxra9250 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 16 hours ago, allydaagator said: Can I ask what certificate program you took at TMU? I took the Health Studies program! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiko98 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) I just got admitted to uOttawa (MPH)! Very happy and surprised because it was the only program I was able to apply to Edited April 5, 2023 by kiko98 MPH2023applicant and LesleyZhang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiaya Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I'm waiting on UVIC. And i'm getting super nervous! allamaraine1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moevan Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I just got admitted to ottawa as well Was also very surprised! Just waiting to hear back from UFT Epi. kiko98 and MPH2023applicant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback3065 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, kaiaya said: I'm waiting on UVIC. And i'm getting super nervous! Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello123456 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Is anyone else's uOttawa application still under evaluation? On March 31st my status changed to "Your file is now complete. We will inform you as soon as a decision has been reached." However, as of today, my status changed back to "Last update: 2023-04-05We now have all the preliminary documents we need to evaluate your application for admission. No action is required on your part at this time. We will send you either an update or our decision via this portal once application has been evaluated. If we require any other information to complete our evaluation, we will get in touch with you." Did this happen to anyone else? Also, congratulations to everyone who has received admission so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPHUOT Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, hello123456 said: Is anyone else's uOttawa application still under evaluation? On March 31st my status changed to "Your file is now complete. We will inform you as soon as a decision has been reached." However, as of today, my status changed back to "Last update: 2023-04-05We now have all the preliminary documents we need to evaluate your application for admission. No action is required on your part at this time. We will send you either an update or our decision via this portal once application has been evaluated. If we require any other information to complete our evaluation, we will get in touch with you." Did this happen to anyone else? Also, congratulations to everyone who has received admission so far! Mine still is Under Evaluation. It hasnt reverted to the old message tho. My application did disappear for like an hour yesterday and my portal said "no application found" but it came back later. Did everyone have statistics courses completed who got in? I graduated in 2020 and the last time I took stats was in 2016 and I didnt do well so im wondering if that may have screwed me 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theblessednight Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 14 hours ago, MPH2023applicant said: Anyone know the uOttawa MPH stats? How many seats and how many applications they usually get? (think it's 25 seats but that could be outdated information) Last year they had over 600 applicants for under 30 spots (it’s usually been 25-26 seats per year). The competition is almost on par with their medical school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn21 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 It is already a short week and Wednesday now but no word from UofT for health promotion stream yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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