kayzed Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Hi all, I'm applying to a handful of Health Policy/Research/Econ PhD programs this fall, and if I don't get accepted to any of them, my backup plan is to get an MPH and try again next fall. I was wondering if it's smart to apply to both PhD and Masters programs at the same schools in the same cycle? I've heard that it's not a good idea to apply to both since a masters application signals to the school that you're not serious about a PhD (which I am!), but I'm not sure if this also applies to Health Policy programs. From what I've seen so far, most schools administer their MPH applications through SOPHAS, while PhD applications are processed by the Graduate School Department - would they actually know if I applied to both? And if so, does it affect the chances of getting into the PhD program? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
GradSchooler Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 I applied to HPM PhD and masters at the same school for a few places and it worked out fine. Some places assumed the PhD was my goal and waitlisted me from the masters until the PhD decisions came out. For the few PHD programs that use SOPHAS, some allow you to send the app to both the masters and the phd program with one fee. In my mph apps I just talked about my ultimate goals of doing research and getting a PHD in the personal statement. I got into most the mph programs and 2 phd programs I applied to with that approach. Good luck!
kayzed Posted October 17, 2014 Author Posted October 17, 2014 I applied to HPM PhD and masters at the same school for a few places and it worked out fine. Some places assumed the PhD was my goal and waitlisted me from the masters until the PhD decisions came out. For the few PHD programs that use SOPHAS, some allow you to send the app to both the masters and the phd program with one fee. In my mph apps I just talked about my ultimate goals of doing research and getting a PHD in the personal statement. I got into most the mph programs and 2 phd programs I applied to with that approach. Good luck! Great, thanks so much for your input, and congrats on your acceptances! Out of curiosity, are these your applications from this cycle (to start in fall 2015?)? You've already heard back?? I thought they didn't start reviewing PhD applications until after the deadline..
GradSchooler Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 These are apps from last cycle. I just started my program in August . Good luck!
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