Application deadlines...

[Arq!]

Are there any public health schools still accepting applications ???

[Plath]

A good number of them are still taking applicants in specific departments/tracks! I just applied to 9 programs last week. I would get started with SOPHAS ASAP, since you have to have your registrar(s) mail out transcripts to them directly. Most run on rolling deadlines until they meet their quota for class size(s). Only a few programs run on hard deadlines like Harvard or Hopkins. Best of luck! 

[Arq!]

 Ah ! Thanks !! But are there any for MPH ? The SOPHAS website shows the deadlines for MPH and MHA have passed :-( 

[Plath]

I applied to only MPH programs. So yes, there are still many public health schools still accepting applicants for MPH applicants, you just need to research programs.

[SLPH2b]

The deadlines listed on SOPHAS means that your app needs to be completed/verified by then, correct? I read somewhere on the FAQ that as long as you e-submit well before the deadline, they can process it and continue to receive documents even after the deadline has passed. It seems a little confusing to me...

[Plath]

Don't go by what SOPHA lists, go by what each individual program lists on their respective websites. If you want to double check, email or call the programs you are interested in.

 

You need to fully complete the app before it can be e-submitted, and then verified. The verification took literally five minutes for me after I e-submitted my application.....I'm just assuming there are hardly any applicants this late in the game. 

[SLPH2b]

Don't go by what SOPHA lists, go by what each individual program lists on their respective websites. If you want to double check, email or call the programs you are interested in.

 

You need to fully complete the app before it can be e-submitted, and then verified. The verification took literally five minutes for me after I e-submitted my application.....I'm just assuming there are hardly any applicants this late in the game. 

Awesome! I'm just finishing up my personal statement so once I've had it edited, I'm good to go. My goal is to e-submit in the next few days. I requested transcripts so I hope it gets there soon so I can be verified asap.

[Plath]

Awesome! I'm just finishing up my personal statement so once I've had it edited, I'm good to go. My goal is to e-submit in the next few days. I requested transcripts so I hope it gets there soon so I can be verified asap.

Best of luck! Don't forget you also need to list at least three recommenders in the references part of the application.  

[Arq!]

Awesome! I'm just finishing up my personal statement so once I've had it edited, I'm good to go. My goal is to e-submit in the next few days. I requested transcripts so I hope it gets there soon so I can be verified asap.

arf09, would you mind me asking which schools you have in mind ? 

[SLPH2b]

arf09, would you mind me asking which schools you have in mind ? 

I'm looking at programs with June, July deadlines: Drexel, NYMC, Alabama, Texas A&M, University of Texas

[Plath]

I'm looking at programs with June, July deadlines: Drexel, NYMC, Alabama, Texas A&M, University of Texas

I also applied to Drexel! (and 8 other places.... lol) They just confirmed my application today haha  

Best of luck  

[Arq!]

I'm looking at programs with June, July deadlines: Drexel, NYMC, Alabama, Texas A&M, University of Texas

That sounds great !!  Good luck !

[SLPH2b]

Changed some of my schools around so my first deadline is due June 15th, but my application was verified within 12 hours!! My LOR writers waited literally until the last minute to send their letters. While I had 1 completed (SOPHAS required at least 2/3 letters submitted) letter submitted, I still needed that 1 more to get verified. 

 

One thing that scares me, though, is that SOPHAS seemed to have made my overall GPA slightly lower. I hope schools do look beyond the overall and notice how significantly higher my post-bacc courses were compared to my UG GPA. Now, I wait.