Texas a&m

[burritos]

Hi all, 

Longtime lurker here 

I'm wondering how competitive Texas A&M's MPH program is.

I have a lot riding on this acceptance as moving to Texas would end my long distance relationship. I was confident until I saw the excel sheet of acceptance rates posted on SDN...48% at TAMU...

Chance me for policy MPH acceptance? Any thoughts on the program? I'm really passionate about rural health so I would love to get in. I was born in TX and indicated in my SoP that I would love to return. 

Senior undergrad 

Science major at a large public university, minor in Spanish (fluent)

3.7 cGPA 3.6 sGPA 23 mcat (sigh)

spent 2 summers (3 months each) in South America working on a public health outreach program

1.5 years research in cardiovascular disease (bench work)

2 years president of an anaphylaxis awareness club, training on campus dining staff on safe food preparation

honors thesis project on injury prevention and education in club sports

3 LoR from professors in science and Spanish, 1 strong, 2 so-so letters

Took 2 of the core graduate MPH classes at my school's (highly ranked) PH college as an undergrad, got As, so I'm hoping that pulls me....

Submitted 11/23, won't be complete until 12/15 when my letters get in (verified 1/15 probs)

Thanks for putting up with freak out "what are my chances" threads, you guys are great.

Edited December 7, 2015 by burritos