MP15 Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 5 hours ago, TJCM2017 said: Anyone from any stream can apply to this. It is a collaborative program that is done alongside your specialization (ie. Epi, OEH, Nutrition). There are certain requirements that you have to meet in terms of courses you take or practicum placements you do. I was originally going to do this collaborative program but have decided on another. I really want to apply but the deadline is on the 15th. I started writing my personal statement then realized I have no academic writing pieces relevant to global health. The closest thing I have is a critical book review on a book about homelessness. I doubt it'll make the cut. No time to write a 10 page paper either. Any idea how competitive the specialization is? Which collaborative program are did you decide on?
Creme_Brulee Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 19 hours ago, friesandwater said: Yup it was first week of May, and it was for Health Promo. Maybe Epi is different. Did you contact them about your status? Epi seems to have been left for last. I did. They didn't get back to me. I might try calling again and seeing if I can get an answer.
MPHAppHopeful Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 Just received a rejection from Western. Guess I'll have to apply again next year. Best of luck to everyone else
himalayes Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Lparm said: Just received a rejection from Western. Guess I'll have to apply again next year. Best of luck to everyone else There's always next year, you're right. Keep trying! I'm pretty sure I'm gonna receive my rejection soon. What were your stats/previous public health experience like?
monstera Posted June 16, 2017 Posted June 16, 2017 On 6/14/2017 at 5:19 AM, MP15 said: I really want to apply but the deadline is on the 15th. I started writing my personal statement then realized I have no academic writing pieces relevant to global health. The closest thing I have is a critical book review on a book about homelessness. I doubt it'll make the cut. No time to write a 10 page paper either. Any idea how competitive the specialization is? Not sure about competitiveness, but I was just talking to a friend who did the program a few years ago, and she said it was just as easy to set up global health practica without being in the global health emphasis (she did two global health practica and did not do the emphasis). So even if you don't get in to the collaborative or didn't end up applying, you can still choose to focus on global health on your own. Not sure what other benefits there are to actually being in the collaborative program. My friend also mentioned that people she knew who did the emphasis did not ultimately find it that valuable, FWIW, but this was a few years ago and it seems like they're making some changes with the switch from emphasis to collaborative, so who knows.
mloneill Posted June 16, 2017 Posted June 16, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 9:13 PM, Creme_Brulee said: Have they given out all of the official offers? This is all so confusing. The process is a bit confusing...they send out unofficial offers (from the department DLSPH) and then it's up to the department of graduate studies to send out the official offer letters.
Creme_Brulee Posted June 17, 2017 Posted June 17, 2017 13 hours ago, mloneill said: The process is a bit confusing...they send out unofficial offers (from the department DLSPH) and then it's up to the department of graduate studies to send out the official offer letters. Hm, so shouldn't they have sent out all the rejections? I STILL have not heard a single thing. It's so tiring just waiting.
TJCM2017 Posted June 17, 2017 Posted June 17, 2017 10 hours ago, Creme_Brulee said: Hm, so shouldn't they have sent out all the rejections? I STILL have not heard a single thing. It's so tiring just waiting. They usually don't send out rejections until the end by snail mail
Creme_Brulee Posted June 17, 2017 Posted June 17, 2017 6 hours ago, TJCM2017 said: They usually don't send out rejections until the end by snail mail Hm, I recall other people in this thread mentioning that they received rejections from U of T via email earlier on. I received my other rejections a few months ago.
MP15 Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Creme_Brulee said: Hm, I recall other people in this thread mentioning that they received rejections from U of T via email earlier on. I received my other rejections a few months ago. Just call them.
TJCM2017 Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 15 hours ago, Creme_Brulee said: Hm, I recall other people in this thread mentioning that they received rejections from U of T via email earlier on. I received my other rejections a few months ago. Right, my mistake then. Maybe they have some sort of backup waitlist?? Try calling them
agillespie Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 On 2017-06-13 at 8:30 PM, friesandwater said: Has anyone been admitted to the Masters of Science program in Public Health and health systems at Waterloo??? I was in April but declined. Good luck!
himalayes Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Got an email from Western saying all the spots were filled but might open up over the next couple of months. Guess I didn't make the cut. Ahhhh this sucks. Anyone else receive this email?
Creme_Brulee Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 On 2017-06-18 at 3:38 AM, MP15 said: Just call them. On 2017-06-18 at 7:54 AM, TJCM2017 said: Right, my mistake then. Maybe they have some sort of backup waitlist?? Try calling them I gave them a call this morning. I've been waitlisted, but it seems rather unlikely that I could get in. :/ Good thing I accepted my other offer!
deva_indian Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Hello! So I have been accepted at U of T for the MPH in Health Promotion program. i received their email on May 2nd and got the official letter by May 25th, which had a fault in the end dates of the program (they said it would get over by DEC 2018). I raised a query and then got another letter in which the term period for the whole program was mentioned 2 years but the date of birth was absolutely wrong! So I again raised a query and then I finally received the final and correct letter with everything correctly printed in the first week of June. Hope none of you have to face this! Also any news about Fees? Edited June 20, 2017 by deva_indian
mphdallalana2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Hi guys! I was admitted into UofT's MPH Health Promo stream a while ago and I have decided to live downtown in September. I was hoping to find a roommate enrolled in Dalla Lana as well. I am a female looking for another female roommate to rent a condo downtown by the school. If you are interested please feel free to PM me!
monstera Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/12/2017 at 9:02 AM, 12njt2 said: I have revoked my acceptance to Queen's MPH as I accepted Epi at UoT, and was just waiting to hear back confirmation of my acceptance. So a spot should open up for Queen's! Hey! Just wondering what the process was for this for you? I emailed Gerri and she responded cc'ing the School of Graduate Studies for them to take care of it, but I never heard from them and my SGS status still says "offer accepted", so I'm a bit unsure if this was dealt with or not.
mloneill Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 11:36 PM, Creme_Brulee said: Hm, so shouldn't they have sent out all the rejections? I STILL have not heard a single thing. It's so tiring just waiting. Yeah, at this point if you haven't received a "offer" or "wait list" email I would assume the worst. I applied to this program last year and we didn't get rejection emails till June.
blind_faith Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 23 hours ago, Creme_Brulee said: I gave them a call this morning. I've been waitlisted, but it seems rather unlikely that I could get in. :/ Good thing I accepted my other offer! Did they make it seem like the chances are quite slim to make it out of the waitlist? Did they make any other comments about the waitlist itself or if they are planning to contact any others? And sorry, last question: did you receive any notification prior to your call from DLSPH's (Epi)?
Creme_Brulee Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, blind_faith said: Did they make it seem like the chances are quite slim to make it out of the waitlist? Did they make any other comments about the waitlist itself or if they are planning to contact any others? And sorry, last question: did you receive any notification prior to your call from DLSPH's (Epi)? Matilda apologized and said it's unlikely that I could get an offer now, despite being waitlisted. I asked why I hadn't heard a single thing from the department regarding my status and she had nothing to say. I'm guessing they just decided to not contact round 2 waitlisted students unless they could hand out an offer or a rejection. I asked where I was on the waitlist and she said she couldn't reveal that information. And nope, I hadn't heard a single thing since I applied in Jan. I kept trying to track someone down and I finally managed to get a hold of them on Monday. Good luck to you. It's been a frustrating application cycle for me in regards to U of T Epi. The other programs I applied to seemed to handle it more smoothly.
MP15 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 On 2017-06-16 at 9:20 AM, monstera said: Not sure about competitiveness, but I was just talking to a friend who did the program a few years ago, and she said it was just as easy to set up global health practica without being in the global health emphasis (she did two global health practica and did not do the emphasis). So even if you don't get in to the collaborative or didn't end up applying, you can still choose to focus on global health on your own. Not sure what other benefits there are to actually being in the collaborative program. My friend also mentioned that people she knew who did the emphasis did not ultimately find it that valuable, FWIW, but this was a few years ago and it seems like they're making some changes with the switch from emphasis to collaborative, so who knows. Thanks so much for the information. I applied last minute, like sent in my application a couple minutes before the deadline. I hope offers come out soon so I can apply to another collaborative if I don't get in.
mphdallalana2017 Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 Hi guys! I was admitted into UofT's MPH Health Promo stream a while ago and I have decided to live downtown in September. I was hoping to find a roommate enrolled in Dalla Lana as well. I am a female looking for another female roommate to rent a condo downtown by the school. If you are interested please feel free to PM me!
mloneill Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 So for anyone who got an offer from DLSPH and then received a rejection this morning it IS A MISTAKE. Take a deep breath. I spoke with Susan Bondy and they accidentally sent rejection emails to everyone... rapini 1
rapini Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, mloneill said: So for anyone who got an offer from DLSPH and then received a rejection this morning it IS A MISTAKE. Take a deep breath. I spoke with Susan Bondy and they accidentally sent rejection emails to everyone... Thank you! I called and emailed them in pure panic. Good to know someone got through!
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