brooke16 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Got declined from UBC yesterday. Going to accept my offer from Queen's for now
anxiousss Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 Hi Everyone! I applied for MPH in Global Health to SFU and UAlberta. Did UofT but due to documents not coming in time, it was incomplete. My top choice is SFU but I'm so nervous as to when the letter (accept or reject) is going to come. If anyone has any advice, let me know! My stats are: 3.0 gpa final 2 years at UofT, research assistant position in ids, a ton of NGO volunteering experience
pizza17 Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 9:38 PM, mphalberta said: The only program I applied to is the U of A MPH program with a focus in health promotion. My application status on the applicant portal changed from "application submitted" to "under review". Ahhh I wonder how much longer the waiting game will be! my application status changed to under review as well, hopefully we should hear back shortly!
anxiousss Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 24 minutes ago, pizza17 said: my application status changed to under review as well, hopefully we should hear back shortly! Hey! Was this on Bear Tracks or on ApplyGrad SOPAS site?
pizza17 Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, anxiousss said: Hey! Was this on Bear Tracks or on ApplyGrad SOPAS site? The status update was on the "Portal Login" page not Bear Tracks. I didn't apply using the SOPHAS site, so not sure if you would see the same update there Edited March 12, 2017 by pizza17
EmPeeAych Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, pizza17 said: The status update was on the "Portal Login" page not Bear Tracks. I didn't apply using the SOPHAS site, so not sure if you would see the same update there Mine says "Decision Pending" on Bear Tracks..
MPH 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 5 hours ago, EmPeeAych said: Mine says "Decision Pending" on Bear Tracks.. Same here . On 3/10/2017 at 3:44 PM, Tahnin said: Yeah... Same here. It's tortuous on one's psych. Yes indeed, And Tahnin Are you and IMG? Im IMG so just wondering how many IMGs are there in this forum.
QYG3456 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) On 10/03/2017 at 8:49 AM, AC2900 said: What do people here think of Ottawa? I am from US where education system is super polarized (Community and state schools which aren't so good, private which are quite expensive) so when some say Ottawa is not a good school I wonder whether it is not a good school in the US-sense, or if people just mean not as good as Toronto/McGill. I like the multidisciplinary research they do in the medical school at Ottawa and my friends will be living there too! Lurker here. Thought to reply because I might have some insight. I went to high school in the US and undergraduate in Canada. I know what you mean by ranking, the top half of my graduating class in the US went to ivies or public ivies (Berkeley, etc.) the bottom half went to state school. It doesn't work like that here. Unless you're looking for your credential to be recognised internationally, then yeah go to McGill or UT. People in the US have heard of those two places. But if you're planning on just using your credential to get hired around Canada, then all the universities have similar 'cachet' because they all are pretty well equally hard to get in to at the graduate level. It would be interesting to see if any people on here agree, but the first job after your qualifying credential is much more related to the way people perceive you than what school you went to. When it comes to public health insight, I'd be slightly more likely to pay attention to a graduate from Western MPH that now works at WHO setting international guidelines than a McGill MPH that graduated and works general admin at their local hospital. This is my bias and I'm open to different viewpoints of course. Edited March 13, 2017 by QYG3456 jql 1
AC2900 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Thanks for encouragement QYG! I'm mainly leaning to Ottawa, friends in area, like the research from the Feminist and Social Science people who collab with the health people. My CV is already pretty good and I'm definitely not trying to come back to US anytime soon.
MPH? Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Does anyone have an idea as to when Memorial or McMaster comes out? Also, I can't find information about the deposit if I accept my offer to Queen's. Does anyone know how much this will be?
wiffle Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Looks like UBC is sending out notices as I just received an offer from their MPH program. Edited March 13, 2017 by wiffle
displaydisplay Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Yes, I also just received a letter of admission to UBC's MPH this morning. I also was accepted to SFU (Population Health) and Queens. I'd like to stay in Western Canada, so does anyone have any insight into SFU's vs UBC's programs? (For others' info, I also applied to but haven't yet heard back from: UVic, Alberta, Sask, and Waterloo) Edited March 13, 2017 by displaydisplay
Shd90 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Posted March 13, 2017 @j12356 Was it for the mph program at McMaster? How were you notified?
HotSizzle Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Got waitlisted at McMaster too I wish they could let us know our positions on the waitlist. Edited March 13, 2017 by HotSizzle
HotSizzle Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Shd90 said: @j12356 Was it for the mph program at McMaster? How were you notified? Don't know about j12356, but I was notified by email Edited March 13, 2017 by HotSizzle Shd90 1
j12356 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, Shd90 said: @j12356 Was it for the mph program at McMaster? How were you notified? Through email, they haven't updated the online app status yet
Barnmucker Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Hi guys, I just got accepted for McMaster university. Recieved a personal email from the head of the program. Also got in to Waterloo last week. Good luck to everyone!
wiffle Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) @Barnmucker congratulations! Edited March 13, 2017 by wiffle Barnmucker 1
j12356 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Barnmucker said: Hi guys, I just got accepted for McMaster university. Recieved a personal email from the head of the program. Also got in to Waterloo last week. Good luck to everyone! Congrats! That's amazing
neonlily Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, Barnmucker said: Hi guys, I just got accepted for McMaster university. Recieved a personal email from the head of the program. Also got in to Waterloo last week. Good luck to everyone! @Barnmucker congrats! Are you accepting Waterloo or McMaster? I accepted my Waterloo spot today
MPH-TK Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 56 minutes ago, displaydisplay said: Yes, I also just received a letter of admission to UBC's MPH this morning. I also was accepted to SFU (Population Health) and Queens. I'd like to stay in Western Canada, so does anyone have any insight into SFU's vs UBC's programs? (For others' info, I also applied to but haven't yet heard back from: UVic, Alberta, Sask, and Waterloo) Hey congrats! Did you receive an email from ubc or letter? And how long do they give you to accept or decline? Thanks!
displaydisplay Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, MPH-TK said: Hey congrats! Did you receive an email from ubc or letter? And how long do they give you to accept or decline? Thanks! Thanks An email; the official letter is simply a pdf on the My Applications link. Deadline for response is April 17.
MPHlife Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 Hey everyone, Like some of you, I'm a long time lerker, lol. Just checked Waterloo's Quest and saw that I was offered admission today! Didn't get an email yet to see the letter. I also applied to UofA and UofS and like many of you, no reply yet. Congrats to everyone so far and fingers crossed for those who are waiting.
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