Hello! Being the obsessive type, I’m kind of thrilled to have found this community. I finally got around to taking the GRE last weekend. I wish I’d done a bit better on quantitative (710Q, 720V), but not nearly enough to study for the new version. Or pay for it ( Read more... )

 I am applying to U of Mich for MPH and in addition to a statement of purpose, it asks for a personal statement which basically asks me why I have made the decision to study at U of Mich. I am confused about what I should include in the personal statement without being repetitive because I have already mentioned those reasons in the statement of ( Read more... )

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Hello! I've been going through this whole application process for a few months now. I'm applying to 6 schools for my Masters in Public Health (except Johns Hopkins, where I am going for the Masters of Health Science), for epidemiology and infectious disease, or something similar, depending on the school. I'm going for the Masters International ( Read more... )

Yikes! I just wrote a first draft of my SoP. It feels so much better to have something down on paper, but I know it will need a lot of re-working. Flaws I see so far:

- should I 86 the first paragraph? It's true, and I hope it shows my interdiscliplinary interests, but I think it might come off as "flaky".
- I never completed my undergrad honors ( Read more... )

Is anyone out there looking to pursue a MPH or an MS in Epidemiology?  If so what are you doing to prepare?

I am looking to applying next year.  I have a lot of medical education background, coordinating programs.  However, I'm getting ready to take a position within the School of Medicine at UCLA which exposes me to research, education and so on.  ( Read more... )