2019 MHA: Applied, Interviewed, Rejected, Attending

[judyma11]

Follow this format:

School:
GPA: Cumulative and Major
GRE:
Major:
Experience (professional or otherwise)
Special Factors:

Applied:
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

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School: Wake Forest University (2015)
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.2/3.2
GRE: 160 Quant, 155 Verbal
Major: Economics, Entrepreneurship minor
Experience (professional or otherwise): 2 Years as Sr. Financial/Operational Analyst at Optum, 1 year as Financial Analyst at Merrill Lynch
Special Factors: N/A

Applied: Cornell MBA/MHA, UNC, Johns Hopkins, Columbia (withdrew), Minnesota (withdrew), Michigan (withdrew)
Interview: Cornell 9/10, Johns Hopkins 10/22, UNC (Declined interview)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: Cornell MBA 10/18, Cornell MHA (verbal), Johns Hopkins 11/2
Attending: Cornell MBA/MHA

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[southpaw509]

School: Large State School (2015)
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.8 (for both) 3.76 (HAMPCAS)
GRE: Q 155 (58%) V 159 (83%) AWA 5.5 (98%)
Major: Behavioral Science emphasis in Psychology
Experience:

• Last three years I've worked for a market research firm specializing in healthcare IT and consulting services. Collaborated with CHIME on a few projects and regularly interact with HIT vendors and healthcare consulting firms.
• 1.5 years as a youth counselor in a residential treatment center for at-risk youth.
• 50+ hours volunteer work at outpatient mental health facility specializing in autism spectrum disorder.
• Four years of undergraduate academic research (neuroscience, educational psychology, I/O psychology).

Special Factors: N/A

Applied: UNC (10/29), Hopkins (11/04), VCU (11/04), UAB (11/04), GWU (11/04), MUSC (11/04)
Interview: MUSC (11/19) UNC (12/07) VCU (1/09-Declined Interview) UAB (01/25) Hopkins (02/04), No interview required for GWU
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: MUSC (11/26) UNC (12/13) GWU (12/14) Hopkins (02/07)
Attending:

 

[eb330009]

School: University of Washington
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.77/3.84
GRE: 155V 160Q 4.5 AWA
Major: Double major in Public Health and Communication
Experience (professional or otherwise)
-3 mo research assistant doing literature reviews for environmental health non profit as summer internship
-6 mo working at non-profit for homeless youth (part of capstone project)
-1 yr sorority executive board experience-- focus was on philanthropy and raising $30k for Ronald McDonald House Charaties
-9 months Transplant Donor Coordinator with local donation agency
-7 mo care coordinator at cancer center (will have this job for approx 17 mo by the time I go to graduate school)

Special Factors: Graduated from undergrad in 3 years, first generation American, fluent in Polish

Applied: UNC (MHA), UMinn (MHA), UMich (MPH-Health Management), Emory (MPH-Health Management)
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

Looking for maybe 1-2 schools to apply to, if anyone has any recommendations, I'd appreciate it!!

 

[smartiepantz]

School: Northern Kentucky University (2017)
GPA: 3.2/3.3
GRE: V: 154 Q: 146
Major: Public Relations
Experience:
-Worked as an Optician for private practice ( 5 years)
-Volunteered at a hospital as patient liaison ( 6 months)
-Currently a program coordinator for a major hospital ( 1 month in, would have been there 10 months by the start of grad school)
Special Factors: N/A

Applied: OSU, MUSC, Xavier,
Interview:OSU, Xavier
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:OSU, Xavier

Attending: OSU. Go Buckeyes!

 

[deleted905791]

School: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Graduating Summer 2019)
GPA: 3.29/3.84
GRE: 149 Quant/153 Verbal
Major: Health Care Management
Minor: Economics
Experience (professional or otherwise):
Internships:
- Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Singapore (Summer 2015)
- Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Summer 2018)
- UAB Health System, Birmingham, AL (Current)
(Two more internships planned before degree completion)
Volunteer:
- Jefferson County Project Access (Summer 2018)
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama (2018)

Special Factors: Dual Citizenship (USA/Canada), International work experience in a healthcare setting, First generation university student, Basic grasp of the french language, ACHE Student Member

Applied: Cornell (9/30), UAB (9/12), Michigan MHSA/MBA (In progress), UNC (In progress), Minnesota (In progress). Will likely apply to other programs as well.
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: Cornell (11/20)
Attending: Cornell

 

[deleted905791]

Follow this format:

School:
GPA: Cumulative and Major
GRE:
Major:
Experience (professional or otherwise)
Special Factors:

Applied:
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

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School: Wake Forest University (2015)
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.2/3.2
GRE: 160 Quant, 155 Verbal
Major: Economics, Entrepreneurship minor
Experience (professional or otherwise): 2 Years as Sr. Financial/Operational Analyst at Optum, 1 year as Financial Analyst at Merrill Lynch
Special Factors: N/A

Applied: Cornell, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Minnesota, Michigan, UNC - May also apply to Rush
Interview: Cornell 9/10
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

Thanks for getting this started. How long did it take from when you applied to Cornell to hear back about an interview?

 

[danmar7]

School: Texas A&M University
GPA: 3.34 Cumulative, 3.78 Major
GRE: 160Q, 148V, 4.0
Major: Allied Health
Experience:
- 2000+ hours as scribe, medical assistant, and hospital volunteer throughout undergraduate.
- Quality Control Evaluator at Hospital.
- Currently scribing for and personally working with 4 orthopedic surgeon as a clinic educator.
Special Factors:
- Dual Citzenship (USA/Mexico)
- First Generation College Graduate.
- Fluent in English, Spanish, and Sign Language.
- Looking to stay local in Texas!

Applied: Trinity, UNT, TAMU, Columbia, & Hopkins
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

 

[judyma11]

Thanks for getting this started. How long did it take from when you applied to Cornell to hear back about an interview?

I believe I applied 8/24ish. However, it was special circumstances where I had set up the visit during Summer because I couldn't make their Campus Visit weekend. Once I told them I had submitted my application they decided to make it my formal interview.

 

[deleted905791]

I believe I applied 8/24ish. However, it was special circumstances where I had set up the visit during Summer because I couldn't make their Campus Visit weekend. Once I told them I had submitted my application they decided to make it my formal interview.

Ah, I see. I sent in my application on the 30th of Sept. I will be in attendance for visit day later this month, so I'm hoping to potentially interview then. How was it?

 

[judyma11]

Ah, I see. I sent in my application on the 30th of Sept. I will be in attendance for visit day later this month, so I'm hoping to potentially interview then. How was it?

It was fine, very conversational and relaxed. I had one 30 min interview with the director of admissions and another 30 minute interview with the associate and executive directors. We talked about my experience, why Sloan, what I want to do after. Pretty standard stuff, no curveballs.

 

[InquiringStudent]

Hi Everyone!! Best of luck in your applications, I know you guys will do amazing!

Just wanted to say if anyone wants advice or has questions about the application process please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I applied last year and am currently a student in the Hopkins MHA program.

 

[boon323]

School: SUNY Albany (Graduated December 2018)
GPA: 3.9 Cumulative, 3.8 Major
GRE: 159Q, 159V, 4.0
Major: Public Health
Experience (professional or otherwise)
- almost 3 years interning at State Health Department
- student leadership in human rights/community service orgs

Special Factors:
- first generation college student

Applied: Cornell MHA (applied 11/1), Pitt MHA (11/1), UAlbany MPH-HPM (11/1), Yale MPH-HPM (11/1), Clarkson University MBA-Healthcare Management (11/30)
Interview: Pitt (12/7), Cornell (1/7)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: Clarkson University + 20k scholarship (12/17), Pitt (12/19), UAlbany (1/15), Cornell (1/18), Yale (3/5)
Attending: Clarkson University

 

[InquiringStudent]

School: SUNY Albany (Graduating December 2018)
GPA: Cumulative and Major: 3.9 Cumulative, 3.8 Major
GRE: 159Q, 159V, 4.0
Major: Public Health
Experience (professional or otherwise)
- almost 3 years interning at State Health Department
- student leadership in human rights/community service orgs

Special Factors:
- first generation college student

Applied: Cornell (in progress), UPitt MHA (in progress) -- maybe GWU, PennState, or Management/Policy MPH programs?
Interview:
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

To be honest, I'm having a difficult time deciding on programs to apply to. I'm looking to stay Northern East Coast & am concerned about the affordability of school and its location. I'm not applying to programs in NYC or Boston, because of $$ and not wanting to live in those cities. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated

I think it might help if you also mention what type of program you are looking for. A school with an extensive alumni network? A school in the top 10 ranking? A school that has contacts with local hospitals in the region? Another thing that might be important to consider is if you're looking to go into the consulting route or primarily want to stay in the hospital administration route. Depending on which one you are looking into can shape what schools would be a good fit for you as well.

Also one thing I didn't know when I applied last year is that GWU is a 3 year program, not 2 years. So it's 2 years didactic learning and a third year as an administrative resident which means you earn your degree at the end of your 3rd year.

 

[smickchick1996]

Undergrad School: Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Undergrad GPA/Major GPA: 3.33/3.55
Major/Minor: Business Administration, Accounting Concentration
GRE: Taking next week, but practice exams have me falling in about 75 percentile
Experience/Research:
-I managed a Subway for a year
-Student Government Association(my class Senator)
-Clerical Office and Research Assitant
-Resident Assistant
-Trustee for an Accounting Club-Volunteered with American Cancer Society and Saint Baldrick's Foundation for 7+ years
-An internship with non-profit placing orphaned African Children with family members and providing healthcare to them.

Special Factors:
-First Gen college student
-Single parent household
-Battled cancer for the second half of college (while completing all of my experiences and reason GPA dropped)
-low-income family

LOR: 2 from Business/Accounting profs, one from RA supervisor

Interests: MHA, would like to take a management route in hospital

Applying: Cornell, UIC, University of Pittsburg (plan for now)

 

[deleted905791]

Will anyone else be in attendance for Visit Day for the Sloan Program at Cornell next week?

 

[skobuffs08]

School: University of Colorado
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.64
GRE: Verbal 152 (56%) Quantitative 154 (54%) Writing 4.5 (82%)
Major: Physiology with a minor in business
Experience (professional or otherwise): Worked at general surgeon's office as an administrative intern for a year, shadowed CEO of local hospice, pre-dental academy, Dean's List (3 times), graduated top 20% of my class, Volunteer at local senior living, Biology tutor throughout undergrad


Applied: Xavier, University of Minnesota, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, University of South Carolina
Interview: Xavier
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

Anyone else anxious to hear back from schools? I know I applied pretty early but I submitted my applications end of September and have only heard back from one school. How long does it usually take?

 

[judyma11]

School: University of Colorado
GPA: Cumulative and Major 3.64
GRE: Verbal 152 (56%) Quantitative 154 (54%) Writing 4.5 (82%)
Major: Physiology with a minor in business
Experience (professional or otherwise): Worked at general surgeon's office as an administrative intern for a year, shadowed CEO of local hospice, pre-dental academy, Dean's List (3 times), graduated top 20% of my class, Volunteer at local senior living, Biology tutor throughout undergrad


Applied: Xavier, University of Minnesota, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, University of South Carolina
Interview: Xavier
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

Anyone else anxious to hear back from schools? I know I applied pretty early but I submitted my applications end of September and have only heard back from one school. How long does it usually take?

I got the response from Cornell because I applied early for their MBA. I called the other schools I applied to and asked if they could review my application under special circumstances (Cornell MBA has given me a deadline of 11/28 to accept and deposit). Michigan, Minnesota, and Columbia all said they do not starting reviewing applications until mid-November and would not be able to accommodate my request. So I think most of the schools haven't started reviewing yet

 

[C102]

Does anybody know how long it takes to hear about an interview from Minnesota? I got an email saying my application was received on Monday

 

[southpaw509]

Does anybody know how long it takes to hear about an interview from Minnesota? I got an email saying my application was received on Monday

I can't speak to Minnesota specifically, but my guess would be 2-4 weeks. The email notifications I have received have mostly been in that time frame.

 

[southpaw509]

Just got an interview invitation from UNC! Has anyone interviewed with them yet? If so, how did it go? Any pointers?

 

[judyma11]

Just got an interview invitation from UNC! Has anyone interviewed with them yet? If so, how did it go? Any pointers?

I got the invitation as well. Did you get the 3 dates of 12/7 and two later dates in January? I don't know much else besides what they said in the email of it being 30-45 minutes. Which date did you choose? I couldn't make the December date so mine is 1/28.

 

[southpaw509]

I got the invitation as well. Did you get the 3 dates of 12/7 and two later dates in January? I don't know much else besides what they said in the email of it being 30-45 minutes. Which date did you choose? I couldn't make the December date so mine is 1/28.

Yes, I got the same email with the same dates. I chose Dec 7th just because I don't know if I can handle the stress of waiting that long haha. I think I am going to ask who is interviewing me though. I'm going to read back through the previous years applicants to try and get some advice. I'll let you know how it goes though.

 

[ikc1996]

School: University of Texas at San Antonio
GPA: 3.34/3.64 Cumulative and Major
GRE: 151V(52%), 153Q(50%), 4.0 Writing
Major: Bachelor's in Business Management
Experience (professional or otherwise)
Certified Pharmacy Technician since 2015. Worked in retail and HIV specialty pharmcies. (Cert. and TX License still active)
Asst. Manager in private, single provider family practice clinic for 14 months.
Special Factors: LGBTQ, Student Member ACHE, PTCB Certified

Applied: Trinity University, Texas State University, University of the Incarnate Word
Interview: Trinity University (Pending Dec. Interview), University of the Incarnate Word. (HAMPCAS delayed my TXST app so that just submitted recently.)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: University of the Incarnate Word
Attending: Pending other acceptances before making decision.

 

[eb330009]

Just got invited to interview at University of Minnesota in person interview on January 3rd!

 

[Nate2MHA2019]

School: Brigham Young University (2013)
GPA: 3.74 (SOPHAS Cumulative); 3.59 (SOPHAS Major)
GRE: 155 Verbal (69%), 156 Quantitative (61%), 4.5 Writing (82%)
Major: Finance
Experience (professional or otherwise):

• Finance/budget analyst for Intermountain Healthcare since 2014 (4.5 years), currently supporting the department budgets of roughly half of a 289 bed pediatric hospital.
• Director of humanitarian organization in rural Northern Thailand in 2013, speak Thai.

Applied:

• University of Minnesota - MHA (11/29)
• University of Michigan - MHSA (12/1)
• University of Alabama at Birmingham - MSHA (12/1)

Interview:

• University of Minnesota (Campus 1/4)
• University of Michigan (Phone 1/23)
• UAB (Skype 2/5)

Waitlist: N/A
Rejected: N/A
Accepted:

• University of Minnesota (1/14)
• University of Michigan (2/1)
• UAB (2/14)

Scholarship Offers:

• University of Minnesota (2/5): 25% of resident tuition plus Research Assistant position with pay (total net cost = ~$34,800)
• University of Michigan (2/15): 50% of non-resident tuition (total cost = ~$47,500)
• UAB (2/25): $20K scholarship plus Health System position with pay (total net cost = ~$65,800)

Attending: University of Minnesota!

 

[boon323]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has heard anything from Cornell. My application was completed by 11/1 and I received a confirmation from their graduate assistant, but I haven't heard anything from them regarding an interview and was wondering if anyone else has heard from them to give myself some sort of time frame

 

[blackjedbartlett]

I'm late adding my stats on here, but I just got interview offers from Hopkins and Minnesota so I would love any insights anyone has on interview processes for these schools.
School: The University of Texas
GPA: 3.72
GRE: 161 V 154 Q
Major: a combination of public health and human development
Experience: Intern in health policy at the Texas House of representives
Intern at the medical school in health outcomes management
Independent project collaborating with the medical school working with geriatric populatins.
Undergraduate teaching assistsnt
Human development lab research effects of socail ties
Lab research on creating a biomarker screening test for cancer
Special Factors: URM
Fnished college early( I'm 20 so this could be both good or bad for programs lol)

Applied: BU(MPH MBA dual degree health management) Yale, Hopkins MHA, Minnesota MHA, Columbia MHA all applied around mid to late October except Minnesota and columbia which were late November.
Interview:12/13 Hopkins, 1/4 Minnesota
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

I applied to a few non directly hospital admin programs so I have been stalking this thread and the MPH thread. Glad to finally post!

 

[deleted905791]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has heard anything from Cornell. My application was completed by 11/1 and I received a confirmation from their graduate assistant, but I haven't heard anything from them regarding an interview and was wondering if anyone else has heard from them to give myself some sort of time frame

I heard back from Cornell, but I am also due to odd circumstances. From my understanding, and I'm paraphrasing Julie here, they are using a new system for the application process and you won't hear back from them until after the new year. That said, from the time I was told I would be receiving formal interview, it took about a month for them to accept me.

 

[deleted905791]

Just a quick update on myself; I will be attending Cornell's Sloan Program as member of the class of 2021! I wish nothing but the best for you all during this process.

 

[bp_1265]

Hello Everyone!
School: University of Idaho (May, 2017)
GPA: 3.53
GMAT: 600
Major: Exercise Science & Health

Experience:
- 2 years at Public Health. 85% FTE working with 6 primary care clinics and hospitals on delivery system transformation; 15% FTE health educator working on safe prescribing practice, cancer prevention, chronic disease prevention, and tobacco control.
- 1.5 years as the Board Secretary for a $25-Million Health Legacy Foundation.
- 200+ volunteer hours at free clinic as a lifestyle coach and pharmacy technician.
- previous experience in a nursing home, assisted living facility, and a medical billing company.

Applied: Cornell (11/16), Hopkins (12/1), MUSC (12/5), UMinn (11/30), OSU (11/28), VCU (11/15), GWU (11/30)
Interview: VCU (1/25), OSU (2/15), Cornell (1/4), MUSC (declined)
Waitlist:
Rejected: UMinn (1/4), Hopkins (2/8)
Accepted: GWU (1/3), Cornell (1/18), VCU (1/25), OSU (2/21)
Attending: The Ohio State University!

I look forward to hearing from you all on your progress as we move through this application process. Good luck!

 

[Nate2MHA2019]

I'm late adding my stats on here, but I just got interview offers from Hopkins and Minnesota so I would love any insights anyone has on interview processes for these schools.
School: The University of Texas
GPA: 3.72
GRE: 161 V 154 Q
Major: a combination of public health and human development
Experience: Intern in health policy at the Texas House of representives
Intern at the medical school in health outcomes management
Independent project collaborating with the medical school working with geriatric populatins.
Undergraduate teaching assistsnt
Human development lab research effects of socail ties
Lab research on creating a biomarker screening test for cancer
Special Factors: URM
Fnished college early( I'm 20 so this could be both good or bad for programs lol)

Applied: BU(MPH MBA dual degree health management) Yale, Hopkins MHA, Minnesota MHA, Columbia MHA all applied around mid to late October except Minnesota and columbia which were late November.
Interview:12/13 Hopkins, 1/4 Minnesota
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

I applied to a few non directly hospital admin programs so I have been stalking this thread and the MPH thread. Glad to finally post!

Congrats on the interviews! I’ll be at Minnesota on January 4th too!

 

[judyma11]

I'm late adding my stats on here, but I just got interview offers from Hopkins and Minnesota so I would love any insights anyone has on interview processes for these schools.
School: The University of Texas
GPA: 3.72
GRE: 161 V 154 Q
Major: a combination of public health and human development
Experience: Intern in health policy at the Texas House of representives
Intern at the medical school in health outcomes management
Independent project collaborating with the medical school working with geriatric populatins.
Undergraduate teaching assistsnt
Human development lab research effects of socail ties
Lab research on creating a biomarker screening test for cancer
Special Factors: URM
Fnished college early( I'm 20 so this could be both good or bad for programs lol)

Applied: BU(MPH MBA dual degree health management) Yale, Hopkins MHA, Minnesota MHA, Columbia MHA all applied around mid to late October except Minnesota and columbia which were late November.
Interview:12/13 Hopkins, 1/4 Minnesota
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

I applied to a few non directly hospital admin programs so I have been stalking this thread and the MPH thread. Glad to finally post!

My interview with Johns Hopkins was very straightforward. 1 30 minute interview with Teresa Schwartz and 1 30 minute interview with Mark Bittle (Program Directors). They both only asked basic questions (walk through the resume, why JH, what I want to do with the degree) and I found them trying to sell their program to me more than anything. I wouldn't expect any curve balls. I received my offer within less than 2 weeks of being interviewed.

 

[judyma11]

Just a quick update on myself; I will be attending Cornell's Sloan Program as member of the class of 2021! I wish nothing but the best for you all during this process.

Congrats!! See you in Ithaca

 

[deleted905791]

Congrats!! See you in Ithaca

Cheers! Send me a private message (I can't send you one) and we can connect on Facebook. I'm not sure of any other students being admitted yet, but I can coordinate with Julie and get a Facebook group going for our class. Could be a good way to informally get to know everyone.

 

[InquiringStudent]

I'm late adding my stats on here, but I just got interview offers from Hopkins and Minnesota so I would love any insights anyone has on interview processes for these schools.
School: The University of Texas
GPA: 3.72
GRE: 161 V 154 Q
Major: a combination of public health and human development
Experience: Intern in health policy at the Texas House of representives
Intern at the medical school in health outcomes management
Independent project collaborating with the medical school working with geriatric populatins.
Undergraduate teaching assistsnt
Human development lab research effects of socail ties
Lab research on creating a biomarker screening test for cancer
Special Factors: URM
Fnished college early( I'm 20 so this could be both good or bad for programs lol)

Applied: BU(MPH MBA dual degree health management) Yale, Hopkins MHA, Minnesota MHA, Columbia MHA all applied around mid to late October except Minnesota and columbia which were late November.
Interview:12/13 Hopkins, 1/4 Minnesota
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

I applied to a few non directly hospital admin programs so I have been stalking this thread and the MPH thread. Glad to finally post!

Feel free to pm me separately and we can talk through there or via phone. I'm currently a Hopkins MHA student!

 

[blackjedbartlett]

My interview with Johns Hopkins was very straightforward. 1 30 minute interview with Teresa Schwartz and 1 30 minute interview with Mark Bittle (Program Directors). They both only asked basic questions (walk through the resume, why JH, what I want to do with the degree) and I found them trying to sell their program to me more than anything. I wouldn't expect any curve balls. I received my offer within less than 2 weeks of being interviewed.

Thank you! That eases my mind!

 

[DocH03]

Hi Everyone

School: Med School In India
GPA: 3.27
GRE: Quant- 157, Verbal- 160, Writing- 4
Major: MBBS ( Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of surgery )

Work:
Doctor by profession
-Presently in a 1000 bedded hospital in department of finance, as well as patient compliance/ satisfaction
-Volunteered with the Smile Train Organization since 2015
-Closely associated with the setting up of a 100 bedded hospital for mother and child care along with the Indian government as a Public Private Partnership Model.
- worked with the NABH team to get accreditation of the said hospital


Applied to-
Columbia, NYU, Emory, JHU, Cornell, GW UNI, Penn State, BU, USC, Yale, Uni of Pittsburg

LORs: 1. University medicine HOD, Head of smile train in my region, Work LOR and one form another professor form my hospital of internship.

Waitlisted:
Rejected: GW
Accepted: Columbia, Emory, NYU, Cornell- Interview, Yale
Attending: Debating between Columbia and Yale.


Really hoping for some inputs from you guys, and all the best !!

 

[noryeguy]

Hi guys, little late to the party. Only started the process in October so I'm behind.

School: University of California Irvine
GPA: 3.04
GRE: Verbal 162 (91%) Quantitative 162 (80%) Writing 4.5 (82%)
Major: Public Health Policy and Political Science
Experience (professional or otherwise):
1 year of admin work, more recently 2 years with the PHAP program with the CDC

Ended up going a little app crazy due to paranoia about my GPA.

Shout out to InquiringStudent for giving great advice and being a very needed calming presence!

Applied: Minnesota (12/7), OSU (11/29), Iowa (11/29), Cornell (11/29), UNC (11/29), Washington (12/17), St. Louis (12/11)
Interview: OSU (2/15), North Carolina (1/14), Iowa (1/10), Minnesota (1/11), SLU (3/26) Cornell (1/4)
Waitlist:
Rejected: Minn (1/28), Cornell (1/28), Washington (2/1)
Accepted: UNC (1/14), Iowa (1/15), OSU (2/19)
Attending:

 

[InquiringStudent]

Hi guys, little late to the party. Only started the process in October so I'm behind.

School: University of California Irvine
GPA: 3.04
GRE: Verbal 162 (91%) Quantitative 162 (80%) Writing 4.5 (82%)
Major: Public Health Policy and Political Science
Experience (professional or otherwise):
1 year of admin work, more recently 2 years with the PHAP program with the CDC

Ended up going a little app crazy due to paranoia about my GPA.

Shout out to InquiringStudent for giving great advice and being a very needed calming presence!

Applied: Minnesota (12/7), OSU (11/29), Iowa (11/29), Cornell (11/29), North Carolina (11/29), Washington (whenever I get that 3rd LOR!),
St. Louis (12/11)
Interview: OSU (2/2), North Carolina (1/14), Iowa (1/10)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted:
Attending:

Congratulations on getting those interviews! Glad I could help! Feel free to reach out if you want about interview tips with OSU, Iowa since I did those last year!

 

[southpaw509]

Hope the application process is going well for everyone.

I have an interview with both VCU and UAB coming up. Does anyone have much experience with either of these programs? From what I can tell both are pretty heavily focused on operations. It seems like VCU caters a bit more to the for-profit side of healthcare with organizations like HCA.

For those of you applying to these programs what made you want to apply to them?

 

[southpaw509]

I got the invitation as well. Did you get the 3 dates of 12/7 and two later dates in January? I don't know much else besides what they said in the email of it being 30-45 minutes. Which date did you choose? I couldn't make the December date so mine is 1/28.

UNC interview went great. I was really impressed with the program and the interview process was pretty relaxed. Let me know if you have any questions about it

 

[deleted905791]

Hope the application process is going well for everyone.

I have an interview with both VCU and UAB coming up. Does anyone have much experience with either of these programs? From what I can tell both are pretty heavily focused on operations. It seems like VCU caters a bit more to the for-profit side of healthcare with organizations like HCA.

For those of you applying to these programs what made you want to apply to them?

I'm an undergraduate student who is heavily involved with the graduate program here at UAB. I have a lot of friends in the graduate program and am close with nearly all of the professors. Ask me whatever you'd like about the program/process and I'll do my best to answer.

 

[southpaw509]

I'm an undergraduate student who is heavily involved with the graduate program here at UAB. I have a lot of friends in the graduate program and am close with nearly all of the professors. Ask me whatever you'd like about the program/process and I'll do my best to answer.

Thanks, just sent you a PM

 

[Astaclover]

I'm an undergraduate student who is heavily involved with the graduate program here at UAB. I have a lot of friends in the graduate program and am close with nearly all of the professors. Ask me whatever you'd like about the program/process and I'll do my best to answer.

I sent a message to ur wall

 

[deleted905791]

I sent a message to ur wall

I don't see anything currently. Maybe it didn't go through? Feel free to PM me and I'll respond when I can.

 

[socalhealth16]

Hey everyone, I have been watching this board for awhile, and decided to finally hop on! Look forward to hearing about everyones acceptances and decisions, good luck to everyone!

School: University of California, San Diego
GPA: Cumulative (3.989) Major (4.0)
GRE: 165 (89%) Quant, 158 (81%) Verbal, 4.5 AWA
Major: Public Health and Minor in Business Administration
Experience:

• Pathmaker Administrative Intern at Palomar Health, a local San Diego Health System I worked in Business Development, Marketing and currently in HR. I also spearheaded through meetings, phone calls, and emails to become the first intern to work in Palomar Health Admin side, rather than clinical, and have helped further shape and improve the internship program.
• Adult Resource Committee Board Member at MPS Society, a national organization advocating for rare diseases treatment and science
• Student Associate and Protege to Healthcare Executive through San Diego Organization of Healthcare Leaders, a local chapter of ACHE
• President of the Public Health Club at UCSD
• Operations Manager of healthcare startup, called Right Device which aims to improve patient education and decision making when it comes to surgery
• Progressive Medical intern, a local medical supplies company where I assisted the marketing director in sales and patient education

Special Factors:

• Diagnosed with a rare medical condition at the age of four, and have vast experience with the healthcare system from the patient side ever since. Such experiences include multiple doctors appointments, surgeries and various health related procedures.
• Have a strong letter of rec from my mentor and who is also a prominent Healthcare Executive in the San Diego region, who I have been working with over the past couple years.

Applied: University of Minnesota (11/30), University of Michigan (11/30), Yale University (11/30), Cornell University (11/30), and University of Southern California (12/13)
Interview: University of Minnesota (1/15), Cornell University (12/19), University of Michigan (1/29)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: Cornell (1/18), University of Minnesota (1/28) University of Michigan (2/8), University of Southern California (2/9) Yale (2/27)
Attending: University of Southern California (Full Tuition Scholarship)

 

[MHA19]

Accepted to Ohio State’s MHA today!

 

[southpaw509]

Accepted to Ohio State’s MHA today!

Congrats, were they your top choice? I just spoke with an alumni from there and he had great things to say about the program.

 

[MHA19]

Thank you! They might be my top choice, but it really depends on what kind of aid I get. Yeah when talking with current students and alumni while there they had nothing but great things to say about the program!

 

[gatorgrad19]

School: University of Florida (May 2019)
GPA: Cumulative and Major: 3.79; 4.0
GRE: 157 Q 157 V
Major: Health Science, Public Health minor
Experience (professional or otherwise):
-Scanner at a primary care office (summer 2016)
-Medical records custodian at a primary care office (summer 2018)
-HEDIS compliance team member at a primary care office (summer 2018)
-translator for spanish-speaking patients in a mobile clinic setting (summer 2017)
Special Factors: Fluent in Spanish

Applied: UNC (10/29), UW: Seattle (12/14), UCF (11/14), UNF (11/14), UF
Interview: UNC (1/18), UF (1/25), UW (3/8)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: UCF, UF, UNC
Attending: