MPH 申請者統計

因為MPH國內申請相關的資訊不多，
我就根據某網友的建議去看studentdcotor.net
這是美國醫學相關的討論網站，有很多豐富的資訊

其中Public Health的部分，就有人開了一個2016 mph applied, accepted, waitlisted and rejected 的討論串

有問題包括SOPHAS很難操作啊，WES不知道怎麼用啊，也都可以在上面發問，通常網友都很熱心會很快回答。裡頭也會包括討論獎學金，校園參觀等等都可以聊

今天有個網友發了個網路問卷，問大家的資訊
我個人覺得蠻有趣也蠻有參考價值的
所以貼過來

原網址在這

文字版
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/mph-fall-2016-applied-accepted-waitlisted-rejected.1162837/page-62

PDF版（圖）
https://www.docdroid.net/aO1uBfY/2016-mph-applicant-survey-google-forms.pdf.html


1) 你申請了幾個MPH/MSPH program ?
平均是六家，但是有13.4%的人申請十家以上，最多的是選擇申請四家，19.6%

2) 最常申請的領域 Epidemiology (31%) 第二名則是 Policy & Management(23.9%)

3) 讀完以後想去哪裡工作？最想做的工作是  Government  & Non Profit sector.

4) 讀完以後會想念博士嗎？大部份人不知道。Most applicants don't know if they want a PHD in PH.

5) 讀完MPH之後會想要拿到MD嗎？81.3% 並不想當MD，已經有MD的是8%

6) 大學的GPA? 平均的undergrad GPA is 3.45.

7) GRE成績：Verbal: 158,  Quant: 156 Quant, AWA: 4.5 (AWA好高噢)
如果跟ETS資訊做對比，ETS 平均申請 Health and Medical Sciences 的成績： V150, Q149, AWA 3.7 
。相較之下，SDN members 成績比ETS平均更好 

8) 過去工作經驗：75% 曾經有工作經驗

9) 美國申請者：78.6% 是美國人

10) 最想去的四家學校 ？4 schools dominated your grad school wish list:
依序是 Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Emory. （好奇妙的排列）

11) Of the schools you got into, Johns Hopkins was students' greatest achievement, followed by Columbia, Harvard, and Emory. （我不會翻，最大成就？）

12) 性別：80% 是女性

13) 種族：白人 38%,   亞洲/亞裔32% , 非裔 15% , 拉丁裔 8% 

14) 平均年齡： 23.9 歲。 四分位數： 23歲. 最小年齡 20歲！！！（好小）

15) 關於申請程序：When asked which school had the "best" application process, many of you spoke about Columbia, Emory, and GWU. SOPHAS was praised for streamlining the process.

16) 最有壓力的：When it came to the most stressful, Columbia topped the list once more, followed by UC Berkeley, Harvard, and UNC. People resented having to fill out more than one app and some schools were plagued with a lot of technical difficulties.
大家很討厭填超過一次的application, 然後又遇到很多技術問題

17) 如果可以重來，最想改變自己做的一件事？申請少一點學校！！！
When asked what you would do differently, the answer was a resounding:

APPLY TO FEWER SCHOOLS

18) 對於未來申請者建議（羅列如下）

Start planning your application with enough time (including questioning yourself: how are you going to pay for your studies!). Then, be authentic in your application, especially in the Personal Statement (Statement of Purpose), and make sure to tailor made every one of them considering the mission and particularities from each specific program you are going to apply to (It's is annoying, but totally worth it!).

Don't apply/attend a school just for the name/rank, really look at the decision as a whole. The fit of the program/faculty/research etc.

Make sure you realize which programs are 1-year vs 2-years long and decide which one would suit you beforehand (if you have the liberty to choose). Believe in yourself, take everything step-by-step, and good luck!

Only apply to schools that you seriously see yourself attending. I wasted so much money applying to safety schools in places I would never move to. Also, take risks and apply to your dream schools. I ended up getting into more of my reach schools than I expected!

Absolutely ask for letters of recommendation early (at least three weeks before you need them). Get your GRE done before September to have a good idea of where you stand. Send in transcripts ASAP - it's a relatively painless process but any potential delays can be sorted out before you need to freak out about deadlines. Get SOPHAS in early!

I received a super competitive scholarship that would cover half of my tuition, and the reason I received it was that I visited the program and personally met with the dean. If that is possible for you pre-application, I would highly highly recommend doing something like that.

Funding matters more than getting admission especially for international students.

Important to consider what you actually want from the degree longterm and if an MPH will take you farther than a BA. I think people follow their personal passions in the MPH but it is very important to have coursework and a degree that makes you competitive for what interests you (eg quantitative stats and business skills, clinical degree). I'm also very glad I waited 2 years to apply between undergrad - work experience made me more competitive and much more knowledgeable about what I wanted, and helped me save up to pay some of the very high tuition at these schools.

Don't stress about your GPA and GRE scores! If you can prove you truly want to study in the field of public health, whether that is right after your undergraduate career or a few years later, the admissions committee will recognize and admire it. Show your passionate and have strengths elsewhere too (i.e. letters of rec, personal statement, volunteer work, etc.) Reach for schools that may seem like a far reach because you never know!