r/publichealth • u/SadBreath PhD/MPH • Aug 28 '19

ADVICE School and Jobs Advice Megathread Part III

All job and school-related advice should be asked in here. Below is the r/publichealth MPH guide which may answer general questions.

See the below guides for more information:

  1. MPH Guide
  2. Job Guide
  3. Choosing a public health field
  4. Choosing a public health concentration
  5. Choosing a public health industry

Past Threads:

  1. Megathread Part I
  2. Megathread Part II
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u/bigAppleSurfergal Sep 14 '19

Hi! I don't have any research or quantitative experience (no college math) and haven't had a job in public health. Are top programs like those at UNC Chapel Hill and Dartmouth out of the question?

I got a 154 on the GRE quant section and am planning to start a graded online intro stats class in the next week or so (that I'm pretty nervous about).

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u/life_choices_suck Sep 15 '19

Just from my personal experience, I applied to UNC Chapel Hill and didn’t get in. It seemed they wanted applicants with more public health related experience (maybe 3+ years?). My quant score was 156 and my undergrad and limited work experience back then was unrelated to public health.

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u/bigAppleSurfergal Sep 15 '19

Hey, thanks for responding! Would you mind sharing more about your background when you applied and where you ended up getting admitted? Thanks so much!

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u/life_choices_suck Sep 15 '19

My undergrad was in international development. I applied for two other programs besides UNC and got into both Boston and Emory University for their International/Global Health programs for 2012. Decided to go to Emory because it seemed there were more opportunities for workstudy, practicums, and relevant thesis advisors. Also, I visited Boston in April and still felt that their unusually warm weather was cold.

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u/bigAppleSurfergal Sep 17 '19

Haha I feel ya on the weather! I'm from the east coast but dread winters. And thanks for the additional info. Would you mind if I pm you to discuss more?