Thank you! @InquiringStudent
I interviewed with them on 7th of Jan and I can't wait for them to get back to me!!!
I interviewed with them on 7th of Jan and I can't wait for them to get back to me!!!
Which program are you thinking of attending?School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
GPA: 3.517
GRE: 156 V 168 Q 5.0 W
Major: Psychology; Minors in Business, Global Health, and Leadership
Experience: Currently have role as a Benefits and Well-Being Intern; President of campus chapter of Partners in Health; conduct research in a lab focused on intergroup relations and bias
Applied: Ohio State (11/12), University of Minnesota (11/12), St. Louis University (11/12), University of Pittsburgh (11/12), Indiana University (11/12)
Interview: Minnesota (12/6), Pitt (12/10), OSU (1/10), Indiana (declined), SLU (declined)
Waitlist:
Rejected:
Accepted: Pitt (12/10), Minnesota (12/13), OSU (1/13)
Attending:
If you’re talking about university of Southern California, I haven’t heard back yet!Has anyone heard back from USC yet?
I'm leaning really strongly towards Minnesota; I got good financial aid there and absolutely loved the program on interview day! Ohio State doesn't give out financial aid offers until mid-March, so that will probably be my deciding factor.Which program are you thinking of attending?
Okay! What are your thoughts on Pitt?I'm leaning really strongly towards Minnesota; I got good financial aid there and absolutely loved the program on interview day! Ohio State doesn't give out financial aid offers until mid-March, so that will probably be my deciding factor.
Last I got was in January 8th then confirming my application complete.If you’re talking about university of Southern California, I haven’t heard back yet!
Yeah I received the same thingLast I got was in January 8th then confirming my application complete.
I think their director Dr. Broom sounded like he has a great vision for the program! Based on my conversation with him it sounds like he's already been able to make the program more dynamic and student-centered in the past year or two that he's been with Pitt. It seems like a great school that realizes its space for improvement and wants to bridge that gap, but I just don't think it is the right fit for me personally because of the location of their alumni networkOkay! What are your thoughts on Pitt?
Has anyone heard anything from Columbia yet?
I dont think you are being irrational at all! Which programs are you deciding between?Hi, everyone! I absolutely hate asking this question but this is the only factor that is preventing me from deciding on a program.
Does the brand name of a school matter? A little background about me: I'm hoping to pursue an Administrative Fellowship. I'm open to any location, but hoping to be placed amongst a few hospitals. While I know U.S. News is "peer-reviewed," I can't get past turning down a "brand name" school.
Any advice? If I'm being irrational, please also tell me that haha! I'm open to any thoughts and/or advice!
Hi, everyone! I absolutely hate asking this question but this is the only factor that is preventing me from deciding on a program.
Does the brand name of a school matter? A little background about me: I'm hoping to pursue an Administrative Fellowship. I'm open to any location, but hoping to be placed amongst a few hospitals. While I know U.S. News is "peer-reviewed," I can't get past turning down a "brand name" school.
Any advice? If I'm being irrational, please also tell me that haha! I'm open to any thoughts and/or advice!
Accepted: JHU MHA, UNC MHA, Rush MSHA, Michigan MHSA, Cornell MHA, Minnesota MHA
Still waiting for Columbia MHA decision!
I'm trying to narrow it down, but I think my top choices are Minnesota, Rush, Michigan, and Cornell.
With all of the schools you have listed in The subsequent post, they are all really solid schools. I don’t really trust school rankings from places like US news because it’s subjective and it doesn’t consider all of the factors we students value (research, networking, etc.) for our field properly/fairly. Not to say it’s useless since it does gauge how people generally view/perceive your school from the outside looking in.Hi, everyone! I absolutely hate asking this question but this is the only factor that is preventing me from deciding on a program.
Does the brand name of a school matter? A little background about me: I'm hoping to pursue an Administrative Fellowship. I'm open to any location, but hoping to be placed amongst a few hospitals. While I know U.S. News is "peer-reviewed," I can't get past turning down a "brand name" school.
Any advice? If I'm being irrational, please also tell me that haha! I'm open to any thoughts and/or advice!
Hi, everyone! I absolutely hate asking this question but this is the only factor that is preventing me from deciding on a program.
Does the brand name of a school matter? A little background about me: I'm hoping to pursue an Administrative Fellowship. I'm open to any location, but hoping to be placed amongst a few hospitals. While I know U.S. News is "peer-reviewed," I can't get past turning down a "brand name" school.
Any advice? If I'm being irrational, please also tell me that haha! I'm open to any thoughts and/or advice!
omg congrats! Did they email you about it?Accepted to Columbia!
omg congrats! Did they email you about it?
When did you interview with them?Accepted to Columbia!
I interviewed with them last week.It was a phone interview. Pretty straight forward just the basic questions about my career goals and how I decided to pursue MHA. It was a pretty relaxed interview.Has anyone interviewed with Michigan and can talk a little about what the interview is like?
December 31st!When did you interview with them?
I have been invited to University of Washington Visit Day. They mentioned there will be a case study and group interviews. Have you heard more about this from previous years?
Does anyone know about Columbias reputation in terms of job placement and alumni networking? I’m looking to end up in CA
Hey! I am from Cali and was also invited to the visit day for UW. Would you also mind letting me know anything that can help me? Also if it would be a mark against me if I don't have the means to go up to UW for the day? Thanks!Same - see you there! A friend of a friend went through the program, I'm reaching out to him and getting some advice on what to expect, I'm happy to send you a message when I hear back. I went to the UW for undergrad, it's a fantastic school, beautiful campus!
Hey! I am from Cali and was also invited to the visit day for UW. Would you also mind letting me know anything that can help me? Also if it would be a mark against me if I don't have the means to go up to UW for the day? Thanks!
Hello everyone! I need some advice on deciding between BU MPH-HCM program (+35% tuition scholarship) and GWU mha program (no word on fin. aid yet). Any insights would be appreciated.
I want a program that will give me better job placement/salary right after graduation. ROI is important especially if I will in debt. I would ideally likeIn terms of careers I see myself more on the administration side within hospitals but I am also considering consulting (I also still like the idea of doing research on health disparities). I would also like smaller/medium sized programs that would allow me to really get involved and make better connections. I am still waiting on other schools I applied to( mainly USC and UCLA) but I just wanted others input on these two programs.It'll be hard for people to offer you a well researched answer unless you provide what you are looking to get out of each program and what your goals are for your career post-graduation. Tuition costs are important but you also want to make sure to consider a program that suits your learning style, your aspirations, and your career interests.
I want a program that will give me better job placement/salary right after graduation. ROI is important especially if I will in debt. I would ideally likeIn terms of careers I see myself more on the administration side within hospitals but I am also considering consulting (I also still like the idea of doing research on health disparities). I would also like smaller/medium sized programs that would allow me to really get involved and make better connections. I am still waiting on other schools I applied to( mainly USC and UCLA) but I just wanted others input on these two programs.
I'm assuming when you say BU it's Boston University. I personally did not like Boston University (I applied to them and got in as well). It didn't sit well with me that they accepted me without an interview. It gave off the perception they were accepting people without really seeing what type of fit they would be in their program. I did like GWU when I interviewed with them. From what I have heard, they have good networking with hospitals etc especially because they are near DC. I would look and see if the programs offer you some sort of stat sheet to look at where people end up placing once they graduate. One thing I will mention is BEWARE if they offer a limited view (as in offering you where select people placed), that indicates not everyone did well.
Does that make sense what I said? If not, let me know and I can go into more detail. For example: Residency Experience
Only reason I'm including Hopkins is because it is my program and I know where the link is. Not advertising it by any means but wanted to provide an example of including placements etc to help provide a picture of where people placed.
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to decide between Pitt's MHA program and Emory's MPH in Health Policy and Management. After graduation, I want to get an administrative fellowship and then hopefully get an administrative job at a hospital. Do you guys know what program might be better for that goal? I know someone at Emory who did the MPH program and said it was easy to get an administrative job at Emory afterwards, but I wasn't sure if it's because he stayed within Emory. Does MHA offer more opportunities?
For Pitt, I know their tuition is higher than most MHA programs, but they've got some really great funding opportunities to offset that cost, ultimately making that overall COA more affordable. They've got more funding than some of the private top tier programs I've been accepted into, which offer practically next to nothing. Emory has also got some great funding from what I've heard.
If you know more about these programs, please feel free to correct me, but I think both of them are regional schools. They do have out of state opportunities like any other school, but they've got high placement rates within their geographic region. If I recall, Emory had like a 70-80% placement rate in the Southeast region with only like a 5-7% rate in the east and west coast. It's great if you know you want to be in that region post-grad., but if you're looking to move outside of that region, it could be a little difficult. Pitt has really been on an upwards trajectory in the last few years - heard some good things about their program.
Do you know where specifically you'd like to get an admin. fellowship from? If you've got specific hospitals in mind, then you can easily check both programs and see if they've placed students there in the past. It'll also help you narrow down on which school is better for you. If you don't have anything specific in mind, then you might want to consider some other factors like the region, school environment, funding, networking opp., etc.
As far as the MPH in HCM vs. MHA debate goes, I honestly don't know if there is a right answer to this. I've heard some say that people are more familiar w/ the MHA in our line of work over the MPH, but then I've also heard from others that it really doesn't matter and that you can be equally (if not more successful) with an MPH. I know the MPH degree is quite oversaturated, but I'm not sure if the health management concentration is also affected by this. Hopefully someone else has a better answer lol
What is your experience/knowledge about the Yale HCM and UCLA HPM program?
I am interested in pursuing an administrative fellowship and eventually returning back to CA.
I haven’t. I had my interview on Friday. When did you interview?Anyone hear back from Columbia yet?
I got accepted last week on 1/29!Anyone hear back from Columbia yet?
I interviewed in early January! so im on pins and needles lolI haven’t. I had my interview on Friday. When did you interview?
Hey! I have mine tomorrow and was wondering if you would be willing to share any advice?Wow Cornell interview definitely had some intense questions, but at the same time was pretty laid back. Has everyone already heard back from them?? I think I am apart of a second round of admissions because I was told I'd hear back around Feb 21st despite the original Jan 31st date.
Accepted: JHU MHA, UNC MHA, Rush MSHA, Michigan MHSA, Cornell MHA, Minnesota MHA
Still waiting for Columbia MHA decision!
I'm trying to narrow it down, but I think my top choices are Minnesota, Rush, and Cornell.
Anyone receive and email for an interview at UNC or had one yet? If so, how was it?
Yes! I applied in early January and interviewed this past week. The interview was very casual with one faculty member and one 2nd year student. Be prepared to answer why UNC, why MHA, a couple team behavioral questions, what skills you bring to team settings, and maybe a couple specific questions relevant to your previous healthcare experience. Also bring some prepared questions for them, as they give you ample time to fire away. Everyone was very friendly and helped put me and the other candidates at ease.