do i have a shot at getting in at a masters program in public health?

Question

i am about to grade college and i want to pursure a masters program in public health. i know my gpa is not strong which is a 2.983, i knnow i also have to take the GRE, but do i have any shot of getting into any schools in maryland or my life is pretty much done...
im kinda depressed!! help

Answer 1

You do have a shot. I speak from experience. My grades were just as bad coming out of college, and I still got accepted into **two** well-ranked MPH programs.

I excelled in the program I chose, and now I'm working as an infectious disease epidemiologist at one of the largest public health agencies in the country.

You life ain't done yet, I promise. Just do well on the GRE, write a really good personal statement, and get some good letters of recommendation on your side. Work experience is a plus, and necessary for some schools (but not all). If the GPA is the only thing holding you back as a candidate, the schools will email you personally and ask for a letter stating why your grades were bad. Reply remorsefully and with a good explanation.

I had *several* colleagues whose GRE scores did not meet the 1000 point minimum. They were from good undergrad schools, too. My program admitted them provisionally. They could stay in only if they maintained a GPA above 3.0.

And since you mentioned Maryland, I'd like to add that I got into George Washington U's School of Public Health. But I chose to go to USC because I live in California.

If you have any questions about public health grad programs, drop me a line. Good luck. And as we say in epidemiology: Be significant!

Answer 2

You may be able to get provisional admission to a second tier school, if you write a very good statement of purpose, have good recommendations, and do well on your GREs. You'll also need to get some experience in your field (volunteer or paid). Provisional admission means that you have one semester to prove that you can do graduate level work. Your statement of purpose should address your low GPA, in that you need to explain that you understand what you did wrong, you're passionate about the field that you want to pursue, and you will work hard and get good grades from now on. Your GPA will be less damaging to your chances of being admitted if the poor grades were in your first years of college and you've improved since then.

On the other hand, you may want to consider delaying your graduation and repeat some of the courses that are dragging down your GPA. If any of them are classes in the field you want to pursue, that's especially important. That said, If you don't get into a graduate program on your first try, your life is not over. Get experience in your field and work on improving your GRE scores and your statement of purpose.

Talk to your advisor and your department chair about which graduate programs you could possibly be admitted to and which of those programs would be best for you. My department chair knew which graduate programs' graduates were getting jobs in their field and that sort of thing.

Answer 3

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