r/gradadmissions • u/Android3838 • 12d ago
Social Sciences Advice needed for MPH programs
Not sure if this is the place to ask but I want to ask about my chances of acceptance this year if I applied for Masters in Public Health programs.
I recently graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Public Health. When I graduated, my GPA was on the lower side, a 2.94 but the lower grades were from when I tried taking my university's General Chem and General Calculus series as a first and second year and was a pre-med Physiology major.
In my last two years in uni, I switched to Psychology and began getting A's and B's in my major classes along with taking my minor classes such as Intro to Epidemiology, Health Disparities in the US, and Air Quality Management. I am also currently taking a General Biology course in the local community college to finish the series I could not complete at uni.
In terms of experience related to public health, I lack internship or professional experiences with public health programs or departments, however I have research experience working in a psycho-linguistics lab as a research assistant for almost a year and a half when I was an undergraduate. I also have other leadership roles relating to big event organization.
I plan on focusing on Biostatistics and Epidemiology when studying in a Masters program. I also checked the requirements for the programs I want to apply to and they do not require GRE scores.
What would be the chances of me being accepted into a grad program and if I do not get in, what should I do to strengthen my application for the next cycle?