Which school would give me a better shot at getting a MPH?

blue4two
Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:36:53 +0000

Hello everyone. I am currently trying decide between SDSU and and UC Santa Barbara. I am a transfer student, and was accepted by their Accounting and Econ/Accounting majors respectively, but my goal is to attend grad school to obtain a Masters in Public Health. I would like to go out to the Midwest, so target schools include the likes of U of Wisconsin - Madison and U of Michigan.

I know that UCSB is ranked higher in general, but I feel like I may have a better chance of getting a higher GPA at SDSU. Additionally, SDSU has a Public Health program while UCSB doesn’t (at least not as far as I know). I may be able to get involved at SDSU but who knows.

My biggest fear is that the CSU label would “limit” me – for a lack of a better way of putting it – when it comes to admissions in higher ranking grad schools. I don’t know what to do. What school do you all recommend I complete my undergrad if those schools are my goal?