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If you're not accepted into graduate school, what are your plans? - ✔✔To work a full time job in order to
save up money for grad school while increasing my practical experience in the health field.
What is public health? - ✔✔The way that I define public health may be different than another person in
this field. To me, public health is something that connects everyone. It is improving the health of
individuals, communities, environments while also researching diseases and developing ways to
maximize prevention.
Tell me about yourself. - ✔✔
-Small town South of Pittsburgh
-May graduate of Penn State University
-Degree in BBH
-Involved in THON
-Worked as a nurse's aid
-Love to meet new people, run, travel, and spend time with loved ones
What characteristics will assist you during your time here? - ✔✔
-Excellent student
-Hard worker
-Compassionate and empathetic
-Motivated by want to serve
-Professional -appearance, presentation, I get things done in a professional and timely manner
-Dependable - people know they can count on me
-Leadership experience
-Good listener
-Critical thinker
, What will you contribute to this program? - ✔✔
Im going to bring a positive attitude and enthusiasm
2. I am naturally inquisitive and good at problem solving
3. I love learning, I like finding ways to have fun and interact in my learning process.
4. I am good at coming up with creative solutions to problems
5. I enjoy working with other students and professors collaboratively to get different perspectives
Why did you decide to pursue graduate studies in public health? - ✔✔I have always been interested in
pursuing a career in the health field. Throughout my undergrad, I took various classes that sparked my
interest in public health. I want a career that would allow me to have a hands on impact in the health
and lives of people around the world.
What do you know about our program? - ✔✔After researching, I found that that this program is CEPH
accredited and works on a trimester system. It is important to me to attend an accredited university,
which is one of the many reasons I applied to Thomas Jefferson and hope to attend in the future.
What other schools are you considering? - ✔✔I applied to 6 other master's programs.
In what ways have your previous experience prepared you for graduate study in our program? - ✔✔My
major at Penn State has heavily prepared me for future academia. I have shadowed individuals, worked
on projects, worked in a health care setting, and also conducted research of my own that showcases my
interest in Public Health.
What do you believe your greatest challenge will be if you are accepted into this program? - ✔✔I believe
my greatest challenge will be the academia that comes with earning a master's degree.
In college, what courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why? - ✔✔I throughly enjoyed the many bio
behavioral health classes I took throughout undergrad. Bio behavioral health is essentially the biological
behaviors of individuals and how it affects their health. It was very interesting to me to learn about not
only the internal affairs of health but also the epidemiological aspects of health that emerge throughout
life.
The classes that I enjoyed the least were the chemistry classes. It was hard for me to struggle in a class
because that is not something I am used to. In the end, the classes made me a better student because I
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
2024 Version
If you're not accepted into graduate school, what are your plans? - ✔✔To work a full time job in order to
save up money for grad school while increasing my practical experience in the health field.
What is public health? - ✔✔The way that I define public health may be different than another person in
this field. To me, public health is something that connects everyone. It is improving the health of
individuals, communities, environments while also researching diseases and developing ways to
maximize prevention.
Tell me about yourself. - ✔✔
-Small town South of Pittsburgh
-May graduate of Penn State University
-Degree in BBH
-Involved in THON
-Worked as a nurse's aid
-Love to meet new people, run, travel, and spend time with loved ones
What characteristics will assist you during your time here? - ✔✔
-Excellent student
-Hard worker
-Compassionate and empathetic
-Motivated by want to serve
-Professional -appearance, presentation, I get things done in a professional and timely manner
-Dependable - people know they can count on me
-Leadership experience
-Good listener
-Critical thinker
, What will you contribute to this program? - ✔✔
Im going to bring a positive attitude and enthusiasm
2. I am naturally inquisitive and good at problem solving
3. I love learning, I like finding ways to have fun and interact in my learning process.
4. I am good at coming up with creative solutions to problems
5. I enjoy working with other students and professors collaboratively to get different perspectives
Why did you decide to pursue graduate studies in public health? - ✔✔I have always been interested in
pursuing a career in the health field. Throughout my undergrad, I took various classes that sparked my
interest in public health. I want a career that would allow me to have a hands on impact in the health
and lives of people around the world.
What do you know about our program? - ✔✔After researching, I found that that this program is CEPH
accredited and works on a trimester system. It is important to me to attend an accredited university,
which is one of the many reasons I applied to Thomas Jefferson and hope to attend in the future.
What other schools are you considering? - ✔✔I applied to 6 other master's programs.
In what ways have your previous experience prepared you for graduate study in our program? - ✔✔My
major at Penn State has heavily prepared me for future academia. I have shadowed individuals, worked
on projects, worked in a health care setting, and also conducted research of my own that showcases my
interest in Public Health.
What do you believe your greatest challenge will be if you are accepted into this program? - ✔✔I believe
my greatest challenge will be the academia that comes with earning a master's degree.
In college, what courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why? - ✔✔I throughly enjoyed the many bio
behavioral health classes I took throughout undergrad. Bio behavioral health is essentially the biological
behaviors of individuals and how it affects their health. It was very interesting to me to learn about not
only the internal affairs of health but also the epidemiological aspects of health that emerge throughout
life.
The classes that I enjoyed the least were the chemistry classes. It was hard for me to struggle in a class
because that is not something I am used to. In the end, the classes made me a better student because I
