<p>I want to go into public health (epidemiology or global health, most likely). Should I follow the premed track in college? I ideally would like to get a Doctorate and Masters in some form of public health. Do I also need to get an MD? Because that would seriously taxing on my bank account and on my life...that's a lot of years of education. Would it be worth it to go to a rigorous school like WashU? Also, everyone complains about the intensity of the premed, but what exactly makes it so difficult? It must be possible to succeed, as so many people do. What percentage of people actually get through premed?</p>
<p>You don’t need an MD. An MPH is the degree you’re looking for.</p>
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<p>Just a wild guess on top of my head, maybe 20 to 30 % at best at most schools.</p>
<p>The requirements for applying to Medical Schools have been heavily discussed here. How about the requirements for an MPH program? Are the admission criteria more likely based on stat, research/EC, or “everything” like in Medical School admission? I would guess the admission rate is not as low.</p>
<p>After some googling, I now think the topics about how to get into MPH really should not belong to this pre-med forum. MPH programs are very different from Medical Schools. Therefore, I would like to backtrack my question “How about the requirements for an MPH program”, which was improperly raised by me on this forum. (It is too late for me to delete my post.)</p>