PUBLIC HEALTH MAJORS: Advice about admissions

I’m a current undergraduate student at Berkeley who is trying to get accepted to the Public Health major. I didn’t make it this past cycle, and the second application cycle is approaching in a couple of weeks. For those of you who have been (or know someone who has been ) accepted, what advice do you have for making myself competitive enough to get in?

Some background information:

  • I meet all the prerequisites and minimum GPA
  • The application would like two essays: one about my career experience relating to Public Health, and one about what would make me a unique applicant to the field

Any advice would help!