<p>I got in to my first grad program!! So excited!!</p>
<p>Congratulations Romanigypsyeyes! With all youāve been through you deserve good things in your life.</p>
<p>Excellent! What subject? What degree?? That is awesome!!</p>
<p>The one I got in to was St. Louisā MPH in Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness program.</p>
<p>The rest Iāve applied to are international health/maternal and child health programs. This was the odd one out.</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>And Iām not ignoring PMs Iām just on phone and I canāt respond :(</p>
<p>Congrats Romani! Great news! Hope there is money to follow!</p>
<p>romani ā Public Health is going to be a huge field. Very good direction for you to be taking. Congratulations!</p>
<p>Thanks :). As most people who have seen my posts know, Iām very interested in improving population health. Iām so lucky to be going in to a field that is in demand, even if it isnāt necessarily well-paying. Iād much rather have job security than a high paycheck. </p>
<p>thumper- me too! The admissions director said on the phone that he doesnāt normally discuss aid with students but heās taking my application to the chairperson to discuss directly. I am beyond excited. </p>
<p>They literally made my decision in a matter of hours. I got an email confirming they received the app around 2:00 and the admissions director called me around 6:00 to talk and admit me. 
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<p>Iām still bouncing off the walls. No one in my family has graduated high school on time let alone entered a grad program! Iām still waiting to hear from a lot of grad programs but Iām so happy that I started off with an admission decision lol.</p>
<p>Wow, Iāll bet this is a great omen and you get into everything you applied for, with a full ride. Hey, how about full ride, stipend, and a job offer waiting when you graduate (in the acceptance letter)!!!</p>
<p>That is fantastic! And I hope that when youāre running it all, a few years after graduation, the high paycheck will come too.</p>
<p>Ha- bd, hereās hoping. Iād be happy to get some kind of tuition break! </p>
<p>(But I like your plan, too. A LOT!)</p>
<p>Romanigypsyeyes,</p>
<p>Congrats. Great field.</p>
<p>kuddos! ā¦</p>
<p>Congrats to Romani!</p>
<p>I just made the last tuition payment for DS! One down, one to go. :D</p>
<p>Now if he would just kick the job search into gearā¦ 
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<p>I had four of my lady friends for breakfast this morning to look at my new house. They were very complimentary and seemed to really like it.</p>
<p>For some reason, that was very important to me.</p>
<p>Romaniā¦congrats! the first one is a relief!!</p>
<p>Romani - so very pleased for you!! Sending hugs of congratulations! :)</p>
<p>Romani,
SO very happy for you!!! You have worked really hard, and you have had so much less help than so many on CC ā¦ I am thrilled that good things are coming from your hard work. :)</p>
<p>Just joined- now for the bragging, here as opposed to elsewhere.
I got a 237 on my PSAT; I got admitted into the most prestigious summer program in my state; I won my first level four tennis tournament; I missed one question out of all of the multiple choice questions on my finals; I am getting a full page feature in the yearbook for āacademic excellence;ā I won 40th in the nation for an essay contest ($200 prize for me); I placed first for my instrument in my region; I am the president of the national honors societies for Spanish, English, and Music; I won an award for excellence in AP Spanish, having taken Spanish since I turned 5; I am taking 6 APs this year as a junior; I have been to 17 different countries; I am third in a class of 700; I have a 3.98 unweighted GPA and a 5.0 weighted GPA; I have accrued over 200 hours of community service over the past three years.
My bragging is done- until next year, Bragging Thread!</p>
<p>Wow, great news! Congrats to all! :)</p>
<p>OK, I think weāve FINALLY paid our LAST tuition & fees payment for our 2nd kiddo (first kid is fully employed and employer has program to pay for any additional schooling). We also paid off our mortgage! Weāre very happy here! YIPPEE!! We even hedged our bets by buying tuition insurance this time, just in case!</p>