• Less work to apply to multiple schools of public health
  • Only requires 1 set of official transcripts (2 from international students).
  • Only requires entering personal and educational information twice.
  • Only requires one set of reference letters.
  • Partial fee waivers based on need (including international students)
  • Only submit GRE once

Cons:

• More expensive.
  • About $115 application fee for the first institution applied to with an additional fee for each institution.
  • State law requires applicants to pay the UW application fee in addition to the SOPHAS fee.
  • Official TOEFL must be submitted to SOPHAS and UW.
• More work if applying to only 1 or 2 institutions.
  • Must enter every higher education course ever taken, including credits and grades.
  • Must enter work experience, awards and publications in addition to CV.
  • Must enter personal and educational information in SOPHAS and UW application systems.
• SOPHAS processing delay of 2-6 weeks.

Pros:

• Cheaper if applying only to UW.
  • One $65 application fee (per program at UW).
  • Application fee waivers based on need (international students ineligible)
  • International transcript evaluation available free at UW.
  • Easier if only applying to UW.
    • UW requires SOPHAS applicants to enter personal and educational information again into the UW application system.
    • Applicants do not have to enter courses (as required by SOPHAS).
    • No SOPHAS 2-6 week processing delay
• Strongly recommended for students already enrolled in a graduate or professional degree at UW.
• Strongly recommended for postdoctoral fellows only applying to UW.

Cons:

• More work if applicant is applying through SOPHAS already.
  • Separate set of references required.
  • Additional set of official transcripts required for UW (2 sets for international students).