dkafs112 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Michelle just called me today for an interview. 4/10/2013 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahdah Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I have an interview on 4/13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdao Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Hello LESH, Thank you for the update. I live and work in an area with bad reception, will a voicemail be left if we are offered an interview? Secondly, has all the interview offers been noticed or can we expect to get an invitation over the next few days or weeks? Thanks so much. Hello Folks, Thanks for your interest in the SJVC PA program. Calls inviting applicants to interview started going out last Thursday afternoon. There will be approximately 150 offers. The program will conduct two interviews. Panel interview format as previously discussed. Selected candidates will be offered a second interview based on ranking after initial interview. The process will be discussed in greater detail at the time of the interview. The major changes are the number of interviews granted; and medical community, faculty, student, staff interview panel composition. Interviews will be offered to Central Valley applicants first, California applicants second, then out of state applicants. Interviews will be scheduled for the month of April. Please do not call Michelle or Monica about status at this time. If there is a question about letters that were sent out email me and I will look into the issue. Wait for the call please. Again thank you for your interest in the SJVC Primary Care PA Program. LesH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hello LESH, Thank you for the update. I live and work in an area with bad reception, will a voicemail be left if we are offered an interview? Secondly, has all the interview offers been noticed or can we expect to get an invitation over the next few days or weeks? Thanks so much. Voicemails to contact the school have been left. Applicants are still being contacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thanks for being patient. Hopefully all calls will be made by the end of the week or early next week. Will keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdao Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thank you LESH for the update. It is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdao Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I have gratefully been invited for an interview! I've tried looking into flights into Visalia however I'm having trouble finding any. Does anyone know which airline flys into Visalia? I do know the campus is very close to the Visalia Municipal Airport. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creynolds Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I do not believe that there are any commercial flights into Visalia Municipal Airport. You will most likely need to book a flight into Fresno Yosemite International and then drive down to Visalia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TZ100 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mdao, where are you coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdao Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mdao, where are you coming from? I am coming from San Diego. It'll be approximately a 4.5 hour drive for me but I'd thought it would be more convenient to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krupesh10 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 are all the calls going out at the same time, even though a student may be out of state? I know LESH you said that interviews are being made in order of location and that out of state applicants would be last but are they also the last to receive a phone call regarding an interview as well, or are all the calls being made simultaneously but interview dates are different based on location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I have gratefully been invited for an interview! I've tried looking into flights into Visalia however I'm having trouble finding any. Does anyone know which airline flys into Visalia? I do know the campus is very close to the Visalia Municipal Airport. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! There was a turbo prop out of LAX that files into Visalia. Called Great Lakes airline. Hope you don't mind small commuter flights. Its what most visitors to the program from LA have used. I don't know if they fly out of SD. It cost around $100 if booked early and is an hour flight. Or as mentioned fly into Fresno and drive about 40 miles to Visalia. You are right the school is about a mile or two away from the airport. The Holiday Inn is right down the street from the airport. Getting to the interview is one of the tests when applying to a rural PA program like ours. You might want to drive in the day before. It would give you a chance to see the southern Central Valley. It would also give you an idea of rural communities we serve and what driving during the clinical year is like. Students spend a lot of time driving the 99 while in the program. Good luck. LesH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 are all the calls going out at the same time, even though a student may be out of state? I know LESH you said that interviews are being made in order of location and that out of state applicants would be last but are they also the last to receive a phone call regarding an interview as well, or are all the calls being made simultaneously but interview dates are different based on location? Calls are being made based on the county and state of residence submitted in the application. Out of state applicants are last to receive a phone call. We should start those calls shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaShokri Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I am very curious about how many applicants receive interviews and how many students are accepted to the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I am very curious about how many applicants receive interviews and how many students are accepted to the program. The last few cycles around 100-150 interviews were offered. We accept up to 24 students per class. There is an alternate list of approximately 10. You will find more info on past post here on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vet-up Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thank you LESH for this information. Greatly appreciated. Calls are being made based on the county and state of residence submitted in the application. Out of state applicants are last to receive a phone call. We should start those calls shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaShokri Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thank you LesH for the quick and great answers to all our questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG2PA Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I just received an interview for 4/18. I live in the East Bay, in Northern California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
559pt Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Good luck to all, I got the call to interview last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNorton Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks to all who have participated in this thread, it's been nice to check in and see the updates. Special thanks to LesH. I'll be interviewing on Friday, April 19, in the morning. Anybody else on that day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I just received an interview for 4/18. I live in the East Bay, in Northern California. What county is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG2PA Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 What county is that? Alameda County. I live in Emeryville across the bay from San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vet-up Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I have an interview on 4/17. Anyone is on that day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamIV Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Oh Yeah!!! I have an interview on 4/8. Me too! I have mine at 10. What time is yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdao Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 There was a turbo prop out of LAX that files into Visalia. Called Great Lakes airline. Hope you don't mind small commuter flights. Its what most visitors to the program from LA have used. I don't know if they fly out of SD. It cost around $100 if booked early and is an hour flight. Or as mentioned fly into Fresno and drive about 40 miles to Visalia. You are right the school is about a mile or two away from the airport. The Holiday Inn is right down the street from the airport. Getting to the interview is one of the tests when applying to a rural PA program like ours. You might want to drive in the day before. It would give you a chance to see the southern Central Valley. It would also give you an idea of rural communities we serve and what driving during the clinical year is like. Students spend a lot of time driving the 99 while in the program. Good luck. LesH Thank you Les! You have made an excellent point. I will plan on driving up the day before since this will give me a better understanding of the commitment into a rural PA program. I've heard that students will be driving back and fourth in poor conditions often so this will definitely be a great test. In additional, I really do need to take advantage of the opportunity to explore southern Central Valley since I do have to consider living there for the next several years. Thanks for the great advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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