av345 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 great. Thank you for all the insider info. Very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracie A. Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I know that last year, I interviewed in December for the Yakima campus (which is no longer open... I'm at Tacoma now). Hope that helps those waiting for Tacoma interviews! If I remember right, I got my invite about 1 week before Thanksgiving and interviewed on December 1st. So approximately 2 weeks lead time.... but seriously - I did not spend a lot of time prepping. Everyone is right when they tell you to be yourself. As I mentioned before, those of us in Tacoma would be happy to meet up with those interviewing for Tacoma the night before. Let me know if we can do anything or help answer any questions for you guys! Tracie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkearney Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thank you, Tracie. Patience is indeed a virtue! Whether that means waiting for an interview invitation that may not arrive for several months, or being steadfast in our efforts to earn admission for a second or third consecutive year. Just take a breath, and keep our noses to the grindstone. Eyes on the prize. And whatever other clichéd phrases you find appropriate. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Phone calls for interviews? Say whaaa?! We got emails. Guess they're stepping it up for you guys. I'm going to repeat the not stressing yourself out line of thought. The normally have an interview for each site, and then it the spots are not all filled there is a final interview for all the sites at once. Chillax. Any more in depth questions feel free to PM. Any excuse to avoid studying at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiyoufire Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 interviewed on 12/1 at Yakima last year, didnt get selected... back for more. Eagerly awaiting a Spokane interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAChief Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Phone calls for interviews? Say whaaa?! We got emails. Guess they're stepping it up for you guys. I'm going to repeat the not stressing yourself out line of thought. The normally have an interview for each site, and then it the spots are not all filled there is a final interview for all the sites at once. Chillax. Any more in depth questions feel free to PM. Any excuse to avoid studying at the moment... Thank You MediMike!! I don't post in here often. I usually just log in to see how timelines are going with various schools. I will say this though as some words of encouragement. Don't let any program stress you out to the point that you loose the passion to become a PA. Reapplication has its pros. If you really are passionate about it, you'll get in....somewhere. Let that program be the program that reaps the benefits for believing in you and then you graduate and work at being your best. I'm waiting for MEDEX as well, Seattle and Tacoma are my choices, in that order. I haven't heard anything but I'm staying encouraged. I encourage all others in the same boat to stay positive as well. To those that have gotten calls, interviews, and acceptances. Congrats!!! I'm very excited for the next wave of PAs Take Care everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkearney Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'm waiting for MEDEX as well, Seattle and Tacoma are my choices, in that order. Could you mean Spokane and Tacoma? Or Seattle and Spokane? Seattle is a MCHS campus, and Tacoma is a BCHS campus. http://depts.washington.edu/medex/pa-program/campus-locations/ In any case, thank you for sharing! And thanks for the words of encouragement. Best of luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAChief Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Could you mean Spokane and Tacoma? Or Seattle and Spokane? Seattle is a MCHS campus, and Tacoma is a BCHS campus. http://depts.washington.edu/medex/pa-program/campus-locations/ In any case, thank you for sharing! And thanks for the words of encouragement. Best of luck to you. Thanks for the catch mkearney. Seattle & Spokane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawba08 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My application was complete Oct. 1st, MEDEX confirmed they received my CASPA application in early September, and then Oct. 1st for the supplemental application. About how long does it take to receive confirmation they have completed the initial screening and does anyone have any idea when we can expect an interview call or rejection letter? Last question is, can anyone speak to how MEDEX weighs the GPA, some schools look only at the last 30/60 hours of coursework and say they don't take into consideration cumulative GPA. Does MEDEX do the same, because the only GPA requirements specify 3.0 or greater for the last 90 hours. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Looks like the Seattle interviews are coming up reeeeaaaall soon. Best of luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My application was complete Oct. 1st, MEDEX confirmed they received my CASPA application in early September, and then Oct. 1st for the supplemental application. About how long does it take to receive confirmation they have completed the initial screening and does anyone have any idea when we can expect an interview call or rejection letter? Last question is, can anyone speak to how MEDEX weighs the GPA, some schools look only at the last 30/60 hours of coursework and say they don't take into consideration cumulative GPA. Does MEDEX do the same, because the only GPA requirements specify 3.0 or greater for the last 90 hours. Thank you! I am confused with your application timelines, but my application was completed on Oct 4th, I contacted MEDEX last week and they said that they had just received it but that I should receive a confirmation of initial screening early this week. I have not received anything yet but am hoping today is the day. I believe MEDEX only looks at the last two years in regards to your GPA, I did go to an information session though and they seemed as if they did not put a lot of weight on the GPA. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good luck everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawba08 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I am confused with your application timelines, but my application was completed on Oct 4th, I contacted MEDEX last week and they said that they had just received it but that I should receive a confirmation of initial screening early this week. I have not received anything yet but am hoping today is the day. I believe MEDEX only looks at the last two years in regards to your GPA, I did go to an information session though and they seemed as if they did not put a lot of weight on the GPA. I hope this helps. Fisha, I submitted Caspa September 2nd and submitted my supplemental application Oct. 1st. A great deal of my pre reqs and last 90 hours came as part time while working full time so I was just inquiring to see if that may be held against an applicant because it isn't full time student status(last 2 years). I hope to receive confirmation of the initial screening soon as well, and at the information session did they mention if it is more favorable to take classes/ prerequisites at a university rather than a CC? A majority of my pre reqs are at the CC level but I've taken some university upper division medically related courses recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Fisha, I submitted Caspa September 2nd and submitted my supplemental application Oct. 1st. A great deal of my pre reqs and last 90 hours came as part time while working full time so I was just inquiring to see if that may be held against an applicant because it isn't full time student status(last 2 years). I hope to receive confirmation of the initial screening soon as well, and at the information session did they mention if it is more favorable to take classes/ prerequisites at a university rather than a CC? A majority of my pre reqs are at the CC level but I've taken some university upper division medically related courses recently. They said that it did not matter if you took prerequisites at a university or at a community college. They actually commented that it was better to take them at a community college because the expense was much less. I think they really are more interested in the individual. I hope this helps calm some of your concerns, good luck. Please let me know when you hear about passing the initial screening and I'll do the same :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn6 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hey everyone! So just got the invite via email today to interview for the Spokane campus on Nov. 16th...I honestly was not expecting to hear back this early, so I am definitely excited!!! I interviewed last year for Seattle in December, and decided to choose Spokane as my 1st choice this year...think it'll be a better fit for me...congrats to everyone that already interviewed for Seattle!!! The waiting game is definitely rough...hang in there everyone!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Shawba- What, you think this is some ivy league shirt 'n tie 'n skirt kinda school? MEDEX is all about the individual. You meet the pre reqs however the hell you can and they're happy. If you look at the history it should become pretty clear that this is one of the original programs, one of the ones designed to take experienced working professionals and take them that next step. As was mentioned above, it doesn't matter whether you took them at a community college, online, hybrid, or Harvard. (Ok, if you took classes at Harvard it might pique their interest a little bit). And in regards to not being at full time student status, my last 20 credits or so were strung out over 2 years, was out of school for 3 years before that, and my degree was from 11 years ago. So, to end my little rant, I think you'll be fine! Lyn- Congrats! You should organize a meet up before the interview date. Let me know if you get a group of students together, I might be able to get ahold of some of the Spocompton folks and have them meet you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Lyn6, Congratulations! That's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghazni Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Has anyone had an interview for BCHS spot and recieved an acceptance letter? When will be the last interviews for the BCHS slots? Are they at the same time as the MCHS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawba08 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Shawba- What, you think this is some ivy league shirt 'n tie 'n skirt kinda school? MEDEX is all about the individual. You meet the pre reqs however the hell you can and they're happy. If you look at the history it should become pretty clear that this is one of the original programs, one of the ones designed to take experienced working professionals and take them that next step. As was mentioned above, it doesn't matter whether you took them at a community college, online, hybrid, or Harvard. (Ok, if you took classes at Harvard it might pique their interest a little bit). And in regards to not being at full time student status, my last 20 credits or so were strung out over 2 years, was out of school for 3 years before that, and my degree was from 11 years ago. So, to end my little rant, I think you'll be fine! Medimike, thanks for the response. I appreciate the feedback. I was rejected to a PA school last year for GPA related reasons. They acknowledged my most recent work but ya no luck. But I know MEDEX is more about the individual than most programs. Lyn6, When was your application complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMSGuy1982 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Congratulations to those who have interviews with Spokane! Still patiently waiting for Tacomas turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrheid Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm wondering if anybody else has received an interview invite for the Spokane designation. I'm still waiting and an really hoping they are still trickling out. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Gerrheid, I have not received an invite yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicinePower Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Not heard anything yet. I turned in my app and supplemental in the first CASPA round and got the "Criteria Met" email on 8/28. Since then I sent an updated transcript showing two more science classes (Biochemistry w/Lab and Cellular Biology w/Lab) which they said they would add to my file. MEDEX has such an amazing reputation so I really hope I get an invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 As was mentioned previously, you'll get around 2 weeks notification. That's just enough time to get excited, scared, happy, depressed, nervous, and then resigned to the fact that you ACTUALLY have to go sit in several rooms and talk about yourself. We haven't heard dates from faculty yet, but they are all looking forward to meeting you guys! Really excited for the Tacoma peeps to get their interview notices, quite a few of us are getting...thirsty...if you're picking up what I'm putting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisha Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 MediMike, What are the interviews like? How many people do you interview with total? Are they still interviewing for the Master program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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