prePA13 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Has anyone completed their supplemental app? It says to not exceed 4000 characters. I answered each question with about 500-800 characters. Is that too brief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 When I did the supplemental app last year my essays were just a few paragraphs for each prompt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakingpatience Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 When I did the supplemental app last year my essays were just a few paragraphs for each prompt. Thats good to know; the Loma Linda supplemental app is brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prePA13 Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Thats good to know; the Loma Linda supplemental app is brutal! Out of all of my supplemental apps LLU is the longest, at least they don't charge a fee for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Yes, LLU's supplemental was definitely the most time intensive one I had too but I was so pleasantly surprised that it was free!I hear that a lot of people get weeded out though just from not bothering to send the supplemental app so good for you guys for tackling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakingpatience Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Honestly I haven't made a whole lotta progress on it yet. It's pretty daunting for someone whose not particularly religious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimy3 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Does any one knows when they send out the interview invitation letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Last year they started inviting people for interviews in October Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimy3 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Last year they started inviting people for interviews in October thank you for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Honestly I haven't made a whole lotta progress on it yet. It's pretty daunting for someone whose not particularly religious You don't have to be religious to attend LLU and you certainly don't have to say you're religious in the essays. You could discuss the importance of learning to be sensitive of cultural/religious/spiritual beliefs as you will be seeing patients from all different backgrounds. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpace8136 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Finished the supplemental questions a while ago. Can't wait to hear back about an interview! How well known is the school in southern California from the perspective of a resident? (Not looking for national recognitions, just in the community) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have lived in Southern CA my whole life. Loma Linda is a very well respected university and medical facility. Obviously I am biased since I'm attending this program but part of what drew me to it was that a lot of my peers had nothing but good things to say about LLU. Congrats on finishing the supplemental and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanabepa Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I have come into some resistance with taking classes online. All my science classes with labs were completed all online as well. Now, I am finding that taking these classes has worked against me since my labs in particular were done online. Has anyone else encountered this problem or am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 All of the programs I applied to required in class science labs. Online lectures were fine however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emthatch Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Would love to hear as soon as anyone has heard about interviews. It's October and I'm getting antsy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpace8136 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I want to hear from Loma Linda so bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanabepa Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I was rejected from Loma Linda. Received a letter in the mail a couple days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_GBN Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Wanabepa, I'm sorry to hear that. When did you submit the supplemental? Also, does anyone know if they are interviewing already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Wanabepa, I'm sorry to hear that. When did you submit the supplemental? Also, does anyone know if they are interviewing already? Just as a disclaimer I don't actually know what the admissions team is doing right now. I am just a first year student and can only tell you how I perceived things to go based off of last years' cycle. Interview invitations started around mid-October for interview dates in early December. LLU usually has their interviews on Tuesdays either every week or every other week beginning in December up until late January to mid-February. They seem to mail rejections to any applicants that don't meet the minimum requirements first which in Wanabepa's case seems to be because he/she did his/her science labs online which unfortuntely does not meet the prerequisites listed on the website. So in summary, if you haven't received a rejection letter in the mail, you are still in the running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_GBN Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks, aiviphung! Your post is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prePA13 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 I just got a rejection and I'm so confused and shocked to receive one this early in the cycle and I have met all the minimum requirements too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plederer Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I recieved a call today for an interview invite for November 4th! Anyone else on here get one today? I'm so, so excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningPAC Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I recieved a call today for an interview invite for November 4th! Anyone else on here get one today? I'm so, so excited! Congrats! If you don't mind me asking.. When did you send in your supplemental application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plederer Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Congrats! If you don't mind me asking.. When did you send in your supplemental application? Thank you! LLU confirmed recieving my CASPA application on 7/29, confirmed recieving my supplemental app on 8/20, and then on 8/24 they sent me another email saying they'd updated my application, that I had no items outstanding, and that they had all my letters of reference (my ones from CASPA- I did not send any additonal reference letters). Another random note, I also did not submit my GRE score to them, since they do not require it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I recieved a call today for an interview invite for November 4th! Anyone else on here get one today? I'm so, so excited! Good luck plederer! I believe that is the first interview day for this cycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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