teddygirl Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prePA13 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 My CASPA was verified in July & sent in supplemental in august. Still no interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewannabe Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I think today is the first day that acceptances might be handed out. Has anyone received one yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belladinotte Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Just got an acceptance email from Karen! This has been my top choice for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA424 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Congrats! however today at my interview they said acceptances/alternates/no acceptances will be given out at the end of march/april and not anytime before. i was wondering if you applied very early on in the process which is why you were given such an early acceptance, just so i wasnt mistaken by what was said today =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belladinotte Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thank you, they typically send a handful of acceptances before March and the bulk in March/April. My CASPA was verified end of June and supplemental in then too. Good luck, I'm sure you did great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddygirl Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Actually, they said that they give acceptances to the top 10% during the first two weeks after the interview. Congrats and thanks for letting us know! Which date did you interview? and how did you feel after interviewing? did you feel like you did great in every single question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewannabe Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Wish we knew more about how they extend acceptances. Is this like a point based system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurelAllison Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I interviewed on Tuesday, 1/27 and heard what teddygirl did. The top 10% of candidates get offered a seat right away. The program director said this is very rare. Most other statuses will go out late March to early April. Happy waiting everyone! And good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurelAllison Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Wish we knew more about how they extend acceptances. Is this like a point based system? And yes this is a point based system. They add up your scores and start going down the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewannabe Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 And yes this is a point based system. They add up your scores and start going down the list. Ah, makes sense. I wonder what it takes to be so outstanding that you are accepted right away...What is it that makes them go "THIS PERSON...SEND ACCEPTANCE NOW!!" hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurelAllison Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ah, makes sense. I wonder what it takes to be so outstanding that you are accepted right away...What is it that makes them go "THIS PERSON...SEND ACCEPTANCE NOW!!" hahaha. I wish I knew! A "flawless" interview. The perfect answer to everything... Whatever THAT is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmoseley Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Congrats to everyone who has received an interview and/or invitation to join WesternU! I am a current first year student. Once more of you get accepted, we can set up a Facebook group so you can all start to get to know each other and get connected with the first years for any questions / advice. We are in the process of setting up a mentor program (it wasn't done for us, but has been done in the past). A lot of our current students want to help out with that transition process into PA school. If you are accepted and know that are 100% committed to attending WesternU, message me and I can set you an administrator of the Facebook group so you can add more accepted students in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovehealth214 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 How does the point system work for the interview and application? Can someone go into detail? I have my interview this week and I am hoping my HCE is valued by the interviewing staff. Also I hope they look highly on minorities like African Americans, Hispanics and Muslims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddygirl Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 I don't think anyone knows exactly how it works. They probably grade you on many things in order to prevent many students from having the same grade. Things like how you dressed up, your handshake, your tone of voice, etc. Good luck on your interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRheePA Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hello fellow future PAs, Belladinotte, congratulations on your acceptance! That is quite the accomplishment. I interviewed on Friday, February 6th, and I just received an acceptance today from Ms. Lopez as well! For those of you going through the last few interview dates, good luck to you all. You all worked tremendously hard to get to this point; have faith in yourself, and push onward. The interview nerves were definitely running high on the day of the interview, but all of the interviewers were very amicable and welcoming. Best, PrheePA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxieDarling Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Just received my acceptance today and I have seriously been crying tears of joy since.I was rejected from 9 out of 10 schools I applied to and my caspa GPA was BARELY a 3.0 because I screwed up in college when I was 18 and dumb. Just want to give everyone hope that even if your stats aren't optimal; hard work, perseverance, and passion will get you to your goals. I am so excited to be accepted to Western!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddygirl Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Could you give us a little more about your background? Was this your first time applying? How many HCE hes did you have? And when did you interview? Congrats by the way!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwin28 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Congratulations on the acceptances! We are excited to have you join the WesternU family! As kmoseley mentioned, the mentor program is being finalized and we will be available to answer any questions/concerns that you may have. In the meantime, feel free to message any of the 1st years on the forum, we are happy to help! To those who interviewed on February 6th, I was one of the students with the faculty :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxieDarling Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I interviewed on Jan 30th and honestly I was probably a weaker applicant. I had 100 hours of HCE but about 2 years of medical research experience and a strong academic background in my last 2 years.This was my first time ever applying so I was already starting the process for this next cycle. I did have great LOR's and in my interview I was honest and spoke from my heart. I'd like to believe it was my honesty in my interview that got me in and not my stats; because my stats are just barely there. I am thankful that Western seems to care more about the applicants as a whole package rather than just stats on a page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRheePA Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Congrats to everyone who has received an interview and/or invitation to join WesternU! I am a current first year student. Once more of you get accepted, we can set up a Facebook group so you can all start to get to know each other and get connected with the first years for any questions / advice. We are in the process of setting up a mentor program (it wasn't done for us, but has been done in the past). A lot of our current students want to help out with that transition process into PA school. If you are accepted and know that are 100% committed to attending WesternU, message me and I can set you an administrator of the Facebook group so you can add more accepted students in. Congratulations on the acceptances! We are excited to have you join the WesternU family! As kmoseley mentioned, the mentor program is being finalized and we will be available to answer any questions/concerns that you may have. In the meantime, feel free to message any of the 1st years on the forum, we are happy to help! To those who interviewed on February 6th, I was one of the students with the faculty :) Thank you kmoseley and rhwin28! Growing up all my life just 15 minutes away from Western, Western has been the school that I have wanted to go to for years. It is so humbling and exciting to be able to join you both and the other WesternU family members. I appreciate you all taking your time to set up the mentorship program and everything; it will be such a great help. I await the day we can all meet in person! Thank you, PrheePA Could you give us a little more about your background? Was this your first time applying? How many HCE hes did you have? And when did you interview? Congrats by the way!! :) teddygirl, Hello! I was a first-time applicant as well. HCE-wise, when I submitted my CASPA, I had 1100 as an EMT, 300 hours as a volunteer at a hospital near Western, and 400 hours as a recruitment and training coordinator for that volunteer program. GPA-wise, similar to RoxieDarling, I screwed up terribly during my first two years in college, but I made it up by getting high grades for the last 3 years. My cumulative, science, and pre-req GPAs were all above 3.5 when I was verified by CASPA. Best, PrheePA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgpa Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I was accepted yesterday. Interviewed on February 5. I am so excited to meet my fellow classmates. The waiting game is so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitPA Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 To everyone who has been accepted... CONGRATS! I can't wait to meet you all! I just got my acceptance yesterday and can't wait to come out to California! I would be very interested in connecting with other admitted students to talk about things such as housing! SO EXCITED TO MEET EVERYONE! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewannabe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow, the acceptances are rolling in. Nothing for me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgpa Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 THey said over and over again, that the game isn't over until March. And then the waiting list game starts. Stay positive. I can empathize with how hard the waiting game is, especially for all of us that this is a life long dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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