kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Happy CASPA opening to my fellow ambitious applicants! Does anyone know what time the application will be available to us today? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_pac Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I think it opened up mid morning or maybe early afternoon last year. Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willber Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks! Hoping to submit ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 At the virtual fair, Danielle DiSilvestro said about 2 or 3 EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenP153872 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 So nervous, but excited to get it done. Thanks guys for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunczur92 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'm excited and nervous! I'm currently waitlisted for one program, but I'll be completing the CASPA again to be prepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim235 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 It's open for me, however it's being very slow and now I can't get the page to load. I guess there's a lot of people on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddisilvestro Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The application is NOT YET live, please do not create an account until you see an official launch notification on social media. I will post here, on Reddit, Facebook, and PA Focus once it is live. Please check www.facebook.com/CASPAOnlineApp for the most up to date launch information. It should be ready this afternoon. Thank you, Danielle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Like Danielle said there is very informative info on the Facebook page. Exciting to see how many other applicants are as excited as I am. Good luck to everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_pac Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Oops, I do not have any social media accounts so I was unaware of this. I'll check the status on the link you provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 This is the exact post from Facebook: "Hello everyone: please note that we have not yet launched and we do not receive notice of the time until we get word from our software team that it is ready to go live. No one should be attempting to access the site or create an account until we announce that the application is live. Please do not do anything until the application is open, which we will tell you here as soon as it is ready. Thank you!!" Even though you can see the new program it has not gone live so we're just waiting until we get the approval to create an account. I will copy and paste the updates on here for you guys that don't have social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_pac Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You're awesome, Kmm14. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Still not live but CASPA said they will make an announcement by 5:30 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Looks like this is the most recent Facebook post - talk about stiff competition this cycle!: "Good afternoon everyone! We would like to thank you for your patience with our launch today. We are thrilled you are all so excited to apply this year! Earlier this afternoon, before we had the opportunity to announce today’s live launch, more of you accessed our system than ever before, and this extremely high level of traffic has created a server issue which we are working to resolve. For those of you who may have created an account during the brief periods in which the login page was available, we advise refraining from entering any data into the system until the server has been restored and we announce the site is ready for you to access it. Once the launch is announced, if you have difficulty accessing the account you have created, please contact our customer service team so that they may assist you. We will continue to post updates once we have more information." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Seriously! "more of you accessed our system than ever before".... so many excited applicants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 "UPDATE! We have received word that the application will open tomorrow, Thursday April 23rd, at Noon (12PM) EST. However, please wait for an official announcement to be posted here before attempting to log in so that we can confirm that everything is good to go. CASPA, along with PAEA, has decided it is best for us to delay to tomorrow in order to ensure that both the server is running at full speed and that customer service is available to assist you, which they would not be if we were to go live this evening. In addition, some good news! We can confirm that everyone who was able to create an account earlier today has an account in good standing and everything that has been entered has been saved. Once we announce launch tomorrow, anyone who received the confirmation email that their account was already created should be able to log in and continue their application without issue. This includes ID#s, letters of reference requests, transcript request forms you may have printed out, etc. If you do experience any issues with a previously created account, please contact customer service after launch. Have a good evening everyone, and stay tuned for our launch announcement tomorrow!" GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsiebe Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 How frustrating is this? I had planned my whole week around getting my application done today. I know CASPA is trying hard to fix it. Who knew they would get a "bum rush" on day one. If it happens again then we can get angry right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_pac Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I am sitting here reading all of this but all my brain processes is " your competition is as fierce as ever." Haha. Good luck y'all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddisilvestro Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 We sincerely apologize for the technical errors yesterday. We understand everyone's frustration as they prepare to apply to PA school. While technology is never a guarantee, the team anticipated unprecedented volume and adjusted for it, however, it simply was not enough and it overloaded our system within one minute of the initial launch, which caused the crash. The team has re-adjusted and is prepared for the launch today at 12pm ET. It is very important to note that because the volume of users will undoubtedly be very high, you will likely experience times where you cannot access the page or slow speeds. Please be patient because there is simply nothing we can do about those issues. If you are in no rush - and trust me, applying today vs. next week is going to make NO difference to any program - you could enjoy a relaxing weekend and start your application next week when the system will not be bogged down by so many users. Please DO NOT create an account today until you see the official launch notification here, or at www.pafocus.org, www.facebook.com/PAFocus, www.facebook.com/CASPAOnlineApp. I cannot stress the importance of this so please log into any one of these sites to check for the OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT before you create an account. Happy (real) CASPA day and best of luck to all of you! Danielle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmm14 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thank you Danielle! You guys are really great with all of this! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsiebe Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I hope my earlier post was not taken to say that I am upset with CASPA. I am a former business owner and quite a bit older than the average applicant. What I was trying to say is that problems will happen. It is how you address those problems that reveals your character. I tell my son when he makes a mistake, "as long as it never happens again, then it never happened!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddisilvestro Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The 2015-2016 CASPA application is officially live. You may now access the home page at portal.caspaonline.org to create your new application account. Please note that we expect very high volumes of traffic for the next few days so you can expect reasonable delays in access and slower speeds. Customer service can be contacted at caspainfo@caspaonline.org or 617.612.2080. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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