HopefullyStudent29 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Do we get an email 2 weeks after our interview regardless their decision or only if we get accepted/ rejected? I know Ms. Bigler mentioned something about the second week of december being their final decision time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Do we get an email 2 weeks after our interview regardless their decision or only if we get accepted/ rejected? I know Ms. Bigler mentioned something about the second week of december being their final decision time. I don't think so (but I could be wrong). I think you could interview in October and get accepted in December, as I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kns23 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Do we get an email 2 weeks after our interview regardless their decision or only if we get accepted/ rejected? I know Ms. Bigler mentioned something about the second week of december being their final decision time. From what I understood: You will only hear from them 2 weeks after the interview if you are accepted. There will only be a few from each date that are accepted early (2 weeks after interview). The rest will go in the pool for them to decide by mid-Dec on acceptance/waitlisted/rejected. By mid-Dec everyone will know their status. If you don't hear anything within 2 weeks of your interview, it doesn't mean it's a bad thing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntoups4 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Interviewed Nov 7 and just got the acceptance email today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kns23 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Interviewed Nov 7 and just got the acceptance email today! Congrats! When did you get the email today? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntoups4 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Congrats! When did you get the email today? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntoups4 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Thanks! 1:46pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefullyStudent29 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Have any out of state students been accepted yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellohgc Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I interviewed October 24 and was accepted November 14! Everyone will hear back by December 15th so keep your heads up! I'm excited to meet everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghg123 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Anyone hear back from November 14th or November 21st interviews? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Have any out of state students been accepted yet? I haven't heard of any but probably most of us wouldn't have any way of knowing. I only hear about people that my friends know and we are all in-state. I think they usually accept about four out-of-state students, as I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspiringpastudent Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I received my acceptance email today - interviewed 11/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I received my acceptance email today - interviewed 11/21 Congratulations!! Do you mind sharing your stats and whether or not this is your first time to apply? Would love to know how many HCE, GPA and GRE if you feel so inclined. Again congratulations and go celebrate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie899 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I got waitlisted as of yesterday! Anyone know the chances to get off waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UssnatePA Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I was waitlisted as well. During the interview process, they said they pulled 8/10 from the waitlist last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I was waitlisted as well! Was anyone actually admitted LOL? I wonder if all of us who were not admitted were put on a wait list! I guess we won't know where we are on the list or how many are on it. Ggrrrr....some schools give you that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle12 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I've been placed on the alternate list as well. Anyone who has been accepted the next year after being waitlisted, what changes/ improvements did you make to your application? Any advice is appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspiringpastudent Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Congratulations!! Do you mind sharing your stats and whether or not this is your first time to apply? Would love to know how many HCE, GPA and GRE if you feel so inclined. Again congratulations and go celebrate! Sent you a msg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I was waitlisted as well. During the interview process, they said they pulled 8/10 from the waitlist last year. That's so weird because I was told it's usually no more than 4. Just throwing that out there... Also, my friend's cousin, who was waitlisted last year, was outright rejected this year after acquiring even more health care experience. GO FIGURE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kns23 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 That's so weird because I was told it's usually no more than 4. Just throwing that out there... Also, my friend's cousin, who was waitlisted last year, was outright rejected this year after acquiring even more health care experience. GO FIGURE. It's true ^ Myself and another friend were both waitlisted last year. Got more HCE (600+ more hours) and we were both rejected this year after interviewing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 It's true ^ Myself and another friend were both waitlisted last year. Got more HCE (600+ more hours) and we were both rejected this year after interviewing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I am so sorry. That stinks more than my situation. I would really like to see a profile of an admitted student--maybe I will create a post for that. I think their ideal student has an extremely high GPA (higher average than most PA programs). As far as HCE, I think they like to see at least 1,000 but probably 2,000 is better. I don't know how they feel about the GRE. I'm sure the higher the better. I think grades seem to matter here ALOT more than most places. Apparently, this was a highly competitive year. I thought their interview system with the MMI setup was strange compared to the other place I interviewed. No way they could get to know a candidate using that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnoo81 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I see a lot of questions about wait listed applicants and what to expect...I can give you a little bit of info but this is from when the previous program director was there so things may be different now. I had a friend from my class that interviewed in January, was wait listed, and found out in March that he was accepted. Again, I am not sure how things work with the new administration but that was once instance from my class. Also, when I was applying, I don't think they looked very heavily on HCE. Obviously, it cant hurt to have more but I truly don't think it is make or break. Referring to the same individual as above, that student had NO HCE, a decent GPA, moderate GRE, and some shadowing. Again, different program director. I have no idea what Bigler's criteria are. I would hope that they would be similar but maybe they aren't. Grades are important but I think trends are more important. if you sucked in the beginning of your undergrad career then picked it up and did well probably is looked more highly upon than vice versa. if you do have some hiccups along the way, be ready to have a good explanation as to why. I had to explain some of my grades at my interview. Also, has anyone heard anything about the program potentially being put on probation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstreetz93 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Has anyone started a Facebook group or anything? Also, I am out of state for those that were wondering and got my acceptance email around 5 on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisianaPAgirl Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I see a lot of questions about wait listed applicants and what to expect...I can give you a little bit of info but this is from when the previous program director was there so things may be different now. I had a friend from my class that interviewed in January, was wait listed, and found out in March that he was accepted. Again, I am not sure how things work with the new administration but that was once instance from my class. Also, when I was applying, I don't think they looked very heavily on HCE. Obviously, it cant hurt to have more but I truly don't think it is make or break. Referring to the same individual as above, that student had NO HCE, a decent GPA, moderate GRE, and some shadowing. Again, different program director. I have no idea what Bigler's criteria are. I would hope that they would be similar but maybe they aren't. Grades are important but I think trends are more important. if you sucked in the beginning of your undergrad career then picked it up and did well probably is looked more highly upon than vice versa. if you do have some hiccups along the way, be ready to have a good explanation as to why. I had to explain some of my grades at my interview. Also, has anyone heard anything about the program potentially being put on probation? I read somewhere (and it's very hard to find) that their AVERAGE accepted GPA was 3.8, which is significantly higher than most programs (LSU New Orleans is 3.66). They now like to see a good bit of healthcare experience (especially if you don't have a super high GPA--like 3.9 or something like that). I don't think even 500-600 hours would be considered enough IF you had a GPA below 3.8. Just out of curiosity, I checked that website of the organization that accredits PA programs and it is not up to date. What are the reasons for the potential probation? Doesn't it have something to do with their very awful website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntoups4 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I am so sorry. That stinks more than my situation. I would really like to see a profile of an admitted student--maybe I will create a post for that. I think their ideal student has an extremely high GPA (higher average than most PA programs). As far as HCE, I think they like to see at least 1,000 but probably 2,000 is better. I don't know how they feel about the GRE. I'm sure the higher the better. I think grades seem to matter here ALOT more than most places. Apparently, this was a highly competitive year. I thought their interview system with the MMI setup was strange compared to the other place I interviewed. No way they could get to know a candidate using that system. I think it does have more to do with trends like someone mentioned. Because I was accepted and I'm in the 3.3-3.4 gpa range but mainly due to a really bad freshman semester. GRE Verbal 161 Quantitative 157 Writing 4.0 and mid around 1,600 patient care hours. Idk if that helps any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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