Joanne18 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Would those of you who interviewed be willing to tell me about how the interview went, what types of questions to expect? Thanks so much :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abp_520 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 10 hours ago, clamscantfeel said: Same! My stats aren't great, but I have some experience with significantly better graduate work than undergraduate. MS in Pharmacology/Toxicology and working on my MPH (free because I work for a large university). Overall GPA: 3.03 Cumulative undergrad: 2.93 Graduate: 3.42 Graduate Science:3.43 Overall Science: 2.98 GRE: 159V, 152Q, 3.5 writing HCE: 8520, PCE: 2720 I work as a clinical research coordinator doing a lot of inpatient studies in hepatology. I got 3 good LORs, and i feel like my diversity statement and my personal statements were pretty good. Zero generation immigrant. I feel like i worked considerably hard to make the other parts of my application stand out enough, since my undergraduate work doesn't impress. June 20: "Continued consideration" July 26: Interview invite for October 20. I am so jealous of you. I got the same continued consideration email as you the same day you did. But haven't heard back. And my stats are almost EXACTLY the same as yours except I haven't earned a masters. And you have more HCE. But we have the same PCE. sGPA 3.28 cGPA 3.26 GRE: V 158 Q 152 AW 5.0 volunteer: 550+ first generation college student lots of work with underserved now im thinking maybe I should seriously pursue a masters program because it seems to be the saving grace for a lower undergrad GPA.. thanks for your post! Very insightful for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamscantfeel Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 21 hours ago, eliam22 said: :) where are you coming from? Columbus. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamscantfeel Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 13 hours ago, abp_520 said: I am so jealous of you. I got the same continued consideration email as you the same day you did. But haven't heard back. And my stats are almost EXACTLY the same as yours except I haven't earned a masters. And you have more HCE. But we have the same PCE. sGPA 3.28 cGPA 3.26 GRE: V 158 Q 152 AW 5.0 volunteer: 550+ first generation college student lots of work with underserved now im thinking maybe I should seriously pursue a masters program because it seems to be the saving grace for a lower undergrad GPA.. thanks for your post! Very insightful for me! I don't think having a masters helped that much. I think it gave me a chance to take more credit hours to do well in, which helped raise my GPA. They can also now look at my last 60 hours (which includes grad school) and see that upward trend that was non-existent in undergrad. Overall, if your final goal is to just become a PA, go for grad school, but i would pick something that would be a good backup, just in case. Which is why i picked an MPH. I think an MPH pairs well with PA, so that maybe let them see my interest in healthcare as well. Not sure what kind of PCE and HCE you have, but the quality of that experience is worth something too. I didn't think i would even get an interview, so i am so excited! I hope you get one (or a thousand) too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harden4mvp Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, clamscantfeel said: Columbus. You? Houston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookLove20 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I am going crazy waiting!! I'm either going to cry because I'm so excited or cry because I'm so disappointed. For those of you who interviewed on the 14th, you don't think they would tell us after 6 pm on a Friday, do you? Just wondering so I can maybe stop refreshing my email every 20 minutes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother of Gus Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I am going crazy waiting!! I'm either going to cry because I'm so excited or cry because I'm so disappointed. For those of you who interviewed on the 14th, you don't think they would tell us after 6 pm on a Friday, do you? Just wondering so I can maybe stop refreshing my email every 20 minutes [emoji28] I doubt it. But I agree. I'm going crazy!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sel1226 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Got an interview invite for October 20th! Submitted 6/22 so they definitely took their sweet time with the "4-6 weeks" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abp_520 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, sel1226 said: Got an interview invite for October 20th! Submitted 6/22 so they definitely took their sweet time with the "4-6 weeks" lol Congratulations !!!! Did you just get that email right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerPA Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 7/27/2017 at 8:24 AM, clamscantfeel said: Same! My stats aren't great, but I have some experience with significantly better graduate work than undergraduate. MS in Pharmacology/Toxicology and working on my MPH (free because I work for a large university). Overall GPA: 3.03 Cumulative undergrad: 2.93 Graduate: 3.42 Graduate Science:3.43 Overall Science: 2.98 GRE: 159V, 152Q, 3.5 writing HCE: 8520, PCE: 2720 I work as a clinical research coordinator doing a lot of inpatient studies in hepatology. I got 3 good LORs, and i feel like my diversity statement and my personal statements were pretty good. Zero generation immigrant. I feel like i worked considerably hard to make the other parts of my application stand out enough, since my undergraduate work doesn't impress. June 20: "Continued consideration" July 26: Interview invite for October 20. Wow so inspirational. I too have been working in clinical research for the past 3 years and did a masters as well to help increase my chance. Is this your first time applying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerPA Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 23 hours ago, abp_520 said: I am so jealous of you. I got the same continued consideration email as you the same day you did. But haven't heard back. And my stats are almost EXACTLY the same as yours except I haven't earned a masters. And you have more HCE. But we have the same PCE. sGPA 3.28 cGPA 3.26 GRE: V 158 Q 152 AW 5.0 volunteer: 550+ first generation college student lots of work with underserved now im thinking maybe I should seriously pursue a masters program because it seems to be the saving grace for a lower undergrad GPA.. thanks for your post! Very insightful for me! Yeah i was going to apply last year but i decided to wait until i finished my masters in order to apply. There are a ton of special masters programs fit for people like us that can help increase your chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sel1226 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 3 hours ago, abp_520 said: Congratulations !!!! Did you just get that email right now? thank you!! i got it yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamscantfeel Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 11 hours ago, marithom12 said: Wow so inspirational. I too have been working in clinical research for the past 3 years and did a masters as well to help increase my chance. Is this your first time applying? This is my first time. Hopes definitely not very high, so I am happily surprised about this. I think with experience, the GPA becomes slightly less important, as long as your overall gets over that 3.0 hump, which can be very difficult. Overall, I have 222 graded hours (according to CASPA). It's almost impossible to raise my GPA at this point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamerPA Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Got my rejection email this morning. Goodluck to everyone else in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogrady Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Received a rejection email this morning. I was very hopeful to get an interview invite because my stats are nearly identical to clamscantfeel - Master's and all. Good luck to everyone else this cycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamscantfeel Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 8 hours ago, mogrady said: Received a rejection email this morning. I was very hopeful to get an interview invite because my stats are nearly identical to clamscantfeel - Master's and all. Good luck to everyone else this cycle! What other/how many programs have you applied to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinoaLoverYummy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 @BookLove20 @Brother of Gus, or anyone else who interviewed on July 14: Have you hear anything? They really got my hopes up about hearing back within 2 weeks =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother of Gus Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 [mention=133451]BookLove20[/mention] [mention=138374]Brother of Gus[/mention], or anyone else who interviewed on July 14: Have you hear anything? They really got my hopes up about hearing back within 2 weeks =/ Yeah. They got my hopes up too. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm sort of expecting to hear any time now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookLove20 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 8 hours ago, QuinoaLoverYummy said: @BookLove20 @Brother of Gus, or anyone else who interviewed on July 14: Have you hear anything? They really got my hopes up about hearing back within 2 weeks =/ 1 hour ago, Brother of Gus said: Yeah. They got my hopes up too. I haven't heard anything yet. I'm sort of expecting to hear any time now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ugh I haven't heard anything :( but to be honest I'm relieved you guys haven't either! Hope we all hear "yes" soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuturePAStudent01 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Does anybody know if it's too late to apply? My CASPA is verified and I sent my GRE scores. It just took me a while to complete the diversity statement. I feel like it's probably pointless to apply at this point. My stats sGPA 3.12 (post-bac 3.95) cGPA 3.45 HCE 3500 hours 56 hours shadowing PAs 3000 hours of community service fluent in Spanish and first generation college student Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAyay18 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, FuturePAStudent01 said: Does anybody know if it's too late to apply? My CASPA is verified and I sent my GRE scores. It just took me a while to complete the diversity statement. I feel like it's probably pointless to apply at this point. My stats sGPA 3.12 (post-bac 3.95) cGPA 3.45 HCE 3500 hours 56 hours shadowing PAs 3000 hours of community service fluent in Spanish and first generation college student Hey. FuturePAStudent01, The deadline is in December. It is not too late to apply. Your stats looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamscantfeel Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 4 hours ago, FuturePAStudent01 said: Does anybody know if it's too late to apply? My CASPA is verified and I sent my GRE scores. It just took me a while to complete the diversity statement. I feel like it's probably pointless to apply at this point. My stats sGPA 3.12 (post-bac 3.95) cGPA 3.45 HCE 3500 hours 56 hours shadowing PAs 3000 hours of community service fluent in Spanish and first generation college student Judging from last year, no. They had interviews up until or after February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelanau16 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Interviewed on July 14th. Anxiously waiting to hear back. Hopefully we receive notification this afternoon or tomorrow! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acmilPA Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 If I got my confirmation 6/26 saying they would get back to me in 2-4 weeks and I haven't heard yet should I contact them?? I'm getting nervous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenk_CO Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I just received an interview invitation and have it scheduled for October 20th. I look forward to meeting everyone that will be there that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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