uwec96 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 good lord almost 10 month wait from the time CASPA opened til you received your waitlist number... Waitlist 2/8....accepted 6/26. Those 4 1/2 months on the waitlist were more anxiety-producing than any other part of the process. Totally worth it[emoji41] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpq Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 For the patient care, volunteer, and shadow tab there is a box that says "Explanation:" Is that meant to explain the frequency of hours if needed? I wasn't sure if I should explain my volunteer work in that box or leave it blank if I do not need to explain my frequency of hours? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medlabscientist Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 23 hours ago, lpq said: For the patient care, volunteer, and shadow tab there is a box that says "Explanation:" Is that meant to explain the frequency of hours if needed? I wasn't sure if I should explain my volunteer work in that box or leave it blank if I do not need to explain my frequency of hours? Thanks!! I explained what I did and what I learned while volunteering, shadowing, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerMedic Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 *fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurePA94 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Received a rejection email today, which was disappointing since I interviewed and got waitlisted last year... Best of luck to everyone else still waiting to hear back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurePAeryka Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Received a rejection email today, which was disappointing since I interviewed and got waitlisted last year... Best of luck to everyone else still waiting to here back!Sorry to hear that! Good luck with your other schools :)Do you mind sharing when you applied and submitted the supplemental ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdabrowski Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Best of luck @futurePA94 . Very sorry to hear about the rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerMedic Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, futurePA94 said: Received a rejection email today, which was disappointing since I interviewed and got waitlisted last year... Best of luck to everyone else still waiting to hear back! Sorry to hear the news, thank you for sharing. Best of luck with the other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbalcazar Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/15/2017 at 3:12 PM, futurePA94 said: Received a rejection email today, which was disappointing since I interviewed and got waitlisted last year... Best of luck to everyone else still waiting to hear back! So sorry:/ when was your interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHatter Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 @pa933, yes. They will notify you once the GRE scores are received and then you may submit the supplemental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piperpottamus Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I used the Kaplan book and practice tests. The Kaplan practice tests were harder than the actual GRE, in my opinion. Good practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensexton2 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 For those of you who recieved supplemental app? How many biology courses do they require asides A&P 1 & II. I have microbiology and general bio, do I still need one more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needmorecoffee Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Yes, you will need one more Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensexton2 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 @needmorecoffee It appears the deadline to complete all prerequisites is this fall. I will skip applying here since i cant complete until Spring 2018. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc2015 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 On July 26, 2017 at 9:18 AM, uwec96 said: Part of it was sheer luck:) They took 21 people off the waitlist this cycle which is unusual. Browsing previous year's threads, it ranged from 0-15ish. My GRE was 316 and I had strong LORs from my A&P professor, an MD, and my manager. I didn't opt to view them but I've worked with the MD and nurse manager for 9 years so they knew me well. I also had a pretty good upward trend with classes in genetics, parasitology, biochemistry, nutritional biochemistry, immunology, and physics. My bad grades were from 25 years ago but, of course, they still affected my sGPA. What probably tipped the scales in my favor was my HCE. I've been a cardiac RN for 9 years. I read Andrew Rodican's PA school interview book and researched the faculty before my interview. Just be yourself and try not to give canned answers:) Hope this helps! Duke PA forum god DPAP was a terrific resource last cycle. I'll try to follow in her footsteps this year. What exactly is "Duke PA forum god DPAP"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwec96 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What exactly is "Duke PA forum god DPAP"?There was a 1st year student who gave us great advice during last year's cycle. Her screen name was DPAP 2018. (Duke Physician Assistant Program) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ella0106 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 5 hours ago, uwec96 said: There was a 1st year student who gave us great advice during last year's cycle. Her screen name was DPAP 2018. (Duke Physician Assistant Program) *his :) DPAP2018 is male and he's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahayes86 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Has anyone received an e-mail stating that their application has been forwarded to the Admissions Committee for review? I know in past years there were separate emails sent when the application was complete and in queue for review and then once it was forwarded to the ADCOM, but I haven't seen anyone post yet about a separate email this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packman PA Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I was wondering the same as mine was placed in queue for review over a month ago but not heard anything since. Looked at last years posts and folks started to hear about interview invites and such on Sept 1st and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medlabscientist Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, cahayes86 said: Has anyone received an e-mail stating that their application has been forwarded to the Admissions Committee for review? I know in past years there were separate emails sent when the application was complete and in queue for review and then once it was forwarded to the ADCOM, but I haven't seen anyone post yet about a separate email this year? Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I got an email on July 26th that said, "The Duke University Physician Assistant Program has received your CASPA, your Supplemental application, and your GRE scores. These are all the materials required to complete your application to our program. Your application has now been placed in a queue for review. During peak application time, it could take at least 6 weeks to hear from us. Please DO NOT call for a status check. Candidates will be notified about interview decisions beginning in September through early December...." Next Wednesday will be 6 weeks for me, but since that email, I haven't heard anything. My hope is that people start hearing something soon now that it is September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHatter Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Same, I think a large number of us are in the same pooling for review. Earlier it was noted that applicants didn't hear back until as late as December, so the 6 weeks isn't anything set in stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc2015 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 On August 31, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Ella0106 said: *his :) DPAP2018 is male and he's awesome! Does he still have his profile? I'm trying to locate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauntaun Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 2:32 PM, cc2015 said: Does he still have his profile? I'm trying to locate it! You can find it under 2016-2017 application cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAAPA Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Interview invite out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandonhughey Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 14 minutes ago, AAAPA said: Interview invite out! Jealous! I probably won't get one becuase I messed up my supplemental. But congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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