ilovepa1993 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hello fellow pre-PA students! I have a serious question and would like an honest answer! My friend's daughter has an interview with UTRGV in October. She is under the protection of DACA. Is it wise/safe for her to go really close to the southern border of United States? I hear there is a lot of border control police there, and even though my friend's daughter is under the protection of DACA, I have heard of many unjust stories of people with DACA still getting deported. Or do you guys think it is a safe town and she has no worries? She is really motivated in becoming a PA and wants to take any opportunity she gets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 10/12/2017 at 4:05 PM, AspiringPA53 said: I received an invite for October 17th Did you gat a gift bag one you finished the interview at UTRGV? I was surprised that they gave gifts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringPA53 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Yes I did, it was very thoughtful of them. I was surprised by it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose2018 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, dannysalvador94 said: Did you gat a gift bag one you finished the interview at UTRGV? I was surprised that they gave gifts out. I did not get one :/ I saw them there but they didn't offer one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringPA53 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Awww I’m sorry, it had a lollipop, a pamphlet about the program, card holder for your phone, a light, a mouse pad, a pen and like a bookmark about being a certified PA. I’m sure it slipped their mind and they meant to give you one. Hope you had a great turn out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac03 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hello! To those of you who have already interviewed, were there a lot of students being interviewed? I know that previously they have done about 80 applicants per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose2018 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 28 minutes ago, AspiringPA53 said: Awww I’m sorry, it had a lollipop, a pamphlet about the program, card holder for your phone, a light, a mouse pad, a pen and like a bookmark about being a certified PA. I’m sure it slipped their mind and they meant to give you one. Hope you had a great turn out :) Thank you, they were all very nice so I know it must have slipped. And likewise to you, best of luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose2018 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 31 minutes ago, ac03 said: Hello! To those of you who have already interviewed, were there a lot of students being interviewed? I know that previously they have done about 80 applicants per day. I think they're doing it different this year since it doesn't seem like they're doing all interviews in one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringPA53 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, ac03 said: Hello! To those of you who have already interviewed, were there a lot of students being interviewed? I know that previously they have done about 80 applicants per day. To be honest I don’t know, there was different rooms people interviewed in so it was hard to keep up with. I was on campus for one hour before we had our interview but was like 20 mins early for my interview outside the room I was interviewing in so I’m not really sure. We only had to be on campus for the time of our interview and then we were free to leave afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, ac03 said: Hello! To those of you who have already interviewed, were there a lot of students being interviewed? I know that previously they have done about 80 applicants per day. I was able to see the list and there were 8 listed for both rooms today. I accidently saw it because they were trying to check what room I was going to be interviewed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 How many interview questions did y’all get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 15 hours ago, ilovepa1993 said: Hello fellow pre-PA students! I have a serious question and would like an honest answer! My friend's daughter has an interview with UTRGV in October. She is under the protection of DACA. Is it wise/safe for her to go really close to the southern border of United States? I hear there is a lot of border control police there, and even though my friend's daughter is under the protection of DACA, I have heard of many unjust stories of people with DACA still getting deported. Or do you guys think it is a safe town and she has no worries? She is really motivated in becoming a PA and wants to take any opportunity she gets! I had to stop at two check points since my hometown has one border patrol station and McAllen one. But that was the only time I actually talked to them I didn’t have any issues with then while in McAllen and UTRGV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarezai Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 How were the interview? What should we expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 11 minutes ago, sarezai said: How were the interview? What should we expect? Just know why you want to be a pa. They will be taking a picture of you for there notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohsderm2016 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Interview invite for November 10th just today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vane1021 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 For those who interviewed already, did they tell you when to expect an admissions decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgarz355 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I had an interview the 16th of this month. They told me they would contact me in a few weeks regarding their decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vane1021 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jgarz355 said: I had an interview the 16th of this month. They told me they would contact me in a few weeks regarding their decision. Ohhh ok thanks for the info!! I have my interview on the 24th, so I wanted to get an idea of when we might know. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgarz355 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Oh and I didn't get a gift bag and nobody took my picture. Perhaps that's only for students who are not affiliated with the University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac03 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, mohsderm2016 said: Interview invite for November 10th just today! When did you submit your application, and when was it verified by UTRGV? I am wondering if they are going in order of submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohsderm2016 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 hour ago, ac03 said: When did you submit your application, and when was it verified by UTRGV? I am wondering if they are going in order of submission. Applied July 31st, verfied Aug 18th, interview invite today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysalvador94 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 15 hours ago, mohsderm2016 said: Applied July 31st, verfied Aug 18th, interview invite today. Congrats on the interview invite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac03 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 17 hours ago, mohsderm2016 said: Applied July 31st, verfied Aug 18th, interview invite today. Thanks for the info!! Best of luck on your interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgarz355 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I applied August 28th, got verified September 18th, and had my interview on October 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac03 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Jgarz355 said: I applied August 28th, got verified September 18th, and had my interview on October 16. I submitted last minute on Sept 1. And received an email from UTRGV on Sept 6 and on Sept 8 stating that the first review had been completed. I still have not heard from them. Did anyone else get the same email several times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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