wannabeapa1 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 My first rejection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PADEKO Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I'm out too. There were allegations on another thread that EMU does not like to admit older students, and they don't like to admit foreign students. I hope this is untrue. English is my first language, and all of my post bacc work and my graduate degree were completed in the US. I'm a legal resident. I will not be applying again, I am too old (clearly, ha) and do not want to move. My credits start to expire this year. Best of luck to those interviewing, remember us when you're living it up in the PA life. Plus side, I just saved $80k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw1989 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, PADEKO said: I'm out too. There were allegations on another thread that EMU does not like to admit older students, and they don't like to admit foreign students. I hope this is untrue. English is my first language, and all of my post bacc work and my graduate degree were completed in the US. I'm a legal resident. I will not be applying again, I am too old (clearly, ha) and do not want to move. My credits start to expire this year. Best of luck to those interviewing, remember us when you're living it up in the PA life. Plus side, I just saved $80k? How old are you? Just curious because I’m definitely not 22 either lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmalarm Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Rejected as well today. Congrats to those with interviews/acceptances. Also, want to remind everyone how hard it is to qualify to even APPLY to PA school. Remember how hard you’ve worked. Rejection is part of the process, if this is still your ultimate goal, do not give up! Re evaluate app and move on. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LER21 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, PADEKO said: I'm out too. There were allegations on another thread that EMU does not like to admit older students, and they don't like to admit foreign students. I hope this is untrue. English is my first language, and all of my post bacc work and my graduate degree were completed in the US. I'm a legal resident. I will not be applying again, I am too old (clearly, ha) and do not want to move. My credits start to expire this year. Best of luck to those interviewing, remember us when you're living it up in the PA life. Plus side, I just saved $80k? In EMU’s first class of 18 students, 6 were 30 or older at time of graduation, and 3 were 40+. https://chhs.emich.edu/chhs-congratulates-first-graduates-of-pa-program 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw1989 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, LER21 said: In EMU’s first class of 18 students, 6 were 30 or older at time of graduation, and 3 were 40+. https://chhs.emich.edu/chhs-congratulates-first-graduates-of-pa-program Yeah, it seems like they have a specific points system they use to decide who gets interviews. I strongly doubt age has much (if anything) to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PADEKO Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, sw1989 said: How old are you? Just curious because I’m definitely not 22 either lol If your birth year is in your user name, I am much older than you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliag Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Rejection over here too I think they put more emphasis on the GRE and lots of science courses. Oh well..hoping for other schools! Good luck everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PADEKO Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, Juliag said: Rejection over here too I think they put more emphasis on the GRE and lots of science courses. Oh well..hoping for other schools! Good luck everyone! I agree, I think the "score above 300 on the GRE" advice in the books is out dated. People scored 309s, 318s and got interviews. I scored 305. Quantitative killed me. I spent my citizenship money applying. Such a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboucha36 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Rejection also. This is my second time applying too! Oh well, staying positive and hoping for the best from other programs! This is a tough program, only 30 spots is hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbbr Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Chins up everyone! Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint! I got 0 interviews last year and 4 this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaur24 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, PADEKO said: I'm out too. There were allegations on another thread that EMU does not like to admit older students, and they don't like to admit foreign students. I hope this is untrue. English is my first language, and all of my post bacc work and my graduate degree were completed in the US. I'm a legal resident. I will not be applying again, I am too old (clearly, ha) and do not want to move. My credits start to expire this year. Best of luck to those interviewing, remember us when you're living it up in the PA life. Plus side, I just saved $80k? You could be correct: Good evening everyone, Got rejection email today: Stats are as follows: Bachelor's degree: GPA 3.6 ( My Bachelor degree is from India, , Maybe that can be a reason for rejection). Master's degree GPA:3.4 Doctorate Degree GPA: 3.7 cGPA:3.0 sGPA:3.7 >10000 hrs in PCE. Phlebotomy certification, Certified Lymphedema Therapist, the Physical therapist. LOR's from: 2 Supervisor's, Physician, Physical therapist. GRE: 277 total. TOEFL score : 96 Shadow hours: 40 PA, 40 DO and 20 NP. Volunteer hrs: 200 Co-Founder of scholarships for 2 schools in India, setting up a free PT clinic in Texas for probono PT services. Received my rejection email today, kind of sad.....I am sad. Good luck to everyone for an Interview! I will strengthen my application. Many congratulations to those who are invited for an interview. Best of Luck! Edited September 29, 2018 by mkaur24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalaland Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 6 hours ago, plumbbr said: Chins up everyone! Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint! I got 0 interviews last year and 4 this year! What did you do differently this year to get interviews, if you don’t mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbbr Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 8 hours ago, pagirl17 said: What did you do differently this year to get interviews, if you don’t mind me asking? I wrote a much better personal statement and paid for a service to help me fine tune and perfect it. I naively assumed my personal statement was great because I'm confident with my writing skills. What I didn't realize is that being well written and being a great personal statement are not the same thing. I also made a point to apply as early as possible as I'm pretty sure not doing so hurt me last year. I also obtained phlebotomy certification and racked up more PCE. I'm 100% confident my greatly improved PS made the difference above everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesPA Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Rejected here as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin281 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 interviewed yesterday & guys... it was great! It would be a wonderful school to get into, so fingers crossed! good luck all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbbr Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Pippin281 said: interviewed yesterday & guys... it was great! It would be a wonderful school to get into, so fingers crossed! good luck all Pretty relaxed interview? EMU will be my first interview experience for PA school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin281 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, plumbbr said: Pretty relaxed interview? EMU will be my first interview experience for PA school! pretty much every school tries to make it as "relaxed" as possible - it's always going to be a high stress situation, especially your first one! But it's not that bad. Just do your best to be on time, be prepared & be yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbbr Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Pippin281 said: pretty much every school tries to make it as "relaxed" as possible - it's always going to be a high stress situation, especially your first one! But it's not that bad. Just do your best to be on time, be prepared & be yourself Thanks for the advice and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emillyb Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hi all! I was lucky enough to receive an interview as well tomorrow, 10/9. Following up to those who have interviewed, the email mentioned a panel interview. Does this mean that it is just one interviewee with many faculty, or a traditional group interview? Thanks and good luck everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki12 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 4 hours ago, emillyb said: Hi all! I was lucky enough to receive an interview as well tomorrow, 10/9. Following up to those who have interviewed, the email mentioned a panel interview. Does this mean that it is just one interviewee with many faculty, or a traditional group interview? Thanks and good luck everyone! My interview is tomorrow too! I had the same question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin281 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 5 hours ago, emillyb said: Hi all! I was lucky enough to receive an interview as well tomorrow, 10/9. Following up to those who have interviewed, the email mentioned a panel interview. Does this mean that it is just one interviewee with many faculty, or a traditional group interview? Thanks and good luck everyone! 1 hour ago, knicole said: My interview is tomorrow too! I had the same question... As someone who's already interviewed, I think it's fair we all go in with the same amount of information to keep the playing field even. The interview format was new for this year, so we didn't have any extra insight going in either. Good luck all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatolife Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 I had my interview on Tuesday October 9! Good luck to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metroT Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 If you look up EMU's class acceptance stats, you will see that they admit people with a 3.9 average GPA! That means your grade matters more to them than anything else in the application. I think this is why they have a 100 pass rate. The committee only accepts people who are almost deadlocked to pass the PANCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbbr Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I was just accepted!! Interviewed 10/17. I will probably decline my spot because I'm hoping to get into a program closer to my home in Grand Rapids. They give you a week to accept and it's $1000 deposit. Good luck everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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