egrace Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 9:01 PM, EnterobacterJim said: I'm also a current first year! I'm watching these boards if y'all have q's. **Personal opinion ahead** I think the faculty is running behind this year. They said they were just starting to look at the apps as of a week or two ago. If you received an "under review" it may be that the faculty that's been assigned the stack containing your application just accepted them or in any case has began to look at them. I know a couple said they haven't started yet. Good luck y'all! On 8/29/2018 at 8:41 AM, reticentt said: Hey everyone! Current first year here at UTMB. Feel free to reach out if y'all have any questions. I also want to thank you for offering to answer questions and as @ekatiel mentioned, it does seem like the courses are spread out more than some other schools courses which are basically 8-5 M-F! But aside from that, I'm curious as to why you chose this program over others? Or what you like about this program vs. others you applied to or have heard about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest physasst3 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 9:01 PM, EnterobacterJim said: I'm also a current first year! I'm watching these boards if y'all have q's. **Personal opinion ahead** I think the faculty is running behind this year. They said they were just starting to look at the apps as of a week or two ago. If you received an "under review" it may be that the faculty that's been assigned the stack containing your application just accepted them or in any case has began to look at them. I know a couple said they haven't started yet. Good luck y'all! Thanks for the info! Do you have an idea when they’ll start interviewing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspiring__PA Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Finally got my “under review” email! Applied mid may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 This is all really nice to hear. I got my "under review" email in the middle of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrace Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, aspiring__PA said: Finally got my “under review” email! Applied mid may. Got mine as well and applied beginning of June! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica242 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Got my under review email today! Verified mid June! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandr3w Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Invited to interview September 17th! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc2018 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I'm also invited to interview on September 17th! I'm excited to meet you! 41 minutes ago, chandr3w said: Invited to interview September 17th! For those who were wondering, I got my under review email on August 8. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuretxpac Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I was invited to interview on September 17th as well! Can't wait to meet y'all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averagegal Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Invited to interview on September 17th! Received my under review email on August 7th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahopeful46 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, averagegal said: Invited to interview on September 17th! Received my under review email on August 7th Congrats!! Did you just receive the email or did you get it a few hours ago? Im just trying to figure out if they sent them in a big batch or in increments lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa8080 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hey everyone! So UTMB is currently under accreditation-probation. For those of you already students there or about to interview, what are y'all's opinions about how this accreditation affected your decision in choosing schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reticentt Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 16 hours ago, hbanzuelo said: Hey everyone! So UTMB is currently under accreditation-probation. For those of you already students there or about to interview, what are y'all's opinions about how this accreditation affected your decision in choosing schools? It didn't impact my decision regarding choosing UTMB. As long as you matriculate to a program that is accredited (probation status or not), you're eligible to sit for the PANCE. The probation status is mostly based on administrative issues. Here's what it says on the ARC-PA website: http://www.arc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Accreditation-Actions-2015S-to-2017July-Prob-only.pdf We've definitely had a bit of staff turnover over the last few years, but we're also getting a new chair for the PA Studies who starts in December. Our PANCE pass rates have also been excellent (>98%). Can't speak to how they handle clinical rotations/sites since I'm a first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBFuturePA Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Invited to interview on September 17th yesterday! Can't wait to meet you all! Does anyone know what kind of interview format they use? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 hours ago, GBFuturePA said: Invited to interview on September 17th yesterday! Can't wait to meet you all! Does anyone know what kind of interview format they use? Thanks! My interview invite letter said "rotating faculty interviews" which sounds like MMI to me, but I went through last year's thread and they said it was traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrebsCycle Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 hours ago, GBFuturePA said: Invited to interview on September 17th yesterday! Can't wait to meet you all! Does anyone know what kind of interview format they use? Thanks! Do you mind sharing your timeline? And stats? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa8080 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 12 hours ago, reticentt said: It didn't impact my decision regarding choosing UTMB. As long as you matriculate to a program that is accredited (probation status or not), you're eligible to sit for the PANCE. The probation status is mostly based on administrative issues. Here's what it says on the ARC-PA website: http://www.arc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Accreditation-Actions-2015S-to-2017July-Prob-only.pdf We've definitely had a bit of staff turnover over the last few years, but we're also getting a new chair for the PA Studies who starts in December. Our PANCE pass rates have also been excellent (>98%). Can't speak to how they handle clinical rotations/sites since I'm a first year. Thanks so much for the quick response!! That’s an incredibly high PANCE rate! That’s so reassuring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterobacterJim Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 @egrace I interviewed at other schools and was accepted to another. For me it came down to essentially where I got more “warm fuzzies.” It also helped that the tuition was low and I get to be very close to family. Anywhere you go the faculty will attempt to build their picture of a perfect PA class. So usually everyone will get along and be as similar/dissimilar as the faculty deems appropriate To speak to the probation, I don’t feel it’s impacted us in any way. The only thing it’s done is improve the program. Some changes they’ve made have been that the PA program is under the school of medicine instead of the school of health professions, and some additional curriculum stuff (like genetics). The full report can be found on the ARC-PA website. And to whoever asked for interview advice, just be yourself and friendly but don’t get too comfortable and say something careless! The format will probably still be traditional with two, one-on-one interviews. Y’all will be in group waiting rooms with one or more current students to pick our brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmalarm Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Congrats to all who have received interview invites! i applied mid May and received my under review email 8/21 (after others who had applied after me), so I wonder if they’re not going in order or if I still have a chance at an interview. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahopeful46 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, charmalarm said: Congrats to all who have received interview invites! i applied mid May and received my under review email 8/21 (after others who had applied after me), so I wonder if they’re not going in order or if I still have a chance at an interview. Hey there! Im having the same worries, I received my under review email on 08/08 and I havent heard back about an interview yet. I was also wondering if I still have a chance at an interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekatiel Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, texas27 said: Hey there! Im having the same worries, I received my under review email on 08/08 and I havent heard back about an interview yet. I was also wondering if I still have a chance at an interview? I'm in the same boat as you. I received my under review email on 8/7, and I haven't heard back about an interview. From what I can tell from previous years' threads, that's generally not been good news as they tend to go in order of under review email dates for interviews. I hope I'm wrong, and we are still in the running for interview invites! Edited September 6, 2018 by ekatiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblaze1 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I haven't received an under review email and I applied June 2. Are they very behind? I am going to call them sometime today and see if there is an issue. Anyone else in the same boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_tud Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Cblaze1 said: I haven't received an under review email and I applied June 2. Are they very behind? I am going to call them sometime today and see if there is an issue. Anyone else in the same boat? same boat right here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAseeker2018 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Did anyone who received their under review email on 8/21 review an interview? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmalarm Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 15 minutes ago, PAseeker2018 said: Did anyone who received their under review email on 8/21 review an interview? Also wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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