biopsyd Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Didn't see a forum for WesternU this application cycle so thought I'd get it started. Good luck everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct0502 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 has anyone heard anything? I'm not sure when interview invites start going out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhopeful6 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 How do you guys feel about their gpa tier system? I am not planning on reapplying here this year since I know they will not read my application. I feel like its unethical to accept applications and fees from applicants who meet the program requirements but not read their application due to the way they place us in tiers. any one else have thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padeb Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 11:24 PM, PAhopeful6 said: How do you guys feel about their gpa tier system? I am not planning on reapplying here this year since I know they will not read my application. I feel like its unethical to accept applications and fees from applicants who meet the program requirements but not read their application due to the way they place us in tiers. any one else have thoughts on this? What is their gpa tier system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displayname99 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Deborahz said: What is their gpa tier system? Here is a post from Aug 25th, 2018 in the 2018-2019 thread that I’m going off of. PAhopeful6 wrote: “Hey everyone, just thought I would share some information I received at the preview day today. I spoke with an admissions counselor and asked when I should expect to hear something back (I applied 7/17) and asked if they are going through applications by date of submission. She informed me that they do not go by application date, but by gpa. She explained that they use a tier system to tier your application and the tier you are placed in is based off of your lowest gpa (whichever is lowest out of cGPA, sGPA, pre reqGPA). They then start at the highest gpa tiers and go down from there. She then informed me that last year they did not even go lower than the 3.5 gpa tier. I took this to mean that applications under 3.5 did not get reviewed. “ Hope that helps answer your question. Also, I haven’t talked to anyone in admissions or verified this but am assuming it’s true based on all of the replies and other people confirming it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pafuture24 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Hey everyone! I had a question regarding Western's supplemental. They asked to list all programs we applied to this year. Did you guys list every school you're applying this cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padeb Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 11:59 PM, pafuture24 said: Hey everyone! I had a question regarding Western's supplemental. They asked to list all programs we applied to this year. Did you guys list every school you're applying this cycle? yes, I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biopsyd Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 11:24 PM, PAhopeful6 said: How do you guys feel about their gpa tier system? I am not planning on reapplying here this year since I know they will not read my application. I feel like its unethical to accept applications and fees from applicants who meet the program requirements but not read their application due to the way they place us in tiers. any one else have thoughts on this? I think it can definitely be a disadvantage. I attended an information session for another program and they said they don't consider GPA as the top factor because it isn't fair. For example, if someone graduates with a bachelor's and starts taking prereqs 2 courses per semester, their prereq GPA may be alot higher than someone who was full time taking prereqs along with their bachelor degree courses. The work load is not the same. I'm taking classes now post bacc 1-2 per semester just to raise my GPA and it is definitely way more manageable than when I would take 20+ units in undergrad. It seems like Western is the only school that sorts your application out by GPA bc all the other programs I have looked at look at the entire application and have accepted a GPA as low as 2.9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhopeful6 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 8:27 PM, DavidErlenbush said: Here is a post from Aug 25th, 2018 in the 2018-2019 thread that I’m going off of. PAhopeful6 wrote: “Hey everyone, just thought I would share some information I received at the preview day today. I spoke with an admissions counselor and asked when I should expect to hear something back (I applied 7/17) and asked if they are going through applications by date of submission. She informed me that they do not go by application date, but by gpa. She explained that they use a tier system to tier your application and the tier you are placed in is based off of your lowest gpa (whichever is lowest out of cGPA, sGPA, pre reqGPA). They then start at the highest gpa tiers and go down from there. She then informed me that last year they did not even go lower than the 3.5 gpa tier. I took this to mean that applications under 3.5 did not get reviewed. “ Hope that helps answer your question. Also, I haven’t talked to anyone in admissions or verified this but am assuming it’s true based on all of the replies and other people confirming it. I did email their university recruiter, Shea Heagle, and she did confirm they will be reviewing applications using the same gpa tier system this cycle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhopeful6 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 6:33 PM, biopsyd said: I think it can definitely be a disadvantage. I attended an information session for another program and they said they don't consider GPA as the top factor because it isn't fair. For example, if someone graduates with a bachelor's and starts taking prereqs 2 courses per semester, their prereq GPA may be alot higher than someone who was full time taking prereqs along with their bachelor degree courses. The work load is not the same. I'm taking classes now post bacc 1-2 per semester just to raise my GPA and it is definitely way more manageable than when I would take 20+ units in undergrad. It seems like Western is the only school that sorts your application out by GPA bc all the other programs I have looked at look at the entire application and have accepted a GPA as low as 2.9. Im more upset that 1) they use your lowest gpa to place you in a tier (using the same gpa for all applicants, such as pre req gpa, would level the field and compare applicants equally) 2) they accept application fees from applicants who meet their requirements but do not read their application and give it a fair review. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhopeful6 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 12:42 PM, DavidErlenbush said: I definitely agree with you, it seems a little unethical. The majority of the other schools that I am applying to either do not have additional supplemental applications (+ fees) or wait to have you fill out a supplemental application until they have gone through an initial screening process. I am still applying here to increase my chances that I get in this cycle. The way I have to look at it is that the $55.00 CASPA fee and $50.00 supplemental application fee pale in comparison to the investment I've made getting to this point, and will be irrelevant once I am a practicing PA-C. I agree with casting a wide net, the application fee doesn't deter me from applying, its the fact that even though I meet all the requirements and would be a great candidate, because of their tier system, my application will not even be read. I will be placed in the lowest tier since my lowest gpa is my cum at 3.14 ( but my highest gpa is 4.0 for pre req). I was told my application was not read as they did not go below 3.5 gpas, so my outstanding LORs, patient care hours, and statement were never even looked at. that is unethical in my opinion. I was just more curious how others felt about their tier system, if I was the only one bothered by it 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineAndersonPrePA Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Are people going to be posting here when they hear back from Western about interview invitations? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatchen Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Hey everyone, just following the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnnaF Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 2:58 AM, PAhopeful6 said: I agree with casting a wide net, the application fee doesn't deter me from applying, its the fact that even though I meet all the requirements and would be a great candidate, because of their tier system, my application will not even be read. I will be placed in the lowest tier since my lowest gpa is my cum at 3.14 ( but my highest gpa is 4.0 for pre req). I was told my application was not read as they did not go below 3.5 gpas, so my outstanding LORs, patient care hours, and statement were never even looked at. that is unethical in my opinion. I was just more curious how others felt about their tier system, if I was the only one bothered by it Thank you for this useful info about this gpa tier system. I was looking for programs I can apply to thats deadline was a little later and their gpa requirements are lower as well. My theory is that they advertise a low gpa to get more people to apply. Hence getting more supplemental application fees. Underhandedly, they are still only considering people with higher gpas. Basically they just want more money but do not want students with lower gpas. This is the first school Ive seen do this and I will not be applying. I don't think I want to play into their scheme. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slsmedic13 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Hi all! Just curious if anyone had had any trouble with the pdf portion of the supplemental?? Every time after I enter my info and go to preview it, some of the information has been changed/added, etc. Anyone else deal with this?? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatchen Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, slsmedic13 said: Hi all! Just curious if anyone had had any trouble with the pdf portion of the supplemental?? Every time after I enter my info and go to preview it, some of the information has been changed/added, etc. Anyone else deal with this?? Thanks in advance! Hey I had that issue. Try saving the PDF when you try to print the document and then edit it using a PDF editor software. There’s some free ones out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlingj Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 1:18 PM, slsmedic13 said: Hi all! Just curious if anyone had had any trouble with the pdf portion of the supplemental?? Every time after I enter my info and go to preview it, some of the information has been changed/added, etc. Anyone else deal with this?? Thanks in advance! I also had this issue and I called Western to ask about it. They said I could print the document and write everything in by hand and then scan it as a pdf. There are tons of phone apps where you take a picture of a document and it converts it into a pdf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorielD Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Just submitted my supplemental application yesterday! I read somewhere that interviews would begin in August, has anyone gotten an interview yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biopsyd Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 I got an email saying my application has been processed and sent to the WesternU Committee for review. Guess they're starting to review applications. Fingers crossed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilyprepa Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Hello, By any chance may u asked when you applied?... I haven't received anything aside from having submitted my supplemental application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biopsyd Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Gilda said: Hello, By any chance may u asked when you applied?... I haven't received anything aside from having submitted my supplemental application I submitted my application on CASPA in June! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yay4PASchool Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 11:04 AM, biopsyd said: I got an email saying my application has been processed and sent to the WesternU Committee for review. Guess they're starting to review applications. Fingers crossed. Got the same e-mail today. Verified 6/25, secondary submitted 7/1. Fingers and toes crossed for news soon! Good luck everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilyprepa Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Is the email you received the one where it mentioned it was sent to the committee for reviewing?... Oh man I submitted my secondary 7/18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caduceusmedgeek Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I submitted my CASPA and Supplemental on 7/7, but I haven’t received any kind of confirmation email saying it was received and under review. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yay4PASchool Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Gilda said: Is the email you received the one where it mentioned it was sent to the committee for reviewing?... Oh man I submitted my secondary 7/18 Yes! Not sure what the timeline will be at this point. I would imagine the same e-mail is headed your way soon. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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