nts19 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I recently accepted an invitation to interview on 12/10, and while I was researching the program I saw that they lost their probationary accreditation status for the PA program in 2017 and are in the process of reapplying. Does anyone have any information on why they lost their accreditation? Is this a school I should continue to pursue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassionForPA19 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Hey! I applied to the university of the science’s too! When did you submit your application? I didn’t know they were applying for accreditation and applied late in November, hopefully it’s not too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganManc Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I am also interviewing on the 10th! As to their accreditation, I believe that in March they are getting probationary accreditation. I'm not sure exactly why they lost it, but I read somewhere they there were 10 violations in 2017. That being said I know it seems risky but I've been there and the facilities are very modern and I think its worth pursuing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnkpa1 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I also applied in late November, hopefully its not too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nts19 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/8/2019 at 5:49 PM, PassionForPA19 said: Hey! I applied to the university of the science’s too! When did you submit your application? I didn’t know they were applying for accreditation and applied late in November, hopefully it’s not too late. I actually applied in November too! I think around the 12th was when I applied, so I'd imagine you would hear back soon too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassionForPA19 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 16 hours ago, nts19 said: I actually applied in November too! I think around the 12th was when I applied, so I'd imagine you would hear back soon too! Awesome, thank you! Let us know how the interview process goes! I also heard they have a great new faculty and facilities. I'm excited to hear back from them soon hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmistry1 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Do you think it's too late to apply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nts19 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 6:56 PM, PassionForPA19 said: Awesome, thank you! Let us know how the interview process goes! I also heard they have a great new faculty and facilities. I'm excited to hear back from them soon hopefully! I was really impressed with the interview and the school! The faculty and curriculum is all brand new, and the director has a lot of great experience and is super relatable and approachable. The interview consisted of two faculty interviews, two short writing assignments that were 20 minutes each, and a tour. Last week was actually their first interview day and there was only 8 of us there so I’d imagine they still have a lot of people to get back to! But of the three programs I’ve interviewed at so far I’ve been the most impressed with this one! I also interviewed at Arcadia and Temple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nts19 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Also as far as the accreditation, they didn’t tell us what went wrong but they basically started from scratch with this program- entirely new staff and curriculum and everything. The director has been moving from PA programs who need help getting accredited or out of probation and all of them have been successful so I’m not concerned about it anymore really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nts19 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 8:08 PM, nmistry1 said: Do you think it's too late to apply? Definitely not! They've only had one interview day so far and there was only 8 of us, and their deadline isn't until March I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneBop Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I was unable to make the 12/10 interview date, so I was given Tuesday, January 21st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmistry1 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 9:22 PM, nts19 said: Definitely not! They've only had one interview day so far and there was only 8 of us, and their deadline isn't until March I think! I just sent in my app! Hopefully I hear something back. I've applied to a lot of schools in PA and Im still waiting back on DeSales, PCOM and Penn State. Do you mind me asking what your stats were applying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrasso Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Hi! Would any one be able to explain a little bit about the writing prompts please? Thanks! Edited February 28, 2020 by dgrasso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nts19 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 5 hours ago, dgrasso said: Hi! Would any one be able to explain a little bit about the writing prompts please? Thanks! There's two prompts that each consist of 2 questions, and you get 20 mins for each one. They're usually either ethical type questions or about what qualities you think a PA should possess, pros/cons of working in healthcare, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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