AnneT Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Congrats to you!! Good job! Thank you for the info updates, too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlessartemis Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 congrats you two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Vira and Samina - how did it go today? Do you know how many were interviewed for this first round? Congratulations to you both on the interview invite and hope you hear good news soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessings!! Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Thank you guys!! Keep crossing your fingers. I believe there were 6 students for first round. Yesterday was the first day of interview and I was the first one. My interview went very well, you should know why you wanna be PA? There was no essay. Interview lasted for 30mints and followed by a tour. This yr they are taking only 40 students not 60. Staff was SUPER GREAT!! They were the nicest people on earth. I am wishing all of you Good Luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karp7 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hello everybody, I am a current student at the program. Today I talked to some faculty, and they told me that this year the program accepts only 20 students, PA and FNP altogether. Next year they expect to launch 27 months Masters program, so the Bachelor degree will be required to be accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessings!! Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hey Karp! Are you sure?? b/c they told me during interview that they gonna aceept 40 not 60. Don't you think 20 is too less for the masters program?? So it looks like 2011 will be the last yr of 24 months certificate program?? Samina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshie1 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 The important question to me is WHY they have decided to make such a drastic change. How many applicants did they get this cycle? To state that they accept 60 students (during the application cycle) and then seemingly suddenly they drop it to 20 (or even 40 for that matter) after the application cycle is closed, throws red flags up to me (unless of course the applicant pool was "just that bad"). Do a lot of schools do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDiaz6.25 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 All of this news is very disconcerting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleem78 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Did anyone else receive an interview date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I'm thinking that the second round of interview invites will go out in early December. But what do I know....I'm just guessing. They did say that they would be interviewing through at least January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col301 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The important question to me is WHY they have decided to make such a drastic change. How many applicants did they get this cycle? To state that they accept 60 students (during the application cycle) and then seemingly suddenly they drop it to 20 (or even 40 for that matter) after the application cycle is closed, throws red flags up to me (unless of course the applicant pool was "just that bad"). Do a lot of schools do this? Hello, I'm a current 1st year at the UC Davis PA program. Its true that our program will only be accepting 20 students for the next class entering in 2011. Our program will be interviewing approximately 55 students, and accepting 20. The entering class in 2011 will still only be getting a certificate upon graduation. The entering class of 2012 will be getting a masters. The reason for the reduce number of students from 60 to 20 is because next year will be a transition year, so the program doesnt want to take too many students as they will be working on the transition to Masters program and that takes alot of work and planning on the faculty side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faganfive Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I'm currently a second year student (only six more months to go!), and I thought I'd clarify even further. They are actually only accepting 17 students, plus three that were promised a return seat (they had to drop out of our class due to personal reasons), for a total of 20. I was told only 65 are to be interviewed for these spots. The limited amount of seats this year is due to the reduction of resources they will have available due to the shift to a master's program, which may or may not get accreditation approval right away. Keep in mind that some programs actually shut down their program during a transition such as this, so I think it speaks favorably of their commitment and dedication to the FNPPA program and its mission. If you don't get one of those 17 seats this year, maybe waiting/getting accepted at next cycle and getting your graduate degree would be a nice consolation prize. ;-) I'm bummed to be only getting a certificate, but happy for all you future Davis students who will get the master's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssteve21 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I am one of those students who will be returning in the Summer 2011(Org. from c/o 2012- had to leave due for family reasons) I still speak to my advisor and she told me, that the c/o 2013, may be able to receive their masters, if it works out the way the faculty hopes, nonetheless she said not to get my hopes up:(! But in terms of the c/o 2014 class, they will be a masters program. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Did anyone get an interview invite this month? From what I can tell they have only done one round of interviews thus far and there were only a handful of applicants invited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneT Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 To the very lucky PA students who seem to read this thread often (ha ha), what charity or community events are you guys ("yus guys" as said in my home town MI) participating in or organizing during the end of year/ season???!!! Can we help out or join in any community fundraisers that UC Davis PA students are actively doing right now or about to start?? That would be so incredible to hear about what the students are already doing to make a difference in the rural and underserved community!!!! That would be a dream come true to work on raising money with people I admire!! Yea! Also, I wouldn't mind getting my hands dirty to help out and make a difference! P.S. The Woodland, CA/ Yolo Food Bank is doing a great job helping the community and have been very successful serving rural community while cooperating with local farmers that contribute different produce for each month (month long)! They have been extremely successful making a difference! Great people to volunteer with at the Yolo Foodbank and awesome intentions to help others! I can't wait to hear what the UC Davis PA students are actively doing to help in the community! Looking forward to hearing from anyone. Sincerely, Anne Trim "And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change" MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidaj88 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Did anyone else hear from UC Davis yet??? When do they conduct interviews until??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeninCA Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I have not head anything yet. I wish they would have let applicants know they were accepting less students this year. I did find this on their website, "There is a high probability that the FNP/PA Program will be changing the prerequisites for admission for the 2011 cycle which normally opens in April. If and when these changes are made, this message will be removed and all updated prerequisites and admission processes posted. If no changes are made you will no longer see this message. Unfortunately our faculty and staff will not be taking admissions questions at this time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 If they are making it a masters level program I assume you'll need to have a bachelors degree to apply for next year. I just hope they don't up the chemistry requirements to include organic chem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg24PA Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I have not heard anything yet regarding a decision. I agree with you, JeninCA, about being more informed about the drastic decrease in the number of students accepted this year. I hope to hear something soon! Any one have any idea when the absolute last interview date is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessings!! Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 They are going to inform us about the decision in Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thank you guys!! Keep crossing your fingers. I believe there were 6 students for first round. Yesterday was the first day of interview and I was the first one. My interview went very well, you should know why you wanna be PA? There was no essay. Interview lasted for 30mints and followed by a tour. This yr they are taking only 40 students not 60. Staff was SUPER GREAT!! They were the nicest people on earth. I am wishing all of you Good Luck!! Just curious - did you ever hear back regarding acceptance? I haven't heard that there was a round two for the interviews so from what I can tell only 6 students interviewed thus far. I am hoping that they are not going to cancel the class entering 2011 due to their their switch to a masters program, but they did say that they were going to conduct interviews Nov-Jan. Here we are at Jan 22 with what appears to be very little activity with the interview process over the past two months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessings!! Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 They told us not to contact them about interview related questions. They will contact us by first week of Feb. I'll call them after second week of Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 They told us not to contact them about interview related questions. They will contact us by first week of Feb. I too had and interview, but I couldn't make the first week offered, so I went the next week. There were 6 people total that morning, so they might have finished the first round in Nov. and there were enough for them to have offering of attendance for the small class. I too am waiting for the "first week in February" to here. Good luck to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessings!! Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Good to know that. How did your interview go? Did you like tour? I loved everything about Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal PA Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 If they are making it a masters level program I assume you'll need to have a bachelors degree to apply for next year. I just hope they don't up the chemistry requirements to include organic chem. I hope they dont require a BA. It is obvious that a MA degree can be conferred if the student obtains enough units for a BA without actually receiving it. The PERFECT example is Texas Tech. They require you to have enough units to earn an AA and then you graduate 27 months later with a Masters. Whats more they do not require the GRE. Why cant other universities do that? http://www.ttuhsc.edu/sah/mpa/prereq.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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