AndrewsOkay Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hey everybody! Just wanted to get a thread started for the 2020-2021 application cycle, and to wish you all the best of luck! If anyone has applied, interviewed, or been accepted to uPitt, I'd love to hear your experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eamac Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Submitted 5/12/20 Verified 5/13/20 Interview invite for July 14th on 5/23/20. Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 3 hours ago, eamac said: Submitted 5/12/20 Verified 5/13/20 Interview invite for July 14th on 5/23/20. Hope this helps! Congrats! I just received an invitation to interview on July 14th as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazmine Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I was verified on 5/18 but Did they mention how they are doing the interviews this summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, Jazmine said: I was verified on 5/18 but Did they mention how they are doing the interviews this summer? Yep! According to the e-mail I got: "Our Interview process has changed due to COVID-19 limitations of conducting on-campus interviews during the Summer Term. The interview process will be completed by Zoom meetings. Interview activities will last approximately one hour. There will be several small interview sessions where you will be interviewing with faculty, viewing a slideshow of our facility, a Q&A session, and also a chance to speak with current students. Upon your confirmation, we will be providing the Zoom meeting instructions and meeting reservations." So it'll all be conducted online, will have a Q&A, and (though not explicitly stated) sounds like it will be MMI format. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 8:52 AM, eamac said: Submitted 5/12/20 Verified 5/13/20 Interview invite for July 14th on 5/23/20. Hope this helps! Hi would you please share your stats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 12:16 PM, AndrewsOkay said: Congrats! I just received an invitation to interview on July 14th as well! Please share your stats if you don’t mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, AyaChan said: Please share your stats if you don’t mind Of course! B.S. in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biotechnology cGPA: 3.47 sGPA: 3.60 GRE: Verbal: 157 / Quant: 160 / Analytical: 5.0 PCE: 8000+ Hours (EMT, Urgent Care Tech, Phlebotomist) Healthcare: 1500 Hours (Medical Laboratory Scientist) Shadowing: 80 Hours (ER PA / Preceptor) Leadership: 20 Hours (Developing Alumni Program) Letters of Rec: 1 MD, 1 MD/PhD, 1 PhD, 2 Academic Hope that helps! My app definitely has it's weaknesses and strengths. Please let me know if there's anything else I can shed light on. Edited May 27, 2020 by AndrewsOkay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 hours ago, AndrewsOkay said: Of course! B.S. in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biotechnology cGPA: 3.47 sGPA: 3.60 GRE: Verbal: 157 / Quant: 160 / Analytical: 5.0 PCE: 8000+ Hours (EMT, Urgent Care Tech, Phlebotomist) Healthcare: 1500 Hours (Medical Laboratory Scientist) Shadowing: 80 Hours (ER PA / Preceptor) Leadership: 20 Hours (Developing Alumni Program) Letters of Rec: 1 MD, 1 MD/PhD, 1 PhD, 2 Academic Hope that helps! My app definitely has it's weaknesses and strengths. Please let me know if there's anything else I can shed light on. Thanks for Sharing Andrew. Your stats look very competitive. I’m hoping to get an interview at this university. I received an email from them a week ago on Thursday that they received my application, but nothing else. My stats aren’t the best tbh...if I hear anything promising I’ll come back here and post them just to give others hope. I hope you will be accepted into the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eamac Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) GPA: 3.59 sGPA: 3.57 HCE : (254) 94 from home aid volunteer and 160 from medical assistant PCE: 1880 from medical assistant Research: 1080 Shadowing: (172) 16 orthopedic and 156 from dermatology 5 LOR: Biology professor, Research director, MD, PA x 2 Edited May 28, 2020 by eamac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appsunny Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Hi! How were people notified of interviews? Was it a phone call or email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, appsunny said: Hi! How were people notified of interviews? Was it a phone call or email? I got an E-mail. According to the website they do interviews on... Tuesday - July 14, 2020 Tuesday - July 28, 2020 Tuesday - September 15, 2020 Tuesday - October 27, 2020 So, I would imagine the invites come in waves. Hang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazmine Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 9:55 PM, AndrewsOkay said: Yep! According to the e-mail I got: "Our Interview process has changed due to COVID-19 limitations of conducting on-campus interviews during the Summer Term. The interview process will be completed by Zoom meetings. Interview activities will last approximately one hour. There will be several small interview sessions where you will be interviewing with faculty, viewing a slideshow of our facility, a Q&A session, and also a chance to speak with current students. Upon your confirmation, we will be providing the Zoom meeting instructions and meeting reservations." So it'll all be conducted online, will have a Q&A, and (though not explicitly stated) sounds like it will be MMI format. Hope that helps! Just got the email today 6/02 that I have been invited for the July 14th interview ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Jazmine said: Just got the email today 6/02 that I have been invited for the July 14th interview ! That's fantastic! How are you guys all prepping for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazmine Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, AndrewsOkay said: That's fantastic! How are you guys all prepping for it? I have a PA school interview guide book that I got from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexisA Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) On 5/23/2020 at 1:16 PM, AndrewsOkay said: Congrats! I just received an invitation to interview on July 14th as well! Hey! Congratulations to both of you @AndrewsOkay, @eamac, and @Jazmine! I just received an interview invitation today for July 14th, as well. Edited June 9, 2020 by AlexisA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazmine Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, AlexisA said: Hey! Congratulations to both of you @AndrewsOkay, @eamac, and @Jazmine! I just received an interview invitation today for July 14th, as well. Thats Great! Congratulations!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, AlexisA said: Hey! Congratulations to both of you @AndrewsOkay and @Jazmine! I just received an interview invitation today for July 14th, as well. Congrats! Both of you should be super proud! Especially for being put into the first interview session. Do we have any idea how many people uPitt interviews each cycle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jel196 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Did you get confirmation of receipt of application?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jel196 said: Did you get confirmation of receipt of application? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, I got that receipt from Pittsburgh ~3 wks ago. Nothing after that. I guess I’m out of their selection criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hey guys! Don’t lament! At the last informational session they said that they haven’t even filled the first interview day. They offer 4 interview days in total! Things are moving slow, yes. But, stay positive everybody! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jel196 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, AndrewsOkay said: Hey guys! Don’t lament! At the last informational session they said that they haven’t even filled the first interview day. They offer 4 interview days in total! Things are moving slow, yes. But, stay positive everybody! Thank you so much! I can’t complain too much, I just got verified last week so I’m a little late to the game comparatively... when was the last info session when they stated that?? Good luck on your interview!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsOkay Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, Jel196 said: Thank you so much! I can’t complain too much, I just got verified last week so I’m a little late to the game comparatively... when was the last info session when they stated that?? Good luck on your interview!! Honestly, as long as you apply before mid-june, I wouldn't really consider it "Late" This session was only 3 days ago, so I can't imagine much has changed since. Thanks! Best of luck with you this cycle too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 35 minutes ago, Jel196 said: Thank you so much! I can’t complain too much, I just got verified last week so I’m a little late to the game comparatively... when was the last info session when they stated that?? Good luck on your interview!! I believe my CASPA was verified around 5/20... Pitts receipt ~ 5/21, three weeks later now and no further word. I agree with Andrew though, they said in that info session that once they receive the application from CASPA, it could take up to 3 weeks for them to extend interview invites. So that’s why I’m probably out...but in your case, I wouldn’t worry till at least 4 weeks from now, ‘cause I’m sure you and many others are applying in this mid June period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAinprogress22 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 47 minutes ago, AndrewsOkay said: Hey guys! Don’t lament! At the last informational session they said that they haven’t even filled the first interview day. They offer 4 interview days in total! Things are moving slow, yes. But, stay positive everybody! Thank you Andrew! I’m trying to stay positive...but maybe I should also already start on improving my application for next year application cycles lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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