alysd Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, PrePAFirstTimeApp said: I got that email too! No interview invite yet, but first students are invited to complete a supplemental app before moving forward They're not doing supplemental applications anymore. They made the switch this year to add the questions to CASPA instead. I like it! One less step to the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 6 hours ago, negarmohaveri said: I have received an email that my file is now complete and eligible for committee review. Is anyone received interview invitation? Cross my fingers for all of you Last year I believe their first interview invites went out in October. It's possible this year it may be a bit earlier since there's no supplemental application anymore but it's common with them to not get invites until mid August at the earliest, and even into next Spring at the latest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negarmohaveri Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Tha 2 hours ago, alysd said: Last year I believe their first interview invites went out in October. It's possible this year it may be a bit earlier since there's no supplemental application anymore but it's common with them to not get invites until mid August at the earliest, and even into next Spring at the latest. Thank you for your updates:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negarmohaveri Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Jake408 said: Congratulations! I haven’t received any email like that yet. I hope things change soon. Please keep us updated. Good luck! Thank you. I hope you get this email soon too, definitely will update after receiving any news, hopefully good news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrePAFirstTimeApp Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 10 hours ago, alysd said: They're not doing supplemental applications anymore. They made the switch this year to add the questions to CASPA instead. I like it! One less step to the process. Oh really?! That would be so nice, the supplemental app took me so long to write hahaha. Do you know what it means in the confirmation email that students will be notified if they are able to submit a secondary application? I don't quite know what that entails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, PrePAFirstTimeApp said: Oh really?! That would be so nice, the supplemental app took me so long to write hahaha. Do you know what it means in the confirmation email that students will be notified if they are able to submit a secondary application? I don't quite know what that entails No, I don’t know! Maybe they just kept the same email script as previous years, or that’s referring to something else. On the website and in webinars they said that there’s no longer a supplemental app this year. The same short essay questions that it used to contain are now what we completed on CASPA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrePAFirstTimeApp Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, alysd said: No, I don’t know! Maybe they just kept the same email script as previous years, or that’s referring to something else. On the website and in webinars they said that there’s no longer a supplemental app this year. The same short essay questions that it used to contain are now what we completed on CASPA Ok, thank you! I'll let everyone know if I receive any emails with additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside990 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 4:00 PM, alysd said: I literally just made a bullet list of all the specialties of PAs I’ve worked with / volunteered with / shadowed, type of environment, and # of hours for each. The list itself took up my 100 words. The question says "other than those already listed on your application..." though, and I'm sure you listed those in your experiences. I am really unsure how to answer this question, because why wouldn't someone list those experiences that involve a PA in their application? Unless that section is more for updates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside990 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 3:04 PM, alysd said: Just spoke with Naisha; she confirmed that we can just use the same COVID essay, they do not expect us to write something separate. Said they’ve been getting this question a lot (understandably!) How can we use the same COVID essay if there are significantly fewer characters allowed? Also, if we aren't expected to write something separate, do we leave it blank? There are so many interpretations to the answer she provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Darkside990 said: How can we use the same COVID essay if there are significantly fewer characters allowed? Also, if we aren't expected to write something separate, do we leave it blank? There are so many interpretations to the answer she provided. I kept as much important content as I could, and whittled it down until it fit. I agree it is a little confusing, but, just did my best as I'm sure most folks did as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Darkside990 said: The question says "other than those already listed on your application..." though, and I'm sure you listed those in your experiences. I am really unsure how to answer this question, because why wouldn't someone list those experiences that involve a PA in their application? Unless that section is more for updates? Could always just email them to ask if you're unsure. Naisha is very helpful. I answered it in the way that made the most sense for me based on the rest of my application, so I don't know if that would be applicable to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside990 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 3:57 PM, alysd said: Could always just email them to ask if you're unsure. Naisha is very helpful. I answered it in the way that made the most sense for me based on the rest of my application, so I don't know if that would be applicable to everyone. I more or less plan to incorporate a combination of methods that I've seen here as there does not seem to be a specific right or wrong answer. I hope I didn't come across as hostile, I was only genuinely confused! My apologies, and thanks for the help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dqmalone17 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Has anyone received any updates since the "Applicant File Complete" email?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, dqmalone17 said: Has anyone received any updates since the "Applicant File Complete" email?? Reapplicant here - you probably won’t hear anything else for quite a while. Touro does interview invites anywhere between September/October and next spring. I’ve never seen them reach out earlier than that. They move pretty slow compared to most PA schools. At a recent webinar they told me to not be surprised if I don’t hear anything for 2-3 months. Hang in there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmjpa Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I applied pretty early and still have not received a notification of completion email. Anyone else running into this problem? I am thinking I might call soon. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anonRAM2023 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I was verified June 18th and received an email yesterday that my application is now under review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake408 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I also received the same e-mail yesterday as @JDB91 I wish everyone the best of luck! - Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake408 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 7:41 AM, mmjpa said: I applied pretty early and still have not received a notification of completion email. Anyone else running into this problem? I am thinking I might call soon. Any recommendations? It seems like theses "notification" e-mails are just now being sent out. You may be receiving one very shortly. If you have any worries, I'd just give them a call. I hope this helps. I wish you the best of luck during this cycle @mmjpa - Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanibans Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 hey folks! just wanted to update that i got an email from Touro who received my app 8/6. i submitted 6/26 so to those waiting on the email, keep being patient! on another note, i got an auto-rejection the same day saying i didn’t meet the minimum requirements. i double checked & i do, & received a supplemental last year (am a reapplicant) so i must have met them last year. i’m hoping this is a mistake and emailed Naisha for clarification, but wanted to ask you guys if anyone has had that happen to them before. ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmjpa Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 1:09 PM, Jake408 said: It seems like theses "notification" e-mails are just now being sent out. You may be receiving one very shortly. If you have any worries, I'd just give them a call. I hope this helps. I wish you the best of luck during this cycle @mmjpa - Jake I just received my confirmation email August 6th. Thank you for your response and best of luck to you as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 1:40 PM, hanibans said: hey folks! just wanted to update that i got an email from Touro who received my app 8/6. i submitted 6/26 so to those waiting on the email, keep being patient! on another note, i got an auto-rejection the same day saying i didn’t meet the minimum requirements. i double checked & i do, & received a supplemental last year (am a reapplicant) so i must have met them last year. i’m hoping this is a mistake and emailed Naisha for clarification, but wanted to ask you guys if anyone has had that happen to them before. ty! I am in a similar situation. I received rejection saying I didn't meet the requirements. I emailed them back asking what in my application was lacking. They said I was missing a perquisite that I took, so I sent them the course description of the class that meets that requirement. Have you heard anything back yet? I sent them the course description on 08/05 and haven't gotten a response yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelD3 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Hi everyone, Just curious for those who already submitted their applications. With the supplemental questions, it mentions that there is a 350 word limit for main essays. However, on CASPA, when inputting your responses in the text box there was also a character limit of 1750 characters. Unfortunately, my essays got cut short because of this and I wanted to know if anyone ran into this issue or just created shorter responses? I emailed the admissions team to see what they think, but I hope to get a response from an applicant as well. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysd Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, NigelD3 said: Hi everyone, Just curious for those who already submitted their applications. With the supplemental questions, it mentions that there is a 350 word limit for main essays. However, on CASPA, when inputting your responses in the text box there was also a character limit of 1750 characters. Unfortunately, my essays got cut short because of this and I wanted to know if anyone ran into this issue or just created shorter responses? I emailed the admissions team to see what they think, but I hope to get a response from an applicant as well. Thanks in advance! Yeah that happened to me too. I had to trim my answers down to fit. If you hear anything back regarding this please let us know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelD3 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, alysd said: Yeah that happened to me too. I had to trim my answers down to fit. If you hear anything back regarding this please let us know! Did you just end up submitting with your shorter responses then? Hopefully they get back to me soon. I'm getting anxious not being able to submit yet haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake408 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 5 hours ago, NigelD3 said: Hi everyone, Just curious for those who already submitted their applications. With the supplemental questions, it mentions that there is a 350 word limit for main essays. However, on CASPA, when inputting your responses in the text box there was also a character limit of 1750 characters. Unfortunately, my essays got cut short because of this and I wanted to know if anyone ran into this issue or just created shorter responses? I emailed the admissions team to see what they think, but I hope to get a response from an applicant as well. Thanks in advance! Yeah, I had to trim my CASPA answer significantly to meet the 350 word limit. It was pretty tough. Best of luck to you @NigelD3 - Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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