FaithInPA16 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 50 minutes ago, kristenmroberts said: Anyone else having trouble with the "Recover my Account" portion? It says for all applicants to select recover account instead of creating a new account which doesn't make sense. I entered the PSU ID given in the email but it won't let me get past the first page. Make sure to add @psu.edu after the account ID they provide. Not the numerical one, the alphanumerical ID..however, even after gettting my account activated, I am unable to find the supplemental app following their instructions.. anyone having the same issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuany22 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) I am also having trouble finding the secondary application essay... They lost me at "select self service." I do not see that on my lion path home page. I see class schedule on the left and "Find Classes, Enrollment, Degree Planning, etc" on the right. Update: I found it. You have to click on the 3 horizontal bars on the top right corner. Edited August 13, 2021 by Yuany22 Adding information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocio Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 3:41 PM, JoannHegbe said: Got an email saying "invitation" and I thought it was an interview lol. It was an invitation to complete the secondary haha. I havent gotten that email yet, the last one was saying in 2-7 business days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmr0000 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 The transcript entry says to enter grades as: GRADE = A, B, C, D, F, P, S, OR NUMERIC GRADE SHOULD YOUR INSTITUTION GRADE IN THIS MANNER. Does this mean to ignore plusses and minuses? Also, my course codes are longer than the space provided so I can't fit the whole thing. Anyone else having this problem? I'm going to email them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicaa10 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 15 hours ago, kristenmroberts said: The transcript entry says to enter grades as: GRADE = A, B, C, D, F, P, S, OR NUMERIC GRADE SHOULD YOUR INSTITUTION GRADE IN THIS MANNER. Does this mean to ignore plusses and minuses? Also, my course codes are longer than the space provided so I can't fit the whole thing. Anyone else having this problem? I'm going to email them. I included the plusses and minuses! Also if a course code was too long I didn’t use spaces and that worked for all of mine but if that’s causing you an issue I would maybe email them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmr0000 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 15 hours ago, jessicaa10 said: I included the plusses and minuses! Also if a course code was too long I didn’t use spaces and that worked for all of mine but if that’s causing you an issue I would maybe email them! I emailed them & they said it wasn't too much of a concern but advised me to just shorten the letter part of the course code. Thank you though! Will be including the plusses and minuses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrePA180 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Has anyone submitted the supplemental and gotten a confirmation afterwards? I submitted a couple days ago and want to make sure I shouldn’t be looking for a confirmation email or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkprepa24 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, PrePA180 said: Has anyone submitted the supplemental and gotten a confirmation afterwards? I submitted a couple days ago and want to make sure I shouldn’t be looking for a confirmation email or something. Yes! I submitted on 08/15 and received confirmation on 08/17! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrePA180 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, juliekara24 said: Yes! I submitted on 08/15 and received confirmation on 08/17! Okay great! Thank you, I’ll be on the look out then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpa18 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 6:26 PM, FaithInPA16 said: Make sure to add @psu.edu after the account ID they provide. Not the numerical one, the alphanumerical ID..however, even after gettting my account activated, I am unable to find the supplemental app following their instructions.. anyone having the same issue? Im having the same issue, can anyone help with where they found the supplemental app? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNEG94 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 hi! has anyone heard anything about interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Proud to be an alum!! Wishing everyone the absolute best this CASPA cycle and looking forward to welcoming future classes to the PSU family. We Are!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAsandPugs Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Hi @ST@PSU this is awesome, thanks so much for sharing. Quick question- no pressure, but I think last year you had some insight into when interview season was starting. I think things have been delayed somewhat by the secondary application and CASPA change, but are you at all free to share if interviews have already or will start up soon? No worries if not, and thanks again for the updates!! Edited September 22, 2021 by PAsandPugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 8 hours ago, PAsandPugs said: Hi @ST@PSU this is awesome, thanks so much for sharing. Quick question- no pressure, but I think last year you had some insight into when interview season was starting. I think things have been delayed somewhat by the secondary application and CASPA change, but are you at all free to share if interviews have already or will start up soon? No worries if not, and thanks again for the updates!! Hi! Unfortunately I truly do not know how things are working this cycle. In the Covid/post-Covid era, it appears much has changed with how interviews are being scheduled and conducted so I no longer feel I can reliably comment. What I can say with absolute confidence is that it remains a fair, well-vetted process with emphasis on diversity of backgrounds and experience. It is also equal opportunity in the sense that the last seat(s) will not be filled until all who are invited to interview have done so. In the past, this has meant that interviews extend beyond the application deadlines to allow everyone who wishes the most time to apply. My involvement has shifted to precepting our second year students during their inpatient internal medicine rotations as well as a little bit of curriculum review. I am also a facilitator for the College’s Interprofessionalism courses that bring together PA students with Penn State (and surrounding colleges) medical, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work students. From those vantage points, I can say that our students are exceedingly well prepared. As a graduate, I owe this to a large extent to the way the diversity of the classes are leveraged to enhance instruction. Personally, this has continued into my professional life as I have the distinct pleasure of working side-by-side with my friend and fellow Class of 2017 classmate. Our complimentary perspectives enhance the care our patients receive, as well as the learning opportunities for our students, and it is awesome collaborating with someone with the same shared experience. To be successful in our program (and as a practicing PA!) you will have to work together. You all have the same goal (getting into PA school) so I encourage you to continue information sharing among each other through this platform. While not everyone will be accepted to PSU, you will learn things that will help if you apply again or in your pursuit of entering other programs. Teamwork! Best to all!! -Sue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, PAsandPugs said: @ST@PSU Absolutely, no worries. And that was another question I had, regarding the competitive vs collaborative environment you experienced during your time. Good to know your class felt fairly close and really drew upon the talents, backgrounds, and insights of everyone. Glad to hear it! We are all scattered across the country now, keep in touch more closely with some of my classmates more than others of course, but I know I could count on any alum should I need anything professionally. That’s true through the entire PSU alumni family! It’s the largest in the country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNEG94 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Has anyone heard anything yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammipa Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 16 hours ago, LNEG94 said: Has anyone heard anything yet? not yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 hours ago, mich17 said: I believe they said that they don’t send out invites until after Jan 15th (when the supplemental apps are due) Hi mich17, Unless there has been a substantial change in this regard, interviews are conducted throughout the cycle, though a few will occur after the application deadlines so that all prospective students who meet the Program’s requirements can be fairly considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Happy PA Week to all the future PAs out there!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich17 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, ST@PSU said: Hi mich17, Unless there has been a substantial change in this regard, interviews are conducted throughout the cycle, though a few will occur after the application deadlines so that all prospective students who meet the Program’s requirements can be fairly considered. Oops! Sorry, I must’ve been confused with a different program. I reread my email from them and that’s correct. I deleted my comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST@PSU Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 22 hours ago, mich17 said: Oops! Sorry, I must’ve been confused with a different program. I reread my email from them and that’s correct. I deleted my comment No need to apologize- I’m sure others had the same question. Now we have clarified! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomRRTtoPA Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 10:38 AM, PAsandPugs said: @ST@PSU Absolutely, no worries. And that was another question I had, regarding the competitive vs collaborative environment you experienced during your time. Good to know your class felt fairly close and really drew upon the talents, backgrounds, and insights of everyone. Glad to hear it! I am in the Penn State class of 2023, I can attest that the TBL approach lends itself to a collaborative environment. I dont feel as if I am competing against my classmates at all and I rely on them to help me learn and to maintain my GPA. For example, 3 days a week we are assigned to read a lengthy article that is based off the disease or system we are focusing on for which we take an individual assessment which is immediately followed by taking the same assessment with our assigned TBL groups. My average for the individual assessment is ~65% and the average for the group assessment is >95%, because the focus is on team based learning the weight for these assessments are 20:80 respectively. As Sue mentioned there are also several opportunities for interdisciplinary learning spread throughout the curriculum, including taking several small and large group courses with the medical students. In addition, you work in a separate group than your TBL groups during Gross Anatomy lab, discuss case studies as a whole class, and become intimately involved with them during the H&P intensives. With such a small class size, you will find yourself becoming very close with everyone if you are accepted, my birthday party is this weekend and everyone was invited, I fully expect >30 people in my tiny on campus apartment! Good luck on your applications! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful2bPA Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Has anyone gotten an individualized response from a human being by email or phone to questions prior to interview invite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocio Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Hopeful2bPA said: Has anyone gotten an individualized response from a human being by email or phone to questions prior to interview invite? At least no me, not yet! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful2bPA Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Would someone be willing to post what are the secondary essay questions this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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