Autumn of 2022 Cycle

[Morgan35]

Oh I get it. I was so disappointed. The labs 100% have to be face to face. I believe it was 50% of the class had to be face to face. I would have them clarify it though.

[sanaz]

29 minutes ago, Morgan35 said:

Oh I get it. I was so disappointed. The labs 100% have to be face to face. I believe it was 50% of the class had to be face to face. I would have them clarify it though.

I took them in saddleback college and our camera was on all the time . If I knew thats the Case, I wouldnt waste my time and money lol 

[sanaz]

Hi guys

anybody else got interview?

[FromATCtoPAC]

7 hours ago, sanaz said:

Hi guys

anybody else got interview?

Oh wow, congrats! Nope, still waiting

[sanaz]

1 hour ago, FromATCtoPAC said:

Oh wow, congrats! Nope, still waiting

I havent heard anything back from them yet lol

i was just wondering if anybody did

[CassieM]

Hi all, I am debating on submitting my application to LLU soon. I live close and that is extremely important to me. My question is just how religious is this school? I am not very religious, (Catholic/Christian if anything) but not much. Is it even worth applying here? I don't want to pay and waste resources if it's just not going to be a good fit. Anyone with some insight to this? Thanks

[FromATCtoPAC]

1 hour ago, CassieM said:

Hi all, I am debating on submitting my application to LLU soon. I live close and that is extremely important to me. My question is just how religious is this school? I am not very religious, (Catholic/Christian if anything) but not much. Is it even worth applying here? I don't want to pay and waste resources if it's just not going to be a good fit. Anyone with some insight to this? Thanks

Hey Cassie! I can at least give you some of the supplemental app questions that to me indicated how religious the school is - to be honest, I almost didn't submit the supplemental, I was a bit shocked at how intense the questions were. I'm not currently religious, though I was raised Christian. I didn't feel right pretending to be, even though I know all the right things to say, so I just wrote honest essays about how I lost my faith. Hopefully they see that as authentic, and if they're only looking for religious students, they may pass me up. I will say though, sounds like chapel is mandatory (not sure how often), and they do have a fairly strict lifestyle agreement with regard to drinking/smoking etc, which may be a turn off to some, regardless of whether or not they're religious. 

Here are some of the more intense Qs from the supplemental app: 

"Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experience have influenced and been integrated into your daily life"

"LLU believes deeply in integrating spiritual values into the educational experience. As a result, religion courses and chapel attendance are part of the curriculum. Tell us why you believe such a faith-based education would be of special benefit to you."

"As a Seventh-day Adventist institution, Loma Linda University has lifestyle expectations which include abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs/substances in all forms while enrolled. If you are accepted to Loma Linda University, are you willing to abide by the lifestyle policies of the University (http://www.llu.edu/central/apply/lifestyle.page) while enrolled?"

Here's a reddit thread I found that was helpful to me, it's from a med student but my assumption is that the same things apply to the PA program. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/premed/comments/8x420m/im_ms3_at_loma_linda_university_school_of/

Hope this helps!

 

[FuturePA45]

2 hours ago, FromATCtoPAC said:

Hey Cassie! I can at least give you some of the supplemental app questions that to me indicated how religious the school is - to be honest, I almost didn't submit the supplemental, I was a bit shocked at how intense the questions were. I'm not currently religious, though I was raised Christian. I didn't feel right pretending to be, even though I know all the right things to say, so I just wrote honest essays about how I lost my faith. Hopefully they see that as authentic, and if they're only looking for religious students, they may pass me up. I will say though, sounds like chapel is mandatory (not sure how often), and they do have a fairly strict lifestyle agreement with regard to drinking/smoking etc, which may be a turn off to some, regardless of whether or not they're religious. 

Here are some of the more intense Qs from the supplemental app: 

"Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experience have influenced and been integrated into your daily life"

"LLU believes deeply in integrating spiritual values into the educational experience. As a result, religion courses and chapel attendance are part of the curriculum. Tell us why you believe such a faith-based education would be of special benefit to you."

"As a Seventh-day Adventist institution, Loma Linda University has lifestyle expectations which include abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs/substances in all forms while enrolled. If you are accepted to Loma Linda University, are you willing to abide by the lifestyle policies of the University (http://www.llu.edu/central/apply/lifestyle.page) while enrolled?"

Here's a reddit thread I found that was helpful to me, it's from a med student but my assumption is that the same things apply to the PA program. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/premed/comments/8x420m/im_ms3_at_loma_linda_university_school_of/

Hope this helps!

 

Does everyone get emailed a supplemental application? Or is that considered the next step in their admissions process? 

[FromATCtoPAC]

22 hours ago, Rosaaa said:

Does everyone get emailed a supplemental application? Or is that considered the next step in their admissions process? 

I believe everyone who meets the minimum criteria receive the supplemental application. 

[FuturePA45]

On 8/11/2021 at 7:52 PM, FromATCtoPAC said:

I believe everyone who meets the minimum criteria receive the supplemental application. 

Ok. So it's not really anything important, like the next step to consideration for an interview?

[noname2]

Just got a letter from the school that I was denied an interview. Better luck next year I guess!! 

[FromATCtoPAC]

3 minutes ago, noname2 said:

Just got a letter from the school that I was denied an interview. Better luck next year I guess!! 

I'm so sorry, thank you for sharing with us. Was it a physical letter, not email? Best of luck to you!

[FromATCtoPAC]

21 hours ago, Rosaaa said:

Ok. So it's not really anything important, like the next step to consideration for an interview?

If I understand your question correctly, yes, it seems that the supplemental invitation is not necessarily an indication of your strength as an applicant, but rather the next hurdle before your app can go to the admissions committee.

[noname2]

1 hour ago, FromATCtoPAC said:

I'm so sorry, thank you for sharing with us. Was it a physical letter, not email? Best of luck to you!

Yes physical letter. And just for reference I submitted my secondary app around a month ago.

[sanaz]

2 hours ago, noname2 said:

Just got a letter from the school that I was denied an interview. Better luck next year I guess!! 

Im sorry to hear that. But did you ask them what was the reason?

[noname2]

3 hours ago, sanaz said:

Im sorry to hear that. But did you ask them what was the reason?

No, I just got the letter today. Any suggestions on how I format an email asking why I wasn’t invited for an interview? This is my first cycle so I’m unfamiliar with this all.

[sanaz]

1 hour ago, noname2 said:

No, I just got the letter today. Any suggestions on how I format an email asking why I wasn’t invited for an interview? This is my first cycle so I’m unfamiliar with this all.

Maybe if you send them an email telling them you are really interested in their program and you need their feedback then you can work on your application and make it stronger for next cycle 

[CassieM]

On 8/10/2021 at 4:29 PM, FromATCtoPAC said:

Hey Cassie! I can at least give you some of the supplemental app questions that to me indicated how religious the school is - to be honest, I almost didn't submit the supplemental, I was a bit shocked at how intense the questions were. I'm not currently religious, though I was raised Christian. I didn't feel right pretending to be, even though I know all the right things to say, so I just wrote honest essays about how I lost my faith. Hopefully they see that as authentic, and if they're only looking for religious students, they may pass me up. I will say though, sounds like chapel is mandatory (not sure how often), and they do have a fairly strict lifestyle agreement with regard to drinking/smoking etc, which may be a turn off to some, regardless of whether or not they're religious. 

Here are some of the more intense Qs from the supplemental app: 

"Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experience have influenced and been integrated into your daily life"

"LLU believes deeply in integrating spiritual values into the educational experience. As a result, religion courses and chapel attendance are part of the curriculum. Tell us why you believe such a faith-based education would be of special benefit to you."

"As a Seventh-day Adventist institution, Loma Linda University has lifestyle expectations which include abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs/substances in all forms while enrolled. If you are accepted to Loma Linda University, are you willing to abide by the lifestyle policies of the University (http://www.llu.edu/central/apply/lifestyle.page) while enrolled?"

Here's a reddit thread I found that was helpful to me, it's from a med student but my assumption is that the same things apply to the PA program. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/premed/comments/8x420m/im_ms3_at_loma_linda_university_school_of/

Hope this helps!

 

Thank you so much. That definitely helps to clarify. It does seem pretty religious based and may not fit my particular lifestyle. Best of luck to you!!! 

[sanaz]

Hi everyone, 

did anybody hear back from loma linda. I took chem 1 online and I dont know if they want me to retake it or they would accept, I havent heard anything back yet. I submitted my supplemental almost 2 month ago

[LTG515]

1 hour ago, sanaz said:

Hi everyone, 

did anybody hear back from loma linda. I took chem 1 online and I dont know if they want me to retake it or they would accept, I havent heard anything back yet. I submitted my supplemental almost 2 month ago

I received a formal rejection letter in the mail today. 

[sanaz]

1 hour ago, LTG515 said:

I received a formal rejection letter in the mail today. 

Im sorry to hear that

do you mind if i ask you when did you submit your supplemental? And if you know why got rejected?

[LTG515]

54 minutes ago, sanaz said:

Im sorry to hear that

do you mind if i ask you when did you submit your supplemental? And if you know why got rejected?

Supplemental submitted 7/2/21.

No problem. I’m not sure why I got rejected since the letters are generic, but I kinda had a feeling I wouldn’t get an interview per past experiences. So I think it was 2 cycles ago I had applied to LLU and heard back from them shortly after submitting my app. They wanted to follow up on some work experience. The person was also like “oh by the way, you dont fulfill our physiology prereqs, are you going to take them?” Well my degree is in physiology and have taken about 4-5 phys courses, so I had the person look into why I didn’t meet the prereqs. Long story short, they didn’t get back to me until I had already received a rejection and they just said that the courses were too specific. Anyways the reason I applied again this year was hoping someone else would review my app and make a different decision hahah but I would imagine the reason for this years rejection is similar to the last one, idk. 

 

[sanaz]

38 minutes ago, LTG515 said:

Supplemental submitted 7/2/21.

No problem. I’m not sure why I got rejected since the letters are generic, but I kinda had a feeling I wouldn’t get an interview per past experiences. So I think it was 2 cycles ago I had applied to LLU and heard back from them shortly after submitting my app. They wanted to follow up on some work experience. The person was also like “oh by the way, you dont fulfill our physiology prereqs, are you going to take them?” Well my degree is in physiology and have taken about 4-5 phys courses, so I had the person look into why I didn’t meet the prereqs. Long story short, they didn’t get back to me until I had already received a rejection and they just said that the courses were too specific. Anyways the reason I applied again this year was hoping someone else would review my app and make a different decision hahah but I would imagine the reason for this years rejection is similar to the last one, idk. 

 

I know I have a feeling that I will get rejection letter soon as well lol

i took some courses online due to covid which I beleive loma linda wont accept online courses . I only was able to apply to 2 school and loma linda is one of them ,

 

 

[sanaz]

Hi everyone, 

loma linda emailed me and wants me to retake the lab part of chem 1. Is that even an option? To retake ke only the lab? Anybody has done this? 

[Morgan35]

I had to retake my chem 111 lab as the initial one was online. I just re-took it at the school where I initially took it and thus did not have to take the lecture portion.