BIsabel Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Does anyone know if there's an advantage to submitting the secondary early? Or just have it in by Dec 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahrod Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Bob234 said: Is it recommended to use your caspa personal statement for the secondary ? Yes it is. You just have to edit out 1000 characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahrod Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, brighttsunnyy said: do they send supplemental apps to everyone who interviews? Last year it seemed like everyone who interviewed got invited to do the supplemental. I didn’t hear anyone say otherwise last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliebrett Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 For the people doing the secondary, is it just the 2 essays? One is the CAPSPA one so technically we just have that one essay to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighttsunnyy Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Elliebrett said: For the people doing the secondary, is it just the 2 essays? One is the CAPSPA one so technically we just have that one essay to do? yeah! just one and to revise the CASPA one to fit 4k characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliebrett Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 20 hours ago, brighttsunnyy said: yeah! just one and to revise the CASPA one to fit 4k characters Did you revise the caspa essay to make it make sense and fit? because i just cut out the ending to make it fit but its cut off mid sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykap Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Elliebrett said: Did you revise the caspa essay to make it make sense and fit? because i just cut out the ending to make it fit but its cut off mid sentence I cut out bits from all over so it makes sense and fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiiprepa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I received an email from UC Davis answering one of my questions about the statement of purpose. Admissions told me that we're not required to answer the questions in the Statement of Purpose and that we should just copy and paste our CASPA and reduce it to 4,000 characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaoticscissortail Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Hey there, Are there any current students who could talk about your experience at UC Davis? I only ask because it seems like the five-year average for the PANCE pass rates has taken a bit of a downturn. Also, I was looking at the faculty/staff, and it seems only about 20% are PAs. I know the program has a good reputation, but it seems like it has undergone some significant changes even before Covid. I had an interview a few weeks ago that went well, and I received an invitation to apply to the graduate school, but I'm frankly pretty apprehensive. What do y'all think? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob234 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Does anyone have any idea how many students were interviewed, and how many of those students received the secondary ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biopsyd Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Christiana11 said: Hey there, Are there any current students who could talk about your experience at UC Davis? I only ask because it seems like the five-year average for the PANCE pass rates has taken a bit of a downturn. Also, I was looking at the faculty/staff, and it seems only about 20% are PAs. I know the program has a good reputation, but it seems like it has undergone some significant changes even before Covid. I had an interview a few weeks ago that went well, and I received an invitation to apply to the graduate school, but I'm frankly pretty apprehensive. What do y'all think? Hi there, So most of the staff specific to our program are either PA or both PA and NP. I think you may have looked at the staff page for the entire school, but we only take classes with a select few from that page. The core clinical content and medicine blocks are mostly taught by either physicians or PAs. I know the 1st attempt pass rates are all over the place, but the number that really matters is the eventual pass rate (includes all PANCE attempts), which has been over 90% across graduating classes. But keep in mind Davis accepts minimum GPA of 2.7 for science prereqs, which is on the lower end relative to other programs (starting next cohort, the GPA minimum will now be 3.0). So yes, some students may need to take the boards twice before passing but we are also accepting lower GPA applicants. Just something to consider when comparing PANCE pass rates because lets face it, not many programs would consider a 2.7 GPA. You might be comparing PANCE rates with a program that only accepts 3.6+ GPA, so of course their 1st time pass rates would be high. If a program has 100% pass rate, they probably only admit high GPA applicants. Davis cares more about the whole application and diversifying healthcare providers as stated in their mission rather than focusing solely on getting high GPA applicants through the program like other schools. The bottom line is you need to put in effort to pass the PANCE. The program will present you with the information and Davis does follow PANCE blueprints. You need to study and learn it very well to be well prepared for the PANCE. You follow the blue prints and put in the effort to study, you will be fine at any program. Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaoticscissortail Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 11 hours ago, biopsyd said: Hope this helps! Hey there, Thank you so much for getting back to me; I appreciate your taking the time and your perspective! After going back and looking are almost certainly right about the faculty/staff; I think the PA and NP programs still had their staff combined on the website when I looked a few months ago. Did y'all recently split those two programs apart? You make an excellent point about the GPA! I didn't realize that Davis accepted such a wide range of GPAs, but frankly good for yall. As a non-traditional student, I do appreciate y'alls diversity and holistic approach. This makes me feel way better, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biopsyd Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 16 hours ago, Christiana11 said: Hey there, Thank you so much for getting back to me; I appreciate your taking the time and your perspective! After going back and looking are almost certainly right about the faculty/staff; I think the PA and NP programs still had their staff combined on the website when I looked a few months ago. Did y'all recently split those two programs apart? You make an excellent point about the GPA! I didn't realize that Davis accepted such a wide range of GPAs, but frankly good for yall. As a non-traditional student, I do appreciate y'alls diversity and holistic approach. This makes me feel way better, thank you. Yes. My cohort was the last to be combined with NP. The cohort that just started is PA only and future cohorts will be PA only. If diversity is a quality you seek in a program, UC Davis is the program for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoushelix Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Im not going to continue with my secondary, Im gonna stick with the program ive been accepted to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXLlxc Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I got accepted to the program close to my home, and I am also not going to continue with my secondary. Good luck to all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoushelix Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I will not be sending in my secondary applications, I wish you guys all the very best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighttsunnyy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Hi everyone! I am currently finishing up my supplemental app and might not be able to submit until maybe Nov 30 or Dec 1. I see these two points on the PDF they sent w the instructions in two different sections You are not required to upload transcripts or letters of recommendation, as this will be done internally using documents previously provided in CASPA. Please note that it can take up to four weeks from the December 1 deadline for your documents to be uploaded to your application. You are responsible for ensuring that your updated transcripts are uploaded before the December 1, 2022 deadline. If it might take up to four weeks after Dec 1 to upload, how can we be responsible that our transcripts are uploaded before Dec 1? I am just a bit confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koa0915 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Based on the instructions in the email, the information session, and past forums, we do not need to worry about submitting the transcripts or the letters of rec. Those will be pulled from our CASPA application manually by their team. Looks like last few years it took a few weeks for the "X" next to the transcripts to be manually removed by the faculty going through the applications. So don't stress! Submit the app, take a deep breath, and dissociate for the next few weeks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahrod Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hopefully this is the week guys!! Last year we were notified the 14th that all our transcripts and letters of Rec were transferred then acceptances were sent out the next day the 15th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labacon Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Good luck everyone! This is the week we have been waiting for.... I had received an update on my transcripts turning "green" last Wednesday, on December 6th. I have been anxiously waiting lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob234 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 My transcripts are still red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighttsunnyy Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 32 minutes ago, Bob234 said: My transcripts are still red Mine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human1089 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 34 minutes ago, brighttsunnyy said: Mine too I think we are all still red. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighttsunnyy Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 9:59 AM, human1089 said: I think we are all still red. does anyone have any updates yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koa0915 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, brighttsunnyy said: does anyone have any updates yet? Not yet! I keep refreshing my email and this page every 5 minutes to see if anything pops up hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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