PaUrology Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, futuresuPAhuman said: Completely unexpected, received an interview invite today... Interviewing in March! Good luck to all! Can you please share your stats with me?? I know they line applicants up by GPA and my GPA really varies between my Science, Pre req and Overall gpa. Edited February 3, 2023 by PaUrology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I got an interview invite last week and am interviewing this week on 2/8. I'm nervous since it's pretty late in the cycle, and this is my first interview (so in a nutshell, lots of pressure). Does anyone have any advice/tips for interviewing for Western (or generally any school)? I'd appreciate it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA202522 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Rosewater said: I got an interview invite last week and am interviewing this week on 2/8. I'm nervous since it's pretty late in the cycle, and this is my first interview (so in a nutshell, lots of pressure). Does anyone have any advice/tips for interviewing for Western (or generally any school)? I'd appreciate it a lot. First and foremost, congrats!! I am still waiting for an interview invite to western but I have interviewed with 5 other schools this cycle. Best piece of advice I can give you is to be yourself, everyone is super laid back and sweet as far as faculty goes. I’d say to google some possible pa school questions that could be asked and the big 3 questions they usually ask and prepare for as many as you can that you think could be asked. There’s no way you can prepare for all the questions but I feel like if you can relate things back to your personal experience it could be very beneficial. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaUrology Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Rosewater said: I got an interview invite last week and am interviewing this week on 2/8. I'm nervous since it's pretty late in the cycle, and this is my first interview (so in a nutshell, lots of pressure). Does anyone have any advice/tips for interviewing for Western (or generally any school)? I'd appreciate it a lot. Congrats on the interview! Can you please share your stats with me please? I applied the last day of the cycle. I think I'm a relatively competitive candidate, just want to see what other candidates stats are that are receiving interviews at this point in the cycle. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soondubu Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Good luck to those interviewing tomorrow! I, myself, am interviewing on Thursday, so praying for all of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 11:25 AM, Kiki2202 said: First and foremost, congrats!! I am still waiting for an interview invite to western but I have interviewed with 5 other schools this cycle. Best piece of advice I can give you is to be yourself, everyone is super laid back and sweet as far as faculty goes. I’d say to google some possible pa school questions that could be asked and the big 3 questions they usually ask and prepare for as many as you can that you think could be asked. There’s no way you can prepare for all the questions but I feel like if you can relate things back to your personal experience it could be very beneficial. Good luck! Thank you so much! I have been researching potential PA school questions. What big three do you feel are usually asked, based on your interviews? I assume one is definitely "tell me about yourself" but any advice you have for interview prep could go a long way for me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 12:37 PM, PaUrology said: Congrats on the interview! Can you please share your stats with me please? I applied the last day of the cycle. I think I'm a relatively competitive candidate, just want to see what other candidates stats are that are receiving interviews at this point in the cycle. Thanks! Thank you! I applied end of July. Science GPA: 3.75 Overall undergrad GPA: 3.88 - 1 science publication - 700-1000 hr PCE - 100 hr Shadowing I have pretty weak stats for PCE/HCE which is why I'm shocked I even got an interview. I just hope it goes really well. Hoping you get an invite soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA202522 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 42 minutes ago, Rosewater said: Thank you so much! I have been researching potential PA school questions. What big three do you feel are usually asked, based on your interviews? I assume one is definitely "tell me about yourself" but any advice you have for interview prep could go a long way for me. Thanks! Tell me about yourself, why PA, and why our school are the top 3 I always keep prepped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Kiki2202 said: Tell me about yourself, why PA, and why our school are the top 3 I always keep prepped! great because those are some of the ones I rehearsed. Thank you!! I’m trying to not psych myself out so I rehearsed questions that seem likely, and I’m going to keep my PCE and other experiences in mind if they ask other questions. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighttsunnyy Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 to everyone who interviewed already: where did y'all find the confidentiality form to upload? and also where do we upload our photo ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I asked the admissions officers post-interview about updated transcripts. One of them told me they typically don't accept updated transcripts this late unless you are accepted. I hope that helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefnegh Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 8:10 PM, futuresuPAhuman said: Completely unexpected, received an interview invite today... Interviewing in March! Good luck to all! Congrats!! What day is your interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nast2022 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Got accepted today! Interviewed in early November. But I will be declining my seat as I got into my top choice program. Hopefully that opens a seat for someone else! 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EidAlmahairi Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 @nast2022did they send you an email with your acceptance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefnegh Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Congrats!! Hopefully more acceptances will be coming through soon 🥹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh25 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Omg did they call or email you? I interviewed in November too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nast2022 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Josh25 said: Omg did they call or email you? I interviewed in November too I got an email saying there was an update on my portal and when I checked I had a letter of acceptance! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaUrology Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Can the accepted people please share their stats? I applied the last day of the deadline and want to see if I have a fighting chance. Also CONGRATS ON THE ACCEPTANCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa01092 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 13 hours ago, nast2022 said: Got accepted today! Interviewed in early November. But I will be declining my seat as I got into my top choice program. Hopefully that opens a seat for someone else! would you mind sharing your stats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nast2022 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) These were my stats cGPA: 3.72 sGPA. 3.91 PCE: around 2000 as a PT aide Volunteer: around 300 hours LOR: 3 from physical therapists, 1 from MD, 1 from professor Shadowing: around 50 from a pediatrics PA I do want to mention I am a non traditional applicant. So I think my non healthcare life experience coupled with personal statement helped me stand out on top of my stats. I also took a year of honors Spanish lol (I know western recommends taking a Spanish course but not required). Edited February 10, 2023 by nast2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofpa Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 3:35 AM, nast2022 said: Got accepted today! Interviewed in early November. But I will be declining my seat as I got into my top choice program. Hopefully that opens a seat for someone else! Congratulations!! I was told they werent accepting people until march? I interviewed in late October Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balefnegh Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Did they send out lots of acceptances on Thursday? Or are they just starting to trickle some in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewater Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Congrats to those who got accepted! I interviewed last week and thought they'd inform us in March. Did anyone else apart from the person above get news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAready1 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I also interviewed last week! still hoping to hear back for an acceptance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlock Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 5:14 PM, Rosewater said: Congrats to those who got accepted! I interviewed last week and thought they'd inform us in March. Did anyone else apart from the person above get news? I was offered admission last week as well in the same way as the candidate above! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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