AspiringPA1001 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 7:09 PM, AKJustinS said: It’s nerve racking for sure, waiting to hear if I make it to faculty review. What sites did you pick? I went Tacoma and Anchorage, was told MEDEX loves military at Tacoma, but I live in Alaska so that may limit me. I chose Anchorage only because I live here. I’ve been here for 12+ years now, so I’m hoping to be one of the few they choose. I hear they “prioritize” AK students for the anchorage site, but so far from what I heard is most of the class last cycle was made up of out-of-state students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickW06 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Got everything worked out and found out Friday that I’m on to the full faculty review! I’m excited to have made it this far. Sounds like it could be ten weeks before I hear anything. That’s a long time! Good luck everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitarytoPA Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 5:51 PM, AspiringPA1001 said: I chose Anchorage only because I live here. I’ve been here for 12+ years now, so I’m hoping to be one of the few they choose. I hear they “prioritize” AK students for the anchorage site, but so far from what I heard is most of the class last cycle was made up of out-of-state students. I've heard they prioritize AK students as well. I have a feeling they will ignore my Tacoma choice and ask me to interview for Anchorage since I've been in AK over 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4797 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Hey all, third time applicant here rejected after waitlist last last cycle. Hoping this is my year! Good luck to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexPA Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Would applying now be considered too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max53 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, gatorsfan said: Would applying now be considered too late? I don't think so! I applied last year September 5th, with October 1st being the deadline. I still managed to get an interview in November. Good luck! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYRY4LIFE Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Anyone here back yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitarytoPA Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, RYRY4LIFE said: Anyone here back yet? Based on their site, September seems to be around the time they start to let applicants know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestingSuccess Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 21 hours ago, RYRY4LIFE said: Anyone hear back yet? Not yet. I was just about to ask the same thing. Submitted 6/13. Passed initial screening 6/23. Radio silence since then. I've applied for the Kona campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitarytoPA Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 20 hours ago, ManifestingSuccess said: Not yet. I was just about to ask the same thing. Submitted 6/13. Passed initial screening 6/23. Radio silence since then. I've applied for the Kona campus. Submitted: 6/12 Screening: 6/30 Tacoma and Anchorage campus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickW06 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) On 7/25/2023 at 8:39 PM, RYRY4LIFE said: Anyone here back yet? Nothing yet. faculty review as of 6/23 Spokane campus Edited July 31, 2023 by derrickW06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestingSuccess Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/31/2023 at 10:12 AM, derrickW06 said: Nothing yet. faculty review as of 6/23 Spokane campus When did you initially submit? Was the faculty review after the initial screening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickW06 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, ManifestingSuccess said: When did you initially submit? Was the faculty review after the initial screening? Initially submit-5/8 Passed initial screening and moved to faculty review as of- 6/23(after spring grades) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocketsizedPA Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Sorry, I’m new to this. Does everyone get passed to faculty review? Is initial screening just making sure you have all the pre-reqs? Thank you! Been checking this every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitarytoPA Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, pocketsizedPA said: Sorry, I’m new to this. Does everyone get passed to faculty review? Is initial screening just making sure you have all the pre-reqs? Thank you! Been checking this every day! Not everyone, if you are missing items, hours, etc it will be rejected. Once at the faculty review, they decide who gets interviewed. Edited August 4, 2023 by AKJustinS Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDNPrePA Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 12:49 PM, ManifestingSuccess said: When did you initially submit? Was the faculty review after the initial screening? I submitted CASPA May 9, got an email on May 26 that I met the minimum requirements and am now going on to faculty review. Hasn't heard anything since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcnamara Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, lexiejex said: I submitted CASPA May 9, got an email on May 26 that I met the minimum requirements and am now going on to faculty review. Hasn't heard anything since then Going by last year, they start sending out interviews in September, later on for Anchorage or Kona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwienz5 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 did you guys use the max 5000 character limit for the primary care/family medicine/rural/underserved essay? I am only at 3000 and have 5 paragraphs and I really don't know what else to write without babbling, just wondering if its suggested to use the entire character count I am applying for Tacoma and Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcnamara Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 8 hours ago, bwienz5 said: did you guys use the max 5000 character limit for the primary care/family medicine/rural/underserved essay? I am only at 3000 and have 5 paragraphs and I really don't know what else to write without babbling, just wondering if its suggested to use the entire character count I am applying for Tacoma and Seattle I read that 5000 as an absolute far end limit to keep people from sending in novellas. I know some people who say that those character limits should not be a goal. You're talking about people reading over thousands of these applications, and so someone who has the 5000 characters filled out is going to be a chore to read, doubly so if it becomes apparent it is being filled with fluff to try to hit that limit. Say what you need to say in a concise and original manner, then move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwienz5 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, cmcnamara said: I read that 5000 as an absolute far end limit to keep people from sending in novellas. I know some people who say that those character limits should not be a goal. You're talking about people reading over thousands of these applications, and so someone who has the 5000 characters filled out is going to be a chore to read, doubly so if it becomes apparent it is being filled with fluff to try to hit that limit. Say what you need to say in a concise and original manner, then move on. thank you for your response! This is what I figured, but I wanted to make sure I wasnt putting myself at a disadvantage by not using the whole thing. I definitely felt like i would be rambling after i finished what I needed to say. I know sometimes people encourage using the entire character count but that seems excessive in this case. thanks :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaoticscissortail Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 4 hours ago, cmcnamara said: I read that 5000 as an absolute far end limit to keep people from sending in novellas. I know some people who say that those character limits should not be a goal. You're talking about people reading over thousands of these applications, and so someone who has the 5000 characters filled out is going to be a chore to read, doubly so if it becomes apparent it is being filled with fluff to try to hit that limit. Say what you need to say in a concise and original manner, then move on. I will admit I was closer to that 5,000-character limit (4,500ish), but I have also worked in rural/underserved medicine for almost ten years, so I had lots of stuff to talk about. I think mine came out to just over a page. Hopefully, as long as we were all concise and answered the question, it hopefully won't be too awful to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmarchp Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Just got an interview invite for the 25th of Sep! Good luck everyone! *For the Seattle Campus Edited August 25, 2023 by Pmarchp Additional Info 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbeanz99 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Wow congrats!! Are you an in state applicant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcnamara Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 6:54 PM, Chaoticscissortail said: I will admit I was closer to that 5,000-character limit (4,500ish), but I have also worked in rural/underserved medicine for almost ten years, so I had lots of stuff to talk about. I think mine came out to just over a page. Hopefully, as long as we were all concise and answered the question, it hopefully won't be too awful to read. Yeah if you have a lot to say about it, that's fine because it's still in a "need to say" sorta deal. If it starts to look like you're just trying to get to 5000 any means necessary then that is the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santokki Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Pmarchp said: Just got an interview invite for the 25th of Sep! Good luck everyone! *For the Seattle Campus congrats!! do you mind sharing when your app was verified? ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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