2021-2022 Pennsylvania State

[futuretrashwoman]

Complete mid July, haven't heard anything. Is anyone else in this boat? Only email I have gotten thus far is the complete email.

same... 7/23 complete. re-app to PSU.

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[Yammins]

Hold e-mail sent on Monday.
Complete 9/23

 

[selener]

Put on hold, LM 67, complete early September, OOS

Were you notified today?

 

[FruitSauce]

Were you notified today?

Yes, within the hour when I posted

 

[brownboy24]

A hold is better than an R right? Whats a hold actually mean?

 

[livingandlearning]

A hold is better than an R right? Whats a hold actually mean?

yes, a hold means you are still in the running for an II! from what i understand, it basically means that the adcom looked at your application and decided not to extend an invite at this time, but will come back to your application and continue to compare you to the current applicant pool for future II decisions... of course this could end in an eventual R later, but for now there is still hope!!

 

[Yammins]

yes, a hold means you are still in the running for an II! from what i understand, it basically means that the adcom looked at your application and decided not to extend an invite at this time, but will come back to your application and continue to compare you to the current applicant pool for future II decisions... of course this could end in an eventual R later, but for now there is still hope!!

Here's hoping! Although it wasn't the news I was hoping for, compared to my first cycle (before my SMP) this was a 1-month turnaround to this decision compared to almost 6 months of waiting to hear that I was on hold.

 

[mextel]

So tomorrow ???

 

[PreMed1786682]

So tomorrow ???

That's my guess too. Here's hoping

 

[PreMed1786682]

Does anyone know if late September interviewees (9/29) will even hear back in November? I was going through threads from the past five years and it has been pretty inconsistent so I feel like if I have to wait another month, I might as well go back to avoiding these nerve-racking thoughts

 

[mextel]

That's my guess too. Here's hoping

As I am thinking more, I think its much more likely that it is this Friday (11/5).

 

[FriedLemon]

As I am thinking more, I think its much more likely that it is this Friday (11/5).

Why do you think so?

 

[mextel]

Why do you think so?

Because in previous years decisions have consistently been sent out on Fridays

 

[PreMed1786682]

Anyone hear anything? Decisions tend to come out around 10 am EST so I'm thinking maybe today is not the day.

 

[FriedLemon]

Because in previous years decisions have consistently been sent out on Fridays

Not quite. Going back to last cycle it was Friday, November 5th, the cycle before that it was Friday, November 1st, and the cycle before that one it was Thursday, November 1st. Seems like it could possibly be mostly Fridays, mostly November 1st, or in general the first week of November. I guess we won't know until someone gets a decision!

 

[Shunsui]

Looked through past years' threads to see the date/day of the first two waves of decisions. The 2020-21 cycle was affected by COVID so I wouldn't use that. It seems @mextel hit the nail right on the head. I'm expecting to potentially hear back Thursday or Friday this week (late Sept. interview).

*2020-21:
Dec 2 (Wed)
Jan 5 (Tues)

2019-20:
Nov 1 (Fri)
Dec 6 (Fri)

2018-19:
Nov 1 (Thurs)
Nov 30 (Fri)

2017-18:
Nov 2 (Thurs)
Dec 1 (Fri)

 

[yaygirl]

Pre-II Hold today. OOS LM 68 complete early/mid September

 

[serotonin1]

Pre-II Hold today. OOS LM 68 complete early/mid September

Silence since July, ugh I wish I knew what the silence meant/how they review these

 

[PreMed1786682]

Not Penn State sending a University Park info session email. My heart rate went ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

 

[hagalaga19]

Not Penn State sending a University Park info session email. My heart rate went ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

"Congratulations on..." was the only thing my phone let me see in the email preview. Clickbait

 

[send_help]

Put on hold just now. Complete 9/30, LM 72, OOS, ORM. My ECs suck.

 

[pre-doo-med]

Complete 7/27 has been silent since then, should I be worried? Worried that they missed my application somehow? Keep checking for an R or hold, but nothing. Also no II

 

[FriedLemon]

Any post-interview decisions yet for anyone?

 

[caterpillar123]

Put on hold just now, complete 7/27, LM 72

 

[pre-doo-med]

Just got put on "Continue to Review" hold category, does everyone who gets a hold get that? Is it a silent R at this school?

 

[narkircla]

hold as well

 

[pre-doo-med]

Just got put on "Continue to Review" hold category, does everyone who gets a hold get that? Is it a silent R at this school?

complete 7/27 for anyone who wants to know btw

 

[effectedtag]

Complete 7/27 has been silent since then, should I be worried? Worried that they missed my application somehow? Keep checking for an R or hold, but nothing. Also no II

Same

 

[srirachachili]

hold hold hold hold

 

[PrestigiousCelery11]

hold hold hold hold

silence silence silence silence

 

[Medicat]

hold hold hold hold

+1 Hold! Complete early august.

 

[keeppushing99]

Hold here too, complete 8/9

 

[Unrelenting_Premed]

Hold Complete 7/27. Good luck y'all! ✌️✌️

 

[FriedCircuits34]

Hold today. Complete 7/24. LM 68.

 

[serotonin1]

silence silence silence silence

ditto ditto ditto ditto

 

[Phase Rush]

Same here, silence since early September. My app was actual trash last cycle, but I still made it to January before getting a hold. People who must have had way better apps got held or rejected earlier than I did, so I doubt competitiveness plays a major role in the timing of their response.

In other words, trying to predict when we will hear back is gonna drive us crazy 🤡

 

[futuretrashwoman]

Same here, silence since early September. My app was actual trash last cycle, but I still made it to January before getting a hold. People who must have had way better apps got held or rejected earlier than I did, so I doubt competitiveness plays a major role in the timing of the response.

In other words, trying to predict when we will hear back is gonna drive us crazy 🤡

^^^same.. also got a hold in January last year. nothing from PSU so far this year...

 

[Kokonaut]

Hold today, OOS, complete 7/27, LM 72.

 

[PrestigiousCelery11]

^^^same.. also got a hold in January last year. nothing from PSU so far this year...

I got held super early last cycle, but maybe the silence for us is just a reapplicant thing. Any reapplicants put on hold yet?

Edit: Woops nvm I was held in January last cycle.

 

[medapp9897]

Is silence still better than getting a hold earlier on in the cycle?

 

[futuretrashwoman]

I got held super early last cycle, but maybe the silence for us is just a reapplicant thing. Any reapplicants put on hold yet?

Edit: Woops nvm I was held in January last cycle.

That would be wild if they play with us re-apps’ hearts like that hahaha.

 

[aspiring_md22]

HOLD also, Complete 8/13

 

[MysticMango]

Hold as well, completed 7/18, IS, LM ~ 71, Casper 1st quartile.

 

[hammerlindjo]

Are ya'll getting notified by email that you've been put on hold, or just checking the portal?
OOS, submitted 8/5, silence thus far

 

[MysticMango]

Are ya'll getting notified by email that you've been put on hold, or just checking the portal?
OOS, submitted 8/5, silence thus far

Notified by email

 

[krazykluckin321]

Silence or hold? Pick your poison 🤢

 

[FriedLemon]

Just got the A for Penn State!!!

 

[mextel]

Just got the A for Penn State!!!

Congrats! Email/ call? Interview date?

 

[srirachachili]

Just got the A for Penn State!!!

Congratulations, FriedLemon

 

[FriedLemon]

Congrats! Email/ call? Interview date?

E-mail. Interview was on 9/15.