Cammmiam, would you mind to tell what GRE score you had?
this cycle! did you get an interview when you got denied? my friend got in last spring with 10 below their recommendation. i even tried retaking the GRE and i improved by one or two points, ha
oh shoot i forgot to say this was for OT which is a little less competitive.
Thanks for your reply. Did you or your friend apply for OT?
I'd guess it's because they have three campuses, each of which takes ~50 students three times a year. That's an intake of ~450 students a year, as opposed to the 15-50 students other schools take. Makes a big difference. Additionally, they're not on PTCAS, so they likely get less applications for many more available seats.Does anyone have any idea why USA is so much less competitive than all other CA schools? Is something wrong with it?
Aaah ok
Does anyone have any idea why USA is so much less competitive than all other CA schools? Is something wrong with it?
i did for may 2014 and my friend got accepted for the spring 2013
It went really well, thanks! I felt great about it, which is pretty rare for me with interviews. Hopefully we'll hear in the next few days and I'll get the news I'm kind of expecting!
By the way, I just did the math, and unless I made some stupid error, my pGPA is a 3.06 with my current grades. My cGPA is almost exactly the same (with replacements; without replacements it's a hair under 3.0), and my last 45 gives me a 3.3 or so. Hopefully my high GRE scores, great LoRs, and various volunteer hours make up for it in their eyes.
158 V, 161 Q, 5.0 writing. I went a bit crazy and applied to 18 programs in total because I knew my GPA would make it really difficult for me to get in and I wanted to make sure I got accepted somewhere. I've so far gotten four rejections, one acceptance to a fantastic program that I'm very excited about, waiting to hear back from USA from my 11/22 interview, and I have a Skype interview with another program tomorrow. The rest of the programs have yet to contact me.
Thanks! Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas - I got in via early admission. I absolutely love everything about the program - the way the curriculum is set up, the small class size, the slight emphasis on neuro. Their graduation rate is good and their NPTE pass rates are fantastic. They have a scholarship set up which triggers a Texan law that if you have X amount of money in scholarships, you get in-state tuition, so it's extremely inexpensive, which is a lifesaver. My only concern is that I've recently developed a lot of trouble tolerating hot weather, and they had 100 days over 100 degrees last year... it's come with a lot of other medical problems, which I'm hoping to resolve in the next few months so hopefully that will no longer be an issue.
Thanks! I was in the same boat a year ago. I applied to some schools in the NYC area at the very last minute and hoped it would work out. I got waitlisted at Seton Hall and rejected from everywhere else. I'm sure at least USA will work out for you and you won't have to reapply
it's great that you know what you want to do so early, I wish I had.I'd guess it's because they have three campuses, each of which takes ~50 students three times a year. That's an intake of ~450 students a year, as opposed to the 15-50 students other schools take. Makes a big difference. Additionally, they're not on PTCAS, so they likely get less applications for many more available seats.
edit: Look at their pass rates and graduation statistics. They're right on par with where they should be. So no, nothing wrong with it
.That's a good point! Yes, I saw their stats; they are actually better than stats of some more competitive schools
I actually asked the admissions how many applicants they had during the last cycles and how many were accepted, but they said they did not disclose that information, so I had no idea about those numbers. Thanks for sharing! It also sounds like they accept people with lower stats than other schools (I can compare only with LA schools though).
hopefully that'll make you feel a little bit better about your chances!that's great news;congrats and I do feel betterlmw, I just got accepted to San Marcos campus of USA
