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luck of the draw then? lol, just trying to make sense of this random thing they call the admissions process...
while i dont disagree about a possible negative impression, the fact that it will deter applicants is somewhat of a joke. So youre saying that if you are complete and interviewed in 2 weeks you wont go to penn state? I mean really? I am frustrated too somewhat since its going on 7 weeks but its just w/e...no need to really worry. I for one would love the chance to interview here and be accepted regardless of how long they take to complete me...now i feel ill nvr be complete so i dont think ill ever get that chance haha
If it was the only school I was excepted at, you bet I would go there. However, if accepted anywhere else I will not attend. It is last on my list, read my post. It most certainly is a negative impression. Like I said I feel this is equivalent to showing up 2-3 hours late to an interview. The schools we apply to have to impress us, just as we have to impress the schools. I guarantee they lose many exceptional applicants because of this.while i dont disagree about a possible negative impression, the fact that it will deter applicants is somewhat of a joke. So youre saying that if you are complete and interviewed in 2 weeks you wont go to penn state? I mean really? I am frustrated too somewhat since its going on 7 weeks but its just w/e...no need to really worry. I for one would love the chance to interview here and be accepted regardless of how long they take to complete me...now i feel ill nvr be complete so i dont think ill ever get that chance haha
while i dont disagree about a possible negative impression, the fact that it will deter applicants is somewhat of a joke. So youre saying that if you are complete and interviewed in 2 weeks you wont go to penn state? I mean really? I am frustrated too somewhat since its going on 7 weeks but its just w/e...no need to really worry. I for one would love the chance to interview here and be accepted regardless of how long they take to complete me...now i feel ill nvr be complete so i dont think ill ever get that chance haha
I never said that I wouldn't attend the school if it was the only one I got accepted to. The fact that it takes more than 6 weeks to be complete here when I submitted the secondary on the very first day makes me wonder about their organization. If I'm lucky enough to receive an interview, then of course I'll go. It's just that I place other schools higher on the list than this school unless something about their curriculum or program really amazes me.
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I'm not applying to Drexel this year for exactly this reason.
Other schools are able to do it in a timely manner, no problem. Also, if something was wrong with the admissions office then the school should make changes to make it better. Thats what happens when something sucks, the boss changes it to make it better/more efficient....i still want to give these slow schools the benefit of the doubt. i mean, the people who are running the admissions office are definitely not the same people who will be organizing your classes, advising, etc. they're basically just file clerks, so if they're cranky i can't really blame them, and i can't blame the school either.
Other schools are able to do it in a timely manner, no problem. Also, if something was wrong with the admissions office then the school should make changes to make it better. Thats what happens when something sucks, the boss changes it to make it better/more efficient....
So true, Drexel is at least as slow as this school.
I don't understand the problem. Many schools, even those with just as many applicants, send out "complete" emails within days of all application materials being submitted. But schools like this take weeks to months, what gives?
I stopped by their admissions office yesterday and snapped this pic...
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Ok, not really... But I'm starting to think this is what it has to look like there.
nada here.........
so all this talk about psu being a little slow with communications... i was on their waitlist for fall 2009... until a WEEK ago when i received a letter saying i had been reviewed for a final time and they could not offer me a seat.... oh really?? haha..... i totally thought that more than a month into the start of classes i still might have a chance! 😉🙄
Hey guys, I just checked my status page randomly today and saw this message:
Our records indicate that your application is complete, and is currently being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. You will be contacted by mail and/or phone during the next several weeks with its decision.
I submitted on 7/29 and never received a complete e-mail. The last time I checked my status page was about a week ago and it was still the "not complete" message.
I don't even have a junk mail filter, so I doubt the e-mail was lost. Anyways, just saying if you haven't yet, check your status page today.
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That sucks about you not getting in, but that email is priceless.
ha! it wasn't even an email but a paper letter!![]()
ha! it wasn't even an email but a paper letter!![]()
alright alright, enough dissing poor psu..... now they're never going to let me in ha
i loved the place when i interviewed and was devastated to be waitlisted.... the admissions office people were extremely nice and seemed to be very organized.... hell, i still have the pretty name badge thing they made me on my bulletin board...... so not sure why they take so long with the emails/letters, but at least they gave me a chance last year. wish i coulda gotten in somewhere and it doesn't really look so great for this year, but such is life.
Hi All, Just a short note to try and put all you anxious penn state applicants at ease. Pennsylvania is the only state in the union to currently not have or passed a state budget. PSU medical school may or may not be having trouble with staff, wages, striking😡, etc. Most of the states public offices are. Seems to be no timely solution in sight, so...... be prepeared for a bit of a wait. Good Luck to all.![]()
Yay just got an email!! My second interview! I was complete on 9/8, so this is pretty surprising.
Good luck, all!
Any current students have travel/interview advice?
i'm not a current student, but i did have a friday interview.Yay just got an email!! My second interview! I was complete on 9/8, so this is pretty surprising.
Good luck, all!
Any current students have travel/interview advice?
Yup! Sunday of all days. Great job on GU, Ohio, and Mount Sinai Blue! Very impressive.i'm not a current student, but i did have a friday interview.
i had a really positive experience and liked the campus and overall feel from the students who were just gushing to meet us. the interviews (two) were really conversational. just be familiar with your AMCAS, as my interviewers had read my app very well, and we talked about things i was interested in and activities etc.
Yay interview invite! So excited, this is one of my favorite schools! 🙂
What is your timeline? Submitted/Complete?
Well I was complete 9/8 and got no e-mail today... Looks like I'm out 🙁
I just got a letter via snail mail that says that I have been placed in the "Continue to Review category."
Lame...
Does anyone know what the closest airport is?
I just got a letter via snail mail that says that I have been placed in the "Continue to Review category."
Lame...