2014-2015 University of Pittsburgh Application Thread

[redpanda]

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I think they send an email telling you to check the portal. They also mentioned that portal update might all not occur simultaneously and to not freak out if other people are getting accepted at 8am and you haven't heard from them yet. Apparently two years ago they released in waves alphabetically and had a multitude of phone calls around letter "g" of people asking them why they hadn't heard yet. Then, last year they tried to release them all at once and the portal server thing crashed. So they aren't sure how they are doing it this year, but don't panic. 🙂

Just relax, you will find out one way or another. FYI, the med school IT is...very special and it's not unusual for various functions on the website to crash for whatever reason.

 

[FFH]

Just relax, you will find out one way or another. FYI, the med school IT is...very special and it's not unusual for various functions on the website to crash for whatever reason.

Imo, Pitt has one of the neatest and most functional Application portals.

 

[dudewheresmymd]

Did anyone receive a response after sending an update to the general admissions email?

 

[dudewheresmymd]

Yes - see my posts higher up on this page

Ah sorry thanks was on mobile

 

[mulberry787]

deleted

 

[greatjoe4life]

Why is this thread quiet? Everyone scared for the D-day, Jan 30th? Lets get some convo rolling

 

[Temerit]

Why is this thread quiet? Everyone scared for the D-day, Jan 30th? Lets get some convo rolling

It's been 135 days since my interview. 15 more should be a breeze, but I have to admit, I'm getting anxious.

 

[jsquared91]

It's been 135 days since my interview. 15 more should be a breeze, but I have to admit, I'm getting anxious.

almost the same for me, I'm sweating it out now. I really hope they send them out early in the day.

 

[greatjoe4life]

Lets stay calm folks, victory is near!

 

[Ismet]

Imo, Pitt has one of the neatest and most functional Application portals.

We had issues with the portal earlier in the year, as it was new and still being finished. I think all the issues have been ironed out though. Certainly looks a lot nicer than the portal I applied through!

Just relax, you will find out one way or another. FYI, the med school IT is...very special and it's not unusual for various functions on the website to crash for whatever reason.

Maybe by the time this class graduates, the Zone will be one website instead of two.

 

[FFH]

So close.

 

[DoTheTrick]

I never heard from Pitt about the PTSP program....*insert emoticon for quivering lips*

 

[Muvis]

I never heard from Pitt about the PTSP program....*insert emoticon for quivering lips*

I didn't either. I'm not reading too much into it for the time being.

 

[taina]

four days yall!

 

[redandwhitesox]

does anybody know if they call or email?

 

[godawg300]

does anybody know if they call or email?

I think it's an email but you have to login to the portal.

 

[Ismet]

Email, but portal will usually update first before the email gets sent.

 

[redandwhitesox]

awesome, thanks! will it come out at midnight then?

 

[philip422]

awesome, thanks! will it come out at midnight then?

Definitely not midnight. I think they're manually updated. Mine was updated around 9 AM I think.

 

[redandwhitesox]

Definitely not midnight. I think they're manually updated. Mine was updated around 9 AM I think.

Ahhh okay thank you! So nervous!

 

[CrisisOrLysis]

Slowest. Week. Of. Life.

Though I'm hoping for the waitlist...

 

[unicorn416]

Is it weird that I'm almost more excited to see the activity on this thread than I am to finally hear back...

 

[Berkboy]

Just curious...for everyone that has already interviewed, what does your status say in the portal?

 

[jsquared91]

Just curious...for everyone that has already interviewed, what does your status say in the portal?

"Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision"

 

[Temerit]

I just got an email saying my status was updated on the portal, but it just says: "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision"

Interviewed 9/3

WHHYYY

 

[harvst]

My status was changed but I didn't receive email?

 

[greatjoe4life]

I just got an email saying my status was updated on the portal, but it just says: "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision"

Interviewed 9/3

WHHYYY

when did you receive the email>

 

[Berkboy]

My status was changed but I didn't receive email?

Mine also, didn't receive an e-mail.

 

[Bovary]

when did you receive the email>

I just got this email and I have no update to the page ...

 

[jsquared91]

I just got an email saying my status was updated on the portal, but it just says: "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision"

Interviewed 9/3

WHHYYY

I like how it says "processing" when I refresh, makes me feel like my clicking has an impact.

 

[Temerit]

when did you receive the email>

5 minutes ago

Also, lmao at '8 weeks', try 6 months

 

[mik30102]

My status was changed but I didn't receive email?

What was you status changed to if you dont mind?

 

[harvst]

What was you status changed to if you dont mind?

It was changed to "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision".

 

[greatjoe4life]

It was changed to "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision".

I think thats the message on everyone's portal

 

[Berkboy]

Why are some people updated just now, as opposed to awhile back?

I never got an e-mail. My portal did update, but way earlier today.

 

[dudewheresmymd]

what was it before the 8 week status? I checked mine last week and it was the same.

 

[Berkboy]

Just that I submitted my app. My status has been the same since I sent in my secondary.

 

[FFH]

So close.

So so close

 

[onceawolverine]

So so close

In b4 today's "so so so close"

 

[dudewheresmymd]

So so close

Yet so far

 

[Lifeman]

Is there an exact time we will find out this Friday?

 

[dudewheresmymd]

Is there an exact time we will find out this Friday?

I remember they said that not all of them might come out at the same time so don't freak out and call them in the morning.. all of them should be uploaded by the end of the day if I remember correctly.

 

[CrisisOrLysis]

Totally off topic post, but hopefully it will successfully distract a few of you from staring at the clock:


As a member of the UPSoM leadership, wouldn't you be inclined to have Princeton Review correct the inaccurately reported 25th percentile GPA? (See link below.) I'm a bit surprised this value hasn't been changed, given the number-driven nature of the admissions game.

http://www.princetonreview.com/UniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine.aspx




Proof:

I'm no Albert Einstein but the maximum [albeit unrelastic] mean GPA, assuming a uniform lower quartile of 2.59 and uniform upper three quartiles of 4.0 (a stretch at just about any school), is roughly 3.65. This fall noticeably short of the reported mean, 3.74.

E[GPA] = SUM[ GPA * f(GPA) ] = 1/4 (2.59) + 3/4 (4.0) = 3.6475 ===> Max (3.65) < Reported (3.74)

 

[FFH]

Totally off topic post, but hopefully it will successfully distract a few of you from staring at the clock:


As a member of the UPSoM leadership, wouldn't you be inclined to have Princeton Review correct the inaccurately reported 25th percentile GPA? (See link below.) I'm a bit surprised this value hasn't been changed, given the number-driven nature of the admissions game.

http://www.princetonreview.com/UniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine.aspx




Proof:

I'm no Albert Einstein but the maximum [albeit unrelastic] mean GPA, assuming a uniform lower quartile of 2.59 and uniform upper three quartiles of 4.0 (a stretch at just about any school), is roughly 3.65. This fall noticeably short of the reported mean, 3.74.

E[GPA] = SUM[ GPA * f(GPA) ] = 1/4 (2.59) + 3/4 (4.0) = 3.6475 ===> Max (3.65) < Reported (3.74)

That website is broken everywhere. LOL UPenn acceptance rate

 

[CrisisOrLysis]

LOL I checked out Harvard first, before you corrected it, and was just sitting here scratching my head...

 

[redpanda]

I just got an email saying my status was updated on the portal, but it just says: "Application is under review. Please allow 8 weeks from interview date to receive final decision"

Interviewed 9/3

WHHYYY

I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock into whatever status messages the portal puts out. As I have mentioned before, it is a quirky, oddly designed system and it's a style of IT (crazy, often rather old and less than useful) that one must get used to as a Pitt student. Good luck with your decisions this week!

 

[dudewheresmymd]

Waiting for a med school decision is worse than waiting for MCAT scores.

 

[clownz]

Is anyone having success resetting their login password?? I've been trying for 24 hours and it says an email was sent to my account but I'm not getting anything.

 

[greatjoe4life]

Is anyone having success resetting their login password?? I've been trying for 24 hours and it says an email was sent to my account but I'm not getting anything.

Check your spam mail...I thought the same until I checked my spam mail

 

[Temerit]

Check your spam mail...I thought the same until I checked my spam mail

Yeah I reset my yesterday and it went into my spam folder as well.