Have anyone else got their financial aid package yet?
I received an email yesterday that my financial aid package is posted, but I can't get access to Lionpath to see the details. Emailed the IT Help desk hours ago...Have anyone else got their financial aid package yet?
I promise time to decision does not make a difference. I waited 12 weeks and received acceptance. Be patient and keep it off your mind as best you can!Week 11 of post-interview silence. I don't know what this means. Anyone get good news after waiting this long?
Hey guys, for those accepted
1. CONGRATS!!!!!!
2. Any advice you can give to a overly stressed out, pre med.
Planing on applying here next cycle. Any advice will help!
Post-II hold, interviewed Dec 9. I would really love to go here. Unsure about waitlist rankings.
I also was put on post-interview hold and interviewed March 9th. Someone else from March 9th also posted saying they got put on hold as well.Interviewed mid March with a post interview hold today. Is this common or are we still seeing acceptances. I just don't know how to read this decision so late in April.
When did you get accepted, if you don't mind my asking? Thanks!Just withdrew - OOS. Best of luck!
Accepted in January, interviewed in November.When did you get accepted, if you don't mind my asking? Thanks!
I interviewed 2 months ago and have heard nothing since. anyone else in same boat? Near ready to withdraw.
To anyone who attended second look, or who knows about the curriculum. Is Step 1 taken after 2nd year, or did they change it to 3rd year?
Data suggests there is little advantage to no difference in score for those who take Step after 3rd yr.Hi! On interview day, we were informed that our class will indeed be taking our Step 1 after third year. How do you guys feel about this? I have not personally looked at the score differences between taking STEP 1 after M2 vs. M3, but it makes sense that you would do better with more clinical exposure. The major con, in my opinion, is not knowing your score before you get to the specialty exploration period. If you choose a difficult specialty such as ortho but then end up doing poorly on Step 1 after M3, you have little time to switch over to something else. Yes, I understand you should not choose a specialty just based on board score but it is a major factor.
Data suggests there is little advantage to no difference in score for those who take Step after 3rd yr.
If I find that data info, I'll post it here
I am in the same boat...interviewed the beginning of Feb. I think they forgot about me 🙁
To anyone who attended second look, or who knows about the curriculum. Is Step 1 taken after 2nd year, or did they change it to 3rd year?
Hi guys! This is my first post! I interviewed at Penn State March 30th, I just got put on hold, BUT the subject line was: "Penn State College of Medicine: Committee VIP Hold". Does anyone know what this means? I can't seem to find anything out to tell me. Does everyone get this in their subject line? And if not, does anyone either in this cycle or a current Penn State student know what this means for my prospects of getting in?
Yeah I looked everywhere and I couldn't figure out what that meant (aside from the obvious Very Important Person part. They wrote in the email: "We would be pleased to review and discuss your application by phone. Please contact the Office of Student Admissions if you would like to arrange a time for us to call you."
Do they say that to everyone who gets put on hold? I'm only asking because I really love this school and I just want to know how much I have to prepare myself for rejection.
I interviewed March 9th, got put on hold two weeks ago with no "VIP" in the title, so it's not normal.Yeah I looked everywhere and I couldn't figure out what that meant (aside from the obvious Very Important Person part. They wrote in the email: "We would be pleased to review and discuss your application by phone. Please contact the Office of Student Admissions if you would like to arrange a time for us to call you."
Do they say that to everyone who gets put on hold? I'm only asking because I really love this school and I just want to know how much I have to prepare myself for rejection.
Same to you guys!I interviewed March 9th, got put on hold two weeks ago with no "VIP" in the title, so it's not normal.
I'd say it's probably a good thing for you! Definitely arrange that phone call and see where things go. Best of luck!
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Yeah I looked everywhere and I couldn't figure out what that meant (aside from the obvious Very Important Person part. They wrote in the email: "We would be pleased to review and discuss your application by phone. Please contact the Office of Student Admissions if you would like to arrange a time for us to call you."
Do they say that to everyone who gets put on hold? I'm only asking because I really love this school and I just want to know how much I have to prepare myself for rejection.
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Accepted yesterday! Interviewed 2/10/16 with nothing but silence since. Stay positive!
Sent a short but strong letter of interest along with a grade update two weeks ago via e-mail. Good luck to those who are still waiting!
Long time lurker. Made an account to post.
Accepted yesterday! Interviewed 2/10/16 with nothing but silence since. Stay positive!
Sent a short but strong letter of interest along with a grade update two weeks ago via e-mail. Good luck to those who are still waiting!
Congrats! I'm on hold now, and just got an "A" in biochem so I want to update them -- would you mind telling me how you went about sending the letter of intent? (i.e. whom you sent it to; whether you sent an official transcript)
Congratulations! Did they send you a reply when you sent your letter of intent? I thought Penn State didn't accept any updates except for official transcripts.
Congrats! Quick turn around for ya!Interviewed in Early March, Put on Hold on April 30, and accepted today! So excited!
Congrats! Quick turn around for ya!
IS or OOS, if you don't mind me asking?
Congrats.
Congrats!! Did you find out via e-mail?Interviewed in Early March, Put on Hold on April 30, and accepted today! So excited!
Congrats!! Did you find out via e-mail?