2015-2016 Pennsylvania State University Application Thread

[akl54]

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Same, is that common and have people been receiving rejections yet?

Email or portal?

 

[iDOliveinMD]

Email or portal?

Email

 

[HalpSendHalp]

"Continue to Review".... At this point I've received so many of these..

 

[Monophasic]

Put on "continue to review" today

+1

Are there different levels of hold or is this just a generic "you're on hold until we reject?"

 

[fondofhats]

Application put in the "continue to review" pile as well

 

[Laurenxxxx]

Agggh got the "committee will review again at a later date" on hold email today that I got last year 🙁. Anyone else get this yet?

*edit- I posted this after I saw that others got it too. Good luck to us! Haha

 

[Laurenxxxx]

+1

Are there different levels of hold or is this just a generic "you're on hold until we reject?"

I was put on last year and rejected two months later. But I've known of people who were put on it, invited for an interview, and ultimately accepted. Anything can happen.

 

[purplecricket]

Got the "Continue to Review" status this morning. Complete 9/8, OOS. Sigh 🙁

 

[booklover518]

+1 Complete 9/10, OOS

 

[terra330]

+1 on hold. Complete 8/25 IS LizzyM 72

 

[wallflower127]

put on hold as well---expecting an outright rejection so I'm pleasantly surprised. Has anyone actually received a straight up "no" pre-II?

 

[coldcase331]

Been complete since 7/27, haven't gotten any email about a hold, II, or rejection.

 

[McSpicy]

Put on hold. IS, LM of 70. Accepted to another school already so

 

[pgh41]

Put on pre interview hold...in state and LizzyM ~71. Pretty disappointed about this one

 

[neuroresearchguy23]

Hold as well.

 

[akl54]

Been complete since 7/27, haven't gotten any email about a hold, II, or rejection.

+1

 

[studentdocftw]

Complete 8/25....Silence.

 

[tcmiddle1394]

Complete 8/25....Silence.

+1

 

[SMag06]

Hold as of this morning.

 

[Citygirl44]

+1 on hold. Complete 8/25 IS LizzyM 72

If you don't get a "hold" by the end of today ,thats's probably a good sign. I was put on hold today. OOS same complete date. Good luck.

 

[studentdocftw]

If you don't get a "hold" by the end of today ,thats's probably a good sign. I was put on hold today. OOS same complete date. Good luck.

So basically, you're saying they are looking at my app right now.

 

[PakiMDDreamer]

pushed off for re-review aswell....LizzyM 73, In state. Should I take this decision as a reflection of what my other outcomes might look like? Or does Penn State really value fit or something else that's poignant and may not be on my application?

 

[bcemslayer]

I've been complete since beginning of September, LizzyM ~72. I didn't get an email about being on hold, I wonder if this silence is a bad thing??

 

[studentdocftw]

I've been complete since beginning of September, LizzyM ~72. I didn't get an email about being on hold, I wonder if this silence is a bad thing??

I wouldnt worry about it since most ppl receiving feedback today were complete last week of Aug. I, on the other hand, WAS complete the last week of August, so I'm contemplating my fate atm.

 

[akl54]

Silence since mid July...not even a complete email

 

[studentdocftw]

Silence since mid July...not even a complete email

Really? I got the complete email the same day as submission. May want to check again.

 

[akl54]

Really? I got the complete email the same day as submission. May want to check again.

I received a "secondary submission" email, which explicitly stated that it was not a complete email. However, I have all green checks on the portal.

 

[LucyG]

I received a "secondary submission" email, which explicitly stated that it was not a complete email. However, I have all green checks on the portal.

Same here!

 

[purplecricket]

Same here!

I got a separate complete email after the "received" email.

 

[akl54]

I called admissions about this back in August. The complete emails have a glitch and don't get sent to everyone, the only things that matter are the green checks in the status tab.

(never received a complete email, got an II)

thanks!!

 

[mnasir94]

+1 for being on hold 🙁

OOS, 73.5, complete 8/09

 

[doctorleospaceman]

Complete 9/14 and still silence. Maybe they haven't gotten to that date yet given the posts above? Idk what to think anymore of this application process.

 

[Pantaloooons]

I submitted my secondary application last week and I got the pre-interview hold email this morning. Very fast turnaround. Any thoughts on this?

 

[doctorleospaceman]

Complete 9/14 and still silence. Maybe they haven't gotten to that date yet given the posts above? Idk what to think anymore of this application process.

I submitted my secondary application last week and I got the pre-interview hold email this morning. Very fast turnaround. Any thoughts on this?

Well there goes my theory. Guess a silent rejection it is...

 

[studentdocftw]

I submitted my secondary application last week and I got the pre-interview hold email this morning. Very fast turnaround. Any thoughts on this?

Impressive, but disconcerting for us August/Sept folks 🙁

 

[studentdocftw]

If you don't get a "hold" by the end of today ,thats's probably a good sign. I was put on hold today. OOS same complete date. Good luck.

Not sure if that would be a good sign. It seems to me they would invite those they were interested in, "hold" those they were interested in, but not enough for II, and not respond/reject all other applicants.

 

[Schwann Lake]

Welp I was complete 8/25 and haven't gotten a hold so I guess that means impending rejection...

 

[studentdocftw]

Welp I was complete 8/25 and haven't gotten a hold so I guess that means impending rejection...

Same here 😢 Idk, this process is truly unpredictable...but that's what I'm guessing is coming based on previous posts of people complete in September getting holds.

 

[Gregory House the real MD]

i was complete in july and nothing...........

 

[coltsorbroncos]

Has anyone moved from being put on hold (no rejection but no interview at this time) to getting an interview invite in the last few cycles?
I'm OOS so I imagine that reduces the likelihood to an even lower level than it's already at

 

[ofthesaints]

According to last year's thread, 3 out of the 52 posters (~6%) who wrote that they had received a pre-interview hold received interviews later on in the cycle. Also, applicants were placed on pre-II hold in waves as far as Feb/March. Take from this what you will.

 

[coltsorbroncos]

According to last year's thread, 3 out of the 52 posters (~6%) who wrote that they had received a pre-interview hold received interviews later on in the cycle. Also, applicants were placed on pre-II hold in waves as far as Feb/March. Take from this what you will.

Thanks for the information

 

[studentdocftw]

According to last year's thread, 3 out of the 52 posters (~6%) who wrote that they had received a pre-interview hold received interviews later on in the cycle. Also, applicants were placed on pre-II hold in waves as far as Feb/March. Take from this what you will.

So maybe getting skipped over is a good sign? As opposed to a preII hold? Who knows

 

[Schwann Lake]

So maybe getting skipped over is a good sign? As opposed to a preII hold? Who knows

Keeping my fingers crossed for us!!

 

[ofthesaints]

Thanks for the information

No problem. I was coming hear to post my findings and thought it was funny that I could answer your question so well.

So maybe getting skipped over is a good sign? As opposed to a preII hold? Who knows

It would seem that way.

 

[whatsupdr]

Was the hold an email?

 

[ofthesaints]

Was the hold an email?

Supposedly yes.

 

[Lannister]

Also complete since July (7/25) and haven't heard anything. Interesting.

 

[whatsupdr]

I didnt get a hold email....weird...

 

[studentdocftw]

Well, once one of us non-holders get a decision (reject or II), all hell will break loose lol.