2015-2016 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Application Thread

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Does anybody know what to do if I am unable to get an alien registration number for a sibling who was born outside the US. I have 11 brothers and sisters who were born in the Ukraine. Two of them are commercial fishing in Alaska, and I don't know if I will be able to get a hold of them before my interview.
 
If you read the welcome letter .pdf right above the sf86 on the USUHS interview page, it has a phone number for the security office if you have any questions, maybe they will be able to help you? If nothing else, just explain your situation on the attached explanation page. If you are accepted you have to fill out a more thorough security form anyway.
 
Unexciting said:
If you read the welcome letter .pdf right above the sf86 on the USUHS interview page, it has a phone number for the security office if you have any questions, maybe they will be able to help you? If nothing else, just explain your situation on the attached explanation page. If you are accepted you have to fill out a more thorough security form anyway.
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I thought the SF86 was THE form for a security clearance. How much more extensive can it get?
 
soadhead said:
I thought the SF86 was THE form for a security clearance. How much more extensive can it get?
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That is the form. You are correct. I'd still follow the above advice though and call the security office. You may need to complete it more thoroughly later but I don't think your situation should be a problem.


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We got our papers back in the afternoon and they told us to keep them because we would have to fill out another one online later if we are accepted, maybe they meant the SF86 again, just online?
 
Unexciting said:
We got our papers back in the afternoon and they told us to keep them because we would have to fill out another one online later if we are accepted, maybe they meant the SF86 again, just online?
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Pretty much the case. It's a system called JPAS, which handles all DoD clearance processes these days. I think the purpose turning in a completed SF86 here is to screen for red flags in your history before offering an acceptance, but I'm just venturing a guess.
 
Glycereine said:
That is the form. You are correct. I'd still follow the above advice though and call the security office. You may need to complete it more thoroughly later but I don't think your situation should be a problem.


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I called the security office, and this is what they basically told me. I can bring the SF86 with missing information to the interview, but if I get accepted I will need that information to matriculate.
 
Unexciting said:
We got our papers back in the afternoon and they told us to keep them because we would have to fill out another one online later if we are accepted, maybe they meant the SF86 again, just online?
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ThirtySixAlpha said:
Pretty much the case. It's a system called JPAS, which handles all DoD clearance processes these days. I think the purpose turning in a completed SF86 here is to screen for red flags in your history before offering an acceptance, but I'm just venturing a guess.
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soadhead said:
I called the security office, and this is what they basically told me. I can bring the SF86 with missing information to the interview, but if I get accepted I will need that information to matriculate.
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The old SF86 (paper version) technically has all of the same fields, but it is outdated. That's why you have to fill out another one. If you happened to be somewhere without access to the electronic version you would still fill out the outdated paper one because it has never been superseded. Since we are obviously all in areas with connectivity, as mentioned the paper version is to prescreen. This is much easier than getting everyone into the clearance system that has an interview, since many won't need the electronic version later (or already have clearances)


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Are there any 9/10 or 9/17 interviewees left who haven't heard anything? Has anyone who interviewed been rejected?
 
Well. I got the email about my app being viewed favorably, but not being offered an interview yet. Anyone gotten this status and ended up getting an interview this cycle yet?
 
mheard92 said:
Well. I got the email about my app being viewed favorably, but not being offered an interview yet. Anyone gotten this status and ended up getting an interview this cycle yet?
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I got this status a few months ago. No interview. Sorry


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mheard92 said:
Well. I got the email about my app being viewed favorably, but not being offered an interview yet. Anyone gotten this status and ended up getting an interview this cycle yet?
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I got this message. I sent an email asking for further explanation of this status. I got an encouraging reply and was offered and interview about a week later.
 
mheard92 said:
Well. I got the email about my app being viewed favorably, but not being offered an interview yet. Anyone gotten this status and ended up getting an interview this cycle yet?
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Just got this email as well. Don't really see the point of this message.
 
Those of you who got emails saying your application was reviewed favorably, did you inquire about your application to someone to elicit that information? If so, who? and what did you say?
 
Unsolicited for me. I'm not so sure you want this message...to me, it's saying that you're not going to get an II for a while, if at all.
 
So I did try to search on this topic but found these forum search tools to be not super helpful, so I'm just going to ask away.

I'm about halfway into my first semester of post bacc at a traditional California state school and doing fine so far. What's killing me is the drive every day (approx 6-7 hours a week) and the course load while working full time. I'm considering going to some of the CCs very near to where I work and live, saving loads on the drive and perhaps only taking two classes a semester instead of three.

So I know everyone tends to have their own very strong opinion about the CC versus traditional uni but I want to know if the USU has their own opinion on the matter? I'm still so early on in this process, but if I want to be a contender there, I'd like to not shoot myself in the foot if they're dead set against CCs traditionally.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.
 
Of those that have been accepted, were any of you applying Air Force as your top choice?
 
Hydragyrum said:
So I did try to search on this topic but found these forum search tools to be not super helpful, so I'm just going to ask away.

I'm about halfway into my first semester of post bacc at a traditional California state school and doing fine so far. What's killing me is the drive every day (approx 6-7 hours a week) and the course load while working full time. I'm considering going to some of the CCs very near to where I work and live, saving loads on the drive and perhaps only taking two classes a semester instead of three.

So I know everyone tends to have their own very strong opinion about the CC versus traditional uni but I want to know if the USU has their own opinion on the matter? I'm still so early on in this process, but if I want to be a contender there, I'd like to not shoot myself in the foot if they're dead set against CCs traditionally.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.
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This is from the USUHS "What you need to know" brochure (page 8)

"*All prerequisite courses must be taken in a classroom setting. Community College courses may be used to satisfy these requirements. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses for which one has been awarded college credit may also be used to satisfy these requirements. It is highly encouraged that those with Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credit take upper level science courses to demonstrate their ability to succeed in an advanced, rigorous science based educational setting."
 
Hydragyrum said:
So I did try to search on this topic but found these forum search tools to be not super helpful, so I'm just going to ask away.

I'm about halfway into my first semester of post bacc at a traditional California state school and doing fine so far. What's killing me is the drive every day (approx 6-7 hours a week) and the course load while working full time. I'm considering going to some of the CCs very near to where I work and live, saving loads on the drive and perhaps only taking two classes a semester instead of three.

So I know everyone tends to have their own very strong opinion about the CC versus traditional uni but I want to know if the USU has their own opinion on the matter? I'm still so early on in this process, but if I want to be a contender there, I'd like to not shoot myself in the foot if they're dead set against CCs traditionally.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.
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I have an associates from a community college and received an II
 
jyang said:
does anyone ever feel haunted by the thought that your interview may not have gone the best it could have?
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I think the better question is "does anybody not?" It's so easy to look back at situations and think what you could have said, but there's no sense in worrying about it. You probably did great and are just worrying needlessly.
 
jyang said:
does anyone ever feel haunted by the thought that your interview may not have gone the best it could have?
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Absolutely! My interviews weren't bad or anything, but after I left I was facepalming and thinking "Ah! I should have said this!"

I'm just trying not to think about it because there's nothing I can do now.
 
Now that I've been rejected, does anyone know if they will give you feedback on your application if you request it? Congrats and good luck to everyone who has been accepted thus far!
 
usmcDDog said:
Now that I've been rejected, does anyone know if they will give you feedback on your application if you request it? Congrats and good luck to everyone who has been accepted thus far!
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I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not sure, but I suspect you could get some feedback if you asked. Were you rejected pre- or post-interview?
 
usmcDDog said:
Now that I've been rejected, does anyone know if they will give you feedback on your application if you request it? Congrats and good luck to everyone who has been accepted thus far!
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I was previously told yes. However when I asked for feedback after last year it took almost two months and all it said was to try again and get at least one new letter of recommendation. I followed that advice, completed 10 more credits with a 4.0 and added some extracurriculars. Haven't even gotten an interview this cycle.


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Glycereine said:
Did you actually get substantial feedback?


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Yes, it was a lot of good information. Issues of concern, areas that were fine, plus what I could do to improve this year's application. It was about a page long and had a lot of specific information. It helped me plug the holes in my application this year, and to know what I needed to address for issues that I couldn't realistically change in a year.
 
ThirtySixAlpha said:
Yes, it was a lot of good information. Issues of concern, areas that were fine, plus what I could do to improve this year's application. It was about a page long and had a lot of specific information. It helped me plug the holes in my application this year, and to know what I needed to address for issues that I couldn't realistically change in a year.
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I'm really glad you got good feedback but that's super frustrating to hear. I had to ask for it about 8 times and when I got it, it was 2 sentences.


Makes me wonder if not receiving and interview this year has to do with me not fixing things that they assume someone told me to fix.

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MikeyOlSchool said:
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not sure, but I suspect you could get some feedback if you asked. Were you rejected pre- or post-interview?
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I was rejected pre-interview, my GPA I'm assuming, but feedback would be nice. I emailed them and will just wait and see I guess.
 
Glycereine said:
I'm really glad you got good feedback but that's super frustrating to hear. I had to ask for it about 8 times and when I got it, it was 2 sentences.


Makes me wonder if not receiving and interview this year has to do with me not fixing things that they assume someone told me to fix.

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It's hard to say for sure. I know I had a lot of weaknesses in my application last year, but it was either "do it with what you have and hope for the best" or "don't do it and guarantee you won't have a shot at all until next year". So it could very well be that I had a lot of different problems to work on for mine, and you had a lot less for yours.
 
For those of you who have gone through the DoDMERB process already: how long did you have to wait after your medical exam to hear back?
 
soadhead said:
For those of you who have gone through the DoDMERB process already: how long did you have to wait after your medical exam to hear back?
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n=1, but I took my exams on the same day in September and I heard back in almost exactly a month
 
I stalked my application status on dodmerb and I was marked qualified about 10 days after they received my files from the exams. Around another 10 days after that I received a letter from dodmerb telling me I was marked as qualified.
 
Does anybody know whether or not airforce or army have filled? Still waiting on my post interview decision and I think I've got about 2 weeks left
 
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