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I added a school to my CASPer list late and it only took about a day or two for the school to mark it as received!
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I added a school to my CASPer list late and it only took about a day or two for the school to mark it as received!
crazypremed1234
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do you have to be accepted to the college of medicine before being considered for the university park program?
lovepickles
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thank you so much 🙂
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futuredoc4634
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The University Park Program page says: NOTE: Your answer to this question will have no bearing on your acceptance to College of Medicine. Furthermore, If you are accepted, you are under no obligation to participate nor are you necessarily guaranteed to participate as a Regional Campus student.
Which seems like you have to be admitted in general first, and then will be considered for specific programs. But that's just my interpretation!
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deleted889667
It is a super small program, only 12 students
I talked to a friend who just graduated from PSUCOM (he did the Hershey curriculum). I don't 100% know but he said that they go into clerkship earlier than other programs and return back to the classroom after clerkship is over. He says it's still early in development. That's all I know though!
happythoughtss
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anyone still waiting on a secondary after verification?
I am! Verified August 6th
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is this even if you have a committee letter?
How long did it take to receive secondary? Added them to verified primary 8/10
futuredoc4634
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I received the secondary 07/29, and my primary was verified in mid June. It was the second to last one I got
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future_dr_j
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I got a complete email
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deleted1057987
for those of you who have submitted already, did you write something for each of the competencies? I'm confused about this portion of the app.
No I didn't. I just selected that I met them through a course
I selected that I met a course and where I felt it appropriate, also wrote about some activities
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deleted1066818
Received the app complete email last night. Secondary returned 7/31, so 2 weeks ago.
for the university park program, is it just the 3rd and 4th clinical years that are different? Or is this a whole separate application program . sorry a lil confused ik some questions were asked on this before.
I have the same problem but on the document status page, it shows that my letters were submitted 7/20/2020/
I've been complete since 8/3
Been complete since 7/30
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deleted1057987
just got marked complete and submitted my secondary 2 days ago. It's 5AM on a Sunday lol
Mine said the same thing and when I emailed them, they said it wasn't automatic but my app still isn't considered complete
Same thing happened to me and I also emailed. They said they have to mark as complete manually so I'm guessing they just do that as they review applications but we're good.
also wondering this. added 8/7
Just to clarify, you absolutely need the non-science LOR? Damn, wish I would have seen this before I finished writing their secondary lol. I was hoping my 2 science and 2 MD letters would suffice ): (graduated in 2019, so no excuse for me not having a non-science LOR).
Verified 8/6 and still no secondary....do they screen or are they just taking forever?
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Nope i submitted 4 days ago and mine says complete
I think everyone gets a secondary
Emailed PSU because I'm still waiting on secondary and received this:
"Thank you for your email. We are working on fixing an issue with the secondary application so once the issue is fixed we will start sending out secondary applications again. Thank you for your interest in Penn State College of Medicine."
"Thank you for your email. We are working on fixing an issue with the secondary application so once the issue is fixed we will start sending out secondary applications again. Thank you for your interest in Penn State College of Medicine."
Ok thats great to know. Thank you! 🙂
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deleted1067657
**** me, I wasted money on the secondary as well. Thanks for the heads-up, anyways.
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deleted1067657
I will definitely try this since there's really nothing to lose in my case! Thankyouthankyou for your help!
for LOR requirements, does anyone know if you have a committee letter, do these add'l letters still apply:
is grad faculty referring to a grad advisor or grad professor? also, do they mean literal supervisor or would the physician I worked with for a year count?
being a non-trad is *thumbs down* sometimes. more letters, more essays blehhh lol
- You have multiple degrees.If this is true, you must submit one letter from each of the institutions that has granted you any of the following degrees:
- Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
- You have one or more years of graduate study or full-time employment at the time of application. If this is true, you are required to submit one additional letter of recommendation from a member of the graduate faculty or work supervisor.
is grad faculty referring to a grad advisor or grad professor? also, do they mean literal supervisor or would the physician I worked with for a year count?
being a non-trad is *thumbs down* sometimes. more letters, more essays blehhh lol
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Have you received a secondary yet? I was verified 8/7 too and haven't received one.
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deleted906592
In state and haven't received a secondary either. Added 8/13
Regarding your "do these still apply" question - I believe so. My employer submitted a letter to my committee and it is included in my committee's letter packet so I emailed to ask if I needed to submit the letter again since they make you verify that on the secondary. They responded: "As long as YOU had it sent to through the Committee letter packet then we are good to go" So I think it is still a requirement that you can submit within or in addition to the committee letter.
when you say your employer, do you mean like the person you directly worked with or some other official? I have a science letter from my grad prof so I think that should cover that part, but I'm wondering if the physician I worked with will count for employer. she wasn't my employer/supervisor per se but I worked with her directly. I'll prob call tomorrow to clarify as well.
medgal12345
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Does Penn State accept application updates?
It says member of graduate faculty or work supervisor, so I think your letter from your prof should do. For mine, I got a letter from my PI. No harm in calling though!
Still waiting here as well and verified 8/5.
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For the secondary questions:
1b. Please indicate the entering first-year class year(s) to which you applied, and explain how your qualifications have changed since your previous application. (No more than 75 words)
2a. Please indicate the entering first-year class year(s) to which you applied, and (if not indicated in 1b above) explain how your qualifications have changed since your previous application. (No more than 75 words)
Did you just copy the same answer on both?
1b. Please indicate the entering first-year class year(s) to which you applied, and explain how your qualifications have changed since your previous application. (No more than 75 words)
2a. Please indicate the entering first-year class year(s) to which you applied, and (if not indicated in 1b above) explain how your qualifications have changed since your previous application. (No more than 75 words)
Did you just copy the same answer on both?
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deleted1066189
Same here unfortunately, also in state, been waiting a few weeks. Office told me I won't be receiving a secondary till the next few days (hopefully)
poptarts5921
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My primary application was verified in June, but I still haven’t received a secondary. That said, my recommendation letters did not get in until a couple weeks ago, and I’m out of state. They say they send them to everyone?
I was verified 08/18 and haven’t received on as well. One of the last schools I’m waiting for!!
Have they marked your letters as received yet? I submitted 8/19 and they already had my letters packet through amcas but it’s still not checked off on the portal.
