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Congrats! What was your application status prior to receiving the II? Mine still just says "application is ready" and I'm wondering if this means I still have yet to be reviewed or to be assigned to someone for review.
Sounds good, I'm hoping so! I was complete pretty early and hoping to hear something from here soon
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II at 2:44 to regular MD program! Verified 5/29, secondary submitted 7/29.
houseplantaficionado
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Is anyone else not marked as complete yet? I submitted my secondary on 8/1 and my AMCAS primary was verified on 5/28, with all materials complete....
Double check if you selected them as recipients of your Casper scores. That’s what was holding mine back.
houseplantaficionado
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omg thank you! I didn't even know they required the CASPer.
II received today! But when I went to schedule the interview, there was only one available date, which happens to conflict with another interview of mine. I literally scrolled through all the months (October-April) and there were no other available dates. How are all the dates gone already??
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They’re gone already?
Yes, Oct. 2 is the only available date on their calendar. Wondering if I should call to ask if this is a glitch in their system.
congrats! complete date, if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you! Complete 8/11
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II yesterday! Complete 7/30, IS and idk what my LM is lol
anexhaustedpremed
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II! IS and complete 8/12
Do you get one just now?
anexhaustedpremed
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I got the email at 10:14 am today
II received on Monday! You have to complete VITA first before scheduling anything. 514, 3.5, IS. Complete 8/31.
Edit 9/24: Just took VITA. The interview scheduling portal opened immediately after I got the AAMC's "Completed" email. They had two dates in October and then nothing for the rest of 2020.
Edit 9/24: Just took VITA. The interview scheduling portal opened immediately after I got the AAMC's "Completed" email. They had two dates in October and then nothing for the rest of 2020.
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Anon_medgirl
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Why are you guys drawn to Penn State's Med school? What do you guys think makes it unique?
I applied because 1. I really, really like a few of their accelerated programs - specifically, I like their neurosurgery and their Clinician Educator ones; and 2. I'm IS, alongside the fact that some family members have gone there for undergrad and have liked the area.
I agree with Kaytvo's post I think that Penn State has some great accelerated programs. They also have strong medical humanities courses/curriculum that I personally am interested in as well as Global Health opportunities.
One thing that I just wanted to point out is that unless you are doing the University Park Medical Curriculum, Penn State's main medical school is at their Hershey Campus, so not the same place as where students go for undergrad. I went to Penn State for undergrad so that is why I know that but the Hershey campus is about 1.5 hours away, just so you all know!
II today. Can't even register for a date yet because I have to do my VITA first. Anyone else on the same boat?
Are you in-state?
I'm IS, and it was mandatory for me to do VITA before I could register. The moment I got the "VITA Complete" email, I was given access to the interview scheduling tab.
TriWinning
Pierce the heavens!!
Haven't received a secondary, verified early Sept...should I drop them an email??
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So I received an II, got overly enthusiastic and scheduled an interview date because I had access to the calendar and there was a lone date available (which is this upcoming Wednesday), then never got the VITA invitation this past Thursday. Trying to get in contact with student admissions about what to do about this debacle
To anyone interviewing today: did we get a link for the welcome session at 8:30? I only have links for my individual interviews and for the presentation, virtual lunch and virtual tour so I'm a little confused if there is something we log on for before morning interviews
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I just checked MSAR and earliest acceptance date is Oct. 15
Hi there! Did you interview today? Did they give a time frame? For example 6-8 weeks?
No they didn't say specifically
Wondering about this for my interview on Monday. Did you just use the presentation/lunch/tour link for your welcome session?
For those interested in finding out more about the University Park Track of Penn State COM, we are hosting several zoom open house sessions from October to December! Register at the link below.
All applicants will need to apply and be accepted to the Hershey program before being considered for the UP track. Applying to the UP track does not impact your Hershey application and if accepted to both, you are free to choose which campus to attend.
Sessions available are:
All applicants will need to apply and be accepted to the Hershey program before being considered for the UP track. Applying to the UP track does not impact your Hershey application and if accepted to both, you are free to choose which campus to attend.
Sessions available are:
- 6 p.m. Oct. 6, 2020: UPC track admissions/selection process
- Noon Oct. 15, 2020: Year 1 - an in-depth look
- 6 p.m. Oct. 20, 2020: Year 2 - clerkships
- 6 p.m. Nov. 3, 2020: Year 3 - return to foundational sciences
- Noon Nov. 11, 2020: USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 study prep
- 6 p.m. Nov. 17, 2020: Year 4 and residency prep
- 6 p.m. Dec. 1, 2020: Life in and around State College, Pa.
- 6 p.m. Dec. 3, 2020: Student meet-and-greet
- 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 2020: Faculty meet-and-greet
LoveThat
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Got antsy and emailed the admissions office. They do not accept any "updates or changes to submitted applications."
I didn't get my VITA invite until two Thursdays after I was sent the II. I contacted Penn State and they said to just let them know when I had completed VITA (I ended up interviewing before doing VITA which I'm doing today)
Yes this is what I ended up doing and I found myself in the right place!
TriWinning
Pierce the heavens!!
Is there a dress code for this virtual event?
Business casual is fine!
puddingpistachio
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II received this morning! In state, complete on 9/7
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Are they still doing IS first or have they gotten to OOS?
Anon_medgirl
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Congrats! When were you complete?
+1 also we have the exact same stats haha . fingers crossed good vibes for us!
HopefulfutureMD2222
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Received an II today and already completed my VITA, but only see 1 date available for interviews- is anyone else having this issue?
