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2022-2023 Pennsylvania State
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Placed on hold.
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Sorry to hear that, around when were you complete?
What is the timeline to hear back?
July 11th.
lil_raisin
Full Member
OOS II this evening! Complete on 7/28
kobebean131
New Member
Is a hold just a soft R at Penn state?
Has anyone historically gotten off a Hold here?
Last years thread I saw one person get an interview from the hold but most were ultimately rejected pre-II /:
I think they accept LOIs/updates after your interview decision if it's a WL. Idk what they said this year but that's what it was 2 years ago
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FutureDocPlease
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My application has been completed since 7/31. It's been radio silence since! Is anyone else in this boat?
7/22 and same.
marinara730
Full Member
7/12 and same
Yeah same here complete 10/3 OOS
Silence since I was marked complete on 7/22. Probably thinking not good at this point
No not yet :/
ohwell1231test
Full Member
Interviewed the week after and I haven't heard anything either :||||
pigsrock100
Full Member
OOS II today! Complete 8/30
Pre-II hold today. OOS, complete mid July
II today! OOS, ORM, Complete 8/24
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II, complete 8/26 🙂
Congratulations!!!! IS or OOS? Where you on pre II hold? Thanks.
Thanks! No hold, OOS.
I was wondering the same thing...
Does anyone know if they accept thank you notes and did anyone send them to their interviewers? thanks!
I sent thank you notes to my interviewers via email
Did you send it directly to the admissions email or were you able to contact your interviewers?
I found my interviewers’ emails in the directory
Yes, mine did the same lol. But it was super conversational and chill
I interviewed on 10/14 and had a very similar experience... I felt like I spent more time explaining my application and the questions were all over the place. After the interview and information session, I certainly had mixed feelings and didn't know how to exactly feel about it. I am still waiting to hear back.
marinara730
Full Member
just got the hold
Pre-II hold, complete 7/12. I'm guessing this basically a soft rejection?
At least you are getting some communication....
I think it means you still have a chance!
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MEDSCHOOL 14
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Yeah I was straight up rejected haha
Any decisions lately? I interviewed 10/7 and haven't heard back yet. When I interviewed during the 2021 cycle, it took them exactly 7 weeks to get back to me (which would be next Friday). Anyone have insight on this timeline? I figure it may be a bit different since I interviewed late in the cycle last time.
was it more about asking you to explain your clinical experience, research experience, hobbies, things like that? rather than a why medicine or why penn state?
do you mind sharing more about your experience? they didn't ask about why medicine/why Penn State? was it more of you explaining your experiences in different areas like clinical and research?
I might be wrong, but I felt like they were reading my app for the first time and just going down the list of my activities. If you know your activities well and can relate them to things like ur strengths/weakness u should be fine. Def know your research
