2023-2024 Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU-COM)

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ItsNotBabe said:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows the acceptance policy for Pacific Northwest. I read that they require a deposit ($1000 I think) however do they also require you to give a final answer for the acceptance within a certain timeframe?
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They require the $1000 deposit and that basically is your final answer. You are reserving your seat but you of course can pull out at any time.
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premed-dodo said:
How were your guys' interviews? Was it an intense grilling or casual vibes?
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The open file interview was super conversational. I honestly loved my conversation with the faculty member who interviewed me! And then the MMI was as casual as it could be.
 
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meganaapple said:
Hey everyone! I am currently a first year student at PNWU. The Facebook page will be really helpful and a Slack group chat page will also be started if it hasn't been already. I'm happy to answer any questions you guys have! Congrats 🙂
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Do you have any recommendations on where to live? is the PNWU housing resource page the school provides what people usually use?
 
bellefish said:
Do you have any recommendations on where to live? is the PNWU housing resource page the school provides what people usually use?
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Most students (like myself) live at the University Parkway Apartments right next to the campus. I have nothing but good things to say- pool, gym, new/lovely apts at a great price. You can go to the apts website to see more. However, get on the wait list NOW even if you aren't positive you're coming to the school! I went on the wait list last Jan and was offered an apt for a July move in. Other than those apts, there many wonderful houses to rent near campus and other apartments in general 🙂 I'd say housing here isn't an issue. Also, third year students who are moving out will post on the FB page about lease takeovers as summer approaches so stay on the lookout for those too.
 
Just received an II yesterday but the earliest available spot was for April. Is the class usually full by then and are these generally for waitlist spots?
 
epcards said:
Just received an II yesterday but the earliest available spot was for April. Is the class usually full by then and are these generally for waitlist spots?
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There's no information I could find about how full the class is. What I can say is that you can refresh daily and try to get an earlier spot. With rolling admissions, your chances increase if you get an earlier date. I had one in April as well, but a spot opened up in February within a week.
 
premed-dodo said:
There's no information I could find about how full the class is. What I can say is that you can refresh daily and try to get an earlier spot. With rolling admissions, your chances increase if you get an earlier date. I had one in April as well, but a spot opened up in February within a week.
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Thanks for the reply. I've probably checked at least 60x since the II but nothing as of yet. Will keep trying though.
 
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Is anyone going to the DO Second Look event on April 20th? I'm on the waitlist, but because Yakima's only a 2.5 hour drive from me I'm excited to drive over and meet the faculty and students at PNWU (with my fingers crossed I'll get off the waitlist)
 
pagingdrchy said:
Is anyone going to the DO Second Look event on April 20th? I'm on the waitlist, but because Yakima's only a 2.5 hour drive from me I'm excited to drive over and meet the faculty and students at PNWU (with my fingers crossed I'll get off the waitlist)
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I am signed up to go, as well as the social hour on the 19th
 
pagingdrchy said:
Is anyone going to the DO Second Look event on April 20th? I'm on the waitlist, but because Yakima's only a 2.5 hour drive from me I'm excited to drive over and meet the faculty and students at PNWU (with my fingers crossed I'll get off the waitlist)
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I signed up to go as well, also on the waitlist
 
pagingdrchy said:
Is anyone going to the DO Second Look event on April 20th? I'm on the waitlist, but because Yakima's only a 2.5 hour drive from me I'm excited to drive over and meet the faculty and students at PNWU (with my fingers crossed I'll get off the waitlist)
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I’m going and bringing my husband too!
 
Hello, is there a student I can perhaps DM? I have a few questions about PNWU. I did attend information sessions and everything, but I was hoping to learn more about research at PNWU.
 
I have a... perhaps obvious question. How do I submit my deposit for the school? Do I submit the forms then get a portal created to pay? I don't think I have a portal created.
 
premed-dodo said:
I have a... perhaps obvious question. How do I submit my deposit for the school? Do I submit the forms then get a portal created to pay? I don't think I have a portal created.
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a self service account was made for us around the time we submitted secondaries. the email subject title is “PNWU Self Service Account”, in your acceptance letter the second page has instructions on how to use the self service account to make a deposit. if you can’t find the portal I’m sure you can ask them for a new link and your log in info
 
bellefish said:
a self service account was made for us around the time we submitted secondaries. the email subject title is “PNWU Self Service Account”, in your acceptance letter the second page has instructions on how to use the self service account to make a deposit. if you can’t find the portal I’m sure you can ask them for a new link and your log in info
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Found it! Wow, I can't believe I missed it. Thank you so much.
 
Does anyone know if they do any waitlist movement before May?
 
Mmal said:
Does anyone know if they do any waitlist movement before May?
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Really hard to say. There's not much official information about the WL. From previous cycles, it appears to be a ranked WL and movement usually occurs in May.
 
TicklishTibia said:
Anyone know the post-interview acceptance rate?
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Do they give you time to formulate your thoughts before answering the MMI questions (like a couple mins) or is it pretty much question and then answer?
 
epcards said:
Do they give you time to formulate your thoughts before answering the MMI questions (like a couple mins) or is it pretty much question and then answer?
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I don't remember if they had a designated amount of time set aside for you to think about an answer during my MMI last year but I do know that in an MMI the interviewer wants to hear your thought process so I basically spoke as thoughts came to mind and said things such as "I recognize this is a really challenging situation- if this was the case then I think it's appropriate to do XYZ, but it's also important to take into consideration family wishes etc. but at the end of the day my job as a physician is to educate and care for my pt so this is what I would do short term w/ long term goals being XYZ".
 
epcards said:
Do they give you time to formulate your thoughts before answering the MMI questions (like a couple mins) or is it pretty much question and then answer?
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Yep! To add to megaanapple, you're given 2 minutes to mull over your thoughts. Pretty standard MMI style.
 
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meganaapple said:
I don't remember if they had a designated amount of time set aside for you to think about an answer during my MMI last year but I do know that in an MMI the interviewer wants to hear your thought process so I basically spoke as thoughts came to mind and said things such as "I recognize this is a really challenging situation- if this was the case then I think it's appropriate to do XYZ, but it's also important to take into consideration family wishes etc. but at the end of the day my job as a physician is to educate and care for my pt so this is what I would do short term w/ long term goals being XYZ".
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Thank you for your detailed response! Are you expected to talk about each question for ~6-8 minutes?
 
epcards said:
Thank you! Is it OK to pull in personal experiences to help shape your answer?
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The focus should be on your analysis and decision-making, but for MMI's, yes it's fine to pull from personal experiences as long as it is relevant to your answer.
 
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