Perfect, thank you!
Do you know when they will start releasing acceptances?
so their class size is only 85 students? i thought this was a bigger school lol
OOS (out-of state) matriculants is 85, there are more IS (in-state) matriculants. Also, that means that more than 85+ OOS acceptances were given, since usually not everyone that gets accepted matriculates. Im guessing they give somewhere between 100-120 OOS acceptances (only an estimate)
During my interview day, someone asked that and they said we should be hearing back within 6-8 weeks
I think “A” just means you’re considering them. I believe the only instance you would decline is if there were already a college you absolutely would rather attend than here that you were already admitted
So replying to the email to accept the offer doesn't necessarily mean committing? that's so reassuring. Thank you!
9/14!
In my one other A, they specified that with the same two week window. AAMC won’t punish you for holding multiple acceptances until May. I think they mostly do the accept/decline thing as a courtesy. They understand they might not be your only A and would like to shift their focus if you have no intention of attending there
Ok, so we have to respond and accept our acceptance but we don't need to pay the deposit quite yet. Thanks!
Website said 6-8 weeks for a response, I interviewed before you and am just coming up on 6 weeks so no reason to panic yet.
OOS interview with very close ties to PA, 505/3.8, complete around 7/13! Email came around 2 pm. 🙂
Congrats! When was your secondary complete?
9/5 secondary completion. I was actually expecting an II (if I were to even get one) much later based on what other people were saying
By far the most structured interview I've had. 2 interviewers, closed file. They ask 5 questions with ~5 minutes to respond to each, then you have 5 minutes to ask up to 2 questions of your interviewers. They also ask that you keep everything generic, i.e. don't say any specific schools you attended or companies/programs you have worked for.
Sounds like fun. Thank you for the info!
Thank you! Just to confirm, we are allowed to describe our experiences just not mention the specific name of the company or internship/experience?
I think its just to avoid any bias between interviewer and applicant. They may show more favor to someone who has gone to Penn State or worked for their hospital, for example, more than an applicant who has not. Since its closed file, they won't see that unless you specifically mention it in the interview.
Correct, they just are trying to make it as unbiased as possible. I just felt like it made things slightly more impersonal when paired with the very structured nature of the interview as a whole.
Congrats! complete date and LM?
any connections?
I interviewed 9/21, and still nothing lol... we wait
Seems like they've been doing a decent job sticking to the 6-8 week timeline but I think the last 2 weeks have slowed down a bit, probably because of the holiday I would guess.
