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Did you already have an interview to Samuel Merritt!?
California Applicants DPT 2017-2018
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Did you already have an interview to Samuel Merritt!?
Samuel Merritt no longer conducts interviews. Their interview questions are in the "questions" section on PTCAS.
SMU doesn't conduct interviews so they're already sending out acceptances.
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Yes, same issue with University of Colorado and Fresno State interview dates conflicting. However, since I also received an interview for Regis University I am choosing to attend both CO school interviews and forfeit my Fresno State interview. University of Colorado is my #1
That absolutely makes sense! I also received an interview invite from Regis so I've been trying to see how I can do all of them :/ or at least UCSF and CU since they have been my top choices for a very long time. Super tough and stressful that they are all during the same time.. Also, congrats!! That's super exciting.
Definitely email Lauren, she helped me out with selecting an interview date that will allow me to interview at both Regis and CU. She said since I emailed her with concerns so early in the process that she can grant my request.
Me too!!!!
Congrats! What date did you pick?
I haven't received anything yet. I'm guessing they're going to wait until they have a certain amount of RSVPs then send out a confirmation email with the date (Friday or Saturday) your actual interview is.
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I applied to SMU also and havent heard anything yet.
I received a call from the University of the Pacific November 14th informing me of an interview invitation.
Has anyone applied to UCSF/SFSU and got a rejection? I see many people here got an interview invite back in December, but I have not heard anything from them at all. I was under the impression that they would notify everyone about interviews today (January 6, 2018), per their website timeline, but we now know it happened much earlier. I wonder if they'll be sending a second batch of invites after some people decline. I just want to stay hopeful, because it's my top program choice....
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University: UC Berkeley
Major: Nutritional Science
Overall GPA: 3.1
Pre-Req GPA: 3.00
Post-Bacc GPA: 3.64
GRE: 149 Q, 156 V, 4.0 AW
Volunteer: 2576 hours total: 2450 Outpatient, 51 Outpatient Hospital Setting, 75 Inpatient Hospital in Acute Rehab Dept
Extra-Curric: NCAA Varsity Athlete, Founder, Strength & Conditioning Coach Intern, 5 Certifications (CSCS, etc.), Co-Captain of a Fundraising Team/Page
Recommendation Letters: 4 Letters: 1- Undergraduate prof, 2- PT from outpatient clinic, 1 -Post-Bacc prof
Applied to: USC, CSUN, CSULB, Fresno, Uni. St. Augstine, NYU, Western U, Chapman, Azusa, GWU, UIC, Temple, Touro, ULNV, BU, LIU, NYIT, Columbia, MGHIHP, MidWestern (CHI)
Interviews: NYIT (11/3, waitlisted), NYU (11/10, haven't heard back), University of St. Augustine (12/1, haven't heard back)
Acceptances: USC (12/13)
Rejections: LIU, MGHIHP
Major: Nutritional Science
Overall GPA: 3.1
Pre-Req GPA: 3.00
Post-Bacc GPA: 3.64
GRE: 149 Q, 156 V, 4.0 AW
Volunteer: 2576 hours total: 2450 Outpatient, 51 Outpatient Hospital Setting, 75 Inpatient Hospital in Acute Rehab Dept
Extra-Curric: NCAA Varsity Athlete, Founder, Strength & Conditioning Coach Intern, 5 Certifications (CSCS, etc.), Co-Captain of a Fundraising Team/Page
Recommendation Letters: 4 Letters: 1- Undergraduate prof, 2- PT from outpatient clinic, 1 -Post-Bacc prof
Applied to: USC, CSUN, CSULB, Fresno, Uni. St. Augstine, NYU, Western U, Chapman, Azusa, GWU, UIC, Temple, Touro, ULNV, BU, LIU, NYIT, Columbia, MGHIHP, MidWestern (CHI)
Interviews: NYIT (11/3, waitlisted), NYU (11/10, haven't heard back), University of St. Augustine (12/1, haven't heard back)
Acceptances: USC (12/13)
Rejections: LIU, MGHIHP
To anyone who submitted the Cal State Apply application, did you have to fill out every section of the application?
It's very similar to PTCAS and that was a time consuming application so it would be nice not to have to go through that again. It also looks like we have to write a different statement of purpose since the prompt is not about professionalism.
It's very similar to PTCAS and that was a time consuming application so it would be nice not to have to go through that again. It also looks like we have to write a different statement of purpose since the prompt is not about professionalism.
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It depends on which schools you applied to that are using the Cal State Apply application. If you can verify which schools you are filling it out for I can probably answer your question, as I completed it for multiple schools.
I was able to figure it out. Thanks for the offer to help though.
University: UC Berkeley
Major: Nutritional Sciences
Overall GPA: 3.63
GRE: 156V, 157Q, 4.5AW
Extra-Curric: Myopia research (2 years), Dragon Boat (4 years, 1 year as coach), SURF Research Fellow, Undergrad student instructor for Physiology lab, Lab Assistant at Science Hall (2 years)
Observation: PT Aide at an outpatient practice (~2000 hours, Current), Volunteer in Children's Hospital inpatient pediatric rehab (28 hours), Volunteer in outpatient Sports Medicine (21 hours), Volunteer at SNF (45 hours), Volunteer at outpatient practice (84 hours)
LOR: 1 PT, 1 Professor (myopia research), 1 employer
Applied: USC, Chapman, Samuel Merritt, CSULB, Northridge
Acceptances: N/A
Rejections: N/A
Interviews: N/A
Still haven't heard back from anywhere yet (1/13/18)!
Major: Nutritional Sciences
Overall GPA: 3.63
GRE: 156V, 157Q, 4.5AW
Extra-Curric: Myopia research (2 years), Dragon Boat (4 years, 1 year as coach), SURF Research Fellow, Undergrad student instructor for Physiology lab, Lab Assistant at Science Hall (2 years)
Observation: PT Aide at an outpatient practice (~2000 hours, Current), Volunteer in Children's Hospital inpatient pediatric rehab (28 hours), Volunteer in outpatient Sports Medicine (21 hours), Volunteer at SNF (45 hours), Volunteer at outpatient practice (84 hours)
LOR: 1 PT, 1 Professor (myopia research), 1 employer
Applied: USC, Chapman, Samuel Merritt, CSULB, Northridge
Acceptances: N/A
Rejections: N/A
Interviews: N/A
Still haven't heard back from anywhere yet (1/13/18)!
I have heard USC, Northridge, Chapman, and possibly Samuel Merritt have given out their acceptances already
I can confirm Samuel Merritt has sent out acceptances, although I declined the offer so hopefully that helps!
Chapman barely sent out acceptances for summer not for fall yet.
Hey, keep your head up and be positive. From what I have gathered from scrolling through the forum, CSULB do accept from the high-tier waitlist. I'm not sure how exactly how many. So hope is not lost! Anyways have you heard back from Chapman?
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Thanks! I got an email about a week ago saying that the Summer and fall application are still under consideration, but they haven't made their final decision. I think they sent out acceptance for the summer already. Have you heard back from any schools?
Don’t worry! You still have a chance. Just stay positive. And the number of waitlist positions varies each cycle. If it’s not too much, would you mind sharing your stats?
Thanks for the positive reinforcement!
University: South Carolina State University
Major: Biology
Overall GPA: 3.7
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: 155V 158Q 3.5 AW
1400 hours in 2 clinical settings
Applied to: CSUN, CSULB, WEST COAST UNIVERSITY, CHAPMAN
Waitlist: CSULB 1/15/2018
Interview: West Coast University (TBD)
Rejection: N/A
Accepted: N/A
It's probably because I graduated in 2013.. it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do
I got put on the high tier wait list as well.
Do you know when their deadline for accepting the offer is?
January 29
Does that apply to people who are "accepted" as well, not just for waitlist?
I'm pretty sure they give 2 weeks to get a response for everyone. At least that's what I have seen.
Gosh everyone is hearing back and I haven’t received anything. It’s freaking me out now and the people who got accepted have to the 29th to decide.
Don't freak out! Just wait it out and keep positive. I'm sure you'll hear something good soon!
You have pretty good stats, I'm surprised you haven't heard back. What is your gre if I may ask?
Call them tomorrow!
Or check the application status online for csulb. They give you a detailed report.
I'm also on the waitlist for CSULB, and I'm hoping to hear back from Chapman soon, fingers crossed! Good luck to the both of us.
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I picked UCSF/SFSU over Fresno, it’s higher on my list of schools so it wasn’t hard to choose between.
Did you email Ashley saying that you won't be able to make it to the Fresno interview?
I was placed on CSULB's waitlist as well. Also, I emailed Ashley notifying her that I will no longer be attending the interview because of an interview at CU Denver. She finally got back to me today.
