did anyone interview at temple this week & hear back?

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howaminow

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Hello I was if anyone who interviewed at temple this week heard back already since Brian mentioned they would get through the applications quickly.

Just wondering if they had been able to get through quickly for the interviews this week as he thought they would? Was wondering since I hadn't heard back, so starting to freak out that maybe I was waitlisted or, even worse, rejected instead of being accepted.
 
Oh okay, yeah he told us maybe a day or two, maybe I misheard him.

I'm just starting to get stressed out since I come from an indian family and the 2nd year applying is just starting to get difficult. Retook my DAT late and I don't know if anyone else has indian parents, but they honestly are some of the worst parents ever. I just get told how I am a failure lately and how I should just quit then go work some minimum wage job since they think I just don't want to go to school for some reason even though I am busting my tail off trying to find out what is going on with my application at schools

It's just a tough environment to be in since they love crushing any self-esteem and confidence I have. If it wasn't for my girlfriend I would be pretty depressed over all this stuff.

Still waiting to hear from USC, NYU, Midwestern-IL, Boston, Tufts, MOSDOH, and Michigan

GPA: 3.4
SGPA: 3.36
BCP GPA: 3.37
GPA last 2 years: 3.7

3rd and Final DAT retake score was taken 10-31.

PAT - 20 before was 15 I think
QR - 19 was 17
RC - 22 was 18 or 19
Bio - 20 was 18
Gen Chem - 19 was 18
Org Chem - 22 was 17
Science - 20 was 18
AA - 20 was 18
 
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Your stats look fine and as a 2nd time applicant that should help you. What probably hurt you though was the late DAT/application. Should have planned ahead knowing that you would have to re-apply. Regardless, your stats look fine and should warrant more interviews. If not, re-applying this coming cycle and you should be holding at least one acceptance. Good luck.
 
Yeah, I got super nervous during my 2nd DAT retake plus had a bad thing happen in the morning, but decided to take it a 3rd time, which I was only able to take in the end of October, to prove I am capable of succeeding, I just hope schools can see that I have come a long way since my first couple of years of undergrad. I would take more classes, but financially I am unable to take that risk right now since I just bought an engagement ring and hopefully I will have a fiance soon.

If anyone can give me insight here are the classes I took the last couple of years and grades. Before this I had a 3.1 when I realized I had some growing up to do. Now at a 3.4

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB A-
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II B-
Biology HUMAN SEXUALITy A
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II B+
SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS A-
EVOLUTION B
ENDOCRINOLOGY B+
GENETICS B
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY B
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY A
MOLECULAR GENETICS B+
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB B+
CELL BIOLOGY A
REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY B+
BIOCHEMISTRY I A
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR A
ORG CHEM II LAB A
GEN CHEM II LAB A
HUMAN ANATOMY A-
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR A
REPRODUCTIVE TECH. A
HUM. SEXUALITY INTEG SC1 A

Those are pretty much in chronological order, I am just retyping them based on my transcript, but might have made some mistakes since I am not thoroughly double checking, but this is close to what I got in these science classes. Also took a couple of psychology, political sciences, humanities classes and things of that nature and pretty much received an A in half, 2 B+ and like 2 B's in those.

Last 3 semesters were roughly a 3.82, 3.74, 3.92.

While I really want to get in this year, I am more nervous about her saying no right now then getting in lol
 
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howaminow said:
Yeah, I got super nervous during my 2nd DAT retake plus had a bad thing happen in the morning, but decided to take it a 3rd time, which I was only able to take in the end of October, to prove I am capable of succeeding, I just hope schools can see that I have come a long way since my first couple of years of undergrad. I would take more classes, but financially I am unable to take that risk right now since I just bought an engagement ring and hopefully I will have a fiance soon.

If anyone can give me insight here are the classes I took the last couple of years and grades. Before this I had a 3.1 when I realized I had some growing up to do. Now at a 3.4

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB A-
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II B-
Biology HUMAN SEXUALITy A
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II B+
SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS A-
EVOLUTION B
ENDOCRINOLOGY B+
GENETICS B
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY B
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY A
MOLECULAR GENETICS B+
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB B+
CELL BIOLOGY A
REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY B+
BIOCHEMISTRY I A
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR A
ORG CHEM II LAB A
GEN CHEM II LAB A
HUMAN ANATOMY A-
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR A
REPRODUCTIVE TECH. A
HUM. SEXUALITY INTEG SC1 A

Those are pretty much in chronological order, I am just retyping them based on my transcript, but might have made some mistakes since I am not thoroughly double checking, but this is close to what I got in these science classes. Also took a couple of psychology, political sciences, humanities classes and things of that nature and pretty much received an A in half, 2 B+ and like 2 B's in those.

Last 3 semesters were roughly a 3.82, 3.74, 3.92.

While I really want to get in this year, I am more nervous about her saying no right now then getting in lol
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Your grades are fine, I've got a 3.4 with a 19AA/20PAT and got into Temple Dec3
as long as you interviewed well you should be fine. Are you a PA resident?
 
No, I'm on the west coast. I honestly have no clue if I interviewed well, I know I stuttered and had to regroup myself during the video, just could never get used to talking while being video taped. For some reason I do better when I can interact with someone and the person with the signs for the time was weird for me, it is a good idea though since people will be tested under pressure though, if I messed up I have no one to blame except me.

I think I did pretty well on the write portion and just interacting with Brian plus the students, but don't know how much that will factor in. Our video was the first thing we did when we got there, so never got a chance to calm down really lol. I had fun though on my interview and think temple is a great school though.

Did you get any other interviews besides Temple if I may ask? Also how were your S-GPA and BCP gpa?

I just have no clue what to do at this point still waiting to hear from NYU, Boston, Tufts, Mosdoh, Louisville, Michigan, USC and MWU-IL I think that is all left at this point.

Just don't know if my GPA is that bad since I talked to MWU-AZ and they said my GPA and S-GPA were too low to be considered, so I don't know if they mean in general or a combo of in general and retaking my DAT late. If I don't get in this cycle I will just call first thing in June since they said they are swamped until then to find out what they meant.
 
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Sgpa is also 3.4 , BCP is 3.3.. I was accepted into Temple, and Lecom on Dec3. I interviewed @ MWU az on Dec12th but I emailed them that I would be attending Temple before I heard back from them. I also got an Interview from Case post december3 but turned it down as Temple is instate for me
 
Yeah, I wonder if it was my late application that hurt me at MWU then. I'll be going on a trip this weekend that will be needed though since I just need to get away and relax, it's been a stressful year for me already and just keep getting disappointed with the application cycle.
 
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