NYU and PAT

[pk62281]

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I called the admissions office at NYU and the lady that picked more or less said that PAT doesnt matter at NYU.

WTF? is she BSing me? maybe she doesn't know what shes talking about

 

[DrRoyal Pains]

That does seem pretty weird. From what I've heard, the PAT is one of the most important sections.

 

[Machiavelliansm]

That does seem pretty weird. From what I've heard, the PAT is one of the most important sections.

quote the contrary, at least in my experience. it depends a lot on the school.

to the OP, I wouldn't be surprised if one or more schools don't care at all about PAT.

 

[pk62281]

I think I'm really starting to understand why people recommend to apply to a lot of schools. It really does seem like it can be random.

I talked to a guy who was on the adcom for his med school. He said sometimes it can even depend on how the person that is looking at your application feels that day.

 

[punchdrunk7]

quote the contrary, at least in my experience. it depends a lot on the school.

to the OP, I wouldn't be surprised if one or more schools don't care at all about PAT.

Very true, it really depends on the school. I applied to 20 schools (yeah tons of money, but I wanted to get in asap) and interviewed at 9. The others simply rejected me, it is hard to know who will get your file, how they are feeling, what they like about you etc. Hope you get my drift, its not as bad as gambling but its getting harder every year.

 

[FutureDentalSt1]

Well...I got a 17 on my PAT and I got an interview at NYU...but I was waitlisted

 

[revoapparel]

I definitely recommend applying to a ton of schools too. Like punchdrink, I applied to about 20 schools with a 22 DAT/3.6s and c GPA, and landed about 9 interviews. Most of the schools I got rejected pre-interview were BU, NYU, Temple. Granted, I applied in November 🙁 so that probably played a huge factor. My state school was my last interview, so I had to attend all my interviews; however, everything worked out perfectly fine.

 

[mflinchb]

Very true, it really depends on the school. I applied to 20 schools (yeah tons of money, but I wanted to get in asap) and interviewed at 9. The others simply rejected me, it is hard to know who will get your file, how they are feeling, what they like about you etc. Hope you get my drift, its not as bad as gambling but its getting harder every year.

I've heard PAT means a lot to some, others care more about the sciences and a few schools look at RC most. Definitely random!

and PunchDrunk: glad to see you're coming to Louisville! what made you choose over UoP?