Oh, and I was complete 11/7... which makes me think they're filtering by state b/c that was super-fast.
congrats, you guys!
To pcom-ga admissions: Alabamians next, please!
I'm non-trad, GA resident, 28R, both GPAs 3.7ish (I'm actually not sure where I'm supposed to see how AACOMAS calculated my GPA. Is it somewhere on the application site? Any help would be greatly appreciated.)
all the best bigboost
Congrats, you guys!
To PCOM-GA Admissions: Alabamians next, please!
3.37cGPA, 3.67sGPA, 30M, pretty traditional student but reapplicant, complete 09/08. First invite EVER! SO EXCITED!all the bestTEXAS TOO!
Got my invite this morning for 10/19!
I can't give you any concrete stats, but it feels like at least half of our class is from Georgia, with the other half being from states in the southeast.
I interviewed yesterday.
There were 4 of us in the morning session. We started with Panera Bread breakfast (bagels, pastries, coffee, OJ) and then a tour given by a BioMed student at 9 (she was super nice). Interviews started at 10. They do not go by the order that you're given in the e-mail, just FYI. So if your e-mail says your interview is at 10, you could possibly go last. And vice versa, the person whose e-mail said 11:45, went first. Each of us interviewed with the same two people. It's you and the two interviewers, not a group interview. I hear the afternoon group had different interviewers. One person's interview was 15 minutes, another's 20, other's 30. But they cut the interview off at 30 minutes, so it won't be longer.
I can say that the two professors I interviewed with were the nicest, most gracious interviewers I've had to date. The interview was incredibly laid back and conversational. There were no tricky questions or hard healthcare questions and they didn't ever try to trip you up...it was a very pleasant experience. The other candidates said the same thing. The way they treated the interview really sold the school to me. If all the professors are as nice as these two were in the interview, then GA-PCOM is definitely a place I'd like to go to med school. I really got the impression of the professors being there for the students and only wanting to help and see them succeed. They didn't treat the interview like a mind game like the other schools I've interviewed at, and so that really made me like GA-PCOM sooo much more. I definitely want to go to GA-PCOM. It's my home state and right next to family, so hopefully it works out.
On top of that, Trena and the rest of the admissions staff were super nice. They kept checking in on us and making sure we were all happy and kept asking if we had questions. Trena said accept/reject/waitlist/hold letters will go out either next Monday/Tuesday or the Monday/Tuesday after that.
And after your interview is done, you're free to go
And the big news that none of the interviewees knew - The 2015 class has been increased to 130 (135?) students! Yay, better chance to get in
That is good news for those of us who have just submitted their secondary to PCOM-Ga.I interviewed yesterday.
There were 4 of us in the morning session. We started with Panera Bread breakfast (bagels, pastries, coffee, OJ) and then a tour given by a BioMed student at 9 (she was super nice). Interviews started at 10. They do not go by the order that you're given in the e-mail, just FYI. So if your e-mail says your interview is at 10, you could possibly go last. And vice versa, the person whose e-mail said 11:45, went first. Each of us interviewed with the same two people. It's you and the two interviewers, not a group interview. I hear the afternoon group had different interviewers. One person's interview was 15 minutes, another's 20, other's 30. But they cut the interview off at 30 minutes, so it won't be longer.
I can say that the two professors I interviewed with were the nicest, most gracious interviewers I've had to date. The interview was incredibly laid back and conversational. There were no tricky questions or hard healthcare questions and they didn't ever try to trip you up...it was a very pleasant experience. The other candidates said the same thing. The way they treated the interview really sold the school to me. If all the professors are as nice as these two were in the interview, then GA-PCOM is definitely a place I'd like to go to med school. I really got the impression of the professors being there for the students and only wanting to help and see them succeed. They didn't treat the interview like a mind game like the other schools I've interviewed at, and so that really made me like GA-PCOM sooo much more. I definitely want to go to GA-PCOM. It's my home state and right next to family, so hopefully it works out.
On top of that, Trena and the rest of the admissions staff were super nice. They kept checking in on us and making sure we were all happy and kept asking if we had questions. Trena said accept/reject/waitlist/hold letters will go out either next Monday/Tuesday or the Monday/Tuesday after that.
And after your interview is done, you're free to go
And the big news that none of the interviewees knew - The 2015 class has been increased to 130 (135?) students! Yay, better chance to get in
I was in this group and second everything here. I was extremely nervous since it was my first interview, but it was (almost too) laid back and informal. To my three colleagues from that morning, are you all sending thank-you notes to Dr. Jenney and Dr. Watson? If so, I wanted to make sure that Francis E. Jenney Jr., PhD and Gary H. Watson, PhD are their correct names. If no one is sure about this, I guess I'll call Trena and ask. Thanks, guys. I hope everyone in my group gets good news soon.
I was in this group and second everything here. I was extremely nervous since it was my first interview, but it was (almost too) laid back and informal. To my three colleagues from that morning, are you all sending thank-you notes to Dr. Jenney and Dr. Watson? If so, I wanted to make sure that Francis E. Jenney Jr., PhD and Gary H. Watson, PhD are their correct names. If no one is sure about this, I guess I'll call Trena and ask. Thanks, guys. I hope everyone in my group gets good news soon.
If your group is the same, you should find out in a week or two by mail. I interviewed with Dr. Jenney and Dr. Watson - they were amazing. If you have them, you're in for a really nice experience at GA-PCOM. They'll be a big part of my reason to pick GA-PCOM 
Good luck to you as well
You can call Trena to see if the committee has met yet and what their decision was. That's how I found out I was accepted, which in my case, was two days after my interview (talk about instant gratification!)
Good luck to you all! GA-PCOM is a great school!
You can call Trena to see if the committee has met yet and what their decision was. That's how I found out I was accepted, which in my case, was two days after my interview (talk about instant gratification!)
Good luck to you all! GA-PCOM is a great school!
i hate to be a bother but I was just wondering how long after your application was completed were you invited for an interview... I haven't heard anything and just didn't know if I should be worried? Thanks for your time!hello everyone! Hope you all are getting great news following your interviews!
thank you very much for your response! i appreciate it!
I hope everyone else in my group gets a letter too!
