grecob49 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Did anyone receive an interview invite? I just got mine today, I'm interviewing at 9 on October 4th. It's my second time interviewing with Seton Hall, (I was waitlisted last year) so hopefully everything will go better this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRizvi Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hi! Congrats on your interview, hope it went well. I am actually planning on submitting my application early on this week and was wondering what your stats are as far as experience and GPA- of course only if you are comfortable sharing. I really just want to get an idea as far as what type of applicant Seton Hall is looking for or willing to look into. Also, were any of your classes pending/in progress at the time of applying? Hope to hear back from you soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hi PRizvi - Our hard cutoffs for GPA are 3.2 for a cumulative and pre-req GPA (our pre-reqs being chem, bio, A&P, micro, psych and a math course). Most of our accepted applicants tend to be closer to 3.5. The healthcare experience of our students varies widely and is one thing that you can use to distinguish yourself from other applicants. The highest quality experiences are those where you provide direct care for someone, such as being an EMT or CNA. Experiences may be paid or volunteer. I think we are similar to most programs in what we look for: First, you have to convince a program that you can survive the rigorous coursework. Second, you have to show a program what unique talents and skills you can bring to a class. Medicine is very much a team endeavor. In smaller PA programs, we really look to see how each individual applicant will fit into a class and contribute to everyone's success. I hope this helps - good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRizvi Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hi PRizvi - Our hard cutoffs for GPA are 3.2 for a cumulative and pre-req GPA (our pre-reqs being chem, bio, A&P, micro, psych and a math course). Most of our accepted applicants tend to be closer to 3.5. The healthcare experience of our students varies widely and is one thing that you can use to distinguish yourself from other applicants. The highest quality experiences are those where you provide direct care for someone, such as being an EMT or CNA. Experiences may be paid or volunteer. I think we are similar to most programs in what we look for: First, you have to convince a program that you can survive the rigorous coursework. Second, you have to show a program what unique talents and skills you can bring to a class. Medicine is very much a team endeavor. In smaller PA programs, we really look to see how each individual applicant will fit into a class and contribute to everyone's success. I hope this helps - good luck! Thank you so much for your detailed response! I look forward to submitting my application to Seton Hall's Physician Assistant program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuchholz2127 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I was curious if there was anyone who has already been accepted who could post a timeline of their application submission, application review notification, interview and acceptance. I wanted to get a better idea of what the timeline looks like for Seton Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The timeline for reviewing applicants varies a little bit depending upon what else is happening in the program. We review records pretty quickly at the end of the summer, but then things slow a little bit when the first year classes start (last week of August) and immediately before the second year class starts rotations (the week before last). The pace will start picking up again shortly. The timeline for notification following an interview also varies a bit. We generally try to interview 2-3 cohorts of students over the course of a month and then decide upon dispositions. If you interview in the first cohort, you might not hear back for 3-4 weeks; if you are in the final cohort it might be as short as one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuchholz2127 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Excellent, that gives me a much better idea of what the timeline is. I appreciate the quick feedback and I look forward to hearing news from Seton Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shah467 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 congrats Grecob49, I am extremely nervous to know what will happen to me, i had done my shadowing in cardiothoracic surgery and skin cancer surgery. would you please share your stats, my main concern is gpa however i am hoping to pull it up doing good in GRE. i wish you the best if you got acceptance letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shah467 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Did anyone receive an interview invite? I just got mine today, I'm interviewing at 9 on October 4th. It's my second time interviewing with Seton Hall, (I was waitlisted last year) so hopefully everything will go better this year! Hello, congrats would you please mind sharing your gpa and other stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grecob49 Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Hi all, I got my acceptance call last Monday! :) My undergrad GPA was a 3.52, though according to CASPA it was a 3.36. My CASPA science GPA was a 3.28. Seton Hall doesn't use the CASPA application, so they took the 3.52. I have about 2000 hours of healthcare experience. Around 200 from volunteering I did in college, and the rest from post grad work as a CNA. I also have around 40 hours of shadowing with surgical orthopedic PA's. Hope this helps, good luck to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shah467 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hi all, I got my acceptance call last Monday! :) My undergrad GPA was a 3.52, though according to CASPA it was a 3.36. My CASPA science GPA was a 3.28. Seton Hall doesn't use the CASPA application, so they took the 3.52. I have about 2000 hours of healthcare experience. Around 200 from volunteering I did in college, and the rest from post grad work as a CNA. I also have around 40 hours of shadowing with surgical orthopedic PA's. Hope this helps, good luck to you all! congrats...how was the interview like? what questions did they ask you? and anything to write? thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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