Azusa Pacific University ELM Spring 2017

briforsure · Mar 2, 2016

Hello! @mkhdooo said that he called the school and we would hear back about interviews towards the end of March. And I went to an information session a few months back and they said they usually let people know if they've been accepted or not in early May. That seems so far away!

pvirk01 · Mar 2, 2016

I am also applying for the March deadline. Just wanted to ask, what gpa are competitive. If you do not mind sharing that would be helpful.

briforsure · Mar 2, 2016

Hello! I'm not sure what a competitive GPA would be. I'm assuming anything above a 3.00.

plumbus · Mar 4, 2016

I would suggest to call the graduate office and they can probably give you the average GPA of students that were accepted into the program!

I hear the cohort for each campus is about 20 people? I wonder how many applicants there actually is cause 20 seems so small, aha.

briforsure · Mar 4, 2016

That's a good idea, I didn't even think of that haha.

And yeah, each cohort is only 20 people. When I went to the info session they said that they usually have 5 people apply for each spot available in the cohort. I think Azusa is the most popular campus, so I heard that if you say that you are willing to attend one of the other two campuses, your chances are slightly higher.

plumbus · Mar 4, 2016

Oh, are you saying that five people compete for every one spot? That is interesting to hear!

briforsure · Mar 4, 2016

Yup! It's a little nerve wracking, but compared to medical school or some PA programs it's not too bad :) I went to an info night for a PA program a while back and the had 2,500 people apply for 20 spots!

GCNorthRim · Mar 11, 2016

Hi Everyone,

I applied for Spring 2017 at the San Diego campus and received a call for my interview the day after the deadline closed. This might be because I applied for the semester before that and part of my application was lost so I was assured I would get to the interview stage first with no guarantee acceptance of course. I have an interview this Tuesday ahhhhhh! I am beyond excited about this program... I do not think there is a better one out there!

As for the competitive GPA, it depends on which process you are talking about. Azusa picks apart transcripts. They take a whole GPA, just science GPA, and non-science GPA. Either one needs to be high or you will have to abide by a strict rule to receive a certain grade in each course (if they accept 2.7 GPA's) I have a 3.9 overall and I think a 4.0 in science but I can't be positive. They accept 20 students per cohort and an additional 5 as standby's that are automatically accepted into the next semesters cohort. I was also told that April is the time we may see our acceptance or denial letters.

I hope this helps and I wish everyone the best of luck :-)

KChope · Mar 14, 2016

Hi Everyone,
I applied for Spring 2017 at the San Diego campus and received a call for my interview the day after the deadline closed. This might be because I applied for the semester before that and part of my application was lost so I was assured I would get to the interview stage first with no guarantee acceptance of course. I have an interview this Tuesday ahhhhhh! I am beyond excited about this program... I do not think there is a better one out there!
As for the competitive GPA, it depends on which process you are talking about. Azusa picks apart transcripts. They take a whole GPA, just science GPA, and non-science GPA. Either one needs to be high or you will have to abide by a strict rule to receive a certain grade in each course (if they accept 2.7 GPA's) I have a 3.9 overall and I think a 4.0 in science but I can't be positive. They accept 20 students per cohort and an additional 5 as standby's that are automatically accepted into the next semesters cohort. I was also told that April is the time we may see our acceptance or denial letters.
I hope this helps and I wish everyone the best of luck :-)

Good Luck, You have no problem getting in. Let me know how your interview goes! :)

briforsure · Mar 14, 2016

Best of luck with your interview! :)

GCNorthRim · Mar 15, 2016

I just got home from my interview. The Dr that interviewed me was so so nice and it was not stressful at all! Anyone who is stressed about the interview... I assure you it is so easy and very friendly. We chatted for over an hour and it was refreshing and informative. The writing prompt was easy. There was about 5 or 6 questions on the paper and the one you are suppose to answer is circled so there is no need for preparation. They are easy simple convo questions. I was asked if I had questions, why nursing, why APU, and a conflict situation I was in and how I handled it. Super easy and rather fun. I asked what my chances were and she said she can't give guarantees but that I have a very strong file and to relax. I am very relaxed and now I will wait that dreadful 2 months until May when I find out!

jbradley16 · Mar 15, 2016

Thank you for the information GCNorthRim. I am glad your interview went well! :)

Has anyone else gotten an interview or have any information regarding this program?