Hey! I was hoping to start a thread consisting of summer 2017 applicants to Ohio State's Graduate Entry program. I just finalized my application and submitted last Friday! Well before the deadline in October so I'm hoping that helps. I guess you can say I'm an overly proactive type of person lol. Blessing and a curse. But I've completed all pre-reqs except Microbiology..... which I'm in right now until December. My GPA isn't strong at all 3.2. I'll be taking the GRE in September so I'm pretty much dedicating a lot of my time to studying for that...
Anyways, I hope to meet more people who applied/will apply this year for next summer :)
just got off the phone with admissions. They said that most students will know if they are in or not by the end of this month! Exciting and scary news :)
My app status changed to decision. It said my application was not approved and that more information would be sent by email later. Good luck to everyone else!
Thanks. Did anyone else receive a decision either way? I'm not sure if this is the normal message someone gets when they do not get accepted or if there is some other reason they couldn't "approve" my application. It makes me wonder if there is something that knocked me out of consideration or if I was just simply not accepted.
I would call the CON because I don't quite understand that either. Mine still says pending but if that happens I will definitely call. I'm not sure when you're supposed to get that follow-up email but I feel like if your application was to get bumped from consideration they should have contacted you previously?
armymusic2013, I got the same "decision" on my application status. Mine just says "We're sorry, your application was not approved. You will receive further information about this decision by email."
NurseLeesh, that is what mine says, too. The only thing I can think of is that I don't have just one prerequisite complete, pharmacology, which I was planning on doing in the spring. But I have a 4.0 in the rest of my prereqs so I don't know. I won't have a chance to call the CON today but if you get the opportunity to do so, I'm curious to know what they say. What are your stats like, if you don't mind me asking?
@armymusic2013 Did you ever find out why they rejected your application? I want to apply to the 2018 program but I am also nervous. My GPA currently is a 3.3 and I have not taken any pre reqs. I will have 3 pre reqs done before I apply.
armymusic2013, I did already call about it. I spoke with graduate outreach. They told me that there was an issue with my statement of purpose and that is why I received that message. It is a rejection though, not an error. I had a 3.9 GPA and 4.0 in prereqs (they were all completed). I was given the contact information for the director of my specialty to ask about why my statement wasn't adequate enough (though that probably will not change the fact I was rejected).
When I went to the informational meetings, the emphasized a lot on how you need a good purpose and goals statement. Prereqs and GPA are important as well but the statement was definitely stressed the most.
3.2. I'll be taking the GRE in September so I'm pretty much dedicating a lot of my time to studying for that... 
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just got off the phone with admissions. They said that most students will know if they are in or not by the end of this month! Exciting and scary news :)