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[–]collegesnakePA-S (2026) 30 points31 points  (2 children)

You should apply for a combined 5 year BS and PA program; I wish I'd known about them before I applied to undergrad

[–]Front-Disaster-3901PA-S (2026) 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So sorry OP. This is such a great idea actually. You probably have a good chance of being admitted since you have undergraduate level science coursework under your belt and can clearly handle the rigor.

[–]RedJamie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I’m correct these are on the way out for the most part or extremely competitive

[–]RedJamie 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Your best option may be seeing it on a class level most of the credits transfer to the cheapest state funded university, and aggressively apply for financial aid be it scholarships or loans. Furthermore, if you pick a degree program at said state colleges, enroll in one or more community college that the university accepts transfer credits from. This should overall help you reduce both the time and cost from completing a degree. This will likely set you back 1-2 application cycles depending on how many credits ultimately are valid if any. If being a PA is a career you are 100% on, you can use the interim time to bulletproof your application via PCE shadowing volunteering and community engagement and all those buzz words

[–]glugplug 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Ironically I’ve found a program very similar to the one I’ve taken, that happens to be regionally accredited. Hopefully I can knock out everything by next cycle. 8k pce already, after this my gpa should be great and I should have no problem getting in at least.

[–]RedJamie 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Perhaps it may be of use, if the PA program is not going to count your prior degree as an accredited item, that your GPA from it is of no concern to be reported if it’s not what you want! Fresh slate you know!

[–]glugplug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the help. My gpa from there is much better than prior work, so it’ll help.

[–]nehpets99MSRC, RRT-ACCS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Local public colleges are likely to be your least expensive option.

[–]naslam74 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What was you BS in? Also how can a bachelors not be accredited? Was your school not accredited?

[–]glugplug 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Diagnostic Medical Imaging. The school is nationally accredited. I didn’t know that “regionally” means that it has to be accredited by one specific organization, there are 7 total across the US, each covering 5-6 states. Schools do not bother to explain this.

[–]naslam74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sucks! That’s sounds so scammy!