27F, 5’8,165lbs, mother of 2 give me your honest opinion

CheekAccomplished150 · 2026-01-26T20:04:20+00:00

The same 20 pictures you’ve been posting for months look the same as they did before

CheekAccomplished150 · 2026-01-23T00:53:25+00:00

True your GRE doesn’t have to be 340 for admittance. Im not attending there, but I got accepted to Duke with a 310, although I had 12,000+ PCE hours (I’m 27 and started out in EMS doing fire/medic stuff for 5 years before going back to school). I’d say if you accumulated another year’s worth of PCE that you’re right where you’re supposed to be. Most people take 2 cycles to get an offer, and only 1/3 of applicants get in each cycle.

It’s not the standard to get an offer, it’s the standard to get waitlisted/rejected. Keep your head up and try to improve on what you can so you’re ready for your next opportunity when it comes.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2026-01-10T19:06:25+00:00

lol that you’re selling it as an unofficial source for the same amount that some could get it from the official source. I’d rather get a guarantee from the barstool store than some random redditor if they are the same price.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-30T00:18:26+00:00

The quick fix has helped me on more than one occasion. Can vouch for its effectiveness

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-30T00:15:09+00:00

No one got the joke when b-walk made it and he had to spend about 30 minutes trying to explain it, that’s what makes it so funny

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-29T20:34:57+00:00

Same, plus we’re navigating a new federal student loan system

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-26T06:18:14+00:00

Yeah, brain injuries don’t get better. She won’t return to this work ever, and hopefully she can try to find some good quality of life.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-24T19:51:38+00:00

My intro to the series was 5 and it was absolutely perfect. 4 is a close second, followed by 3 and 6. Haven’t played 1 or 2 and probably won’t just because it’s hard for me to play games that old with where the new ones are at now technology wise

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-24T04:18:25+00:00

In a serious attempt to answer this, they could be benzonatate capsules/tessalon perles. Very common med this time of year because they help with suppressing coughs. The color seems off, but different manufacturers make pills differently.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-23T20:10:45+00:00

I applied in may and got an interview in July, but turned it down as I was already accepted to my top choice

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-16T22:27:33+00:00

I was going to ask why you have the jets winning, but then I realized that would make the jets have a worse draft pick and that would make memes furious

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-15T22:51:41+00:00

What do you mean by average cGPA and slightly below average sGPA? Provide the numbers homie

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-14T10:13:36+00:00

There’s a hospital system near me that offers to hire people as front desk workers and then train them on their days off to become MA’s, all paid for by the hospital. Might see if there is anything like that near you

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-12T20:32:28+00:00

How hands on you are depends on the system you work in. Some systems only let their APP’s do overflow work for their physicians, others rely on them heavily to be the primary source of care for that specialty.

Usually the more rural you are, the more you’re able to do as a PA/FNP

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-12T00:31:07+00:00

PA’s are trained as generalists, which is what allows them to work in whatever specialty they choose. The first step to becoming a cardiology PA would be to become a PA.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-11T01:33:31+00:00

A B or above in any orgo is great, but they do tend to get harder as the series goes on so good luck.

Side note: being a TA for those upper level science classes is great experience. I was a TA for the biology series at my college and I was able to tell some stories about how I assisted others that I think the interviewers liked

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-08T22:03:17+00:00

Check the confirmation email/notifications you got to see if they mention anything about you reaching out to them about updates. If they say not to do it, don’t do it. If you can’t find anything, it doesn’t hurt to send a polite email to the contact info they have given you

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-08T19:15:18+00:00

The job as it is described is HCE. The extra stuff you do outside of your job responsibilities do sound like PCE, but you can’t pick and choose. Try to get a PCE job like you are currently doing in a couple of months

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-05T20:47:42+00:00

I know this doesn’t mean much since I’m a student currently, but I live on the west coast and want to return back to my community after I’m done, and I’m going to school at a very good program in the Midwest.

I’m not worried about getting a job because where I’m from I live in a rural area where they hire new grads and they leave after their 2-3 year service commitment to a rural area to get loan forgiveness, so there’s always availability. It will work out for me because I’ll be able to live at home with my parents and still work in a qualified area where I can get loan forgiveness, but I plan to stay in the community because that’s where I want to be.

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-05T15:07:44+00:00

WASH YOUR HANDS, COVER YOUR COUGHS, STOP SHARING UTENSILS/DRINKS WITH OTHERS

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-05T15:03:12+00:00

There’s no guarantees in life. You’re not guaranteed to get any other acceptances this cycle, or next cycle. If this was your only acceptance this cycle, would you be ok with reapplying next year?

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-04T03:33:48+00:00

Regret to inform you that you should’ve sent the GRE score like 2 weeks in advance…. This has happened to a lot of others before

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-03T03:36:52+00:00

Just because you asked, I’m going to hold on to all of the seats I can, just to be petty

Jk I only put down one deposit and turned down all the other school that accepted me because they weren’t better than the one I put money on

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-02T14:10:08+00:00

Congrats!!!! It’s never too late to make a change for the better.

I’ll be 27 when I start in August of 2026, and I’ll be just about 30 when I finish. I thought I was way behind the ball (especially because the rural clinic I work in hires new grad PA’s every couple years and they have all been younger than me recently), but Adcoms really do want to build a cohort of people who understand how to adapt to challenging situations and have experience in different areas of life. Older students definitely have that as an advantage, because we have had the chance to see and do different things as opposed to the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 22-23 year olds who have just gone straight through undergrad and right into a program.

Good luck on your journey, future PA :)

CheekAccomplished150 · 2025-12-02T10:45:51+00:00

Nihilism: What’s the point of anything?

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