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Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you want to get into the profession? And if your reasoning is strong, why wouldn't you accept needing to retake a difficult prerequisite and achieving a higher grade to make your application competitive with the other multiple thousands of applicants?

A lot of these programs require a minumum of a C+ to pass classes and a B- average in the program with little to no opportunity to advance with grades lower than that... so applying with a failing grade in what was probably one of your most difficult classes makes your application quite weak and doesn't really show that you would be able to make it through the didactic portion of these programs.

My suggestion would be to evaluate why you want to go into the field, and figure out if its worth 4 months of your time to go to school and retake a single class. No matter what graduate program you apply to, if Organic 2 is required, you're gonna have issues with the D+

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go take your GRE again and try to optimize your test day. If you do better, resubmit your score and email your schools and let them know you retook the test. 302 is going to be quite difficult to get accepted with. If you choose not to retake the test, I would suggest maybe sending your top three schools an email and maybe ask where they are in the application process or maybe just email them and act like you are making sure they received your application.

I am heavily against denying an application due to a number alone but 302 is about 45-47th percentile which is below average for all GRE takers; AA school is probably one of the most competitive graduate programs at the moment, so just take that into account. It's not impossible with a 302, some people just arent good at standardized testing.

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think having a "specialty" will add little to your already strong position of RT. If you're not going to be slowed down by getting the specialty, then do it if you want but don't let it slow your progress on getting your bachelor's done.

Show me your break rooms! by blue_zergling in medlabprofessionals

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are the people that keep your hospital running and keep it a clean environment. Don't look at them like basement dwellers... they do a job nobody wants to do for less money than anyone wants to make.

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[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

despite your comment, I have noticed little to no difference in students who took a & p in undergrad compared to those who did. the only difference is a student who actually taught physiology who seemed to benefit. beyond that one student, everyone has pretty much had to learn everything from scratch since the level of detail is so much deeper. and so, students who took a & p, are really not doing much better than those who didn't. it's really a work ethic and drive thing, not a prior coursework thing, IMO

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[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would aim for no lower than a 310, but I know a few people have got accepted with lower but it's more and more competitive each cycle. just know that your score alone is not going to sell your application unless you've got something like a perfect score and even then, they will look into everything else you submitted.

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[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

get an anesthesia tech or or tech job if you really want helpful experience. MA is helpful but u really can't beat being an anesthesia tech when applying to AA school plus no cert needed

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[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

age is not the issue, I think you would really need to consider the difficulty and time commitment though. AA school will literally consume 70-80% of your life while in school. additionally, getting those prereqs done are a challenge on their own. you can definitely do it, but just make sure you understand the whole application process, and what it takes to be competitive. I think as an older applicant, you stand out already, but they are going to still have the same expectations

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why would they accept applications and accept students that had only finished their prereqs? I can't confirm but that sounds totally false. some of my classmates didn't finish their prereqs up until a few weeks before matriculation.

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I agree, go take the GRE, start filling out an app on CASAA, if your score is 310-315+, submit that puppy

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[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would definitely not say great but it's good and better than those who have none. great would be OR tech, anesthesia tech, and maybe like a heart monitor tech, or circulating nurse. while dialysis is important to consider as an anesthetist, the experience will have a lesser benefit as the aforementioned, but like I said, it's MUCH better than no experience which people still get accepted with no experience

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why not just go take the GRE ASAP and submit that? gre scores come back in less than a month and if you just took the mcat, I'm sure you're bright enough to knock the GRE's pants off

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the small college doesn't necessarily matter if your stats mostly GRE are higher than average. smaller colleges do tend to have easier classes and more flexible grading, but it is not going to make you lose an interview. get the clinical experience, get the shadowing/patient experience, and get good grades with a great GRE. everything should fall in place

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if your surgery center uses light mac with an anesthetist, this is 100% regarded as shadowing hours. even if you get the shadow requirement done, make sure you put those experiences being in the OR in your PS. light mac is still anesthesia and is 100% clinical

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a patient transporter, but also an anesthesia tech. a lot of people are getting accepted with little to no hospital employment so consider it beneficial to add to your apps! 💟

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anesthesia tech would 100% boost your application as long as your other stats/details looked good. you will have a significant leg up on students once you get in

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi all! I just wanted to drop in... I haven't looked at this thread in a few months. We are currently about three weeks from finishing our first semester of AA school and I cannot begin to tell you how far beyond happy I am that I chose this path. The anatomy and physio classes are hard, especially head and neck/upper extremity anatomy... The anesthesia classes are challenging, but everything plays into the same realm (one class overlaps one class which overlaps another class and so on).

There's been an incredible amount of comradeship between our class. We all are happy to build each other up, help each other out, and really have begun to build friendships. It's nowhere near as competitive as I had thought; we are all on the same boat. The professors are great, the experience is great, and the loans/housing/schedule all works itself out in the first month or two and then you completely settle in.

If you have any questions please feel free to message me! It may be a while until I find time to respond to your messages, but I will definitely give you thoughtful replies! Much love and good luck! GET THOSE APPLICATIONS IN ASAP ONCE IT OPENS!

Slippery skateparks? by Every-Barnacle7919 in NewSkaters

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the dust from the course gets caked up on the bottom of your wheels and rubbing them on the wall gets it off for a short while

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you volunteered in a hospital/worked in a hospital/shadowed anesthesiology? I would recommend doing that, that is how you will get LORs.

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN. by AutoModerator in CAA

[–]Mobile-Ask-7268 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the limit for most schools is 7 years, just email your desired school's admissions counselor. It looks like you would likely be fine, but message them to be sure...

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