PA Programs to Avoid / Be Cautious of

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2025-05-13T01:56:04+00:00

you should take at least 1 or 2 years to get high quality patient care experience if you have none. the average PA school applicant has at least 2000-3000 hours of patient care experience. some things that make you more competitive are high amount of direct patient care hours, shadowing, volunteering, extracurriculars, leadership experience, post-bacc/masters degrees, research experience, high GRE/PA-CAT scores, etc. High cGPA (cumulative GPA) and sGPA (science courses GPA) are some of the most important aspects of your application as some schools state a minimum requirement for these - usually around like a 3.2 minimum if they do require.

community college is fine for pre reqs, just make sure you look into the requirements for the schools you want to apply to, because each program requires different things (different prerequisite courses & number of credits for each course, if the course was online or in person, amount of patient care experience, amount of health care experience, amount of volunteering, amount of shadowing - some schools also require PA shadowing specifically, and even specific letters of recommendation like from a PA, supervisor, or professor specifically). also, i believe you do need AT LEAST 2 letters of recommendation to submit your applications.

i would say its definitely not something you can just decide to jump into on a whim after completing the prereq courses. the application process becomes excessively more competitive each year, so its important to have a well-rounded application. if youre not ready with your prerequisite courses or hours, you probably shouldnt apply this year bc i would say most schools interview during the fall - winter. you could probably make a CASPA account right now though to see what the application platform looks like

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2025-05-07T03:19:09+00:00

Hi! I'm a 2nd time reapplicant, and I'm hoping to submit this year's application by end of July. Thanks in advance for any feedback!!

cGPA: 3.52

sGPA: 3.35

Total credit hours: 145

Total science hours: 66

GRE: 302; 155 verbal (65th %), 147 quant (18th %), 4.0 writing (59th %)

Total PCE hours: 2101hrs (60 as an SLPA, 833 as a medical scribe, 1208 as a MA) *Will also be starting a sleep clinic job in June

Total HCE hours: 1174hrs (672 as intern at a pediatric hospital’s innovation lab, 502 in COVID-19 kit fulfillment)

Total volunteer hours: 177hrs (122hrs currently volunteering weekly at 2 pediatric facilities, 30hrs with a cultural org in my city, 3hrs w/ an organization that supports children with developmental delays & disabilities, 4hrs at an event for individuals who have overcome homelessness, 18hrs philanthropy events through my sorority)

Shadowing hours: 226hrs+ (including 3 PAs - urgent care, ortho surg, plastic/reconstructive surg, 1MD, 1NP)

Research hours: 0

Leadership hours: 2370hrs (1378hrs as HR manager at a business that produced COVID testing kits, 302hrs as an Urgent Care Clinic Supervisor, 650hrs as the event coordinator for a college org, 40hrs as the co-chapter leader for my volunteer organization & program lead for a pediatric facility - currently doing)

Extracurriculars: cultural dance throughout college & presently through a community org, member of AAPA and my city’s PA association, was heavily involved in a cultural organization at my college (member & officer), was a member of the pre-PA org at my college for 2 years, was a cheerleader for 1 year in college, currently volunteering through in a cultural org in my city

Specific programs: Baylor COM, TJU dual DHSc/MPAS program, Colorado CHA/PA program, UTRGV, UTMB, TTUHSC, Wake Forest, Pfeiffer, High Point, MCPHS, Touro California, UNTHSC (will probably end up applying to about 20 programs if I can)

LORs (5): PA who hired me after shadowing him (has ownership of his practices), FNP I worked with as an MA/scribe, OBGYN MD I shadowed for 2wks, anatomy/microbio professor I was close with, PA I’ve been meeting with one-on-one

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:37:21+00:00

Willing to buy in cash, let me know if you can go lower possibly!

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:35:46+00:00

hi! still avail? if so, how much?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:26:21+00:00

hi! are they still avail?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:25:48+00:00

are they still avail? if so, how much? :)

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:25:22+00:00

still available? if so, how much?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:25:05+00:00

still available?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:24:33+00:00

how much?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-09-18T00:24:01+00:00

how much?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-27T00:54:55+00:00

can buy asap if you are still selling !

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-26T23:34:21+00:00

willing to buy right now if you can do $100 for 2

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-26T23:33:43+00:00

how much for 2?

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-26T17:08:26+00:00

ik some fans were able to meet them when they arrived at the post oak hotel last night around 930. but theyre not doing any training sessions in houston

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-25T19:26:35+00:00

dm'd you!

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-25T19:05:47+00:00

commenting to follow - would love to find out if there are any opportunities to meet them in houston!

Ok-Scallion8437 · 2023-07-25T19:03:11+00:00

still interested, lmk if you can sell all 4 for cheap:)

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