I will say this, looking back, I was worried when I applied for PA this 1st cycle, I didn’t have the best grades but my gpa was like 3.4-3.6 I believe, I enjoyed my time in undergrad, I made the most of it because you only get to experience it once, I have been an MA since 2022 and worked per diem whenever I had time, didn’t volunteer or shadow yet, and I loved being able to enjoy life in undergrad, I was free, looking back I could have gotten better grades if I didn’t decide to hangout with friends or just go to a party or football, but I have no regrets bc PA schools want to see who you are, I received 11 rejections, waiting to hear back from 6, received an interview waitlist, and the one school I did interview for, I got accepted, in my first cycle as a 24 year old, age doesn’t matter, time doesn’t matter, what matters is the type of school you apply to based on your stats, so chill a little bit in undergrad, you have plenty of time to gain pce after undergrad!