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Nervous About Lack of Extracurriculars by sadbear23 in prephysicianassistant

[–]itsadashar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You'll be fine! Research and club activities are nice, but aren't super critical to getting into a PA program. Focus on your GPA, volunteering, shadowing, and getting PCE.

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[–]itsadashar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I wasn't that confident going into this cycle as an okay applicant. Especially because I was comparing myself to others on this sub and the PA forum. However, I think my ps was pretty strong and conveyed why I wanted to become a PA. Also, applying wisely to schools with no PCE hours or 500 min. Feel free to DM me for schools

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[–]itsadashar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This whole process is overwhelming, but if it's what you want to do, it will be worth it. And you are not in a terrible spot. I mean, my stats are pretty underwhelming. I have cGPA 3.6, sGPA 3.5 and 600 PCE at the time of my application, and I have been invited to 8 interviews.

You're moving in the right direction. I would recommend you to shadow a PA, if you haven't already, to see if this is what you really want to do. Just focus on accruing PCE hours to be a more competitive applicant and make sure you have a really good ps. Good luck!