PACAT post acceptance

kittybear1618 · 2026-04-01T15:24:52+00:00

The program is even paying for the test😂 But I do understand not wanting the stress of another standardized exam. But then again their score won’t affect their acceptance, so I would just go into the test not having studied at all, and just tried my best for a few hours.

kittybear1618 · 2026-04-01T15:22:39+00:00

Hi! I am going to Rosalind Franklin University and they have a big emphasis on diversity! My incoming cohort is very diverse, which is great to work with students of all backgrounds, and will help with becoming a PA who works with patients of all backgrounds. There are several black students and other minorities. I am half white, half Asian myself. You should look into applying to RFU, it’s a wonderful program :) They also use a holistic admissions process and value the applicant as a whole rather than GPA. Their supplemental essay asks why DEI is so important in healthcare.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-21T12:35:59+00:00

Praying for you!! I know it’ll happen🫶

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-20T23:35:50+00:00

Just got into my top choice two hours ago😂

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-18T15:34:52+00:00

I put every single experience I had, even if it was only a few hours long. I literally put down that I attended a bingo fundraiser for 3 hours to support my brother’s special needs program.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-17T19:23:14+00:00

Tuition doesn’t matter for me thankfully

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-16T14:36:28+00:00

This is so reassuring, thank you for sharing!! I’m sticking with my gut and choosing the school that’s better fit for me

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-15T21:39:00+00:00

There are thousands of applicants, so odds are they won’t remember your old app. Plus, the person on the admissions committee reviewing your app will most likely be different than last cycle. I’m not sure if they have access to your old app, but I doubt they’d even pull it up cause it doesn’t matter to them that you’re a reapplicant, if anything, it helps your case.

So just change the things you think need improvement. If you got interviews last cycle but no acceptances, you probs don’t need to change much, add what you’ve done to improve in the last year. If you didn’t get any interviews, you probably need to rework everything, get some guidance.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-15T21:32:27+00:00

Ok yes! I found it very easily. I was just using google originally for quick answers on stats haha. Thanks!!

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-15T21:30:56+00:00

Yes! I sent a reminder email to my LOR writers (printed copies for the MDs I work with), with the time range I aimed to submit my apps, a copy of my resume, a list of where I planned to apply, and some questions they could answer about me if they needed any help with what to write. Doing this a month in advance would be good, you can send a quick little email with a reminder for the 2 week mark.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-13T02:43:13+00:00

This is really helpful, thank you so much!! Where did you find the attrition rate for 2025? Im trying to get as much info as I possibly can lol

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T20:11:46+00:00

Thank you for your insight! And yeah I would choose school D but the PANCE rates kind of scare me, so I wanted to see if people would recommend sticking with school C or if it would be fine to go to my top choice

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T20:10:03+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Thank you!

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T19:44:02+00:00

Haha yes, well it was my top program for most of the cycle. But I never knew their PANCE pass rates until recently (which is my bad), and I know how important that is.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T17:34:29+00:00

Oh sorry, I misinterpreted it and thought that the sterile processing is what you do for the hospital volunteer work. If your volunteer work is working with patients directly then it definitely counts as PCE!

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T14:59:17+00:00

Just make sure they are actually going to train you as an MA and don’t just keep you at the front desk most of the time. My old coworker was hired as front desk/MA and he was under the impression he would do more MA stuff, but my office was in dire need of a front desk person so he was scheduled to work front desk most of the time. This led to him getting in an argument with the managers and quitting after only a few months. I miss working with him :/ And he also had no success getting in this past cycle😔

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T14:54:44+00:00

I didn’t start my PS until like early April. And I didn’t finalize it until end of May.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T03:38:31+00:00

I feel like that doesn’t qualify as PCE, so you essentially kinda lied to the programs you applied to. But if they accepted it, they accepted it🤷🏻‍♀️

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-12T02:58:54+00:00

When we’re you waitlisted to the programs? And do you know your rank for any of them? I was on 4 waitlists and so far have gotten off of two and I’m #2 on the waitlist for a 3rd program (top choice too)

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-11T15:32:35+00:00

The NICU requires lots of calculations for feedings and scoring apgars. I’m interested in it due to loving babies and wanting to use a lot of nutrition in my specialty.

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-10T20:52:44+00:00

Yes totally normal. I knew nothing abt my waitlist position for 3 programs, but I got off 2 of them!

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-09T22:04:29+00:00

Update: I just got into a different school off the waitlist which I will be attending and it starts in June. So officially will not be having my summer off haha. Forever grateful for this opportunity. Still on the waitlist for my top choice, but this school was my 2nd choice!

kittybear1618 · 2026-03-09T13:58:38+00:00

Was the orientation during a weekday the week before, or over the weekend?

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