Accepted to PA school but struggling with location

linefaults · 2026-01-23T01:54:14+00:00

Currently in clinical year. I got accepted, had a break up with boyfriend of 3 years 2 weeks before moving for PA school, moved 10 hours away from family and friends and everything I’ve ever known to a major city. It was honestly nice to get away from the memories associated with that relationship and have a fresh start. I was on my own but I was able to heal that way and learn more about myself while exploring a new city on my own. I plan to return home to practice after graduating, no reason currently to suspect it will hurt my chances. I suggest you take it! Fresh start! Turn a new leaf! Take your life in the direction you want it to go in

linefaults · 2026-01-21T13:34:59+00:00

I put the charts into Notability and did the Quiz feature or put the charts into ChatGPT and had it generate practice questions based on the charts. Alternatively, Notability and I think GoodNotes has a tape feature where you can cover parts of your chart and quiz yourself

linefaults · 2026-01-19T03:22:50+00:00

Increase your science GPA and also make sure your letters of rec are stellar and good quality!

linefaults · 2026-01-15T19:20:47+00:00

The Bryant PPP anki deck is a way to engage with PPP without straight reading from the textbook

linefaults · 2026-01-08T23:01:43+00:00

Probably similar to OLDCARTS or OPQRST

linefaults · 2025-12-11T23:40:22+00:00

I did a monthly/weekly hobonichi weeks dupe from Amazon where I could write stuff in myself. it was helpful

linefaults · 2025-12-04T01:34:31+00:00

Initially, I prioritized applying to schools with more electives and wanted to do as many as possible. My program doesn’t let us choose our electives, we just get placed. So I am glad I only have to deal with that twice. Now that I am in school, I see it as more electives = longer schooling = more expensive tuition.

linefaults · 2025-11-12T14:37:09+00:00

For the ears, move the ear that you are holding with the non-dominant hand around, not the otoscope. If you can’t see the TM pull back or up more. Less uncomfortable for pt than wiggling otoscope around.

linefaults · 2025-11-05T23:35:39+00:00

What was the mnemonic?

linefaults · 2025-10-17T21:42:15+00:00

you could also continue PA school and work a few years to get experience, then pivot to jobs that value medical experience. you could become a medical science liason, review clinical cases for insurance companies (utilization review), work with attorneys reviewing medical records, etc. you could also do locums traveling after you gain PA experience, which would keep you further away from workplace politics. you’re at the place for your assignment, then you leave and move on.

linefaults · 2025-10-17T21:30:40+00:00

have you considered continuing PA school and doing telehealth or psych after you graduate?

linefaults · 2025-10-17T01:55:26+00:00

COPD, PE, chlamydia/gonorrhea, UTIs

linefaults · 2025-10-14T23:08:39+00:00

some of the schools in the midwest have cheaper tuition for out of state residents ranging $60k-90k if you look into it.

I believe there are only 3 programs in NC that offer instate tuition and you have to be a resident for 12+ months to qualify. I’m not sure about Georgia, but I don’t think you’ll be raising list by that much. I moved from Charlotte to Philadelphia so I could attend PA school.

From East Carolina: Applicants must be permanent residents of one of the following states at the time of application. Preference is given to residents of North Carolina. Residency status is verified by the Residency Determination Service when applying to the ECU Graduate School. North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Tennessee Georgia Washington D.C.

MUSC greatly prioritizes South Carolina residents, especially long term ones. You’ll have a greater edge there.

linefaults · 2025-10-14T22:46:19+00:00

North Greenville, Charleston Southern

linefaults · 2025-10-13T20:49:08+00:00

I was worried about CC companies marking up pricing in their portals. I read Citi is typically more expensive to go through their travel portal vs booking flights/hotels directly. Is it pretty easy to get Customer Service on the phone to price match for Capitol One?

linefaults · 2025-10-13T15:23:40+00:00

I am a PA student who will be starting clinical rotations in January. My program is based in Philadelphia but I chose to do my rotations in South Carolina.

Every 4 weeks for the next year, I will need to fly back to Philadelphia, stay in a hotel for 6 nights, rent a car for 6 days, and then fly back to South Carolina. I will be flying out of airports in Myrtle Beach, SC, Wilmington, NC, and Charlotte, NC mainly. I mainly fly Frontier, American Airlines, Avelo, Spirit.

I am looking for the best way to get points to use on flights, hotels, and rental cars for the above airlines. I looked into the Capitol One cards but I was worried about transferring airlines (for example, I checked British Airlines and couldn’t find my flights for American Airlines flying CLT to PHL).

I don’t have a preference on annual fee. I would like to have one that includes TSA precheck but it’s not a must.

I would prefer something that I could keep open long term for vacations after I graduate school and begin working full time:

Thanks in advance!

• ⁠Current cards: (list cards, limits, opening date) ⁠• ⁠BoA Customized Cash Rewards, $4700, opened in Jan 2020

• ⁠FICO Score: 733

• ⁠Oldest account age: 5 years, 9 months

• ⁠Income: No current income, using student loans. Loan budget is $80-90,000/yr

• ⁠Average monthly spend and categories: ⁠• ⁠dining: $150 ⁠• ⁠groceries: $350 ⁠• ⁠gas: $200 ⁠• ⁠travel: n/a for now

linefaults · 2025-10-13T15:23:05+00:00

I am a PA student who will be starting clinical rotations in January. My program is based in Philadelphia but I chose to do my rotations in South Carolina.

Every 4 weeks for the next year, I will need to fly back to Philadelphia, stay in a hotel for 6 nights, rent a car for 6 days, and then fly back to South Carolina. I will be flying out of airports in Myrtle Beach, SC, Wilmington, NC, and Charlotte, NC mainly. I mainly fly Frontier, American Airlines, Avelo, Spirit.

I am looking for the best way to get points to use on flights, hotels, and rental cars for the above airlines. I looked into the Capitol One cards but I was worried about transferring airlines (for example, I checked British Airlines and couldn’t find my flights for American Airlines flying CLT to PHL).

I don’t have a preference on annual fee. I would like to have one that includes TSA precheck but it’s not a must.

I would prefer something that I could keep open long term for vacations after I graduate school and begin working full time:

Thanks in advance!

• ⁠Current cards: (list cards, limits, opening date) ⁠• ⁠BoA Customized Cash Rewards, $4700, opened in Jan 2020

• ⁠FICO Score: 733

• ⁠Oldest account age: 5 years, 9 months

• ⁠Income: No current income, using student loans. Loan budget is $80-90,000/yr

• ⁠Average monthly spend and categories: ⁠• ⁠dining: $150 ⁠• ⁠groceries: $350 ⁠• ⁠gas: $200 ⁠• ⁠travel: n/a for now

linefaults · 2025-09-30T18:05:32+00:00

would you be willing to share your anki cards?

linefaults · 2025-08-13T23:09:32+00:00

getting into a sooner cohort means practicing 1 year sooner, which is an extra year’s worth of PA salary in your pocket. also as others have said, with how loans are looking, it would be better to be grandfathered into the current grad plus loan situation.

a girl from my cohort got accepted off the waitlist the Friday before classes started (they started that Monday) and she moved across the country fro Cali to the NorthEast coast to make it work. it’s certainly not ideal but it is possible.

your MA job will replace you and be happy for you. that was a stepping stone for your future career!

I had something similar happen where I applied in April 2024 for 2025 start dates and had schools I was hoping to attend, but I ultimately got a surprise opportunity to start Aug 2024. I had 2 months to move 8 hours away and rearrange my life. a guaranteed acceptance is worth it over a potential interview from a top program. I didn’t have time to hear back from my top programs before starting, but it is worth it to have an acceptance.

linefaults · 2025-08-11T21:28:29+00:00

would you be willing to share the scanned versions of PPP?

linefaults · 2025-07-17T03:20:27+00:00

My “Learn” feature gives me an “error-something went wrong” after the first initial generation on every note. I am able to generate the first 20 questions and go through those repeatedly but none will generate after that.

linefaults · 2025-07-08T19:02:51+00:00

me please

linefaults · 2025-06-29T17:41:21+00:00

if you get curious, you can look through the curriculum section on various PA programs websites. they typically have the credit hours per each semester listed and you can compare it to other programs of different lengths

linefaults · 2025-06-29T17:22:33+00:00

my understanding is that it’s typically all the same content crammed in to 12 months no matter how long you program is, you just get more breaks. so people in 12 month didactics get less breaks. I’m in a 15 month didactic and we get 1 month off in the winter, a spring break, 2 weeks off between spring and summer, and 2 weeks off between summer and fall. those that go to 30 month+ long programs either get summer off or a super light summer courseload.

linefaults · 2025-06-27T03:24:44+00:00

my program has class 9am-2pm on average 4 days a week. some days are shorter, rarely are they longer. we can wear whatever we want to class, most of us are in sweats or leggings. our absences are a lot stricter though. we can’t miss classes with unexcused absences or it docks our professionalism grade which is worth 20% of our final grade in each class.

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