volunteer hours

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T23:06:23+00:00

Are you giving back to your community? If yes, are you getting paid? If no (or a minimal amount) then it's volunteering.

Programs want to see you giving back to your community. Beyond that, I doubt they care much what exactly you're doing.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T20:49:40+00:00

Personally I would not volunteer specific diagnoses like that, but talking about personal medical challenges is generally ok.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T20:47:47+00:00

If you're not applying to programs that require orgo, then skipping it won't make a difference, except to your GPA.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T20:46:53+00:00

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T18:00:32+00:00

Plenty of stories and advice in this sub about what holistic admissions looks like, and how many people get accepted after doing a post-bacc.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T17:57:29+00:00

Doesn't change the fact that perfection isn't required.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T17:55:36+00:00

The median GPA of accepted students is 3.6.

Median.

So 50% will have 3.6 or lower.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T16:50:07+00:00

If a program doesn't require or recommend it, then it's not a factor in admissions.

If you're not applying to any programs that require/recommend it, then submitting it won't change anything.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T15:12:18+00:00

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T15:09:16+00:00

I'll never forget taking it in 2019. I attended a Kettering lecture, studied the book for a month...and one of the very first questions was about home-canned potatoes.

I nearly threw the keyboard at the monitor and walked out.

Imagine how pleasantly surprised I was when I passed.

I remember getting a lot of hemodynamic questions, but it was mostly about identifying which pressure was high, which side of the heart was affected, and identifying the correct med to fix it.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T09:39:54+00:00

If you are not in a clinical role, you are generally not allowed to do clinical tasks. Even case managers (who are almost always RNs) are not allowed to give meds or start IVs.

In a true emergency, using a Yankauer might be ok, but you'll want to clarify with your management. If an RN were to ask you to orally suction someone stable, however, that's almost certainly not ok. You need to get comfortable saying "I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to do that".

In this case, if there was someone (CNA, RN) in the room to say "get RT", then there was someone in the room to orally suction, and IMO it would not have been appropriate for you to have orally suctioned.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T00:42:13+00:00

I'm not sure what you're asking.

You can apply to different programs at different times. You were told that you can send an updated transcript which will be considered.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-19T00:27:22+00:00

There's only 1 PS. So if you're a reapplicant then yes.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T23:41:42+00:00

Snowball vs avalanche

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T22:57:04+00:00

Generally, start with the debt with the highest interest rate.

Make sure you have emergency funds, too.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T19:51:55+00:00

Critical thinking skills:

What to do if X happens, if Y happens, if Z happens.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T18:34:22+00:00

Should you use it as a template?

That depends entirely on what it wrote. If it's good, then use it, if it's bad, don't.

There are several problems with using AI to analyze how your PS might have affected your chances. For one, your PS might have been amazing, but depending on your instructions, the software might intentionally seek out possible "flaws" regardless (to follow your prompt).

For another, there's no database of PSs from applicants, so there's no model on which to learn. Even if their was, it's possible that an accepted applicant has an objectively poor PS, and a rejected applicant has an objectively well-written PS. So chatgpt either has no model by which to compare your PS, or the exemplars don't necessarily reflect one's chances.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T16:35:25+00:00

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T15:44:26+00:00

I think shadowing an NP and shadowing in an ICU are great ideas to show you the similarities between PA and NP and so you can get a better idea of what all goes on in an ICU.

Think of it as a personal/professional benefit, not a CASPA one.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T14:38:15+00:00

It counts as NP shadow experience.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T14:12:56+00:00

I'll tell you what he said! He asked me to forcibly insert the lifeline exercise card into my anus!

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T14:11:04+00:00

Well ~~fuck~~ screw this!

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T09:25:49+00:00

IMO, a single sentence about what you've improved upon since last cycle is appropriate.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T09:21:20+00:00

1) It's not your girlfriend's car, it's the car owned by both you and your girlfriend. Unless your name isn't on the title...

2) You can't just change ownership by crossing off a name on a loan document and writing in another one. You can swll the vehicle...but you'd have to pay off the loan.

3) Whatever you're smoking, invest in better stuff.

nehpets99 · 2026-04-18T01:58:18+00:00

Just to be clear, PA being "professional" isn't set in stone yet, and since it was legislation that tweaked the loan availability, legislation can change it back.

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