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Undergrad School:

 

Suffolk Community College, NY

Dowling College, NY (1995)

 

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.7

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.3

 

Age at application time and acceptance: 28

 

Direct Patient Care Experience: none; just did some volunteering at Stony Brook Hospital, NY. Job before PA School was Sr. Lab Tech at Florida Atlantic University in the Chemistry Department.

 

Schools Applied:

 

Touro College, NY: accepted

Nova Southeastern University, FL: accepted

South College, GA: accepted

Yale University: denied

 

Interview Invites: 3

Denied: 1

Withdrew Application: 0

Waitlisted: 0

Accepted: 3

Chose: Nova Southeastern University

 

Graduated PA School: 2002

 

Employment: Dermatology

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Undergrad Ed Degree: BS Biology (micro); minor in Chem

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.882

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.832

Age at application time : 32

GRE: (V) 500 (Q) 680 (AW) 5

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)--10 years LPN

Extracurricular Activities: A wife and mom ( :) ), Alpha Chi Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta Biological Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society, Health Occupations Society, Americal Chemical Society student affiliate, Samaritan's Purse, American Heart Volunteer, Lab Assistant

 

Schools Applied: 3

Application Submitted Date: July 3, 2004

Schools Received Application Date: September 15 ( had to wait for one LOR)

Interview Invites: 3

Denied: 0

Withdrew Application: 1 (same day as Duke's interview)

Waitlisted: 0

Accepted: 2, will attend Duke

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yeah. i want to know how much higher the bar has rose this yr. seems every yr the applicant pool is larger and more competitive. some doctor told me to just go for medical school since its probably easier to get into, number wise, and also because many more people are interested in mid-level careers such as PA/NP/AA/CRNA and many more are appearing such as Radiologist Assistant, and others. but i still have my mind set on this, so when anybody hears the good new, please let us know.... :)

 

i don't believe this whatsoever. Medical school will never be "easy" to get into. Although i would not be surprised if someone presented some evidence of declining med school applicants and increased mid-level health care applicants. Dental and pharmacy applications are sky rocketing though according to a personal contact on admissions at U of MN.

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i don't believe this whatsoever. Medical school will never be "easy" to get into. Although i would not be surprised if someone presented some evidence of declining med school applicants and increased mid-level health care applicants. Dental and pharmacy applications are sky rocketing though according to a personal contact on admissions at U of MN.

 

thats what i meant. of course it will never be easy. we all know that. :)

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Undergrad Ed School: Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, WI)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.3

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.2

Graduate Ed School: Samuel Merritt

Cumulative Graduate GPA:August 05

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

 

Age at application time :23

 

1st GRE: N/A

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Pediatric Clinical Researcher Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin:

Emergency Room/Trauma Center--3 years

Hematology/ Oncology Palliative Care--1 year

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Shadowing Experience: 3 PAs Emergency Medicine, General Surgery & General Peds

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Wisconsin

Neighborhood Meal Programs

Blood Institute

Inncer City Tutoring Programs

Prison Ministries

Student Government

Gospel Choirs

Black Student Union

City Health Department

Tri Beta

etc...

 

 

Schools Applied: UNT, Samuel Merritt

 

Application Submitted Date: Sept 2004

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) Dont remember

 

Interview Invites: 2

 

Denied:

 

Withdrew Application:

 

Waitlisted:1 (moved up to accepted status)

 

Accepted:1

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My Stats

Undergrad Ed School: Illinois State University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.62

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.6

Psychology Major, Biology minor

 

Age at application time :21

 

1st GRE: 1030 (Q-640 V-390) Writing-5

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

CNA on mental health floor for 1 year

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

PATH crisis hotline

 

Shadowing Experience: Shodowed one PA for a day

 

Schools Applied:

NOVA

University of Florida

St Louis

South Alabama

Midwestern (IL)

Barry

Southwest Missouri

 

Application Submitted Date: June 2005

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) Dont remember

 

Interview Invites: 5 (Barry, Nova, St. Louis, Southwest Missouri State, Midwestern)

 

Denied:1 MSU

 

Withdrew Application: SAU, Midwestern

 

Waitlisted:SLU

 

Accepted:2, Barry + Nova....going to go to Nova

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Massachusetts - Lowell (BS - Biology)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.65

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.75

Graduate Ed School: University of Massachusetts Medical School (MS - Biomedical Sciences)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.43

Science Graduate GPA: 3.43

 

Age at application time : 33

 

1st GRE: 1960 - Fall 1999

2nd GRE: 1280 with 5.0 Analytical

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) ~20,000 hours as a EMT/Paramedic in high call volume urban and suburban 911 systems

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Viral immunology bioterrorism research on poxviruses, flaviviruses, and other bioterrorism agents

 

Schools Applied:

 

Albany Medical College

Baylor School of Medicine

Duke

Emory

George Washington PA/MPH program

MCPHS - Manchester

MEDEX

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Quinnipiac

Rosalind Franklin

Samuel Merritt

Touro - Nevada

Touro University - CA PA/MPH program

University of New England

Yale

 

 

Application Submitted Date: 05/20/2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: ~ 06/13/05

 

Interview Invites:

 

Albany Medical College

Duke University

Emory University

George Washington University

MCPHS - Manchester

Quinnipiac

Yale

 

Denied:

 

None

 

 

Withdrew Application:

Baylor

Duke University

MEDEX

PCOM

Rosalind Franklin

Samuel Merritt

Touro - California

Touro Nevada

University of New England

 

Waitlisted:

 

None

 

Accepted:

 

Albany Medical College

Emory University

George Washington University

MCPHS - Manchester

Quinnipaic University

Yale University

 

 

Will attend Yale in the fall of 2006 - gonna be a bulldog!!!

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Caspa Applicant 2005

 

 

 

Undergrad Ed School: UCF

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.9

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.8

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

 

Age at application time :40

 

1st GRE: 1110 v-4.5

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) 10 years, Medical Assistant/Nuclear Medicine/Phleb/Ekg

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: too many to list

 

Schools Applied: Yale, Duke, GWU, Emory, UF, Wake Forest

 

Application Submitted Date:July 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) July 15, 2005

 

Interview Invites: GWU, UF, Yale, Duke, Emory

 

Denied: None so far

 

Withdrew Application: Wake Forest-biochemistry prerequisite not forgiven. Declined interviews at Duke & Emory after accepting Yale.

 

Waitlisted:none

 

Accepted: UF,GWU, Yale

 

Will be attending Yale

 

{edited at member's request}

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Caspa Applicant 2005

 

 

 

Undergrad Ed School: UCF

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.9

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.8

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

 

Age at application time :40

 

1st GRE: 1110 v-4.5

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) 10 years, Medical Assistant

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: too many to list

 

Schools Applied: Yale, Duke, GWU, Emory, UF, Wake Forest

 

Application Submitted Date:July 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) July 15, 2005

 

Interview Invites: GWU

 

Denied: None so far

 

Withdrew Application: Wake Forest-biochemistry prerequisite not forgiven

 

Waitlisted:none

 

Accepted:

 

nice choice of schools, please keep updating as the process goes on. I'm curious to see what Duke and Yale are looking for.

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here's what my stats look like now (and some that i'll have by that time)

 

Undergrad Ed School: BA in Psychology, dual minors in Spanish and Counseling

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.88 (still taking undergrad courses)

Science Undergrad. GPA: 4.0 (so far, still more sciences to take)

 

Age at application time : i will be 29

 

1st GRE: V 620, Q 590, WA 6

 

Direct Patient Care : 7200 hrs. direct care psychological (mental hospital), i will have about the same hrs. (7200) experience as a surgitech at time of application; i'll also have plenty of shadowing hours--my mother works with/knows many PAs ;) ain't that handy?

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: fluent in spanish, church cantor, swing dancing, volunteer at state hospital (christmas parade committee [and face painter extroadinaire at patient christmas celebrations], designer and builder of christmas floats, volunteer banquet committee), Van Zandt Community Theatre Board of Governors (Treasurer, 2004-2005; member at large 2005-2007)(also, cast, lights & sound, set design & art), moderator on web community website, Alpha Chi honors fraternity, Psi Chi honors society

 

Schools Applied: will apply to every program in TX, plus OU and LSU (assuming the program is doing well post-katrina)

Application Submitted Date: will start applying summer of 2009

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Undergrad Ed School: Howard University, District of Columbia.

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: B.S. Biology 3.49; B.A. Philosophy 3.79

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.46

 

Graduate Ed School: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.

Cumulative Graduate GPA: M.S. Biotechnology 3.41

Science Graduate GPA: 3.41

 

1st GRE: 700/700/5.5

 

Direct Patient Care :

Nonpharm Clinical Research 18 months Full-time x 5 studies

Patient Care Aide 18 months Full-time

Phlebotomist 20 months Full/Part-time

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Pharma Manufacture 25 months Full-time

Cancer Research 36 months Full-time

 

Schools Applied: 25 total (soon realized I over did it)

 

Application Submitted Date: CASPA completed the first day available

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) ?

 

Interview Invites: 25

 

Denied: 0

 

Withdrew Application: 21

 

Waitlisted: 0

 

Accepted: 4

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Undergrad Ed School:Central Michigan University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.7

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.5

 

Age at application time :22

 

1st GRE:690,Quan, 560 Qual, 4.5 verb.

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

rehab aide: 4 months

nursing assistant 1 year

 

 

Schools Applied:

Central Michigan

Western Michigan

Arcadia

U of Florida

Duke

Wake Forest

Augsburg

 

Application Submitted Date:middle of august, 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date)

middle of september, 2005

 

Interview Invites: CMU, Arcadia, UF

 

Denied:

 

Withdrew Application:Duke, Wake Forest, Augsburg

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted: Arcadia

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.69

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.7

 

Age at application time : 22

 

1st GRE: 550 V, 690 A, 5.0 W - January 2005

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) ~3 years part-time Patient Care Tech, 6 months ECG tech, Taught 3 semesters at UNL, Teaching 1 year at Drake University

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Endocrine Lab Research, Sea Turtle Conservation in Costa Rica, Coached Kindergarten Soccer........

 

Schools Applied:

ASHS

Baylor School of Medicine

Duke

Emory

George Washington PA

USC

OHSU

Rosalind Franklin

SLU

U of Florida

UNMC

Wake Forest

Yale

 

Application Submitted Date: August 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: September 2005

 

Interview Invites:

George Washington University

U of Florida

ASHS

USC

Rosalind Franklin

Wake Forest

SLU

Yale

Emory

UNMC

OSHS

 

Denied: None Yet

 

Withdrew Application:

ASHS

Baylor

OSHS

SLU

RFU

 

Waitlisted: None Yet

 

Accepted: GWU, USC

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Undergrad Ed School: Michigan State University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.93

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.84

 

 

Age at application time : 21

 

1st GRE: 560V, 690Q, 5.0

 

Direct Patient Care : Nurse Aide and Home Health Aide, work at an assisted living home

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: NSCS, International TA tutor (volunteer), Golden Key International Honor Society, Ronald McDonald House volunteer, private English tutor, Proctor/Grader for the Mathematics Department, Phi Beta Kappa, PA shadowing.

 

Schools Applied:

Grand Valley State University

Western Michigan University

Central Michigan University

Saint Louis University

 

Application Submitted Date: Sept 12, 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: Oct 10, 2005

 

Interview Invites: CMU, GVSU

 

Denied: none (yet!)

 

Withdrew Application: not planning on it

 

Waitlisted: nope

 

Accepted: CMU

 

Good luck to everyone applying this year!! :D

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Undergrad Ed School: Brandeis University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.89

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.82

 

Age at application time : 21

 

1st GRE: 660 V 700 Q 5.5 W

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Licensed EMT, temped as a medical receptionist, shadowed a PA, volunteer on medical floor of local hospital

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: student tutor, President of the Pre-Health Society at Brandeis, Psi Chi Inductee, Blood drive volunteer, worked in psychology lab

 

Schools Applied:

Rosalind Franklin, Towson, Drexel, Yale, Emory, GWU, Barry, NYIT, Stonybrook

 

Application Submitted Date: August 23, 2005

 

Interview Invites:

Drexel, Barry, Yale, NYIT

 

Denied: Rosalind Franklin

 

Withdrew Application: 0

 

Waitlisted: 0

 

Accepted:

Drexel, Barry, Yale

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Undergrad Ed School: Rivier College, BS Management

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.44

Science Undergrad. GPA:

 

Age at application time : 31

 

1st GRE: n/a

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Twelve years EMS, eight as Paramedic 48 hours per week (minimum)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities :

 

Schools Applied:

MCPHS - Manchester

University of New England

 

Application Submitted Date: July, 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) I think 4 weeks from completion.

 

Interview Invites:

MCPHS - Manchester

UNE

 

Denied: 0

 

Withdrew Application: 0

 

Waitlisted: 1

 

Accepted: Finally at MCPHS

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Undergrad Ed School: Quinnipiac University, BS Respiratory Care

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.45

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.9

 

Age at application time : 40

1st GRE: n/a

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) >20 years EMS, as Paramedic, Military combat medic

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities :

 

Schools Applied:

Quinnipiac University

University of New England

Seton Hill

Marywood University

StonyBrook

Application Submitted Date: July, 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) I think 4 weeks from completion.

 

Interview Invites:

Quinnipiac

UNE

Marywood

Seton Hill

Stonybrook

 

Denied: 0

 

Withdrew Application: 2

 

Waitlisted: 0

 

Accepted:

Marywood

Quinnipiac

Seton Hill

 

Attending:

Quinnipiac University

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Undergraduate: AA in Biology Tyler Junior College BA Cum Laude in Health & Kinesiology University of Texas at Tyler

Cumulative GPA: 3.21 (according to CASPA) (recent is 3.52, had a bad old GPA tagging along)

Science GPA: 3.01 (according to CASPA) (recent is 3.75)

 

Age at Application: 31

1st GRE: 560 V, 620 Q, 5.0 Writing (only time to take it)

 

Direct Patient Care: Worked for 8 years before going to school, and for 1 summer while in school as an Ophthalmic Technician. I was also a surgery counselor during the 8 years, and was ABO/NCLC certified and held a certification for the technician position.

 

Extracurricular: Single mom, Alpha Chi honor society, Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor society[English minor]), Pre-Med/Pre-Dent club, Phi Theta Kappa (Junior college version of Alpha Chi), PA shadowing

 

Schools Applied:

In TEXAS: UNT

Baylor College of Medicine

UTMB

Texas Tech

UTSA

UTSWMC

Out of State: Harding University

Arizona School of Health Sciences

Idaho State University

Wichita State University

Rocky Mountain College

OHSU

Arcadia

University of Utah School of Medicine

 

Application Submitted Date: Submitted to CASPA on September 10,2005

CASPA posted it September 28, 2005

CASPA mailed it out October 28, 2005

Schools Recieved Application Date: I started getting postcards on Nov. 4, 2005

 

Interview Invites: So far:

UNT: December 19th!!!!!

Wichita State U.: January 6, 2006

Arcadia: January 11, 2006 (still early)

TTU: January 20, 2006

ASHS: January 26, 2006

Harding: January 27, 2006

OHSU: January 23, 2006

 

Denied: Utah School of Medicine

 

Withdrew Application: Idaho State University (they wouldn't accept my Applied Psych for their Abnormal Psych requirement) wasted $55 suplimental application fee, $50 CASPA fee, $20 for a copy of my transcript, and $15 for my GRE score to them! I am still not happy with thtat whole thing, but what can you do?????

 

Waitlisted: none yet

 

Accepted: none yet

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Undergrad Ed School: Northern Arizona University Summa Cum Laude BAILS, Physical Science

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.56 (had a 0.97 first year that didn't count at NAU but counts at CASPA)

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.8

Graduate Ed School: N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: N/A

Science Graduate GPA: N/A

 

Age at application time :44

 

1st GRE: V590, Q620, Writing 5.5

2nd GRE: N/A

 

Direct Patient Care : Volunteer clinic in Kuwait/Iraq during OIF

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Fill 3 volunteer billets in Boy Scouts

 

Schools Applied: MWU Glendale, Western U

 

Application Submitted Date: Sept 16th 2005

 

Schools Received Application Date: Sept 24th

 

Interview Invites: MWU

 

Denied: 0

 

Withdrew Application: 1 Western

 

Waitlisted: 1 MWU

 

Accepted: Not yet, but it will happen soon

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Undergrad Ed School: Texas State University Major: Anthropology Minor: Photography

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.40

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.50

Post baccalaureate GPA: 4.0

Last 30 hours: 4.0

 

Age at application time :27

 

1st GRE: V570, Q690, Writing 5.0

2nd GRE: V750, Q710 Writing 5.5

 

Direct Patient Care: weak area... I am a CNA, and I shadowed a PA for 5 days

 

Schools Applied: UT Southwestern, UTMB Galveston, UTHSC San Antonio, Texas Tech

 

Application Submitted Date: August 27th

 

Schools Received Application Date: October 3rd

 

Interview Invites: As of December 3rd: Texas Tech. waiting for the other schools to review....

 

Denied: none yet

 

Withdrew Application:

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted:

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OK - I'll finally break down & fill this out. Now LA won't be the only low GPA posterchild :p

 

Undergrad Ed School: University at Buffalo, B.A. Psychology & Biology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.1

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.2

Post-grad undergrad GPA: 4.0 (science)

EMS: 3.7

 

Age at application time : 26

 

1st GRE: V 500 Q 550 A 740

2nd GRE: V 470 Q 680 (had to retake because 1st was too old)

 

Direct Patient Care: EMS (3 years PT, 1.5 years FT), Assistant Camp Nurse (2 summers); MA (4 months)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Teaching Assistant - Gross Anatomy Lab (1 yr); Student Assistant - Presidents Office of University (3 years); various community service projects & volunteered through admissions committee

 

Schools Applied: ASHS, Midwestern - Glendale

Application Submitted Date: not sure of exact date - around Sept 1

 

Schools Received Application Date: don't know

Interview Invites: ASHS (Jan - they were waiting on new GRE results taken in Dec)

Denied: Midwestern (pre-req's were too old)

 

Withdrew Application: 0

 

Waitlisted: none

 

Accepted: ASHS

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Thought I would throw my proverbial hat into the ring...

 

Undergrad Ed School: Boston University, BS in Film Production

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.5 (cum laude)

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.2

Post-grad undergrad GPA: 3.4 with post bacc and undergrad

 

1 year of medical school, GPA 3.0

 

 

Age at application time : 32

 

1st GRE: Q: 560 (HAha! My math skills are about those of a 4th grader)

V: 660 A: 5.5

 

 

Direct Patient Care: Clinical Assistant 1 year internal medicine, Clinical Assistant 1+ year at Planned Parenthood (current), 1 year of volunteer experience with teen moms (help them through pregnancy and delivery)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: 3 year of working on feature films ("Good Will Hunting", "Amistad"), VP of sorority, Golden Key NHS, Order of Omega NHS, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, tutor, substitute teaching HS.

 

Schools Applied: a lot! 16, I think

Application Submitted Date: end of September

 

Schools Received Application Date: don't know

Interview Invites: Drexel University (went last weekend)

University of Southern CA (Dec)

Philadelphia University (Jan)

Rosalind Franklin/Chicago Med (Dec)

Wake Forest University (Jan)

Pacific University (Jan)

Emory University (Feb)

 

Denied: none yet.

 

Withdrew Application: 0

 

Waitlisted: none yet

 

Accepted: 2 schools, but I don't want to say where. Not sure what to do about them.

 

Still waiting on a ton, hope to hear from them soon!

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Undergrad Ed School: Utah State University, Major:Public Health Education Minors: Biology and Chemistry.

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.73

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.65

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

 

Age at application time :26

 

1st GRE: V:540 Q:630 WA: 4

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : ~2500 hrs working as a CNA in an Assisted Living Center and as a Clinical Assistant at our local Planned Parenthood.

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Many, however I think that the most unique activities on my CASPA application were: Religious Missionary in Mexico for 2 years. Humanitarian Project leader to Peru. Officer in Alpha Epsilon Delta for two years. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for human physiology class @ Utah State University.

 

Schools Applied: Arcadia, OHSU, Pacific, University of Utah, and all the schools listed below under "Withdrew."

 

Application Submitted Date: Sept. 1

 

Schools Received Application Date: Sept 15th???

 

Interview Invites: Arcadia (october), OHSU (this friday), Pacific (this saturday). Hopefully the University of Utah in January and I also turned down interviews at UNE and ASHS.

 

Denied: none

 

Withdrew Application: ISU, ASHS, MWU, UNE, SLU, Duke, ISU

 

Waitlisted: none

 

Accepted: Arcadia....so far.

(my wife was also accepted to Arcadia and will also be interviewing at OHSU and Pacific this week.)

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Undergrad Ed School: Carroll College (Helena, Montana)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.2

Science Undergrad. GPA: 2.95

 

Last Three Semesters: 3.9 (This saved my bacon)

 

Biology major with a Chemistry minor. Lots of psychology, theology, and 3.5 years of ceramics.

 

Age at application time: 22

 

1st GRE: 680v 710q 4.5aw (This also helped a lot)

 

Direct Patient Care: 2200 hours as a phlebotomist

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Summit Club President (organized snowboarding trips) S.A.V.E Vice President (Students Against Violating the Environment) 3.5 years studying ceramics. 1 year of volunteer work at a nonprofit Indian Health Clinic.

 

Schools Applied: I didn't think my chances of getting in were very good, so I got kind of carried away. ASHS, Midwestern Glendale, Midwestern Downer's Grove, Locke Haven University, Shenandoah University, Stony Brook, Rosalind Franklin, UNE, ISU, Wake Forest, PCOM, OHSU, Pacific, Rocky Mountain College, St. Francis University (NM)

 

Application Submitted Date: September 2nd

 

Schools Received Application Date: September 14th

 

Interview Invites: ASHS, Midwestern Glendale, Midwestern Downer's Grove, Lock Haven, Shenandoah, Stony Brook, Rosalind Franklin, St. Francis

 

Denied: UNE

 

Withdrew Application: ISU, Pacific, St. Francis, Rocky Mountain College

 

Waitlisted: Midwestern Glendale

 

Accepted: ASHS, Lock Haven, Stony Brook, Shenandoah

 

I don't know where I'm going quite yet. I still have an interview at Rosalind Franklin on 12/9 and I'm waiting to hear from Midwestern Downer's Grove.

I feel like I was really lucky to have gotten as positive a response as I did. It took me a while (3 years) in undergrad to figure out what I wanted to do with myself and when I finally did, I was in a pretty deep hole. I stayed at college an extra year and took lots of science to bring up my GPA.

You don't have to be perfect to get into PA school.

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