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Did you ever figure out what to do next?

Maybe also consider perfusion school. Also genetics counseling might of interest to you.

I could only imagine. Are there maybe other health careers you would be interested in? I would be afraid of putting the work, time, and money into a postbacc to find out in the end that failing out of a program will ultimately end up in an automatic rejection.

I’m assuming that if you apply to other programs, you are required to disclose that you previously attended PA school and failed out?

I’m really sorry to hear that. I recognize your username from a previous thread and I interviewed at the same school. Is there any exceptions that can be made? I really doubt that another program would take you knowing you failed out.

I know someone who got a masters in health administration and she did a fellowship I believe in her second year. She has a good job now making $60k/year and enjoys it. It’s a completely different field than PA though and easier to get into. It’s such a broad field that getting a job shouldn’t be that difficult I’m assuming? My friend had little difficulty finding a job.

Make sure you improve on all aspects on your application as well.. try for 2000 hours of PCE, write an excellent PS, get amazing LORS, get ECs that show leadership.. I was also a low stats applicant (3.4 gpa) and hardly scraped by this cycle. It really does get more competitive every year.

Do you plan on commuting or plan on living right next to the school? I heard most people commute about 30-45 minutes from the Matthews or Charlotte area.

Thanks so much for answering. I really loved seeing this program but was concerned about the saturation in the area. Thanks for easing my worries!

Hi thanks so much for doing this! I was wondering if you have any info on the percentage of graduates who find jobs within 3-6 months? Are you concerned about the number of graduates in NC?

Undergrad School: EXSS at UNCC Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.36 Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.1 Age at application time : 24 GRE: 158 Q, 151 V, 4.5 W Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) 2000 hours as CNA Healthcare Experience: 30 hours hospital volunteer Research: None Volunteering: 70 hours volunteering with low income children after school Leadership Experience: 70 hours undergraduate Teaching Assistant for psych Shadowing: 80 hours primary care PA Non-Health Care Employment: 300 as office assistant Extra: Dean's List x 3 LORs: Professor, PA I shadowed, work supervisor Schools Applied: South (GA, FL, and VA), Wingate, Campbell, University Charleston, Lock Haven, South Alabama, Texas Tech, Arcadia, North Greenville, Methodist, Oklahoma City Application Submitted Date: submitted 6/1, verified 6/7 Interview Invites: University of Charleston (Rejected), Wingate, NGU, Lock haven, USA (Declined) Denied: South (all campuses), Arcadia, Oklahoma City, Campbell Withdraw Application: Waitlisted: Lock Haven Accepted: NGU, WINGATE - first choice Attempts: first

I mean once you get an interview is an acceptance based on your gpa, etc + interview performance or only how you did on the interview ? Some schools use the interview to see if they want to accept you because they liked your stats already while others use a combine score of interview + gpa and gre to decide

Do you know if an acceptance is based on only the interview itself?

The acceptance rate is actually closer to 30-40% if you apply to multiple schools. 2-5% is for individual schools but many people apply to 10+ schools and will withdraw from programs in the cycle.

Does anyone know how many people they pull from the waitlist? And is the interview MMI as opposed to group interviews?