BeatlesLVR Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I am beginning to work on my pre-reqs, but I'm not sure they'll be enough to make me competitive for PA School as I had a poor undergraduate sGPA almost 13 years ago. I'm thinking of working on a 1-2 year(s) master's degree after I'm done with all of my pre-reqs… which master's program would make me most competitive AND raise my sGPA after all is averaged into CASPA? I just don't know if only completing my pre-reqs (even with an A) will be good enough (example: I took Org Chem TWICE and got D's in both iterations. Even if I got an A this time around it would come out to a (1.0 +1.0 + 4.0)/3 = 2.0, which is a C average; I had a C in genetics, if I got an A now --> (2.0 + 4.0)/2 = 3.0, it would come out to a B average). Better yet, is there a master's program in which I can satisfy both pre-reqs for PA school, and take graduate coursework to satisfy and increase my sGPA? I already have two bachelor degrees: my first BS in Biology which I did poorly in back in 2000 @ 2.5; and my second BS in Psychology which I completed last year with a GPA of 3.9, and working on these pre-req classes is almost like working on another Biology bachelor's degree. I don't want to just keep accumulating bachelor's degrees…! Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 31, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2014 apply to places that don't require ochem for starters.....there are lots of them....with 2 degrees and your most recent degree with a good gpa you should be in good shape, assuming you have some good hce, etc. you probably are around 3.25 between both desgrees, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatlesLVR Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 @EMEDPA, do you mean don't apply to PA schools that req Org Chem or a Master's pgm that doesn't req Org Chem? Doesnt CASPA average ALL of our science classes regardless if I'm applying to a PA pgm that wants Org Chem or not? To be honest I have no idea how to actually calculate my sGPA except assign each letter grade to a corresponding number on the 4.0 scale (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, F=0), then divide by total number of classes but I'm not sure if that's how CASPA calc our sGPA. I was a former Combat Medic with ~16,000 hrs of HCE, I was a CNA in my college yrs w/ a total of 2,000 hrs of HCE, and I'm currently an EMT so I'm still collecting those hours! My concern is that even after the completion of Gen Bio 1 & 2, Gen Chem 1 & 2, Org Chem 1, BioChem, Genetics, Micro, and A&P 1 & 2, Immunology, Spanish, Medical Terminology, and Histology-- that I may not have the sGPA to be COMPETITIVE. I don't care about getting into a first tier PA Pgm. I would just like to get into a Pgm that allows me to get back into Emergency Medicine... As a PA. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatlesLVR Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Btw, my first GPA IS 2.5 (don't know wat my sGPA is from my former Phys/Nuero major though, I changed majors in my sophomore yr to English) and my second GPA is a 3.9. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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