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Undergrad Ed School: Clark University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.40

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.41

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: N/A

Science Graduate GPA: N/A

 

Age at application time : 22

 

1st GRE: 1270

 

Direct Patient Care : 450 volunteer hours in ED and as a summer camp nurse

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Editor-in-chief of college newspaper and other editorial positions in previous years

 

Schools Applied: Midwestern Glendale and Downer's Grove, Marquette, Pace Lenox-Hill, Salus, St. Francis, St. John's, Quinnipiac, Chatham, AT Still, UNE, PCOM, Philadelphia University

 

Application Submitted Date: August 18

 

Schools Received Application Date: All received within three weeks

 

Interview Invites: Midwestern Glendale and Downer's Grove, Salus, St. Francis, Chatham, Pace University

 

Denied: PCOM, Philadelphia University

 

Withdrew Application: Midwestern Downer's Grove, Pace University, AT Still, Marquette

 

Waitlisted: Midwestern Glendale

 

Accepted: Salus University

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Undergrad Ed School: University of New York at Brockport, Biology/Chemistry

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.3

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.0

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable) N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

 

Age at application time : 22

 

1st GRE: N/A

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) 6600 hours as ED Technician

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: ~60 hrs independent research with geneticist

 

Schools Applied: Drexel, Salus, PCOM, PACE, Stony Brook, LeMoyne, Hofstra

 

Application Submitted Date: 8/29/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 9/13/09

 

Interview Invites: Drexel, Salus, PACE, Hofstra

 

Denied: None

 

Withdrew Application: PACE, PCOM, LeMoyne, Stony Brook

 

Waitlisted: None

 

Accepted: Salus (Will attend)

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.3

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.07

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable) N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

 

Age at application time : 21

 

1st GRE: 1070 5.5

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) ~2000 as CNA

Extracurricular/Research Activities: sunday school teacher, biological outreach programs to elementary school kids, shadowing PA and MD, ED volunteer

 

Schools Applied: Arcadia, AT Still, Barry, Marquette, Methodist, NYIT, Pace, Touro CA, UW Madison, Yale

Application Submitted Date: 6/07/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 6/18/09

 

Interview Invites: Arcadia, Methodist, Barry

 

Denied: Yale

 

Withdrew Application: none

 

Waitlisted: Arcadia, Methodist

 

Accepted: Barry University-Miami shores

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Arizona

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.05

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.17

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable) N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

 

Age at application time : 32

 

1st GRE: 910, 4.0 (1st attempt)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) ~14,000 as U.S. Army Medic and Clinical Medical Assistant

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Pseudofolliculitis Barbae counselor, Health Risk Appraisal Mananger, Putting Prevention Into Practice Volunteer

 

Schools Applied: AT Still, Midwestern (Glendale), TouroU-Nevada, TouroU-California, University of Utah, Samuel Merritt, UTHSCSA, South, Medical College of Georgia, Wingate University, Duke, PCOM

 

Application Submitted Date: 4/27/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 6/18/09

 

Interview Invites: Tourou-Nevada(8/19), PCOM (9/15), Medical College of Georgia (10/21), TouroU-California (11/10-Declined), UTHSCSA (11/14), Duke (12/1)

 

Denied: A.T. Still, University of Utah

 

Withdrew Application: TouroU-California

 

Waitlisted: TouroU-Nevada, Medical College of Georgia

 

Accepted: PCOM

 

Attempts: 2nd

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Undergrad Ed School: UC San Diego

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.2

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.5

Graduate Ed School: NA

Cumulative Graduate GPA: NA

Science Graduate GPA: NA

 

Age at application time : 29

 

1st GRE: 1130

2nd GRE: NA

 

Direct Patient Care : 1200 hrs as EMT and Personal Care Giver and Phlebotomist

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Shadowing several PAs, ED (ER) Volunteer

 

Schools Applied: USC Keck School of Medicine

 

Application Submitted Date: Pending before Dec 1 deadline

 

Schools Received Application Date: Not Yet

 

Interview Invites: Not Yet

 

Denied: Not Yet

 

Withdrew Application: Not Yet

 

Waitlisted: Not Yet

 

Accepted: Not Yet

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Undergrad Ed School:

BFA-Graphic Design -- Texas Tech University

Completed pre-reqs post-bacc at University of Texas-Arlington

 

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.59

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.33

 

Age at application time: 28

 

1st GRE: 1210 (510V / 700Q) 4.0A

 

Direct Patient Care:

Phlebotomist (630 hours)

Medical Assistant (Back-office)-trained as MA on the job (will have ~3000 hours by May prior to matriculation)

Health-related (not direct-patient care): mid-level manager of a plasma donation center (560 hours)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Big Brothers/Big Sisters (2 years ~300 hours)

Volunteered at ER (20 hours)

Shadowing PAs (64 hours)

Various volunteering through honors fraternity in college (~250 hours)

American Heart Association - Certified in CPR/AED

Other various, one-time volunteer jobs

 

Schools Applied:

AT Still, Duke, Emory, MidwesternU-Glendale, Pace, Rosalind Franklin, UNTHSC, UTHSCSA, UTSW, Wake Forest

 

CASPA Application Submitted Date: 5.28.09

 

Schools Received Application Date: 6.18.09 (CASPA 1st round mailing date)

 

Interview Invites:

Midwestern University - Glendale

UTSW

Rosalind Franklin

UNTHSC

Pace University/Lennox Hill

 

Withdrew Application (did not attend interview):

Rosalind Franklin

UTSW

Pace

 

Waitlisted:

n/a

 

Accepted:

Midwestern University - Glendale

UNTHSC

 

Attending:

Midwestern University - Glendale :D:D:D

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Arizona

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.05

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.17

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable) N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

 

Age at application time : 32

 

1st GRE: 910, 4.0

(Started getting interview invites before I had a chance to take it again)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) ~14,000 as U.S. Army Medic and Clinical Medical Assistant

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Pseudofolliculitis Barbae counselor, Health Risk Appraisal Mananger, Putting Prevention Into Practice Volunteer

 

Schools Applied: AT Still, Midwestern (Glendale), TouroU-Nevada, TouroU-California, University of Utah, Samuel Merritt, UTHSCSA, South, Medical College of Georgia, Wingate University, Duke, PCOM

 

Application Submitted Date: 4/27/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 6/18/09

 

Interview Invites: Tourou-Nevada(8/19), PCOM (9/15), Medical College of Georgia (10/21), TouroU-California (11/10-Declined), UTHSCSA (11/14), Duke (1/14), Samuel Merritt (1/30)

 

Denied: A.T. Still, University of Utah

 

Withdrew Application: TouroU-California

 

Waitlisted: TouroU-Nevada, Medical College of Georgia

 

Accepted: PCOM, UTHSCSA

 

Attempts: 2nd

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Here are my stats:

 

Undergrad Study: Bachelor of Science in Sports & Health Sciences

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.55

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.87

BCP Undergrad GPA: 3.65

 

 

Age at application time : 32

 

 

Direct Patient Care : 3,268 hours as a physical therapy technician

 

Schools Applied: Towson/Essex, AACC

 

Application Submitted Date: August 6

Caspa Calculations: August 11

Mailed Out: August 13

 

Interview Invites: Towson/Essex & AACC

 

Accepted: AACC

 

 

 

AACC Physician Assistant Class of 2012

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Undergrad Ed School: Indiana Wesleyan University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.72

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.73

 

Age at application time : 22

 

1st GRE: 1280 (720 Q, 560 V) 5.0 Writing

 

Direct Patient Care : ~140 Hours working in a clinic in the village of Zimba in Zambia on the African continent: spent time doing outpatient work (mainly taking vitals), worked in the lab (doing CBCs, CD4 Ligand counts, drawing blood on patients, Urinalysis, and testing for HIV and malaria), assisting in surgery, and doing patient rounding.

 

Spent 3 months volunteering 4 hrs a day/5 days a week volunteering in various units of my local Medical Center.

 

Am currently working (since August '09) as an ER Tech. Responsibilities include patient transport, foley catheter insertions, blood draws, doing EKGs, responding to hospital-wide code situations, vitals, taking patient history, CNA responsibilities (general comfort-care - althought do not have a CNA certification), assisting in sutures (mainly holding people down and setting up for the Dr.), admitting patients, urinalysis, flu and MRSA swabs, running POC testing, etc...

 

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: See above (Missions trip, hospital volunteer) Was part of a research team in undergraduate that spent time working with osteoblasts/osteoclasts to further aid the knowledge of how better to treat osteoporosis.

 

 

Schools Applied: Midwestern University (Downers Grove and Glendale Campuses), Trevecca Nazarene University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marquette University, Baylor College of Medicine.

 

Application Submitted Date: 8-12-09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 8-24-09

 

Interview Invites: Midwestern University (both), Trevecca Nazarene University

 

Denied: None

 

Withdrew Application: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marquette University, Baylor College of Medicine, Midwestern University: Glendale

 

Waitlisted: Midwestern University: Glendale

 

Accepted: Midwestern University: Downers Grove, Trevecca Nazarene University

 

Will be attending: Midwestern University: Downers Grove (MY TOP CHOICE!!)

 

Attempts: First

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Florida/ University of Central Florida , Biology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.70

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.63

 

 

Age at application time : 21

 

1st GRE: (Quant- 740, Verbal- 590) TOTAL: 1330

 

Direct Patient Care : Optometric Technician (~420 hours), Hospital Volunteer (~100 hours)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Secretary and Treasurer; Pre-Optometry Association, Secretary; UF Handball Team; Relay for Life Team Captain

 

Schools Applied: Nova Southeastern University- Orlando

 

Application Submitted Date: 10/14/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date)

 

Interview Invites: Nova-Orlando

 

Denied:

 

Withdrew Application:

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted: Nova- Orlando!

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Florida in Agricultural Engineering

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.14

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.04

Graduate School: Penn State Ag/Biological Engineering, M.S. and Ph.D.

Cumulative Grad GPA: 3.64

Science Grad GPA: 3.71

 

Age at application time : 29

 

1st GRE: 1290 (720 Q, 570 V) 4.5 Writing

 

Direct Patient Care : 300 hrs acupuncturist assistant, hospital volunteer.

 

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: 6 years food safety/micro research, the junior league, vp graduate student association, operation catnip, medishare, high school science mentor.

 

 

Schools Applied: Catham University, UMDNJ, Lock Haven, Phila U, Salus, PCOM, Nova Jax, St Francis

 

Application Submitted Date: 9-09-09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 9-15-09

 

Interview Invites: Lock Haven, UMDNJ, Chatham

 

Denied: St Francis, Salus

 

Withdrew Application:

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted: Lock Haven

 

Will be attending: Lock Haven!

 

Attempts: First

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Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.5

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.6

 

Age at application time : 23

 

1st GRE: 1410 (760 Q, 650 V)

 

Direct Patient Care : ~300 hours plus lots of shadowing

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: about 2.5 years of full time research

 

 

Schools Applied: University of Colorado, St. Louis, Medical U of South Carolina, DeSales University, Baylor, Nebraska

 

Interview Invites: Colorado, DeSales, St. Louis, South Carolina

 

Denied: none

 

Withdrew Application: everywhere except colorado

 

Waitlisted: none

 

Accepted: DeSales, Colorado

 

Will be attending: rural track at the University of Colorado :)

 

Attempts: First

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Applicant stats--Accepted!

Undergrad Ed School: University of Arizona, BS Physiology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.49

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.60

Post Bachelor GPA: 4.0

 

Age at application time : 22

1st GRE: 530 V 760 Q (1290)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Physician Scribe: 600 hrs

Hospice Volunteer: 100 hrs

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

PA Shadowing: 150 hrs

MD Shadowing: 350 hrs

CPR Instructor: 200 hrs

 

Schools Applied: OHSU, Pacific, ATSU, MWAZ, St. Francis NM, UW-Madison, Marquette, UTMB, UTSW, UT-San Antonio, Baylor, MWIL, UF, Drexel, Wake Forest, University Findlay

 

Application Submitted Date: CASPA submitted September 15

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) : September 30

 

Interview Invites: MWAZ, University Findlay, UTMB, St. Francis NM

 

Denied: Pacific, OHSU, UTSW, ATSU, UW-Madison, Wake Forest

 

Withdrew Application: will update

 

Waitlisted: will update

 

Accepted: MWAZ, University Findlay

 

Will be attending: As of right now MWAZ

 

Attempts: first

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Applicant stats--Accepted!

Undergrad Ed School: University of Arizona, BS Physiology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.49

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.60

Post Bachelor GPA: 4.0

 

Age at application time : 22

1st GRE: 530 V 760 Q (1290)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Physician Scribe: 600 hrs

Hospice Volunteer: 100 hrs

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

PA Shadowing: 150 hrs

MD Shadowing: 350 hrs

CPR Instructor: 200 hrs

 

Schools Applied: OHSU, Pacific, ATSU, MWAZ, St. Francis NM, UW-Madison, Marquette, UTMB, UTSW, UT-San Antonio, Baylor, MWIL, UF, Drexel, Wake Forest, University Findlay

 

Application Submitted Date: CASPA submitted September 15

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) : September 30

 

Interview Invites: MWAZ, University Findlay, UTMB, St. Francis NM

 

Denied: Pacific, OHSU, UTSW, ATSU, UW-Madison, Wake Forest

 

Withdrew Application: will update

 

Waitlisted: will update

 

Accepted: MWAZ, University Findlay

 

Will be attending: As of right now MWAZ

 

Attempts: first

 

Go Wildcats!!!!!! What year did you graduate. I'm class of 2008. Bill Lesho was my advisor. Nice to see a fellow UA alum get into PA school. Good job.:)

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Undergrad Ed School: UAA

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:3.82

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.8

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable)

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable)

 

Age at application time :29

 

1st GRE:

2nd GRE: (if applicable)

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Combat Medic 10,000 hrs, Critical Care LPN 5,000 hrs

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: Youth Academy, Childrens Ministry, Math Club, Golden Key Honor Society

 

Schools Applied: 1

 

Application Submitted Date: 9/28/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date)10/3/09

 

Interview Invites: 1

 

Denied: 0

 

Withdrew Application: 0

 

Waitlisted: 0

 

Accepted: 1 :D

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Go Wildcats!!!!!! What year did you graduate. I'm class of 2008. Bill Lesho was my advisor. Nice to see a fellow UA alum get into PA school. Good job.:)

 

Just graduated Spring 09. I actually was not a fan of Bill Lesho. He tended to be rude since I wasnt 3.7 GPA+ on my way to med school. Where are you going to school?

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Applicant Status: ACCEPTED!!!!

Undergrad Ed School: Muhlenberg College

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.07

Science Undergrad. GPA: 2.74

Graduate Ed School: 3.5

Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.5

Post-Bac GPA Sciences: 3.84

 

Age at application time : 24

 

1st GRE: 1070

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours): around 500 I think

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Research at Colorado State University

Research at Cooper University Hospital

Ambulance

Shadowing PA/DO/MD

Tour Guide

 

Schools Applied: 8

Desales

Drexel

Arcadia

Lock Haven

Marywood

PCOM

UMDNJ

Philadelphia University

 

Application Submitted Date: 7/28/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) 8/10/09

 

Interview Invites: Lock Haven, PCOM, UMDNJ, Drexel

 

Denied: Arcadia, Desales, Philadelphia University, and Marywood

 

Withdrew Application: Drexel (unsure yet, still deciding if I am going to interview)

 

Waitlisted: Lock Haven-my application is on hold

 

Accepted:PCOM

 

Waiting to hear from UMDNJ

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Applicant stats: Accepted :)

Undergrad Ed School: University of Florida, Health Science

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.41

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.75

Post Bachelor GPA:

 

Age at application time : 27

1st GRE: 1060, 4.5

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Certified Surgical Technologist: 2.5 years part time..somewhere around 3000 hours.

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Shadowing: 50 hours formal in clinic. Tons of on the job shadowing within the OR.

Association of Surgical Technologists- active member, national conference '07-'09, state meetings, etc.

Preceptor to ST students

ST National Honor Society

Study abroad/shadowing at the Pasteur Institute- Paris, France.

Volunteer junior staff at nontraditional boarding school- Jamaica, WI.

 

Applied to: UF, UAB, Duke, Drexel, PhillyU, Touro California PA/MPH, Texas Tech

 

Application Submitted Date: CASPA submitted August 24

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) : Mailed September 2.

Got most confirmations of receipt in late September/October.

 

Interview Invites: UAB, Drexel, Touro, PhillyU

 

Denied: Duke

 

Withdrew Application: Touro

 

Waitlisted: will update

 

Accepted: UAB, Drexel

 

Attempts: first

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Applicant Status: Accepted!!!

Undergrad Ed School
: University of Arizona

Cumulative Undergrad
. GPA: 3.05

Science Undergrad
. GPA: 3.17

Graduate Ed School: (if applicable) N/A

Cumulative Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

Science Graduate GPA: (if applicable) N/A

 

Age at application time
: 32

 

1st GRE: 910, 4.0 (Started getting interview invites before I had a chance to take it again)

 

Direct Patient Care
: (type & hours) ~14,000 as U.S. Army Medic and Clinical Medical Assistant

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities
: Pseudofolliculitis Barbae counselor, Health Risk Appraisal Mananger, Putting Prevention Into Practice Volunteer

 

Schools Applied
: AT Still, Midwestern (Glendale), TouroU-Nevada, TouroU-California, University of Utah, Samuel Merritt, UTHSCSA, South, Medical College of Georgia, Wingate University, Duke, PCOM

 

Application Submitted Date
: 4/27/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date)
6/18/09

 

Interview Invites
: Tourou-Nevada(8/19), PCOM (9/15), Medical College of Georgia (10/21), TouroU-California (11/10-Declined), UTHSCSA (11/14), Duke (1/14), Smauel Merritt (1/30-Declined)

 

Denied
: A.T. Still, University of Utah

 

Withdrew Application
: TouroU-California, Samuel Merritt, South, and Wingate.

 

Waitlisted
: TouroU-Nevada, Medical College of Georgia

 

Accepted
: PCOM, UTHSCSA, Duke

Haven't decided where I'm going yet. Depends on what the Army has in store for my husband over the next 12-15months.

 

Attempts:
2nd

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Applicant Status: Accepted :D

Undergrad Ed School: Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Undergrad Major: Anthropology

Cumulative Undergrad GPA: 3.67

Science Undergrad GPA: 3.5

Graduate School: Various

Cumulative Graduate GPA: 4.0

Science Graduate GPA: 4.0

 

Age at application time: 27

 

1st GRE: 670 verbal, 740 quantitative, 5.0 analytical

 

Direct Patient Care: ~ 4000 hours as an EMT for 911-ambulance service in a medium-sized city; ~ 3500 hours as an EMT for suburban volunteer fire departments/rescue squads; ~ 160 hours as a medical technician for a free clinic

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: 3 years of full-time, grant-funded health promotion/disease prevention research focusing on smoking cessation, alcohol abuse, etc.

 

Schools Applied: Baylor, UTMB, GWU, Emory, UT-Southwestern, UTHSCSA

 

Application Submitted Date: 6/10/09

 

Schools Received Application Date: unknown

 

Interview Invites: GWU (9/19/09), Emory (10/21/09), UTMB (1/8/10), Baylor (1/15/10)

 

Denied: UT-Southwestern (missing genetics prerequisite)

 

Withdrew Application: none

 

Waitlisted: none

 

Accepted: GWU, Emory, UTMB, Baylor

 

Attending: Baylor College of Medicine PA Class of 2012!

 

Attempts: 1st

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