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Undergrad Ed School: cal poly pomona (bs in communication)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.34

Cumulative Science GPA: 3.59

Prerequisite GPA: 3.55

 

Age at application time : 24

 

1st GRE: N/A

 

Direct Patient Care : EMT-B; skilled nursing facility.

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities: recorded microbial susceptibility data for pgy-2 pharmacy residents.

 

Schools Applied : western u

 

Application Submitted Date: early august

 

Interview Invites: western u

 

Accepted: western u

 

Attempts: first

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Undergrad Ed School: University of North Texas

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.86

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.83

Age at application time : 20

 

1st GRE: 1060 :\

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

 

PA Shadowing-30+ hours

Volunteering at an ER- 500+ hours

Athletic Trainer in High School- Two years

Teratogen Information Service Intern- One semester

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Church, Campus Ministry, Athletics Tutor

 

 

Schools Applied: UNTHSC, UTSW, UTHSCSA, UTMB, OUHSC (Oklahoma)

 

Application Submitted Date: End of July

Schools Received Application Date: Early August

Interview Invites: UTSW and OUHSC--both invites around November

 

Denied: UTMB (Oct.), UTHSCSA (Jan.), UNTHSC (March)

 

Waitlisted: UTSW

 

Accepted: OUHSC

 

Attending- OUHSC

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Undergrad Ed School:
University of Massachusetts Amherst

(Dual Degree in Biology and Biochemistry, Minor in Chemistry, Psychology and Chinese)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
3.45 (3.35 by CASPA)

Cumulative Science GPA:
3.38 for Bio, 3.25 for Biochem (3.10 by CASPA)

Prerequisite GPA:
3.35

 

Age at application time :
22

 

1st GRE:
Did not need

 

Direct Patient Care :

100 hours EMT-B for UMass EMS

140 hours Program Specialist for The May Institute

50 hours volunteer in OR of Mercy Medical Center

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

720 hours Undergrad Resercher in a Chemisrty Research Lab

290 hours Undergrad Resercher in a Biology Research Lab

1 year Teaching Assistant for UMass EMT-B class

1 year Teaching Assistant for General Chemisty Lab

 

Schools Applied
: MCPHS-Worcester, Eastern Virginia Medical School

 

Application Submitted Date:
November 24, 2009

 

Interview Invites:
MCPHS-Worcester (March 22)

 

Denied:
none

 

Waitlisted:
none

 

Accepted:
MCPHS-Worcester (March 24)

 

Attempts:
First
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UPDATED
:
Applicant stats
--
ACCEPTED!!!

Undergrad Ed School:
University of New England

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
Graduated w/ a 3.45, but Cumulative from CASPA- 3.28

Science Undergrad. GPA:
3.25 (prerequisite science GPA 3.4)

 

Age at application time :
24

1st GRE:
did not need

 

Direct Patient Care :
(type & hours)

Diagnostic Lab Assistant: 2300 hours (40 hrs a week for just over a year)

SHADOWING: 110 hours

Child Life VOLUNTEER @ hospital: 10 hours (left to take CNA course, plan on returning soon)

CNA course- 80 hours of clinical time. (currently looking for a job so I can get more practice before school starts)

 

Other Work : AMATOS (20 hrs a week for the last 8 years and continuing)

Schools Applied:
UNE, MCPHS (Manchester), SALUS U, HOFSTRA, St. Francis (PA)

 

A
pplication Submitted Date:
CASPA submitted Sept 10, 2009 and Mailed October 1st

Schools Received Application Date:
Due dates for two- Oct 1 and other- March 2010

Interview Invites:
Hofstra and MCPHS-Manch

 

Denied
: UNE, St. Francis, No news from Salus

Withdrew Application:
N/A

Waitlisted:
will update

 

Accepted:
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
and
Mass. College of Pharm and Health Sciences-Manchester! (First Choice!)

 

Attempts:
Second (previous attempt- UNE: denied, MCPHS: waitlisted)

 

Attending
:
MCPHS- Manchester
!
Cannot wait until January!

 

[i know with my lack of HCE and good, but not too competitive GPA, that I had a small chance of getting in anywhere. I am thankful to everyone who helped critique my essay and gave interview advice! If I hadn't gotten in this year I was just going to work full time as a CNA to get more HCE and maybe take a class or two to up the science GPA. I am very excited to see that all the PTO time I used from work for shadowing and my CNA course helped!!]

 
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Undergrad Ed School: University of Michigan, B.S. Biology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.54

Cumulative Science GPA: 3.47

 

Age at application time : 23

 

1st GRE: 1320 (740 Q, 580 V.)

 

Direct Patient Care :

CNA - 400hrs

Resident Care Coordinator - Assisted Living - 300 hrs

Volunteer - 25 hrs

Shadowing - 20 hrs

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

~1500 hours - UMich School of Medicine Research Assistant

 

Schools Applied: UC-Denver, UNE, Lock Haven, Shenandoah, Idaho State

Application Submitted Date: Oct. 1, 2009

 

Interview Invites: UC-Denver, Shenandoah, Lock Haven, Idaho State

 

Denied: UNE, UC-Denver

 

Waitlisted: Idaho State

 

Accepted: Shenandoah, Lock Haven

 

Attempts: First

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Applicant stats--Accepted!

 

Undergrad: Oberlin (2 non-science Bachelor's in 5 years) GPA 3.37

Master's: New England Conservatory of Music GPA 3.93

Post-grad certificate: Manhattan School of Music GPA 3.97

Prereq Science: 3.78

CASPA says: 3.55

 

Age at application time : 37 (previous career: classical performance)

GRE: 600V 500Q 4.5W

 

Hours: ~700 when I submitted CASPA (my weakest area)

Phlebotomy clinicals (80 hours in a hospital, 80 hours in a lab), post-op care for family member, music therapy intern (severely disabled), shadowing MDs, shadowing PAs, Special Olympics volunteer. Since CASPA: Certified Phlebotomy Tech, volunteer in hospital PACU, continued shadowing and volunteering.

 

Applied: (12) Anne Arundel, Chatham, St Francis, Weill Cornell, UNE, GWU, Salus, King's, Phila U, NYIT, St John's, Marywood.

 

Submitted to CASPA: 7/09 (six), 8/09 (four more), 10/09 (two more)

 

Interview Invites: (8) AACC, Saint Francis, Weill Cornell, GWU, Salus, St John's, Marywood, Chatham (admissions day invite…they don't interview applicants)

 

Denied: (9) AACC, SFU, Cornell, UNE, GWU, Salus, King's, PhilaU, NYIT

 

Withdrew Application: Marywood (needed one more lab)

 

Waitlisted: Chatham

 

Accepted: St John's University

 

Attending: SJU '12

 

Attempts: first

 

Enormously appreciative for being part of this forum: YES

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Waiting for May 1st to apply...

 

Undergrad Ed School:
Washburn University (BSN)

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
3.94

Cumulative Science GPA:
4.0

Prerequisite GPA:
4.0

Overall Cumulative GPA:
3.94

 

Age at application time :
25

 

GRE:
Do not need

 

Direct Patient Care :
7500 hours of NICU, ER Level I Trauma (Peds), and Diabetes Educator

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Volunteer work for the JDRF

 

 

Application Submitted Date:
May 2010

 

Interview Invites:
N/A

 

 

Attempts:
First

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Undergrad Ed School:
Grand Valley State University

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
3.35

Cumulative Science GPA:
3.2

 

Age at application time :
22

 

1st GRE:
1080

 

Direct Patient Care :

Resident Aide 600 hrs

Volunteer in Medical clinic in Haiti 900 hrs (over many trips)

Volunteer MA in Free Clinic 200 hrs

Shadowing 30 hrs

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Volunteer with the homeless 300 hrs

Bike shop Co-op volunteer 50 hrs

Advanced Physiology TA

 

Schools Applied
: quite a few

Application Submitted Date:
Sept. 2009

 

Interview Invites:
Drexel, Pacific University, Seton Hill

 

Denied:
all the ones I didn't interview at

 

Waitlisted:
Drexel and Pacific

 

Accepted:
Seton Hill

 

Attempts:
First

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Massachusetts-Boston

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.42

Cumulative Science GPA: 3.35

 

Age at application time : 28

 

1st GRE: N/A, applied to schools that didn't require it

 

Direct Patient Care :

Clinical Research Assistant: 1920 hrs when applied including phlebotomy, EKG, Toxicology test, etc training...

Internship at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School: 6 wks, shadowed an MD, seminars, MCAT preparation classes

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Volunteer at Brigham & Women's Hospital: Central Transport Services 36 hrs

Volunteer at McLean Hospital: as a Mentor for in- & outpatient teenagers at the hospital provided them extracurricular activities 144 hrs

Plenty of Research experience: 3yrs as a Research Assistant/Technician/Associate working with mice on Oncology, Immunology & Vaccine Development research

 

Schools Applied: Quinnipiac University, Northeastern, Mass. College of Pharmacy-Boston, UMDNJ, Howard University

Application Submitted Date: August 31st, 2009

 

Interview Invites: Quinnipiac & Northeastern

 

Denied: all the ones I didn't interview at, except Howard that I haven't heard from yet...??

 

Waitlisted: Northeastern

 

Accepted: Quinnipiac University

 

Attempts: First

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Undergrad Ed School: Mesa State College,

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.59

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.41

 

Age at application time : 27

 

Direct Patient Care : Surgical Assistant to an oral surgeon x 4 years

 

Schools Applied: University of New Mexico, University of Utah, Red Rocks Community College, A.T. Still Arizona, Pacific University, MCPHS (Boston), MCPHS (Manchester), Touro Nevada.

 

Application Submitted Date: August 2009

 

Schools Received Application Date: Sept/Oct

 

Interview Invites: University of New Mexico, Pacific University, MCPHS Boston, MCPHS Manchester,

 

Waitlisted: University of New Mexico, Pacific University

 

Accepted: MCPHS Boston, Pacific University. Will attend Pacific University.

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Education: BS Biology, minor in chem., MS Biology

Undergrad. GPA: 2.9

Graduate GPA: 3.3

Member Chi Beta Phi

Age at application time : 25/26

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Medical Assistant to Breast Surgeon 6 years. ~ 5,000 hrs.

Medial Assistant Internal med. 3 years. ~3,000 hrs.

Shadowed: Ortho Surgical PA, OBGYN, NP of IM, IM M.D.'s and Breast Surgeon. ~150 hrs total.

 

Schools Applied: George Washington Univeristy, Howard University, Barry University (both sites), Kaiser University, NOVA University (all sites), University of Florida, Duke University, CUNY-York, Hofstra University, Long Island University, NYIT, Pace University, Stony Brook University, PCOM, Philadelphia University, Salus University, Seton Hill University, Wagner College, Touro Manhattan, Bayshore, and Winthrop.

Application Submitted Date: CASPA on 8/28/09 mailed to schools 9/16/09, other non-CASPA's along the way.

 

Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) Various dates from September '09 through April '10.

Interview Invites: Touro Manhattan (interviewed 4/8/10)

 

Denied: George Washington Univeristy, NOVA-Davie, University of Florida, Duke University, CUNY-York, Hofstra University, Long Island University, NYIT, Pace University, Stony Brook University, PCOM, Philadelphia University, Salus University, Seton Hill University

 

Withdrew Application: Howard University and Kaiser University

 

Accepted: Touro Manhattan PA Program class of 2013 waitlist (but who cares, the letter says accpetance but class is full, so waitlist until someone denies their accpetance)

 

Still waiting to hear from Touro Winthrop since they start in January and have not started filling their class yet.

Attempts: first

 

Kacs (It only takes one yes! :) )

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Undergrad Ed School: University of Michigan - Flint , Bachelor of Applied Science

 

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.5

 

Age at application time : 24

 

1st GRE: 500V 600Q 4.5W

 

 

Direct Patient Care : ~2000 hours as a Paramedic

 

 

 

Schools Applied: University of Detroit Mercy

 

Application Submitted Date: February 2010

 

Schools Received Application Date: February 2010

 

Interview Invites: University of Detroit Mercy

 

 

Accepted: University of Detroit Mercy

 

Attempts: 1st

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Undergrad Ed School: BA Spanish/Int'l Studies (SLU) BS Biology (Univ. MO. St-L)

Cumulative Undergrad GPA: 3.11

Science Undergrad GPA: 3.09

Post Bachelor GPA: 4.00

CASPA Science GPA 3.09? I think

CASPA Overall unsure

 

Age at application time : 28

GRE 660 V, 530 Q (unfortunately) 4.0 W

 

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

~2000 Lab Tech, Surgical Tech, Ultrasound Tech, Reproductive Counseling

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Volunteer assisting a doctor at homeless shelters

Volunteer assisting refugees access medical services

Dining Out for Life

Camp Counselor at camp for children with HIV/AIDS

 

Schools Applied: Emory, Yale (both for pa/mph)

 

Application Submitted Date: ~07/20/09

Schools Received Application Date: 7/31/09

 

Interview Invites: Emory

 

Accepted: Emory

 

Attempts: First

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Undergrad Ed School: Auburn University Montgomery

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.63

Science Undergrad. GPA: 4.0

 

Age at application time : 31

 

1st GRE: N/A

 

Direct Patient Care :

Volunteer Nursing at VA hostpital

Shadowing PA at military clinic

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Pres. of squadron booster club

Read to children at elementary school

coordinated school clean up

Lots of volunteer work

Schools Applied:

Interservice Physician Assistant Program(Fort Sam Houston, TX)

 

Application Submitted Date: Dec 09

 

Schools Received Application Date: Dec 09

 

Interview Invites:

 

Denied:

 

Withdrew Application:

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted: Interservice Physician Assistant Program(Fort Sam Houston, TX)

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Re: PA Applicant Stats Page

 

 

Undergrad Ed School:
University of Illinois, B.S. Biology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
3.11

Cumulative Science GPA:
3.57

 

Age at application time :
22

 

1st GRE:
1240 (710 Q, 530 V.)

 

Direct Patient Care :

Emergency medical Scribe: 3500 hours

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Undergraduate Research

Resident assistant

 

Schools Applied
: Northwestern, Rosalind franklin, yale, pace, emory, UC- Davis, Quinnipiac, Touro Nevada, Cornel

Application Submitted Date:
Oct. 1, 2009

 

Interview Invites:
Northwestern, Rosalind Franklin and PACE

Denied:
others

Waitlisted:
Rosalind Franklin and PACE

 

Accepted:
Rosalind Franklin and PACE

Attempts:
Second

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Guest brian.fulton1

If anyone is interested in the IPAP Stats for last year here they are,...

 

Applicants

AC: 78%

USAR: 14%

NG: 2%

NAVY: 1%

AIR FORCE: 1%

CADETS: 4%

Total applicants

Male: 67%

Female: 33%

Age

20's 41%

30's 49%

40's 10%

Enlisted: 60%

Officer: 30%

WO: 4%

ROTC: 5%

MOS

18D 1% (actually a little less then 1%)

68W 40%

68 24%

None Medical 35%

AOC/Branch

MS: 32%

AV: 9%

EN: 8%

CM/MI: 4% each

TC: 3%

AD/AG/AN/IN/LG/NC/SC/SP: 2% each

AR/JA/MP/OD/PO/QM: 1% each

Boarded applicants

Total:

AC: 79%

USAR: 13.5%

NG: 2%

NAVY: 0.5%

AIR FORCE: 1%

CADETS: 4%

GT Score

110-119 36%

120-129 54%

130- up 10%

GPA

Overall

2.5-2.9: 18%

3.0-3.5: 55%

3.6-4: 27%

Science

2.5-2.9: 7%

3.0-3.5: 30%

3.6-4: 52%

None: 11%

SAT:

Reading

450-500: 0.5%

500-590: 26 %

600-up: 73%

Deployed: 0.5%

Math

450-500: 6%

500-590: 63.5%

600-up: 30%

Deployed: 0.5%,

Respectfully,

Dawn Orta, PA-C

MAJ SP

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Updated... finally got around to it... here's some hope to those a bit older and with less fantastical GPAs.. and hope for the waitlist.

 

Undergrad Ed School: Exercise Science BS

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.24

Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.38

 

Grad School: Exercise Physiology

Cumulative grad. GPA: 3.10

Science grad. GPA: 3.04 (Took undergrad pre-med classes as well in grad school - def affected the GPA!!!)

 

Post BAC & Grad School Science & Cum. GPAs: 3.67, 3.24

 

Age at application time : 28

1st GRE: 490 & 570, Analytical 4.5

Direct Patient Care : (type & hours)

Nurse Assistant - 1200 hours

Exercise Physiologist Intern - 80 hours

PA shadow - 6 hours

Psych Patient Associate - 108 hours

Total hours - 1394

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

College Varsity Tennis

College Women's Lacrosse Club

College Women's Rugby Club

 

Schools Applied: Nova Jax, Nova Southwest, Barry in St. Pete's, Marquette, St. Francis in Indiana, Chatham, South in TN

Application Submitted Date: August 18, 2009

 

 

Interview Invites: 4

Waitlisted: 4

Accepted: NSU - Jax

Attempts: first - yeah that's right, don't give up on the waitlist!!!!

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Undergrad Ed School:
Saint Peter's College, (sophomore) B.S. Biology

Cumulative Undergrad. GPA:
3.74

Cumulative Science GPA:
not sure

 

Age at application time :
19

 

1st GRE:
Did not take GRE

 

Direct Patient Care :

Shadowing/Volunteering - around 100 hrs @ Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic (University Hospital, Newark)

 

Extracurricular/Research Activities:

Red Cross certified LifeGuard

 

Schools Applied
: UMDNJ

Application Submitted Date:
June 1st, 2010

 

Interview Invites:
UMDNJ

 

Denied:

 

Waitlisted:

 

Accepted:
UMDNJ

 

Attempts:
First

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Im still not entirely sure but i think my science gpa is around a 3.7.... ill confirm after the summer is over, anyway, I started college when i was 18.

I forgot to mention that I applied to the articulated degree program (3+3) with UMDNJ, so I was required to apply at the end of my sophomore year.

I matriculate into the program in 2011

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