Students who got into the program

[NicholeMF87]

Hey! I’ve really been on edge lately with thinking about applying in April. I have worked as a Medical Assistant for 6 years now. I have all of my letters of recommendations from PA's and Doctors who are held to very high regards. My grades are around a 3.6-3.7 and I have been inducted into a few honor societies that will be on my academic transcript. What I am wondering is that people who have gotten into the program feel that this is about average for all students that apply or that this is about above? I really want to stand out but feel that my grades my not be as perfect as everyone else’s to get recognized. My other down fall is that I didn’t take Biochemistry. I will have my bachelor’s degree as of December and I have all of the other required classes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

[ashprasad94]

Hello! I think your grades are competitive. The average gpa of the class of 2018 are around 3.6 ish. The exact data is here:http://www.nyit.edu/physician_assistant_studies/faqs/

I also did not take biochemistry but I did take organic chemistry. Hope this helps! The link is very helpful! You can also always call nyit, they are very nice and helpful with whatever questions you may have in terms of applying. :) Good luck!

[adlt]

I also think you have a great chance. They do take your grades into consideration obviously but they really care about your experience and commitment to the program. I did not take biochemistry but I took a semester of organic. I was accepted with a 3.97 cumulative GPA and 4.0 science Gpa with about 500 hours of patient care. They told me I was lacking in hours and if I sent them an updated log I would have a high chance of being accepted. Once I did that, I was accepted 2 days later.