gracie797 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi everyone! I'm just curious if anybody is in the same situation as myself. I recently graduate with a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology and I am currently waiting for interviews for PA school. I decided to pursue a Master's Degree first (which only took a year) because I felt that my undergraduate grades weren't as competitive (3.19 science GPA and 3.43 undergraduate GPA). I went on to work hard in graduate school and I ended up having a 3.85 graduate GPA. I was wondering if any current and/or previous applicants are on the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie797 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi everyone! I'm just curious if anybody is in the same situation as myself. I recently graduate with a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology and I am currently waiting for interviews for PA school. I decided to pursue a Master's Degree first (which only took a year) because I felt that my undergraduate grades weren't as competitive (3.19 science GPA and 3.43 undergraduate GPA). I went on to work hard in graduate school and I ended up having a 3.85 graduate GPA. I was wondering if any current and/or previous applicants are on the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I wasn't, but there are several people in my class who already have a masters, or more than one masters degree. We also have someone with a PhD. I've gotten the impression that it's not terribly uncommon. Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I wasn't, but there are several people in my class who already have a masters, or more than one masters degree. We also have someone with a PhD. I've gotten the impression that it's not terribly uncommon. Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duchesskre Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have my masters in social work. Worked in trauma and neurosurgery then went back to complete my science pre reqs and applied this cycle. So far I have one acceptance and am waiting to hear from other schools. One of the girls I interviewed with had her masters in biomedical engineering. I think its sorta common for people to have multiple degrees or advance degrees prior to starting PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duchesskre Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have my masters in social work. Worked in trauma and neurosurgery then went back to complete my science pre reqs and applied this cycle. So far I have one acceptance and am waiting to hear from other schools. One of the girls I interviewed with had her masters in biomedical engineering. I think its sorta common for people to have multiple degrees or advance degrees prior to starting PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hi everyone! I'm just curious if anybody is in the same situation as myself. I recently graduate with a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology and I am currently waiting for interviews for PA school. I decided to pursue a Master's Degree first (which only took a year) because I felt that my undergraduate grades weren't as competitive (3.19 science GPA and 3.43 undergraduate GPA). I went on to work hard in graduate school and I ended up having a 3.85 graduate GPA. I was wondering if any current and/or previous applicants are on the same boat. Was it a one year SMP or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hi everyone! I'm just curious if anybody is in the same situation as myself. I recently graduate with a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology and I am currently waiting for interviews for PA school. I decided to pursue a Master's Degree first (which only took a year) because I felt that my undergraduate grades weren't as competitive (3.19 science GPA and 3.43 undergraduate GPA). I went on to work hard in graduate school and I ended up having a 3.85 graduate GPA. I was wondering if any current and/or previous applicants are on the same boat. Was it a one year SMP or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GujjuPA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have a Masters in Biomedical Science and I am applying to PA school in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GujjuPA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have a Masters in Biomedical Science and I am applying to PA school in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulPA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I had a Masters in Labor Relations before PA school. Several in our class had Masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulPA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I had a Masters in Labor Relations before PA school. Several in our class had Masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka42518 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hey @duchesskre I AM SOOOOO glad you commemted. I also have a masters degree in social work just recieved it this past may I will be taking my boards before the end of the year. I am so glad to hear from someone who also has a masters in social work. I thought I would never find someone like me. anyway. where do you live? How long were you a social worker for before you applied? and did you work full time and take pre reqs for school? did you have doubts about getting into PA school with a social work backbround? I know I'm asking a lot but you dont understand I have been trying to find someone on this forum who is a social worker you can email me if you want ka42518@gmail.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka42518 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hey @duchesskre I AM SOOOOO glad you commemted. I also have a masters degree in social work just recieved it this past may I will be taking my boards before the end of the year. I am so glad to hear from someone who also has a masters in social work. I thought I would never find someone like me. anyway. where do you live? How long were you a social worker for before you applied? and did you work full time and take pre reqs for school? did you have doubts about getting into PA school with a social work backbround? I know I'm asking a lot but you dont understand I have been trying to find someone on this forum who is a social worker you can email me if you want ka42518@gmail.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xscpx Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I have a Masters in Infectious Disease. I was just accepted. It was great to be able to demonstrate my ability to perform very well in difficult graduate level science coursework. I worked full time during my Masters as well and I think that was really a strong point for me since I was able to show that I can deal with pressure and time management. Use it to your advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassPA-C Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I have a Masters in Social Science that specialized in methodology. I have spent the last 6 years working medical research recruiting patients, doing IRB's, and grant applications. While that is not a heavy clinical background I have already gotten two acceptances. As previous posters have mentioned use it to your advantage in your personal statement and interviews, esspecially since yours is more science based it should be a plus for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GujjuPA Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 For those of you that have applied and been accepted into PA school with a Masters degree, did you take the GRE? I took the DAT when I applied for my Masters and so I never took the GREs. I don't think PA schools accept the DAT and I'm wondering if I should take the GREs to increase my chances of getting in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted October 25, 2011 Administrator Share Posted October 25, 2011 GRE is a prerequisite for the schools that require it. Don't try to sub any other test--it flags you as someone with an initial interest in going into another aspect of medicine. For what it's worth, my masters' degrees were remote enough that I needed to retake the GRE... no biggie, did better on it the second time than I did the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duchesskre Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I would advise to take it. I have my masters as well however, because my grades were expired (took it in 2004 before grad school) I had to retake it as it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GujjuPA Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thank you for the reply. I just ordered the new Kaplan GRE book. How much time did you all spend on studying for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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