sparklemissm Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hi everyone. I am new to this forum, but luckily heard about this through the indeed website. I am a post-graduate student for 3 years now, and I have been shadowing physicians and also working on research projects. I have a very low gpa, ~2.67. I want to do PA school, but the school that I applied to, rejected me. Should I not waste time applying to any more PA programs, and think about joining grad school and get a masters. It seems that the programs require a competitive gpa, and that is what I lack. If I do aspire for a masters, then which one is benificial for PA school...Master of Biology, or Masters of Public Health?? Please let me know what you think...I really want to get back on track and not dwell over the rejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonD Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 You have to get your GPA up. Way up. Getting a post-graduate degree alone will have no effect on getting into PA school unless you get your GPA into the mid 3's at a minimum. What the degree is in is not as important as the grades you get in the PA pre-reqs. Also, you will need a lot of direct patient care hours. Shadowing MD's is nice, but of little help when trying to get into PA school. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Ditto. Stop wasting time shadowing physicians... if you absolutely have to shadow, at least shadow a PA. :) And unless your research is going to cure cancer or is for some huge impressive university, get a job that involves physical interaction with human patients. There's a lot of information on this board for people who have been in your situation (low GPA, been out of school for a few years, don't really wanna retake all those pesky undergrad classes even though you know you probably should) if you care to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Low GPA and no HCE(I'm assuming no HCE since you didn't mention it) = sit out the next cycle or two and work on beefing up your app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiaroscuro27 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I agree with the above. You can get into PA school, but it may take some time. Sit it out for a little bit, take some classes over and do well in them. Take other high level science classes and do well in those also. And definitely get quality healthcare experience. Be mindful of which programs you are applying to also. This is key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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