anonymous123 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Undergrad Ed School: University of California Irvine, B.S Public Health Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.84Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.75Age at application time : 241st GRE: Will take 06/20Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Medical Assistant: Gastroenterology 500 hrs Surgical Back Office Assistant: Colon- Rectal Surgery 200 hrs Volunteer Medical Scribe: Family medicine 50 hrs Healthcare Experience Pharmacy Technician : 2000 hrs part time over the course of 2 years Work Experience Lead Tutor at Volunteers of America : 1200 hrs over the course of 2.5 years Shadowing Experience FM physician: 112 Urgent Care PA: 50 hrs Ortho PA: 4 hrs Dentist: 4 hrs Honors & Awards Summa Cum Laude Dean's Honor list- every quarter and semester Good Standing Extracurricular/Research Activities:Volunteer at Non profit Clinic: 20 hrs Volunteer for Library that offers tutoring to the underserved community: 100hrs Scout leader for local church group : 408 hrs over course of 2 years Schools Applied: Cornell, Pace,Rutgers, University of North Texas Ft Worth, ATSU, Chatham, Hofstra, Middwestern IL & Glendale, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Pierce, Lock Haven , Touro CA, Western, PCOM Application Submitted Date:Will submit by end of june Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) CASPA is not yet mailing applicationsInterview Invites: still waiting, will updateDenied: will updateWithdrew Application: will updateWaitlisted: will updateAccepted: will updateAttempts: first I know my direct patient care hours is on the low side but I was wondering if I had a solid chance of getting into a program this year? Thanks in advance for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc8 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I would say your odds of getting some interviews is high. When I was interviewing, I met plenty of people with many less hours of patient care than you. I even shadowed a PA who was accepted into a top tier program, and his only health care experience was being a pharmacy technician. Keep up the good work, and when you get interview invites, spend lots of time preparing for the interviews. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorChomp Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 As you've stated, your HCE is on the low side. A lot of programs don't consider Pharmacy Tech to be direct hands-on patient care experience but it is great to have that experience in addition to what you already have. All things considered, I'm certain you will receive interviews if you apply broadly and early. Your stats are solid overall. I'd steer clear of programs who value healthcare experience over all else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous123 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Do latin honors such a Summa Cum Laude play a part in the application process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I would suspect you will get interviews, assuming you have a good essay and LORs. That's a win at this stage; how you do on the interview becomes important after that. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous123 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Thank to everyone who replied it really meant alot to me. I felt very insecure about my application due to my hours but I thought hey why not give it a shot and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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