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I am an applicant but heard about this from a PA student I shadowed with in class and a PA who is on one of the boards that I shadowed with clinically.

I am an applicant but heard about this from a PA student I shadowed with in class and a PA who is on one of the boards that I shadowed with clinically.

Okay, awesome. I'm still a junior, so I can't apply until next cycle. :) Another thing the admissions lady told me is that they only offer interviews to the applicants with the highest GPAs and that after the interview is when they look at your overall application, like hce/shadowing/ect. 

How do you make arrangement to shadow a PA student ? I do not know any PA students yet.

Students who are interested in shadowing a current student may do so by emailing 

pastudents-okc@ouhsc.edu.  Please allow a couple of days for a student to get back to you due to them being in class from 8-5 most days.  They will coordinate which day will work best not only for your schedule, but theirs. Exam days are not allowed as shadow days.

neferpitou...Did an admission lady really tell you that they only offer interviews to those with the highest GPA? It just seems like thats rather a shallow way of going about it. No doubt a gpa can speak volumes about a candidates academic abilities however does not give a ligament interpretation of a candidates other strengths. Im not doubting what you said Im just a bit surprised.

neferpitou...Did an admission lady really tell you that they only offer interviews to those with the highest GPA? It just seems like thats rather a shallow way of going about it. No doubt a gpa can speak volumes about a candidates academic abilities however does not give a ligament interpretation of a candidates other strengths. Im not doubting what you said Im just a bit surprised.

 

I am going to disagree. I received an interview, ultimately turned it down because I had been accepted elsewhere, but I can definitely say my GPA was nowhere near the highest GPA. I was an older applicant with a middle of the pack GPA with a lot of other great stuff on my application. I would take the GPA comment about "only offer(ing) interviews to the applicants with the highest GPAs" with a grain of salt.

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Has anyone received interviews? I have submitted everything and just waiting. 

 

I believe another applicant posted that they look at all the applications at the same time. Since the deadline is Oct 1, I'm assuming we won't hear anything until after then. 

I talked to Jami last week, and she said that she would likely be sorting through applications this week and they are hoping to call applicants starting next week regarding interviews. Interviews will tentatively occur the first week of November.

I spoke with someone at the office the other day and they said last year everyone with a 3.0 GPA got an interview. I don't know if that is the case this year but you never know.

I am going to disagree. I received an interview, ultimately turned it down because I had been accepted elsewhere, but I can definitely say my GPA was nowhere near the highest GPA. I was an older applicant with a middle of the pack GPA with a lot of other great stuff on my application. I would take the GPA comment about "only offer(ing) interviews to the applicants with the highest GPAs" with a grain of salt.

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