arnejoi Posted December 8, 2016 Hi everyone, I'm a senior at a university and I was doing really well the first 3 years but I lost motivation and just started failing. Being a PA is my dream since I found out about the profession my freshman year in college. But lately I haven't been doing too good on my classes,most of them are classes for my major but it still affects my GPA. I got two D's in Microbiology and Anatomy+Physio II. My GPA after this semester will be 2.5. Here are the science classes that I took and the grades that I got for them: Psychology 101: A Introductory Microbiology 181: C Medical Terminology: A Human Anatomy+Physiology 1: A Lifespan Human Development: B Nutrition Class: C (not sure if this counts as a science class) Microbiology 205: D Human Anatomy+Physiology 2: D Abnormal Psychology: WC (WC=CompleteWithdrawal) I had to completely withdraw my last semester of junior year because I was failing and I didn't want it to affect my GPA.) At this point in my life, I just feel like I don't have a chance at getting in. I do plan to retake those science classes especially Anatomy+Physio II and Microbiology and get an A on it and there are still a few pre-requisites that I need to take for PA school so it might help my science GPA a bit. But, honestly, do I have a chance or should I start looking for another career? I am just so lost right now... Thanks so much!
south Posted December 8, 2016 Ouch, for sure, but these kinds of things do happen. Whether or not you can continue in the future is all about what you do about it now. IF and I say IF you re-take those classes and get the As, you can partially recover and be okay. Will you get into the top programs that won't even look at those with less than the 3.85+s ? No, but that's a top scum layer on this pond. There's plenty of water for the rest of us. What you need to worry about now is WHY you burned out. Because you need to FIX that and THEN AND ONLY THEN go back and re-take those classes. Because I will tell you - if you re-take them and get a couple of C's, you're probably done. Take some time off - months or a year - go work at the tire store or drive an Uber or something. See a psych doctor (or PA) and see if there isn't something they can help you with. Go reconnect with the hunger - then when you are more than ready, get back up and do it right. Get crazy 100s on everything and finish strong. Get some healthcare time, shadowing, whatever. PA schools look at trends - someone with a 3.2 GPA that had some issues earlier and is now kicking ass is a damn sight better than someone with the same GPA who was way up there early on and is now clearly coasting. You will be asked about it, most likely, in an interview. Turn it into a lesson learned and that you took responsibility, fixed a problem and now you are ready for the next challenge. That's a couple years away, but it's what usually happens. You took a hit - you may not get into your choice of programs or may have to apply more than once or something. But it is doable, because once you are in school you talk to people and realize that about half of them did it that way. There are a large number of the 3.9 robots, of course. But there are folks in damn good programs with shitty undergraduate grades, flunked out of high school, etc. They fixed the problem and moved on. And they are better for it. Life experience is often painful at the time, you know? Good luck. Get gone, get right, get back and get it done.
arnejoi Posted December 10, 2016 Author Ouch, for sure, but these kinds of things do happen. Whether or not you can continue in the future is all about what you do about it now. IF and I say IF you re-take those classes and get the As, you can partially recover and be okay. Will you get into the top programs that won't even look at those with less than the 3.85+s ? No, but that's a top scum layer on this pond. There's plenty of water for the rest of us. What you need to worry about now is WHY you burned out. Because you need to FIX that and THEN AND ONLY THEN go back and re-take those classes. Because I will tell you - if you re-take them and get a couple of C's, you're probably done. Take some time off - months or a year - go work at the tire store or drive an Uber or something. See a psych doctor (or PA) and see if there isn't something they can help you with. Go reconnect with the hunger - then when you are more than ready, get back up and do it right. Get crazy 100s on everything and finish strong. Get some healthcare time, shadowing, whatever. PA schools look at trends - someone with a 3.2 GPA that had some issues earlier and is now kicking ass is a damn sight better than someone with the same GPA who was way up there early on and is now clearly coasting. You will be asked about it, most likely, in an interview. Turn it into a lesson learned and that you took responsibility, fixed a problem and now you are ready for the next challenge. That's a couple years away, but it's what usually happens. You took a hit - you may not get into your choice of programs or may have to apply more than once or something. But it is doable, because once you are in school you talk to people and realize that about half of them did it that way. There are a large number of the 3.9 robots, of course. But there are folks in damn good programs with shitty undergraduate grades, flunked out of high school, etc. They fixed the problem and moved on. And they are better for it. Life experience is often painful at the time, you know? Good luck. Get gone, get right, get back and get it done. Thanks so much for replying! This is exactly what I needed to here, it gives me a little hope. You are absolutely right on everything. It may take me a few years to apply, i'll have to work hard for it and retake those classes. Thank you again! :)
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