carmenwong312 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 HI I go to UCR. Here are my stats. CUM GPA: 3.6 Pre Requisite GPA: 3.8 Direct Patient Care: ~180 hours as a volunteer. ~100 hours in shadowing But I have no extracurricular activities at all. What do you think of my chances of getting into Western University in California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hey I applied there and had an interview but declined it. I think your stats are good but your big weak point is that you don't have any paid health care experience hours. My GPA was pretty similar to yours, I had about 1/3 the shadowing hours and only about 5-10 volunteering hours. The only other difference was I have a couple years worth of paid HCE. I'd say you have a good chance but the HCE is going to be your sticking point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmenwong312 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Do you know if its hard to get into Western? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmenwong312 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hey I applied there and had an interview but declined it. I think your stats are good but your big weak point is that you don't have any paid health care experience hours. My GPA was pretty similar to yours, I had about 1/3 the shadowing hours and only about 5-10 volunteering hours. The only other difference was I have a couple years worth of paid HCE. I'd say you have a good chance but the HCE is going to be your sticking point. Do you know if its hard to get in Western? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It's hard to get into any PA school. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpagano Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It's hard to get into any PA school. :) Get more diverse volunteer experiences Highly consider pursuing a certificate/opportunity that will provide direct-patient care Continue reading about the history and philosophy of the PA profession Do that and you should be just fine, that is, if you can articulate your passion for the profession during an interview :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRonSwanson Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Get paid HCE and apply to a lot of schools. Your GPAs are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Do you know if its hard to get into Western? I don't know if it's hard getting into Western or not. But I do know that it's super hard to look family members in the eye and tell them that their loved one has died. Even harder pour your soul into working a pediatric cardiac arrest and say the words "we've exhausted our options. Time of death xxxx) That isn't far from the pain of looking at a person in the prime of their life and telling them they have stage 4 cancer. What is my point you ask? Spend a bit more time kicking around medicine in a more involved role and be sure you really want to go into this much debt to do a job that may not be a match for you. There are some HUGE perks and great times...but those are balanced with big, big downers. Are you prepared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laifalove Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Western doesn't require paid HCE, but it's highly suggested regardless. They have a heavy emphasis on volunteering, most California schools do. I'd definitely volunteer more if paid HCE wasn't an option for you. Volunteer more either way, whether or not you have a paid HCE job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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