jarchie Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Has anyone been accepted to a program with less then a 3.0 GPA? If so what school and what were your stats? thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarchie Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Has anyone been accepted to a program with less then a 3.0 GPA? If so what school and what were your stats? thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You will need a lot of HCE. Start taking classes and hit the 3.0 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You will need a lot of HCE. Start taking classes and hit the 3.0 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarchie Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 what is 'a lot?' 2000 hours? 4000 hours? I know the more the better but please define 'a lot' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarchie Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 what is 'a lot?' 2000 hours? 4000 hours? I know the more the better but please define 'a lot' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMovingOn Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 There is a TON of info on this. Use the search function. Short answer: If you have less than a 3.0 it is possible. HOWEVER, you need to have years (decade+) of high-yield HCE (Medic, Critical care RN, etc...) and a solid track record of post-bacc academic excellence while completing pre-reqs or repeating coursework. If you are fresh out of undergrad with so-so grades and wish to be in medicine, better to absolutely house the MCAT and apply to med school (including off-shore options). You have a better shot of getting in going that route. Good stuff in here: http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/showthread.php/23754-Don-t-give-up!-I-got-into-PA-school-w-bad-stats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMovingOn Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 There is a TON of info on this. Use the search function. Short answer: If you have less than a 3.0 it is possible. HOWEVER, you need to have years (decade+) of high-yield HCE (Medic, Critical care RN, etc...) and a solid track record of post-bacc academic excellence while completing pre-reqs or repeating coursework. If you are fresh out of undergrad with so-so grades and wish to be in medicine, better to absolutely house the MCAT and apply to med school (including off-shore options). You have a better shot of getting in going that route. Good stuff in here: http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/showthread.php/23754-Don-t-give-up!-I-got-into-PA-school-w-bad-stats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 You might also ask the program if they use a "wholistic" approach to admissions. There has been a lot of talk over the past two years at PAEA meetings surrounding this method. The programs that do practice this approach would tend to be in line with what MedicMovingOn is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 You might also ask the program if they use a "wholistic" approach to admissions. There has been a lot of talk over the past two years at PAEA meetings surrounding this method. The programs that do practice this approach would tend to be in line with what MedicMovingOn is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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