Patricia5827 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I have a list of 20 and am having the hardest time narrowing it down. I qualify for all of them and have good numbers compared to their prior class statistics. Any advice ? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I have a list of 20 and am having the hardest time narrowing it down. I qualify for all of them and have good numbers compared to their prior class statistics. Any advice ? Thanks!Lots of variables, like cost, proximity to places you either are or want to try living in, class size, programs you know people who attended, etc. See if you can cut your list in half and live with that.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Ask yourself for each program on the list: If this was the only offer I got would I attend or reapply the following year to get into a school I like better? (you'd be surprised at how often that comes up on the forum) If this was the FIRST offer I got, would I be willing to put down a deposit to hold my place? Would I cancel other interviews? Would I hold out for a different offer instead? You could rank them 1-20 and cut the bottom half of the list. In addition to considering what UGoLong mentioned, consider PANCE rates, clinical rotation sites, # of elective rotations, cost of living (in addition to tuition). For me I also considered if the program/school offered student health insurance - because I didn't want to deal with the marketplace or finding my own. I also didn't want to have to find my own housing for rotations. You decide what's important to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kettle Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 My first cycle applied to 22 with no interviews, second cycle applied to seven got two interview offers but by the time I got the second I was accepted into my school of choice. For me I had to be more realistic about where I applied, I had a 3.3 overall and a 3.4 science. I had ten years on an ambulance, eight as a paramedic mainly rural areas and reservations. I applied my second time to schools that had a high minimum for patient contact hours and acceptance GPA averages around 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenBrule Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Why do you want to narrow the list? If you can realistically afford the money and attention to apply to 20 schools, do it. Missions statement, commute time, cost of living, cost of tuition would be my common denominators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 27, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 27, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 2:18 PM, StevenBrule said: Why do you want to narrow the list? If you can realistically afford the money and attention to apply to 20 schools, do it. It's not just the cost to apply, but the cost and time to attend the interviews. If the OP can afford the time and money to go to up to 20 interviews, that's a much bigger commitment than just paying the CASPA fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPath Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 PANCE pass rate, cost, program length, and the location (big city or small town campus) was the order I used to trim down my list. I'm still applying above the average amount of schools. If you can afford all 20 schools then apply. It'll be costly for the applications and the supplementals and you'll have a lot of essays to write. But this is an investment into your future. I believe it is better to apply to more programs and have the chance to get more iv and get accepted the first time than to reapply again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittanyJ95 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Depends on your stats. Have good stats? Cut that list down by half.. Apply to 7 schools you think fit you and your stats perfectly.. Look at avg student stats If all 20 fit you PERFECTLY, then apply to those with good reviews, high pance pass rates, low tuition, rotations in an area youd like to work... Apply to 2 reach schools that are your "dream schools" hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 29, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2018 my criteria was a bit different back in the day: 1. which programs had part time options(I wanted to work the 1st 2 years to minimize debt) 2. which programs did not require ochem (this was most in 1990) 3. where could I see myself living for 3 years there were 52 programs in 1991. I applied to 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollivander Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1) Cost - I focused on programs that cost less than $90,000 for the most part. I eliminated every program that was estimated to cost over $100,000. This was most important to me personally because I want to pay my debt off in under 3 years (2 years ideally). 2) I eliminated all programs that required biochemistry. 3) I eliminated all programs in California and New York due to cost of living. 4) I eliminated all programs that require 2,000 hours minimum of PCE. 4) I eliminated all programs that were extremely far away from my state of residency. The furthest programs I have from my home state are North Carolina, Kansas, Miami, and Missouri. 5) I eliminated programs that had extremely high standards of their average accepted cohort or that were extremely biased towards in-state students even if they were semi-close (Butler, UNC, Texas schools, etc). 6) I eliminated programs that required a LOR from a PA because I didn't have that (Nova campuses). That left me with exactly 21 programs that fell into that Venn diagram and I applied to 19 of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 1) Cost - I focused on programs that cost less than $90,000 for the most part. I eliminated every program that was estimated to cost over $100,000. This was most important to me personally because I want to pay my debt off in under 3 years (2 years ideally). 2) I eliminated all programs that required biochemistry. 3) I eliminated all programs in California and New York due to cost of living. 4) I eliminated all programs that require 2,000 hours minimum of PCE. 4) I eliminated all programs that were extremely far away from my state of residency. The furthest programs I have from my home state are North Carolina, Kansas, Miami, and Missouri. 5) I eliminated programs that had extremely high standards of their average accepted cohort or that were extremely biased towards in-state students even if they were semi-close (Butler, UNC, Texas schools, etc). 6) I eliminated programs that required a LOR from a PA because I didn't have that (Nova campuses). That left me with exactly 21 programs that fell into that Venn diagram and I applied to 19 of those.That’s a system! Hope it works out for you.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAs12017 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 i made an excel spreadsheet with lots of factors: location, cost, pance, average gpa accepted/avg hours/avg GRE, program start date & length I personally wanted to start ASAP so was more inclined to jan start programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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