Medico Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Good evening, everyone. I would like advice from those who would like to give their two-cents! I am a non-traditional pre-PA student, with a not so great GPA, decent healthcare experience, with transcripts from 6 different schools (though, for good reason, I think). School 1. A community college I attended for one year and stopped going due to not knowing what I wanted in life and didn't want to waste my time. School 2. Obtained my EMT-B and EMT-Intermediate certs. They did not have a paramedic program. School 3. Obtained my AAS in EMS and Paramedic. School 4. My undergrad was obtained online at Liberty University, prior to ambitions going into medicine. School 5. Completed 3 pre-req math/science classes at a 4-year; however, my wife became pregnant and I sought new employment out-of-state to support my family, thus ending my ability to attend this school. School 6. Advice most needed here! I can attend another CC to knock out the remaining science courses, or obtain them online at a University. What do you all suggest? I have 8 years of experience working full time as a critical care paramedic, in addition to thousands of hours volunteering as a paramedic. My most valuable experience comes from working as a paramedic in a Level 1 Trauma Center and Teaching Hospital. I have volunteered as a Group Facilitator for a Youth LGBTQ support network. At each place of employment I participated on various committees. My cGPA is ~3.2. sGPA 3.4. I am confident I can improve both, as I have roughly 10 classes I want to complete. The most cost effective option will be to complete my remaining courses at the local CC; however, I will pay extra to get those same classes at UNE if having 4 different CC will look bad. I appreciate your time and advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted December 12, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2018 Your experience is solid. The types of places that value hce over gpa(the places you should apply to, mostly older, established programs), are fine with CC courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted December 12, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 12, 2018 Also, six transcripts isn't bad. I had 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 CASPA integrates all of your courses into one section, though the reviewers can see the individual transcripts. I don't know about every school, but the two that I've been involved with don't care where you took your classes. I think that is especially true for older applicants, who had to deal with life, family, and jobs while they prepared to apply. That would seem to fit you. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medico Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Thank you! I appreciate the advice and encouragement. I verified community college tuition today and I can not justify not going the CC route. My in district cost for 4 credits is $300. My wife would kill me if I spent $1400 for 4 credits online while having the alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted December 14, 2018 Administrator Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 2:52 PM, Medico said: My wife would kill me if I spent $1400 for 4 credits online while having the alternative. Good. You're now thinking for the long game, and PA school IS a long game. Keep at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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