Chachy Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, Kdean said: A question for any of the prospective or current students. As of now I've applied to 13 schools, my CASPA was verified beginning of June. My stats are as follows. GPA- 3.12, GRE-303, over 6,000 hours HCE as an ER tech and MA, over 200 shadowing a PA, excellent letters of rec. I would like to apply to this school but after realizing my extreme downfall with my GPA being much lower than others I've seen, I'm becoming discouraged. My freshman year I had a couple Cs and a D which I would mentioned in the supplemental, since then its been all As and few Bs. I would love extremely honest brutal answers, I need to strengthen my application where I can. I'm 29 and a couple of my science courses are 10 years old as of this year, making this probably my last year applying (my 3rd cycle) unless there's something I'm missing that I can do to increase my chances. Methodist was one of my top schools to attend but now I am realizing I may never get into this profession if I don't drastically change something. It's not super feasible for me to retake a couple classes while working but I will do anything I can. From my personal experience and what I've heard from others who've been accepted to and/or attended the PA program, Methodist really looks at the applicant as a whole. You have a good GRE score and a great amount of HCE and shadowing hours. I'd say your biggest weakness is your GPA, however, it still meets the program's minimum requirements. Also if your transcript shows an upward trend in your grades and if you did well on the prerequisites then your GPA might not be that big of an issue. With your stats and if your recommendations are excellent like you say, I would definitely apply. The worst that can happen is you don't get accepted, which in that case I would suggest retaking any prerequisites you did poorly in, take a couple of upper level science courses and do well in them, and do some volunteering if you haven't already done so. My application had its weaknesses, but I received an interview and was accepted, so you never really know unless you apply. Keep in mind that they do operate on rolling admissions so if you're interested in the program you should apply sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepa100 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Interviewed yesterday during the morning session and accepted today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedle Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Interviewed yesterday morning, as well and accepted!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeGotThis2019 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Congrats to you both ! @futurepa100 & @geedle ! I really enjoyed their interview process. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gthupman Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 interviewed 8/1 afternoon and accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAsauce Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Interviewing 9/13! Anyone else interviewing that day too? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaboyd345 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 20 hours ago, PAsauce said: Interviewing 9/13! Anyone else interviewing that day too? I’m interviewing this day as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmkoenig Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 23 hours ago, Biaboyd345 said: I’m interviewing this day as well! When did you submit your application/ get the interview invitation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaboyd345 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 12:42 PM, bmkoenig said: When did you submit your application/ get the interview invitation? Hi! I submitted the end of June and received invite beginning of August. They didn’t have my GRE scores until the middle / end of July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorin Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 4:00 PM, PAsauce said: Interviewing 9/13! Anyone else interviewing that day too? How were you notified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klharm93 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 4:00 PM, PAsauce said: Interviewing 9/13! Anyone else interviewing that day too? Interviewing tomorrow! I'm excited to meet everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedle Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Good luck to everyone interviewing tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biaboyd345 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Interviewed Friday and accepted ! So excited - this program seems amazing and the faculty and staff were all so friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAsauce Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Accepted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crcrown Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Anyone know if they have any more interview dates left or if class is full? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baussie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 11:38 AM, crcrown said: Anyone know if they have any more interview dates left or if class is full? I doubt the class is full, even if it's close - previous years' threads indicate interviews usually occur monthly until at least Nov/Dec (last year), and there were interviews all the way up until January and February in 2017 and 2018. Also, I'm not sure what the stats are as far as people getting off the waitlist at Methodist, but many people who have already been accepted to Methodist are still interviewing at other schools, meaning there will likely be seats to open up in the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valnm Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 9:38 AM, crcrown said: Anyone know if they have any more interview dates left or if class is full? I have an interview on October 25th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcahsp Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Has anybody received a rejection yet? I still have not heard anything from them. Congrats to all who have already interviewed and been accepted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisk7 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 5:46 PM, kcahsp said: Has anybody received a rejection yet? I still have not heard anything from them. Congrats to all who have already interviewed and been accepted!! I haven't heard anything yet either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay2018 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 When is the last interview? I haven't heard anything from this school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylee2816 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 18 hours ago, Kay2018 said: When is the last interview? I haven't heard anything from this school. Not a word since they confirmed receipt of my application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisk7 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 8:18 PM, sylee2816 said: Not a word since they confirmed receipt of my application. I haven't heard anything either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally3d Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 To those that were excepted, What's a good question to ask my interviewer/ the student panel at my interview? Interviewing next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisk7 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Interviewing for the alternate list on Feb 10! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley2020 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) Applied in July but haven't heard anything back. I don't think they send out any rejections until April 1st. Edited February 29, 2020 by Ashley2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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