GracefulGlitter Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi everyone! I’m new to this forum and I had some questions about PA school pre-refs. I’m a senior pre-med student and I’ll be graduating at the end of this year and I plan to submit by application to PA school in the summer. I have already taken all the pre-req classes for the PA school that I want to attend but I was wondering how important other classes were. Are virology, fundamentals of epidemiology, intro to pharmacology, intro to radiography, intro the human disease other important courses to take. I’ve taken gen chem 1 and 2, organic chem 1 and 2, cell biology, genetics, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, general physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, medical terminology, evolution, physics 1 and 2, statistics, critical thinking/philosophy, intro to medical lab science to name the important ones. I’m currently taking first aid for the profession responder, immunology, and histology and I’m planning on taking ecology, biology seminar, and parasitology during my last semester. This summer I plan on working and scribing full time at a local hospital and studying and taking the GRE. Any advice will be appreciated, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLM8867 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 As long as you have the minimum, any other classes you take after won’t hurt, unless you do bad in them. Take all the upper division classes your want, just get good grades. Classes and GPA are only one aspect of the selection process. You also want to make sure you have more than enough HCE, bomber LORs, and a outstanding personal statement. If and when you get an interview, you’ll need to practice interview type questions with friends and family. Good job on finishing undergrad. Best of luck to you during your PA journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracefulGlitter Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 22 hours ago, BLM8867 said: As long as you have the minimum, any other classes you take after won’t hurt, unless you do bad in them. Take all the upper division classes your want, just get good grades. Classes and GPA are only one aspect of the selection process. You also want to make sure you have more than enough HCE, bomber LORs, and a outstanding personal statement. If and when you get an interview, you’ll need to practice interview type questions with friends and family. Good job on finishing undergrad. Best of luck to you during your PA journey Thank you! My overall GPA currently is a 3.54 (It would be like a 3.7 if I didn’t mess up my freshman year) but my science GPA is like a 3.8 and I need to have a minimum overall and science GPA of 3.0; I’ve had some HCE but I plan on getting a whole lot more this summer since I’m not taking a summer class I have to have a minimum of 80 hours of HCE. My dad is friends with a senator of the state I’m from and a lot of my teachers and doctors love me so I’m sure I can get LORs from them. Thank you for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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