mabowen1 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Hello All! I have seen a few of these posts on here and on Reddit. This is my first time applying and I am curious how I look as an applicant. Just looking for a few general opinions, I know that it will vary from applicant to applicant Graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Applied to 12 different schools in New England . Did not take GRE, applying to schools that do not require it GPA: Overall GPA 3.56; BCP total 3.19; Overall science GPA 3.21; Non science GPA 3.92 PCE: Medical Assistant 1200 hours; EMT 240 hours; Medical mission trips to Peru and Mexico 64 hours; Caregiver for dementia patients 48 hours Research: 320 hours over a semester doing research in two different classes Shadowing ER M.D. -14 hours ; Oncologist M.D 4 hours; Shadowing animal surgery 20 hours; Chiropractor 4 hours; family nurse practitioner 4 hours Volunteer: Cancer Hope Lodge 12 hours; Running mentorship for school kids 8 hours; Cooking and feeding for the homeless 40 hours; animal shelter 8 hours Big downfall is that i do not have any PA shadowing hours. I have wanted to get those this year but have been unable to due to COVID. I will be getting those at an Orthopedic as soon as possible Edited June 8, 2020 by mabowen1 adding volunteer hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOfHungerGames Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 As someone who already went through a professional school, I am a pharmacist, there is no way to tell if anything you listed will get you in or not. I have a BS in biology, MS in neuroscience, 4 years of clinical research experience, 2 publications both of them second authors, and 5 years of experience as a pharmacist. Do my gpas even matter at this point? lol Im going to say some schools will think I am over qualified or some schools may not even look at my application due to low under grad gpa, 3.2, and think I am not a good candidate even though my post grad pre-req pga is 4.0. Who knows. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannythe11 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Hi! I saw your post and just wanted to say I think you have a great shot at getting in-- but the only thing is I would definitely try to get PA shadowing hours. Even if it's 8 hours, I think committees would be worried that you wouldn't know what the role of a PA is if you havent seen them in action. OTHERWISE, keep the faith alive, you'll be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laybunny Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I would say you are an average applicant in terms of stats, which is not a bad thing but it also means you really wanna shine with your personal statement, letters of recommendations, and during interviews. I would additionally recommend applying to a good number of programs, maybe around 8-12, and make sure that you seem to be a good fit overall for those programs. Always contact your programs with questions if you don't fully understand a requirement or need more information. Also, there is an essay where you can mention parts of your application that were cancelled due to COVID-19, so I would definitely mention your planned shadowing experiences there. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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