balsam88 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Good luck guys. Don't give up! Keep applying, if you really want it you'll get it eventually! Like Lexy has said, that book by Andrew Rodican really helps. I used it too.. Even though I didn't answer like I planned, but at least none of the questions were a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebruss Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Lauren Bruss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryRose Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm just curious... those of you who got accepted- did any of you retake classes? I didn't get accepted and I have a feeling that may be why. I retook some classes and had a rocky undergrad but my overall gpa was about a 3.4 (not including the classes I took at community colleges). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryRose Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Also, for those of you who reapplied and got accepted, do you have any recommendations as how to become a better candidate next year? Should I take higher level courses or just work and gain more health care hours? What were some of the recommendations you received from the admissions committee after finding out you were rejected? so discouraged and feel lost. I cant really go back and change the past, so I just hope that that wont be their decision factor again next year. I don't know whether to look into other career options or to wait a whole year and face possible rejection again.. ugh I hate this feeling. I was really hoping to get into Wayne :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kns2009 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 MaryRose: I know you feel lost right now, but I'm sure things will pick up for you! Are there still more schools your are waiting to hear back from? I am not a re-applicant, but I did get accepted this cycle. A few things about myself that probably set me apart from others was that I was the secretary and then the President of my Pre-PA club at my undergrad university, I went on an International Service Learning trip to Costa Rica, was an MA for 2 summers at UofM, and I currently volunteer at a free clinic in downtown Grand Rapids once a week. My science GPA was 3.63 and overall GPA was 3.7. I know that WSU in particular really values community service and work in underserved communities. If this is what you truly want to do, I would not give up. The time will go by before you know it! Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Maryrose: WSU was the first and only school I applied to so I never retook courses or anything like that but I will give you my stats so you can get an idea: I've done extensive volunteer work with the underserved over the course of many years, I was VP of a pre-PA society, I had a 3.65 GPA and a 3.9 sGPA, I was a home health aide for 1.5 years before getting a tech position in the surgical ICU at U of M. So I applied with technically only 600 hours HCE but that doesn't include the home health stuff. However, in those hours as an ICU tech I really applied myself and tried to learn everything I could. I think this helped with my confidence in the interview. Also, I prepped for the interview extensively. Even after all the prep I still fell a little flat in certain areas. But I still did well enough to get accepted. Your GPA is good enough if you retake anything you did poorly in. What are you doing for HCE? Don't give up. Contact WSU and ask them what went wrong and use their feedback to prep for next year. PM me and I'll giveyou a little more detail I you want. Don't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexy3217 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Mary i retook a few courses because if the 6 year time limit, i also retook courses i took wayyyy back when I was younger, fresh in college, to improve my grades, i think as long as they see that your most recent courses are consistent good grades then that shouldnt be an issue if you retake...good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryRose Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Thank you so much guys! I so appreciate all the support and feedback. I can kinda see now why I was rejected. I really need to work on doing something extraordinary. For community service I volunteered at Open Hands Food Pantry a couple times and I volunteered at a kids summer camp at church (twice a week for about a month). I was not involved in our PA Society because I felt like I knew all that I needed to know about PAs and the programs, because of my relationship with the PA I shadowed, a current PA student, doing my own research, and other peers who had the same career goal. I work as a Nursing Assistant at Royal Oak Beaumont (I am in the nursing resource pool, so I get so much experience on various units, anywhere from the mother/baby unit to the ICU). At the time of application I had about 600 hours. I also volunteered at a medical assistant one summer, the physician was kind enough to give me hands on training so that I can get patient care hours (about 400 hours), and volunteer home health aide. My overall GPA at the university was 3.41, but I believe the lowest GPA for the rereqs was probably a 3.5. I did the worst in chemistry, anything with chemistry killed me (including biochem). I loved my bio classes and did pretty well overall. I retook the GRE 3 times, ending up with a 4.0 in the writing and a 298 combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryRose Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Also i was so nervous in the interview.. i dont know what came over me but i talked so fast and barely took time to breathe. I practiced what i wanted to say but it totally came out differently. I think it made me more nervous when the PA wasn't talking, didnt even ask a question. Im just curious what kind of answers did you give to questions like why challanges do PAs face or what's a negative. Or why PA and not other careers like NP ( nps are taught in the nursing model and a more holistic approach). PAs are trained in the medical model, and this compliments the physician training). As far a MD vs PA, i like that i can work autonomously but also have the physician to consult with in more intricate cases. I also like that because of a PAs training as generalist, they are more flexible to switch specialties and recieve on the job training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeevad Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hey guys, for these of you who got accepted, when you login on to the graduate school website where we submitted our supplementary what does your status say? I received an acceptance email but when I go on the website it still says "Decision Pending". Does that just mean they will have it changed once the deposit is submitted? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdangerous Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I'm not sure if they will update it at all. That website is run by the office of the registrar and not the PA school. I think that it will stay that way even if you got accepted, but don't quote me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 I dropped off my deposit on Friday and asked about this. They said once the deposit is given they will update it. Not sure what significance it has at that point, but that's what they told me. Also, we will be receiving occasional emails about what our next steps are; although no specifics were offered as to when we should expect to hear anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeevad Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks guys! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Any updates from those of you that haven't heard yet? Best of luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minaeyah Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hi MaryRose. I never write anything on this forum.. but, I also had hard time with the interview, so I wanted to give you some advice. I prepared for my interview for about two weeks using a book called "How to ace the physician assistant school interview". (I think someone mentioned about this book above already). It gave me confidence coming into the interview. BUT! Most of the questions that I was asked were the questions that I did not prepared for!!! My interview was relatively short. I came out of the room the earliest out of all the people who were being interviewed. I even asked the interviewers, "Anything else you wanted to ask me??"... They smiled and said "No". I thought I ruined it. And.. I was accepted to the program. What I think helped me was the book that I bought (even though the questions didn't help me much) and job interviews that I recently had. I was laid off from a job about 5 months ago, so I had to find a new job. I think I had about 5 interview past 3-4 months. That experience really helped me a lot. Most of the questions that I was asked were from the job interviews. I am a registered dietitian. So the faculty and the community PA asked me questions based on my experience as a dietitian. I think that's why my job interviews helped me a lot with the PA program interview. Also the book helped me to come up with answers that are unique and personal. If you have not read the book yet, I recommend reading it. It will help organize your thoughts. Just don't memorize the answers.. because a lot of people read the book to prepare for the interview. Try to be creative and personal with your answers. Good luck! Also i was so nervous in the interview.. i dont know what came over me but i talked so fast and barely took time to breathe. I practiced what i wanted to say but it totally came out differently. I think it made me more nervous when the PA wasn't talking, didnt even ask a question. Im just curious what kind of answers did you give to questions like why challanges do PAs face or what's a negative. Or why PA and not other careers like NP ( nps are taught in the nursing model and a more holistic approach). PAs are trained in the medical model, and this compliments the physician training). As far a MD vs PA, i like that i can work autonomously but also have the physician to consult with in more intricate cases. I also like that because of a PAs training as generalist, they are more flexible to switch specialties and recieve on the job training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_vitro Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Mkels, I haven't heard anything else back yet. The email I got stated that they were pretty sure there would be an answer by Dec 12. I am guessing they are waiting to see if there were people who were accepted who have declined for other programs. I hate being in limbo with the possibility of coming so close and potentially not getting accepted but I guess I just have to keep hope that there's still a spot open. The positive is that, assuming I don't get into any other program this year, I'm sure to get a spot next year. I don't like that I will have to re-take some pre-reqs that fall outside the 6-year requirement but I suppose it's always good to refresh on that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexy3217 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I went down today to pay my deposit. They said that there are still quite a number of students who have not responded their acceptance or paid deposits. They said that final decisions should be around Dec 10 for those of you still waiting. Good luck guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbrabant Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We will see!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_vitro Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 hopefully us waiting in limbo get some kind of update today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amgatia Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 in_vitro, hopefully today is the day the ones in limbo get an acceptance! Seems like their emails tend to me sent out around 4:30, which makes the anticipation even more scary lol. Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amgatia Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Has anyone who is waiting for an email from Wayne heard anything yet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbrabant Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Not yet-Hopefully today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer248 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just got the email, I'm accepted! Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Soccer248 and anyone else that gets accepted today, join our FB group! WSU PA class of 2015. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_vitro Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I also got accepted. I'm beyond excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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