ngvan Posted February 22, 2013 Hello, I am applying to the PA program at Touro University this upcoming spring and would like to know the typical STATS of an admitted applicant. Thank you.
Timon Posted February 22, 2013 C/O 2015 stats most likely won't be available until August. The stats for C/O 2014 are: sGPA 3.29 cGPA 3.33 28-29 years old 30% California 30% Nevada 40% Everywhere else My personal stats are as follows: Undergrad Ed School: California State University Fullerton Major: Communications, emphasis in Advertising Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 2.31 (Fresh 2.05, Soph 2.09, Jr 2.46, Sr 2.70) Science Undergrad. GPA: 1.75 Graduate Ed School: University of Phoenix (South Coast Campus) Major: MBA, emphasis in Marketing Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.69 Science Graduate GPA: N/A Post Bach School: UOP and Southern California University of Health Science Cumulative Graduate GPA: 4.0 Science Graduate GPA: 4.0 Total cGPA: 2.93 Total sGPA: 3.56 Age at application time : 32 (31 first time applying) 1st GRE: N/A 2nd GRE: (if applicable) Direct Patient Care : 414 hours - ER Tech Other Health Care :400 Hours Primary Secondary Care (CPR) instructor / Rescue Diver Instructor (OWSI), Certifications / Licenses as 12 Lead EKG Tech (NCCT), Phlebotomy (ASCP), ACLS, PALS, NRP and some other scuba diving emergency first responder certifications Extracurricular/Research Activities: 530 Hours PA Shadowing, 768 hours of various volunteering, Sigma Pi Fraternity - Leadership School, IFC President, VP Programs, & VP Recruitment, Various Committee Chairs. Honors and Awards from previous work experience.
ngvan Posted February 22, 2013 Author Hello Timon, Thank you for your information. The thing that stood out most was the age range accepted. Do you know the likelihood of younger applicants getting accepted? Thank you.
Timon Posted February 22, 2013 I wouldn't worry about age. This school is great at looking at the applicant as a person and not just the stats.
shana001 Posted February 23, 2013 Hey ngvan, I'm currently in the 2014 class and yea, there is a wide range of ages but there is a good handful around the ages of 24-26, myself included, and even as young as 23. Hope that helps!
pablon Posted February 23, 2013 Does age matter ,i am 45yrs i had an interview last year even though i didn't succeed to get a place,but i will keep applying until i will get in one day
Rnydam Posted February 23, 2013 Pablon, I will be in the 2015 class and am in my 40's. My personal opinion is age is not that big a deal.
shana001 Posted February 23, 2013 There is a good chunk of people I know in their late 30s and also a few in their 40s so age does not matter. Our class is pretty diverse, they do a good job at selecting a variety of students in terms of age, where they're from, medical experience etc.
ngvan Posted February 24, 2013 Author Hello Rnydam, if you don't mind, will you provide me with your stats when you applied? Thank you!
Rnydam Posted February 24, 2013 AS Allied Health Science AA Gen Ed BS Healthcare Management (Summa Cum Laude) Overall GPA 3.51 Science GPA 3.38 21 years direct patient care experience ( I think I estimated about 43,000 hours, but that is probably a little low), zero PA shadowing but extensive experience working with PA's, lots of misc volunteer, and numerous training certs like ACLS instructor, PHTLS instructor ect. Hope that helps
Hopefulfor2014 Posted January 30, 2014 C/O 2015 stats most likely won't be available until August. The stats for C/O 2014 are: What does C/O stand for
Timon Posted January 30, 2014 C/O in this post = Class Of versus in medical meaning of patient complaints.
Smileyface Posted January 30, 2014 I am currently on the wait list for touro University I haven't heard anything back yet so I think my chances of actually getting accept at this point are very low. I called to ask the counselor how to improve my application for next year just in case I do not get in this year and he told me my application looks good and didn't have any particular advice on how to improve it. I was wondering if any of the accepted students have any advice for me. here are my stats cGPA: 3.67 sGPA: 3.48 patient care experience at time of application: 100 now it is 950 as EMT Shadowing hours: 100 volunteer hours: 300 AMSA pre-health club officer for two years, Golden key honors club member, MASS scholarship scholar,
Timon Posted January 30, 2014 I wouldn't say your chances of being accepted from the waitlist are low. Maybe around a third of the 2015 class was accepted off of the waitlist. Don't quote me on this but if I remember correctly, the top 2 people on the waitlist are considered super alternates and are invited to attend orientation in the event one of the accepted students doesn't show. And if that is the case they are given a spot (which actually happened in our class and one of the alternates was accepted on Day 2 of orientation). I also remember something about the super alternates being offered a spot automatically for the following class if the spot doesn't open up. So I'm not 100% on that but I would double check if this is the case. I think your stats are fine. You were interviewed so the adcom thought you were good enough to be on paper to attend the program. You were also on the waitlist which also means that they like you enough to offer you a spot. Something I would do is apply earlier and follow-up on the secondary application right away because TUN is on rolling admissions. So its basically first come first serve on interviews and acceptances. Increasing HCE and volunteering totals are always good regardless if you get in or not. I think your GPAs are great!
Smileyface Posted January 30, 2014 Thank you so much for the advice. I didn't realize they accept so many people from the wait list. I asked the counselor a few months ago what number I am on the wait list and he said they don't have numbers for the wait list yet but I'll try asking again. This school is my number one choice so I'm really hoping to get accepted the program sounds great.
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