Notsopropafol Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 So after 6 years as an undergrad, I'm finally graduating this Spring with a BA in liberal arts and plan on applying next cycle for PA programs. My cGPA is a 3.37, sGPA 3.21 and GRE of 305. In terms of extracurricular I have the following under my belt: Professional Medical Interpreter for Kaiser Permanente - 1 year Publications in Dermatology, Nutrition, and Hepatology Emergency Medicine Shadowing at Stanford University and UC Davis - 1 year Surgery Shadowing at UC Davis - 1 year Community Health Clinic - 1 year as an intern and 2 years as the director Founder of a No Cost Vaccination Clinic All my extracurriculars are still ongoing so by the time I apply next year they'll have matured further. I am quite worried about my GPA and GRE scores however. I took the GREs about 2 years ago and it was a rushed effort - I studied for about 3 days prior to taking the test because I was trying to get a last minute score for public health school. Should I spend the year off taking some classes at a community college or should I study for my GREs and take them again? What programs do I honestly have a shot at? I'm afraid with my scores I may simply get screened out of a lot of potential schools and I'd like to go to a school where I have a good shot of finding a job in Emergency Medicine afterwards =[. Or should I just leave my stats the way they are and just focus on finding more extracurricular work? I'm a bit at a lost at what I should consider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelGirlx3 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I am not sure what PA schools you are wanting to apply too..but your GRE is sufficient/competitive for most as far as I know (most say 300, so I wouldn't consider yours low). As far as GPA, again its not terrible..so just retake science prereq classes you made less than a B in, and take more upper level science courses that are recommended but not required. Also, to get direct patient contact, take a CNA, EMT, etc. course and starting working. You should be ok next cycle. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notsopropafol Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 I am not sure what PA schools you are wanting to apply too..but your GRE is sufficient/competitive for most as far as I know (most say 300, so I wouldn't consider yours low). As far as GPA, again its not terrible..so just retake science prereq classes you made less than a B in, and take more upper level science courses that are recommended but not required. Also, to get direct patient contact, take a CNA, EMT, etc. course and starting working. You should be ok next cycle. Good luck! I'm hoping to stay in California, but I guess in a way I'm not so picky about which school I go to. I've actually tried to get an EMT job before, but it's so incredibly impacted around here that there are never any openings at all! The closest I've gotten to actual patient care is my job as a medical interpreter, but I don't know what schools would consider that DPC. I mean as interpreters we essentially are integral to the patient's health since if the patient can't communicate what's wrong then nothing can really be done, but I don't think schools would see it that way hahaha. I haven't tried to get a CNA license yet, but I always assumed that was a 2 year path no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelGirlx3 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 No..CNA is a certificate program ..usually takes around 3 months or so...at least where I'm from. Just search for the class at a local CC. Also EKG tech programs are certificates that require a few months. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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