Undergraduate education: Florida Atlantic University
Overall GPA: 3.7
Science GPA: 3.4
GRE: 299
Total PCE hours: 1000 hours as a GYN surgical coordinator and medical assistant
Total HCE hours: 100 hours as an ER volunteer
Shadowing hours: 200 hours shadowing PA’s at my GYN office that I was employed
Volunteer hours: 150 hours, 50 hours volunteering with student-athlete advisory committee, 100 hours as an ER volunteer
How many times did you apply?: 1
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Why PA? I want to expand access to healthcare for marginalized groups of people! My parents both come from diverse backgrounds as immigrants to the U.S.
How many programs did you apply to? 8
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? 5 interviews, 3 acceptances, 1 waitlist, 1 pending
Where will you be attending? undecided for now
Anything you found interesting about interviews? Some were more relaxed than I thought they would be! They just really want to see you be your genuine self and show what you’re passionate about beyond the profession.
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, webinars, etc) you used to get through prerequisites courses, the application or interview process? You and many other helpful PA accounts on Instagram!
Any advice for other pre-PA students? Don’t compare yourself to others and try to not take everything you read online so seriously! Everyone’s application and journey is different so there’s no reason to compare! Specific and helpful advice for someone else may not fit your specific application based on how you want to present yourself to programs.
Where can we find you? Instagram: @maz.the.pa
