Undergraduate education: Prairie View A&M University
Overall GPA: 3.34
Science GPA: 3.57
GRE: 291
PA-CAT: Did not take
Total PCE hours: 8,600 Hours as a Dental Assistant
Total HCE hours: 3,000 Hours as a Dental Assistant
Shadowing hours: 88 hours- 33 in-person shadowing with Internal Med MD and 55 virtual shadowing with PAs
Volunteer hours: Around 150 hours- gulf coast regional blood center, 7 cups (virtual), momentum education (virtual), Crisis Cleanup (virtual)
How many times did you apply?: 1
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Why PA? To expand medical expertise, lateral mobility, ability to collaborate during difficult medical dilemmas, being a face within healthcare minorities could identify with
How many programs did you apply to? 17
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? Received 5 invites, did 3 interviews, 1 acceptance and 2 waitlists
Where will you be attending? UT Southwestern
Anything you found interesting about interviews? Some interviewers were quite encouraging
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, webinars, etc) you used to get through prerequisites courses, the application or interview process? Savanna Perry’s book, “Doing Right” by Philip hebert, MMI interview book by BeMo
Any advice for other pre-PA students? Do not compare yourself- you are on your own journey. Worrying about others takes away from your time working on your application. Work on your application as soon as possible and apply early if you can!
Where can we find you? (Instagram, TikTok, Website, etc) – Instagram: the_pa_saint
