Accepted: Amanda - University of Washington School of Medicine

Undergraduate education: Concordia university Wisconsin

Overall GPA: 3.4

Science GPA: 3.0

GRE: 293

Total PCE hours: 10,000+ army medic and emt

Shadowing hours: 80 army PA

Volunteer hours: 100+ being BLS certified for marathons and other races

How many times did you apply?:  1

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Why PA? Lateral transferability

How many programs did you apply to? 11

How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? 2 interview, one waitlist one acceptance

Where will you be attending? Medic- u of Washington

Anything you found interesting about interviews? You really can’t prepare. Neither of my interviews asked the questions I prepared.

Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, webinars, etc) you used to get through prerequisites courses, the application or interview process? YouTube for chemistry! Paforum for application process

Any advice for other pre-PA students? If you never apply- the answer will always be no.

Where can we find you? (Instagram, TikTok, Website, etc) - Instagram