Undergraduate education: Health Sciences Pre-PA with minor in Biology
Overall GPA: 3.97
Science GPA: 3.98
GRE: 297
Total PCE hours: 600 as caregiver at an assisted living home
Total HCE hours: 1,500 as pharmacy technician
Shadowing hours: 110
Other Volunteer hours: 100
LORs: 5 total – 1 from PA who I shadowed, one from mentor who is NP, one from head pharmacist (my boss), psychology professor, and the program associate from my medical brigade trip to Honduras
How many times did you apply?: 1
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Why PA? I wanted to become a PA since high school. I like the fact that I didn’t have to be in school for a long time because I want to be able to start a family. I like the flexibility of being able to go into any specialty and having almost the same responsibilities as a doctor.
How many programs did you apply to? 9
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? I received 7 total interviews but only attended 3. I got accepted to all 3 that I interviewed with.
Where will you be attending? Lake Erie College
Anything you found surprising about interviews? You can really tell what a school is like based off of their interviews. You can tell if a school actually wants to get to know you or not.
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, apps) you used to get through prerequisite courses, the application or interview process? The Pre-PA Club on Facebook, the Physician’s Assistant School Manual, The PA Platform Instagram, and How To Ace The PA Interview Book
Any other advice for other pre-PA students? Make sure you write a good personal statement and be yourself during the interviews. Once you get to the interview portion, they already know your stats and experiences, now they want to know you as a person outside of school.
Where can we find you? instagram – andreeagrecu_
