Undergraduate education: CUNY – The City College of New York
Overall GPA: 3.6
Science GPA: 3.15
GRE: 305
Total PCE hours: I had 1805 PCE hours at the time of submitting my application. I gained this experience by working full time as a medical scribe at urgent care.
Total HCE hours: I had 65 HCE hours by volunteering at the emergency department at a local hospital.
Shadowing hours: 0
Volunteer hours: I had 465 hours by volunteering with Peer Health Exchange during my college years. I was a leadership member and would volunteer to teach 9th grade students at a local high school about substance use and decision making skills.
How many times did you apply?: I applied one time and got accepted the first time!
Age: 23
Gender: Female
How many programs did you apply to? 20
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? 1 and got accepted
Where will you be attending? St. John’s University
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, webinars, etc) you used to get through prerequisites courses, the application or interview process? The PA Platform, Magoosh GRE Prep
Where can we find you? (Instagram, TikTok, Website, etc) – @zainabpalife on Instagram
