Accepted: Kylie – Rocky Mountain College
Undergraduate education: Colorado State University Overall GPA: 3.97 Science GPA: 3.96 GRE: 310 Total PCE hours: 2964- PT aide, Nursing assistant at summer camp, caregiver at nursing facility Total HCE hours: N/A Shadowing hours: 12- shadowed pain management PA and orthopedic PA Volunteer hours: 158- various volunteering including Girl Scouts, volunteer camp counselor, and helping […]
Accepted: Elsa – Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Undergraduate education: Portland State University Overall GPA: 3.80 (undergrad in Economics 3.73, post-bacc 4.0) Science GPA: My post-baccalaureate GPA was 4.0 which included almost all of my pre-reqs as I had not really taken much science before. I cannot remember my overall science including undergrad but would have been a little lower with a couple […]
Accepted: Bree – South College, Knoxville TN
Undergraduate education: Colorado State University Overall GPA: 3.61 Science GPA: 3.53 GRE: 307; Verbal: 149, Quantitative: 154, Writing: 4.0 PA-CAT: N/A Total PCE hours: 520 hours in inpatient phlebotomy. (About one year of part time work) Total HCE hours: 260 hours as an in home caregiver. (Almost a year, during high school) Shadowing hours: 24 […]
Accepted: Shiza – St. Elizabeth University
Undergraduate education: Rutgers University Overall GPA: 3.02 Science GPA: 2.89 GRE: 293 Total PCE hours: 1100 hours as a medical assistant at a pediatric urgent care Total HCE hours: 3000 hours as a medical scribe in the ER and trauma/SICU and front medical assistant at a pediatric urgent care Shadowing hours: 112 hours shadowing two […]
Accepted: Andrea – Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA
Undergraduate education: California State University, East Bay Overall GPA: 3.55 Science GPA: 3.68 Total PCE hours: 6,500+ hours when I applied, 3.5 years as an EMT on an ambulance & 1.5 years in the ED as an ED tech. Total HCE hours: 260 hours meals on wheels during the pandemic for my ambulance company. Shadowing […]
Accepted: Victoria – East Carolina University
Undergraduate education: NC State Overall GPA: 3.70 Science GPA: 3.57 GRE: 307 Total PCE hours: 2100, I gained these hours by working as a CNA in homecare and in an ED, and as an MA at an allergy clinic Total HCE hours: 180, at the allergy clinic where I worked as an MA I also […]
Accepted: Alex – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Undergraduate education: Augustana College, Rock Island, IL Overall GPA: 3.98 Science GPA: 4.0 GRE: 325 (163 W, 162 Q, 6.0 Analytical Writing) PA-CAT: Did not take Total PCE hours: I had about 4,000 hours of PCE as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). I gained the majority of my experience working at a large medical center […]
Accepted: Anna – LSU Health Shreveport
Undergraduate education: Ferris State University Overall GPA: 3.5 Science GPA: 3.4 GRE: 300 PA-CAT: Did not take Total PCE hours: 4000+ – EKG tech in ER, Home Health RBT, Medical Assistant Shadowing hours: 150+ – I reached out to PA students I knew and asked for contacts, and also asked the doctors I worked with […]
Accepted: Angelina – UNT Health Science Center
Undergraduate education: Texas A&M University Overall GPA: 3.69 Science GPA: 3.63 GRE: N/A Total PCE hours: I was a junior when I applied and had approximately 540 hours at the time. I gained my experience working as a student worker nursing assistant at A&M’s clinic and now work as a medical assistant at an electrophysiology […]
Accepted: Trisha – Dominican University of California
Undergraduate education: University of California, Merced Overall GPA: 3.00 Science GPA: 3.06 GRE: N/A Total PCE hours: 2000+. I worked as a medical assistant at an allergy & asthma clinic, then at a pulmonology clinic. Total HCE hours: 500+. I accumulated my HCE from working in the front office as a medical assistant, as well […]