Chances of getting into PA School

[PAPac44]

Hey I was just wondering if some of you could shed some light on my chances of getting into PA school, preferably Touro Bayshore. I did my undergrad at Stony Brook University...

Science GPA= 3.039
Overall GPA= 3.35

** My first few years of my undergrad I was unsure of what to do in life and was playing Division I Ice Hockey for Stony Brook along with working...therefore my grades suffered a bit, specifically the science classes i took early on, since about my second and half year to the end of my undergrad i received nothing but A's and B's...After I graduated I continued to take courses including Anatomy and Phys I + II, Microbiology, Medical Terminology and EMT-B, in which I earned A's, a 4.0 in all of these classes and was at the top of my class in all.

Other Information:
Patient to Patient Hours: ~1100 as a PT Aide
PA shadowing hours: ~250 shadowing a Family Care PA
24 hours of clinical rotations in the Stony Brook Univ Emergency Room
Emergency Room Companion certification
First aid/ CPR / AED certfication
EMT-B certification
Mandated reporter certification
Volunteer hours helping build houses with Habitat for Humanity
Playing Division I Ice Hockey for Stony Brook for 4 years during undergrad

I am a very hard worker and will do whatever it takes to show the admissions that my GPA doesnt come close to representing my work ethic and intelligence, it just took me a little bit of time to figure out what i wanted in life and to mature.

I am currently in the process of applying for PA school for the upcoming cycle, and am studying to take my GRE in june where i hopefully will score high and have that help me out with getting into a school

Thanks for any help, and please if you have any advice towards me it would be greatly appreciated.

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[deleted6669]

ypur chances are good if you apply to 5-10 programs.
see www.physicianassistantforum.com for a better pa forum than here.

 

[PAPac44]

It is great to hear positive things right now as I am a little down on myself for the GPA i acquired in my teens before I realized my passion for medicine...

I planned on applying to many programs in New York including Touro Bayshore, Stonybrook, NYIT, LIU, St. Johns and Hoftsta...are there any other programs you would suggest?

 

[deleted6669]

if you are limited to ny state apply to more programs there.

 

[PAPac44]

any advice on which other programs to apply too? Im really hoping Touro because its within driving distance and i think they take more applicants with average gpas...but im not 100% sure.

 

[deleted6669]

any advice on which other programs to apply too? Im really hoping touro because its within driving distance and i think they take more applicants with average gpas...but im not 100% sure.

your list is good. I am on the west coast so don't know about most of the nyc programs. Maybe ask your question on the pa forum at www.physicianassistantforum.com

 

[PAPac44]

Okay i just signed up to their forum, thanks for the help and encouragement