So I've decided to opt for PA school instead of med school for personal choice. I'm pretty sure I would stand a fairly good shot at getting into at least one med school, but the length of time I'd be in school and being stuck in one place for another 3 years of residency is not appealing.
Here lies the problem: While I'm pretty confident I'd get into at least one med school somewhere, my lack of HCE makes me not so appealing to most PA programs.
my summarized stats:
3.9 gpa
pretty decent extracurriculars -while nothing impressive, if i was rejected i dont think this would be why.
and let's hypothetically assume a 30 on the MCAT and pretty well on the GRE. --(i'd take only one, just trying to show how I'm atleast somewhat competitive for MD but not for PA)
and only 100 health care hours ---while this is just fine for MD, not for PA
everything else is in order for my switch from MD to PA just the HCE issue. I do NOT want to take a gap year. I am graduating a semester early in Fall 2014, so when exactly should I apply to PA programs? the same time as I would if I were still doing MD? how can I rack up quality HCE before then? is it even possible to get that many in such a short time? and how should i do it?
Here lies the problem: While I'm pretty confident I'd get into at least one med school somewhere, my lack of HCE makes me not so appealing to most PA programs.
my summarized stats:
3.9 gpa
pretty decent extracurriculars -while nothing impressive, if i was rejected i dont think this would be why.
and let's hypothetically assume a 30 on the MCAT and pretty well on the GRE. --(i'd take only one, just trying to show how I'm atleast somewhat competitive for MD but not for PA)
and only 100 health care hours ---while this is just fine for MD, not for PA
everything else is in order for my switch from MD to PA just the HCE issue. I do NOT want to take a gap year. I am graduating a semester early in Fall 2014, so when exactly should I apply to PA programs? the same time as I would if I were still doing MD? how can I rack up quality HCE before then? is it even possible to get that many in such a short time? and how should i do it?