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Hi, I am kinda new to this forum. Currently I am a senior at Michigan State as a Lyman Briggs Physiology major student. Currently my GPA is a 3.33 GPA (science 3.00), but after this semester it will probably be around a 3.22 GPA. This is mostly b/c I am taking a Physio and BioChem course in which is known as more challenging and more difficult than the Physio and BioChem courses you learn in even Pre-Med courses (coming from past MSU students). I am stressing out because as of now I plan on having a cumulative GPA of about a 3.20 GPA after next Spring semester (science GPA around a 2.80)
So my question is: Does any PA school near Michigan accept GPAs around 3.20 GPA. I know that Western Michigan has an average of a 3.30 GPA, but has anyone gotten accepted into a PA program with a GPA of about a 3.20 GPA. I am planning on getting my clinical hours this Summer with a local doctor who I have already spoken with (I am a CNA). Lately I have been looking at podiatry b/c I actually wanted to go into Podiatry throughout HS.
I know that their GPA is a little bit lower. My issue is that I still have to take a couple extra courses that PA school requires that my major does not. I don't want to take two courses that could lower my GPA if I know that it is nearly impossible to get accepted into any PA school. Also, same goes with the clinical hours. Why waste 1000 hours of clinical hours if a 3.20 GPA with a low science GPA won't get me into any PA school?
I am planning on seeing a Pre-Professional adviser next week, but I would like to see what some people who have previously been accepted or rejected have to say about this.
THANKS!!!!
So my question is: Does any PA school near Michigan accept GPAs around 3.20 GPA. I know that Western Michigan has an average of a 3.30 GPA, but has anyone gotten accepted into a PA program with a GPA of about a 3.20 GPA. I am planning on getting my clinical hours this Summer with a local doctor who I have already spoken with (I am a CNA). Lately I have been looking at podiatry b/c I actually wanted to go into Podiatry throughout HS.
I know that their GPA is a little bit lower. My issue is that I still have to take a couple extra courses that PA school requires that my major does not. I don't want to take two courses that could lower my GPA if I know that it is nearly impossible to get accepted into any PA school. Also, same goes with the clinical hours. Why waste 1000 hours of clinical hours if a 3.20 GPA with a low science GPA won't get me into any PA school?
I am planning on seeing a Pre-Professional adviser next week, but I would like to see what some people who have previously been accepted or rejected have to say about this.
THANKS!!!!