I really want to become a PA and love working with people. I am going to graduate in May from a dual degree from two colleges. I will be receiving BS Athletic Training and BS Biology. I have over 1000 hours of hands on clinical experience due to my athletic training degree and in May I am able to take my BOC exam to be a certified Athletic Trainer. The only thing that I feel will not allow me to get into PA school is my gpa is not that great. Is this a huge problem and should I just forget it and take another path or do I have a chance in getting into PA school still with not such good grades????
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for any serious discussion of pa related issues sdn is not the place..
for any serious discussion of pa related issues sdn is not the place..
If it is medical experience through education some schools may not except that. Some schools want paid medical experience in a direct patient care field. The average amount of experience is also around 2000 hours, or the equivalent of two years of full time employment. So it may not be just your GPA that you will need to worry about.
If you want anymore advice... EMEDPA told you where you can get it.
If you want anymore advice... EMEDPA told you where you can get it.
Difficult to assess chances not knowing what "not so good grades" equals. That said, the median and mean GPA for those accepted to PA school in 2007 according to AAPA survey data was 3.5. If your "not so good" equals under a 3.0, I would suggest working as an AT for a few years and doing grade repair, then apply.
