I’ve dug out my old CASPA application from the depths of my inbox in order to answer one of my most asked questions: What were your stats when you were applying for PA school?
Here’s a snapshot of @deejay_pac circa 2016, minus the PA-C and plus the anticipation of a hopeful pre-PA student. In the spirit of full transparency, I’ve included the good, the bad, and the ugly.
𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑/𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐑: Kinesiology with a minor in nutrition
𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐀 𝐆𝐏𝐀: 3.73
𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐀 𝐬𝐆𝐏𝐀: 3.63
𝐆𝐑𝐄: verbal 155 (67th percentile), quantitative 156 (64th percentile), writing 4.5 (80th percentile)
𝐏𝐂𝐄: 606 hours
𝐇𝐂𝐄: 430 hours
𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝗪𝐈𝐍𝐆: 56 hours
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: 50 hours
𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀-𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒: president of the pre-PA club, member Delta Epsilon Mu pre-health fraternity/president of prospective member class, dance team, drag racing
𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: BLS, first-aid
𝐋𝐎𝐑: 2 professors, 1 PA, 1 MD, 1 nursing supervisor
𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐒: C+ in 2nd semester o-chem (oops)
PLEASE REMEMBER - NO TWO JOURNEYS ARE THE SAME. ALSO, THIS WAS 4+ YEARS AGO #GRANDMASTATUS. It's most important to compare your stats to students who have matriculated at the programs you desire to attend. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@myPAbox is an excellent resource for doing this exact thing. As always, you can use my code Deejay15 for an extra 15% off. If you have any questions about the platform, I'm more than happy to answer them. Also, don't forget to check out my pre-PA specific content over on their Instagram page. I've compiled all of my posts on my "pre-PA advice" highlight reel for ease of access. If you check it out, let me know what you think!
If you feel comfortable, drop the most impressive aspect of your application below. What portion of your application do you plan on improving prior to clicking submit?
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