Undergraduate education: Point Loma Nazarene University- applied health science
Overall GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.75
GRE: 309. 5.0 on writing
Total HCE hours: 234+
Total PCE hours: 1,800+
Shadowing hours: 64
Other volunteer hours: 1,120
LORs: 1 PA / advisor, 1 professor, 1 PT from PCE, 1 clinical psychologist from HCE
How many times did you apply?: Once
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Why PA? Detective work in medicine, flexibility of specialty, speed of school, work life balance!
How many programs did you apply to? 12
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? 6 interview offers (this far). Attended 4. Accepted at 2 so far.
Where will you be attending? University of Pacific in Sacramento, CA
Anything you found surprising about interviews? Finally having fun & enjoying the process once I got the first interview jitters out!! Really enjoyed the process, meeting people, seeing the schools, the free food! (Haha). And MMI was FUN!
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, apps) you used to get through prerequisite courses, the application or interview process? Paprogramsearch.com helped me find all the schools that I fit the requirements for The PA school interview guide for prep for interviews helped me feel more confident! Looked at the PA school interview course, wish I could have used it more!!
Any other advice for other pre-PA students? Enjoy the journey! Know it’s a long haul and takes tons of work & sacrifice, but it is all worth it once you get that YES from a school! And you will get it, so keep trying!
Where can we find you? (website, instagram, etc) My instagram is: @morganbrandt10
