Undergraduate education: Allied Health Science
Overall GPA: 3.6
Science GPA: 3.75
GRE: I don’t remember totals but 4.5 on writing
Total PCE hours: 1,500 as direct care worker and medicine passer
Shadowing hours: 400 with internal medicine PA
Other Volunteer Hours: 15 at various orgizations
LORs: 3 (one from internal medicine PA, one from chemistry professor, and one from supervisor at assisted living facility)
How many times did you apply?: Once!
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Why PA? My cousin was diagnosed with osteosarcoma my senior year of high school. I knew I had to help patients like doctors, PAs, nurses, etc. helped her!
How many programs did you apply to? 9
How many programs did you interview with and what were the outcomes? 1 interview, 1 acceptance!
Where will you be attending? Trine University
Was there anything you found surprising about interviews? It was a long day, but a lot less stressful than I was anticipating. It was fun! I loved meeting so many people passionate about the same thing as me.
Were there any helpful resources (books, websites, apps) you used to get through prerequisite courses, the application or interview process? The pre-PA club at my undergrad university was great at giving us all the resources we needed! I used the interview guide for my interview.
Any other advice for other pre-PA students? Be yourself always. I compared myself to everyone during the application process. Once it came to the interview, I was ready to shine. Our stats didn’t matter anymore, they wanted to see us for who we are!
Where can we find you? instagram - @paigejonites
