It's official - I'm going to PA school! I received my first acceptance letter from DeSales University and I am so excited! It's such a relief to know that I am officially starting grad school next summer. I have been invited to another interview in Mesa (at A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences) in a couple weeks and I am still waiting to hear back from several other universities. I'm hoping I only get accepted to 1 or 2 programs so I don't have to deal with the drama of deciding where to go (I think we all know how I tend to struggle with indecision.)
I flew out to Philadelphia for my interview at DeSales two weeks ago and I absolutely loved it there. The school is about an hour north of Philadelphia (near Allentown.) The region is blanketed with trees in all of their autumnal splendor and the winding country roads are dotted with charming old houses and quaint little towns. I was very impressed with the university, but there are definitely some advantages and disadvantages:PROS:
- Amazing scores on the National Certification Exams (100% First-Time Pass Rate over the last 6 yrs. (99% overall); scored first in the nation 13 of the last 15 years.)
- They offered to arrange international rotations for me!
- There are a lot of Hispanics in the area so I would get to use my spanish.
- They have a unique integrated curriculum and are one of the few schools to provide rotations and patient experience throughout the first year.
- All of the clinical sites are within 20 minutes so I wouldn't have to relocate.
- Affordable housing & tuition (comparatively speaking.)
- The dance department is in the same building as the PA program and I might be able to take a class or two.
- NO THESIS!!!
CONS:
- No Cadaver Lab (I realize that I can learn Anatomy from a book... But seriously, dissecting cadavers is pretty much my favorite thing to do. This could very well be a deal-breaker for me.)
- No Singles Branch (There is a small singles branch in another stake about an hour away. Everyone I met seemed really cool (and a lot of them were in grad school), but I think it would be hard to meet people and get involved living so far away.)
15 comments:
Hey Jen! I found you through Tara's blog, and I was pretty sure it was you by the way the post's sounded, even though there aren't picture of you. Congrats on PA school! I'd love to go to grad school, you're gonna have a blast. Good luck with the decisions. Love, Whitney (Moranz) McKee
JEN!!!!!! Of course you were accepted. And naturally you will be accepted to all the others too. I'm sure it was the amazing shoes you bought (thanks Dad :)!
YEAH!! I am so excited for you. Of course I think that working on the real thing is fun and important too but Philadelphia would be fun...oh and the singles' branch would be up there too!!! GOOD LUCK with the decision!!
I'm so proud of you for finally blogging. Now you don't have to do it again for another few months :)
jen!! good luck with your decision. nate and i usually aren't conflicted with these things...we tend to put all our eggs in one basket and only apply to one school and then just cross our fingers! so far it's worked. :) (he just got accepted into the prosthodontic program here at osu - only 3 more years of this!) if you go to phily, drive through columbus and stay with us!
Congrats Jen! I too hate making decisions...but you will do the best thing for you! Good luck deciding :)
No surprise here! I knew you would get in. And I'm sure you will be thanking your lucky stars you got a few months off before starting up school again. We must play some more before you go!
Jen!! Hey friend. It is Saturday morning and I am totally blogging and just came upon yours. What a pleasant surprise. Congrats on getting into grad school. You really are one amazing girl.
Love ya friend,
Allice
hooray for you!!!!
say hi to all the trees for me...the West seems so barren!
your stake could probably get a singles branch up and going...you may be one of three in the branch, but hey, think of all that missionary work! seriously, that's something i loved about coming to idaho was all the kids my age and my religion! but i love being one of the few mormons: its so much fun.
Hey Jen,
This will be great fun to keep in touch. I don't think that I will bring my car to WVC anytime soon then. However, I do think that you should move to Riverton with me!!!
Erin
So i was looking on your friend/fellow bloggers list and I noticed that there are only a chosen few single names...sad that I am one of them. Good luck with grad school...i was hoping you would stay in utah and we could become roommates and kindred spirits...oh the memories we could have made:)
K, I am patiently waiting for the update that says you are going to Arizona for school... just think of all those hot singles!! (Plus me!)
jen! that is so exciting! How fun for you! Allie said she had so much fun with you! Goodluck with everything! Love ya!
Congrats Jen!!! That is very exciting! Can't wait to hear where you decide to go.
It's funny to me that you had the time to change your layout, but not add an entry. As I was typing this my mom asked who I was typing to and I said, OH! I'M SUPPOSED TO CALL HER! I remember during the day while you are at work, but forget at night when you are not at work. Hmmmmm.
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