J2Wallace Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Good morning everyone, My name is Josh - I'm currently looking down a path to becoming a PA and was wondering where I should finish my pre-reqs. I've gotten into both a Community College and The University of Pennsylvania's PostBacc program... through a brief look through of the forums I hadn't found a discussion on this. If I missed one - please link me to it etc. A little introduction of myself: Army Veteran BS From Drexel University Work as a Tech in a local Emergency Department in Philadelphia... Been kind of a long journey to this decision... but I'm here and looking for some input! Thanks, Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katethegreat Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Look into the schools you want to apply to. Some programs won't take community college credits. I decided to apply after I had my BA from a 4-year school and had taken lots of science classes. Now I am taking/retaking some courses at the community college and it has been fine with most schools I applied to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Unless there is a specific school you've got your heart set on that has told you they won't take CC credits, don't waste your money on the post-bacc. I did both - I was in Loyola's post-bacc program spending a million $$ per credit hour. Then they didn't have a class I really needed available when I needed it and I was forced to take it at a CC. Best thing that ever happened to me. I switched over. None of my schools cared, not even a tiny bit, and I regret every cent I wasted taking the pre-reqs I did at Loyola. Could've saved that money or bought myself a new car for clinicals. Or an island in the Caribbean. Most schools love community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Wallace Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 If you don't mind me asking - who did you apply too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calad Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Checkout MEDEX in washington, they are big on taking in army vets and/or people with an extensive amount of HCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 If you don't mind me asking - who did you apply too? Northwestern, Rush, Rosalind Franklin, and Midwestern DG. I'm a Chicago girl. I had a rather extensive academic interview at NU in which they combed through my transcript looking for lice... they didn't bat an eye at the community credits. I only point that out because if any school was going to care about community college, it would have been the one with a separate interview to analyze my grades and school records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latina PA Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It all depends on the school you want to apply to, so do your homework first. I got my AA at a community college and now I'm working on my Bachelors at a four year state university. I wish I had done more of my pre-reqs at the cc because the credits are like half of the cost. The 4 year university which I currently attend do not allow their Biology majors to go back and take courses at the community college (well not if you want them to give you credit for them) Which stinks because the school I wish to apply to does not care where you do your pre-reqs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Wallace Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Very interesting, thanks for the heads up on MEDEX, yea just doing a quick count I have like 3-4k hours as of right now. I need another 3-4 classes before I can apply... Thank-you all for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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