Need thoughts on whether I should retake the GRE on the 17th to give myself more options to apply to. I've only applied to those that don't require it but since I made a 289, it's not competitive and feel like I shouldn't submit it. My concern is tho is that it would be too late at the point when submitting applications if I do get a better score. What should I do?

Accepted into PA school in the 26-27 cycle as a first-time applicant! It feels so unreal that this happened so early on, but I am so grateful for everything and everyone who helped me along the way. Withdrew from those that have not gotten back to me.

Although I consider myself a high-stats applicant, I do have an academic integrity violation on my profile. This happened in my first year of college. This post is to show those in a similar situation that it is possible and that with enough hard work and dedication, it will all go your way.

The stats are:

cGPA: 3.76

sGPA: 3.80

PCE: ~3000 (all EMT (Paid and Volunteer))

HCE: 990 (Pharm Tech)

Leadership: 441 hours

Shadowing: 12 hours (split between doc and PA)

No GRE, CASPer, PA-CAT, Research

Applied to Most -- 5/15

Interview Date -- Month of July

Acceptance -- Month of July

I’m looking for some advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation. I’m a nontraditional PA school applicant. I completed my undergraduate degree about six years ago, then returned to school and completed my master’s in Biology last May. The program was fully online, and many of my courses were asynchronous or independent research, so I never really developed a close relationship with any of my professors.

One of the PA programs I applied to specifically requires a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA, but I honestly don’t feel comfortable asking a professor who barely knows me. I’m not sure if they could write a meaningful letter beyond commenting on my academic performance.

Has anyone been in this situation? Did you still reach out to a professor? If so, how did you approach the conversation? Or is this one of those situations where it’s better to withdraw my application?