r/pre_PathAssist

Hello! I am a freshman at WVU, I am majoring in forensics at the moment. But, I feel like I would enjoy school more if I majored in biochemistry and minored in forensics. I was wondering if that would be optimal for the PA program. I am from out of state, so I can’t major in biomedical laboratory science. It’s out of the approved ORA majors and I can’t afford out of state tuition. Sorry, I know this is all over the place and it’s not very concise. I just wanted to know if that switch would be better.

Edit- I have taken both anatomy and med term through the duel-enrollment program.

Hello! I am applying to Rosalind Franklin University's PathAssist program and was wondering if anyone knew of any shadowing opportunities in the Chicagoland area? I am willing to drive to other states (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio) if possible.

Oh, my. I got an interview request from Drexel. Please give me all the good vibes and advice you can about preparation for the panel! (Not looking for insider information- Just good pointers!)

i’m applying this cycle! these are my stats and apps!
• 21 years old
• bs in biological sciences
• minors in chemistry/advanced pre health/spanish
• certificates in ethics and philosophy (business certificates through another program)
• will have completed undergrad in 3 years
• 2 years interning at a medical examiner’s for autopsy pathology
• 20+ shadowing hours for anatomical and surgical pathology
• student research worker for analytical chemistry lab
- process of publishing a paper
- two poster presentations
• also work as a barista
• volunteer with the red cross
• writer for school club
• c’s in organic chemistry and chemistry 1 with a couple b’s, going to take anatomy, biochem, and micro this semester
• 145 v , 147 q , 5.0 essay for the gre (second retake)
• applying to quinnipiac/drexel/duke/umd/rfu/touro/odu

i think i show i can handle the rigor of intense courses and that i truly know what the field entails. my gre scores are because of timing, not from concept gaps, which i think demonstrates my personality of being meticulous. it’s just such a scary experience applying for these programs, so what have your experiences taught you about the programs and the field? any advice is greatly appreciated!

Hi! I had an interview last month with Tulane and I still haven't heard back (8/15/26) . Should i just expect the worst at this point or should I try staying positive over a possible acceptance? I did see some comments with a few stating they've already had an offer so that's mainly why I'm creating this posts and I thought acceptances would be given out to those after today. Was anyone else accepted?

Hey, Folks!

37(f) BS-Biology, GPA-3.28, GRE- V158, Q155, W4.0...(retaking in Sept to boost Quant-37%) I am in my second round of applications to a PathA program. Really, Really nervous because I sort of felt like a shoe-in, but did not even receive an interview last cycle. I have 7 years of experience in a surgical pathology lab, 100+ hours of surgical shadowing at my place of work, and other, 15+ hrs autopsy shadowing. Stellar references (PathA, Pathologist, Chair of Bio dept. WWU). And a SERIOUS passion for pathology/ cell biology.

Biggest issue: I graduated in 2016. Almost ALL of my prereqs are outside of 10 years (nix UT, RFU, UMD, Tulane).

Over the last year I have refreshed some prereqs (Genchem w/lab, OChem lab, A&P Lab, Biochem)

Having to take an English comp at 37 is obnoxious- I have one scheduled online, and am curious if I should default to in person? I work full time (remote- for said path. lab) and have two young kids at home, so taking a full time school schedule for prereqs is tough. I obviously need to be working now to save up for when I can no longer work once I am accepted.

Any advice for the "getting to an interview" step? I really feel like once they meet me, it will be clear that I am a competitive and serious candidate for consideration, but I am very non-traditional and getting past the filter process has me discouraged.

I interviewed 3 weeks ago and thought they said decisions would be coming out in early August, but I haven't heard anything.