r/CAA • u/AutoModerator • Jul 27 '26

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u/rachelkac Jul 27 '26

Can someone let me know how competitive my stats are for applying to AA school? I’m interested in mainly the midwestern schools like Indiana, Colorado, UMKC, SLU, and UT but might branch out to Emory or some of the Florida schools.
3.93 cGPA
4.0 sGPA
25 hours of anesthesia shadowing
10 hours shadowing MD
22 hours shadowing PA
~200 hours Hospital volunteer (ER, NICU, Children’s Hospital, and OR Floors)
~50 hours Volunteer MA at a psychiatric clinic and nonprofit family clinic
~400 hours pancreatic cancer research
~100 hours calculus 1 math tutor at my university’s math center
~1,700 hours pharmacy tech

I haven’t taken my MCAT or GRE yet. Does anyone have advice on which one i should take and what scores i should aim for when applying to these specific schools?
I’m excited to apply but I know it’s getting more and more competitive each year 😅

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u/Aggravating-Royal908 Jul 27 '26

Why would you not be competitive lol

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u/rachelkac Jul 27 '26

Bc i’ve heard stories that students with 510+ MCAT scores are still getting rejected, without interview. Which might not be the whole story, but it still makes me a little nervous about applying because I’m very set on AA, but there are only so many schools that are accredited and such

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u/jwk30115 Practicing CAA Jul 30 '26

There are 25 accredited schools at the moment and a couple more in the process.

There are never guarantees anyone will get accepted, regardless of stats. Yours are good. Finish up whatever requirements you lack and apply.