For those who are eager to insist that admission to AA programs has always been competitive, keep in mind that for many years, the average accepted GPA at most programs hovered somewhere in the range of 3.3 - 3.4.
At this point, I can't do much to improve my GPA since I have already graduated with a B.S. degree, so it looks like my primary focus will be on re-taking and improving my GRE score. I am also actively searching every day for an entry-level job at all the local hospitals. Believe it or not, though, I was informed by a faculty member at Nova's program that healthcare experience isn't a significant criterion for determining which applicants will be granted interview invites. They specifically stated that GPA and GRE scores are the primary two factors that are evaluated. That really surprised me; I figured that having even just 6 months to a year of experience in a job involving some degree of patient contact would substantially improve an applicant's chances of being granted an interview.
So who else will be applying for their third (or fourth... or fifth...) admissions attempt? What are you doing to strengthen your application? I understand that for many individuals, there really isn't that much more that a re-applicant can do to improve their application after they've already improved and re-applied several times in a row, so I guess that for some of us, it's really time to start getting creative.
Good luck to everyone in the upcoming cycle!
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