Advice & Insight From PA Application Specialists
Each year Drexe will receive around 1780 applications, of whom only 77 are accepted. The average overall GPA is 3.63 and the average science GPA 3.57. Average patient contact hours are 3063. Drexel screens all applications to ensure that prerequisites are met, and that the application was complete by the September 1st deadline. These applications are then assigned to faculty members to be screened for interview. Applicants are reviewed for their ‘ability to handle the high demands of training, commitment to people-oriented service, and familiarity with the physician assistant’s role and the PA profession.’ These same objectives will no doubt be assessed at interview, along with communication skills.
Prerequisite courses are psychology, human anatomy and physiology, biology, microbiology, genetics, chemistry, and medical terminology.
You must additionally have accrued at least 500 hours of clearly documented volunteer work or paid hands-on patient experience.
Applicants who have been selected for interview will be emailed an invite. Interviews are held from June through to February, with between 20 and 25 invited per session. Interview days will run from 9am to 5pm, and consist of a writing sample, a presentation about the program, chat with the director of the program, lunch, the chance to meet with and discuss with current students, and one interview with two members of the faculty.
Drexel uses a rolling admissions process and emphasises that early applications are in applicants’ best interests. The official deadline for submitting your application is September 1st. Some applicants will be offered early acceptance shortly after their interview. All decisions will be made by the end of march.
We have used Drexel’s applicant guidelines to build out our recent and mock questions here, with the addition of a section on interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with the Role and Profession
Learn the best interview strategies and practice with interview questions & model answers.
Commitment to Service
Ability to Handle the Demands of Studying to Become, and Being, a PA
Interpersonal Skills
