I agree and have encouraged my daughter to attend a school that will put her in the best position for grad school. However, your story leaves out the fact that most PA programs nationwide now have roughly 1500-1800 applications annually for approximately 50 seats. This leaves out many over-qualified students from acceptance and is strictly a function of capacity. The same is now true for PT programs also. My point is that it may have nothing to do with the rigor of their undergrad program and may strictly be numbers. A 3.6 is a fantastic undergrad GPA and SHOULD be enough, but with the nature of acceptance these days into health professions, it is not.
Yes, a 3.6 GPA is an excellent score however the curriculum at Sacred Heart University (SAT Two-Way Admission Average = 1000 Combined) is viewed as inferior.
Hence, her "free" college experience left this talented student short when it came to getting into a named graduate school. [Side Note : One of the schools with a strong PA program that waitlisted this candidate was indeed Hofstra University.] Free is not always free.
Might be the best post ever! Although Sacred Heart is very far from the bottom of the barrel, it truly illustrates that if playing sports and going for free are your two top criteria you might be faced with a similer situation. Again there is definitly a place for everyone to play in college, but at what long term cost??
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