Lots to think about…! So since last night I did more research on the pre-med thing at a SUNY, then PA in grad school. There are many posts on this website’s forums that warn against trying to get into PA school as a graduate, e.g. 800 applicants for 20 spots. She has been accepted into at least 5 direct entry programs (deferred at LeMoyne sybbie7219). As long as she maintains good grades, e.g. 3.0, and pass the test, she’s a PA in 5 years (and making $90k or more). I’m thinking “A bird in hand is worth more than 2 in the bush”. I have no doubt she will be a PA – she is in a high school program spending half of each day at a hospital. She’s working with PAs, loves it and wants to be one, and I believe she is smart enough. I think med school is a whole other level.
Also, at many of the SUNY’s the pre-med students are cut throat, so if she were to come out of that with mediocre grades, she might lose out on becoming a PA.
Last night she researched AmeriCorp types of loan forgiveness programs based on serving in underserved areas.