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Personal Statement Reviews
PreHealth Advising at UP offers information about writing a personal statement. They will review your personal statement — as always, there are rules about how to get a review, which you can find at this link.
Committee Letters
You can obtain a committee letter from the PreHealth Advising Office at UP. Check at the link for information about obtaining a committee letter. There are rules!!! You must follow the rules!! at this link.
The letters will be based on a Zoom meeting rather than in person. You must request an interview date by called either 814-863-3889 or 814-865-7620.
Important information about SA/UN grades for Spring 2020 for Pre-Health Students
This statement is taken from the PSU PreHealth Advising website
COVID-19 MESSAGING TO PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS:
Spring 2020 Grading Scheme Update:
- The policy is still being developed.
- Students may opt to receive quality (letter) grades OR utilize the satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading option for the Spring 2020 term after seeing their grade for the semester.
What does this mean for me as a pre-health student?
As the Spring 2020 semester progresses with courses being taught remotely, combined with the news that Penn State students will have the option to complete courses using a modified satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading option, pre-health students and advisers are wondering what this means for completeing pre-health pre-requisite courses. The PSU Pre-health Office is monitoring communications from health professions schools regarding whether SA/UN grades will be accepted in place of letter grades for pre-req courses, and will share relevant updates as they become available. Please keep in mind that the Penn State grade policy has yet to be finalized and may still undergo some changes.
If you are wondering about completing courses as SA/UN, keep this in mind: as a pre-health student, you are going to face tremendous challenges in a health professions school, residency, and medical practice where you will not have the SA/UN option. You will have to perform in situations where human well-being is the priority, not a grade. You will be required to operate under unexpected stress, such as during an acute emergency or extended pandemic. As your pre-health advisers, we encourage all pre-health students to endure and persevere. Stay motivated and remain focused so you can perform your at your best. Strive to complete Spring 2020 courses for a grade; doing so will minimize/eliminate any potential confusion about whether schools will accept the courses. While it is uncertain how SA/UN grades will be evaluated, a SA/UN grade will likely not be factored into your science GPA.
In the end, though, some students might face unavoidable obstacles to continued academic success. The Penn State Pre-health Advising Office is here to support students in navigating the remainder of this semester and beyond. If your personal wellness or grades suffer from any aspect of the remote learning experience, or if you have any remaining questions or concerns, please reach out to us for assistance. Our best wishes and thoughts are with you all!
When should you see your health professions adviser?
The Director of Health Advising at Yale University suggests students meet with their health professions advisers throughout their undergrad career. She also gives some good advice about how to select activities and things you should be thinking about as you progress from your 1st year through graduation.
Link to a short article here
Health Professions Week Nov 16-21 – Virtual Fair
Free week of online activities to learn more about health professions. For more information and to register go to the link here.
Download the flyer here: HPW2019_Flyer
Discover Nursing Virtual Fair
9 am – 9 pm (drop in when convenient) September 19, 2019
A virtual admissions fair where you can talk to admissions people from graduate nursing programs and second degree nursing programs.
Register at the link
Pay gaps in nursing
Back in the day (actually, not that long ago…) there were “girl” jobs and “boy” jobs. The girl jobs were the touchy-feely ones, the jobs that prized caring and nurturing: Nursing, teaching, retail sales, secretarial work. The boy jobs were literally everything else.
The girl jobs, termed pink collar jobs, don’t pay as well as the boy jobs. Beginning in the late 1970s, women started to move out of pink collar jobs into the careers that have decent salaries. In the 1990s, men started to look at pink collar careers. What do you think happened with salaries?
In careers like nursing, the pay scales moved up. But, the pay scales moved up faster for men than they did for women.
There is still a distinct wage gap between what women make and what men make but it’s closing. Women now make $0.80 for every dollar men make and analysts are excited that the wage gap is predicted to close in 2070! Ladies, contain your excitement!!
In this article in Fast Company, a nurse practitioner talks about pay differentials in nursing. The bottom line is you need to negotiate your starting salary.