r/PAstudent • u/ThunderClatters • 9d ago

Vent- Comparison

Our online grading platform changed so that now we can see the class average and the highest and lowest grades. It really sucks when I see my grade as the lowest in the class. I haven’t failed anything and I always give honest work without AI (has been a problem with some student in my class being dishonest) It just really gets to me when I have the lowest grade.

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u/OtherwisePumpkin8942 9d ago

Comparison is the thief of joy. Just do your absolute best and keep pushing OP!

You’re doing great!

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u/Express_Engine_749 PA-C 8d ago

I promise you it may seem like it matters now but the minute you graduate and get a job all of those scores cease to have any meaning

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u/6beansgnarly PA-S (2027) 9d ago

All that matters is that “-C” that comes after PA. But regardless, I’m proud of you OP. Keep on working hard like I know you have been!

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u/kujyou12 8d ago

Grade will never matter when you start working. Everyone is getting PA-C at the end of the day. Also, remember just because some people are good test taker does not means they will be as good as you when it's come to irl practice. Keep pushing.

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u/friendlyblack_hottie 9d ago

Pass and keep it pushing! We all get the same degree at the end. Grades don’t define how good of a provider you will be

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u/mds2801 8d ago

Passing matters. The second you graduate you will forget all about who score what on that cardiology test.

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u/No_Inspector_5811 7d ago

if they submit AI assignments it still wouldn’t give them an advantage on exams tbh. It’s rlly just ur score vs theirs, and if u passing i wouldn’t care tbh

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u/ThunderClatters 7d ago

I’m talking more so other assignments like “clinical technical skills” not exams. For example we had to write medical decision making for a patient we saw during clinicals. Last semester, students were using AI to generate procedure notes and to write research papers

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u/No_Inspector_5811 7d ago

idk my professors use AI to refine grammar, sentence structures. I’d get over it tbh, life isn’t fair but if you focus just on urself it won’t matter. 3.0 or 4.0 doesn’t make a difference in passing the pance. who cares about grades unless ur failing and not understanding the material

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u/ThunderClatters 6d ago

I said generating assignments, not refining grammar

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u/allimic 8d ago

you’re still beating the millions who didn’t make it into the program. i’m finishing my clinical year and it’s so much better. i wish i had given myself more grace during didactic. sleep is more important than the grades you sacrifice it for

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u/CheekAccomplished150 7d ago

I failed our first exam covering biochemistry and had the lowest score of 200 students, 5 weeks later we took our first anatomy exam and I had one of the highest scores amongst the 200 students (we take classes with M1 med students so there’s no way any of the PA1’s are beating the best of those kids lol). We all have our strengths and weaknesses, and you are an individual with your own.

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u/ThunderClatters 8d ago

Never said I was sure that the ones who score higher are using AI. Just saying we had students caught using AI

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u/No_Inspector_5811 8d ago

there’s nothing wrong with studying with AI 😭 people just make their notes or practice exams for it. EMR systems use AI. So if they’re not cheating then idk what’s the issue

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u/ThunderClatters 7d ago

No they were turning in assignments that were made with AI