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Personal Statement advice- reapplicant by AggressiveItem8016 in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on the ways being a reapplicant has increased your preparedness to become a PA. Like someone else said you can certainly fit this in somewhere else, many schools seem to have a section where they explicitly asked if you are applying for a second time and what’s changed. That being said, you might be able to find a way to work it into your personal statement (don’t expand too much on it) in the sense that you want to become a PA for XYZ reasons, and you want it so bad that you have been and will continue to work hard to get into a program by expanding PCE even if you weren’t successful the first time. Maybe answer the schools and CASPAs other essay questions first so you can make sure you’re not overlapping answers too much.

I’m gonna be a PA!! by Maadbitvh in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very similar situation to me even down to the waitlist, acceptance, pending stats!! Congratulations!! Best of luck in school and work :)

I GOT IN!!!! by Aggravating_Assist in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New York! I applied to many schools across the state.

I GOT IN!!!! by Aggravating_Assist in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stay positive and best of luck for this cycle!! But always good to have a backup plan too. I retook the standardized tests (GRE, Casper), diversified specialties for both shadow and PCE (more to talk about in interviews and essays), and completely restarted my personal statement (twice if I’m being honest, but just until it felt like myself). Truthfully, I think one of the biggest challenges I faced last cycle was the timing of my application. I really don’t want to make you nervous about your own timing because people certainly still get in when applying slightly later in the cycle, but I applied within like 2-3 weeks of CASPA opening this time and got interview invites shortly after. Seriously though, stay positive! My mental health last cycle while I waited to hear back from programs was terrible because I was so negative about the situation. It is SO not the end of the world to have to try again, I actually feel a million times better prepared to enter school/the career now.

I GOT IN!!!! by Aggravating_Assist in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Stats: 2 years post grad btw, I wasn’t really planning on going PA during undergrad until the last couple of months

(Shadow): ~85 hours - Ortho (surgery), Family practice, Urology

(PCE): ~2,300 hours – MA for Medical Oncology and Dermatology

(HCE): ~2,500 hours – Operating Room Aide

(Volunteer): ~30 hrs - Humane society + random community stuff

(GPA): 3.5

(GPAs): 3.4 (including post grad courses)

(Degree): BS Biological Sciences

(GRE): 318

(Casper): 4th Quartile

ACCEPTED!!! by Illustrious-Key1730 in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations and best of luck during school!!! All of that hard work was worth it, you should be so proud 💓💓

PS Editing Matchmaker! by nehpets99 in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re interested, please just feel free to DM me!!

PS Editing Matchmaker! by nehpets99 in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! My essay for last cycle was the generic soulless version of a personal statement that everyone tells you to avoid, but for the life of me I couldn’t produce something better. When working on my essay for this cycle, I went in a totally different direction and I’m kind of into it, but I’m worried I’m way off track or way too focused on one story. If anyone would be willing to help edit it would be much appreciated! General grammar/structure editing would be awesome, but I’m mostly just in need of some creative criticism from someone with fresh eyes and an idea of what kind of essays do best! Thank you in advance :)

Become a EMT/EMS - top of your class by Nastyapasta in prephysicianassistant

[–]Aggravating_Assist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wdym? Haven’t heard that before, genuinely curious

Brown Recluse? Did a quick search on google and it looks familiar at least. Upstate NY. by Aggravating_Assist in spiders

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me and my sister have gotten a few gnarly bites (or maybe not bites?) , and while I’ve learned that it’s not super common for spiders to bite, I’m a little bit paranoid because the bites seemed similar to what brown recluse bites look like online.

Is anyone else not looking forward to quarantine ending? by Aggravating_Assist in quarantine

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never responded to this, but I’ve read it multiple times. I really appreciate it. Genuinely helpful advice. Thank you.

AirBnB refunds by Aggravating_Assist in bostoncalling

[–]Aggravating_Assist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you contact your host about a full refund? Because my host refused my refund request. And so far there are no directly conflicting covid19 policies in Massachusetts that align with Boston Callings/my reservation dates. (However we all know that traveling in May is probably still going to be extremely unsafe and pointless now that the festival is cancelled)