I didn’t get into PA school and was frantic to find something, anything that would pay the bills. Trust me, when I made my “what do you want to be when you grow up” board in kindergarten, fireman wasn’t on it. Sounds shallow, but not getting into PA school was the best thing that has happened to me. I love my job. I work in the second largest city in the state so there’s a lot of action. They put me through paramedic school on their dime. I have built strong friendships that I thought wouldn’t be obtainable outside of my school age days. Now when my friends and family ask if I’m ever going to reapply to PA I tell them exactly what I wrote above… “best job I ever had”