How do you get into PA school? It’s competitive, and you need to know what you’re doing, or you may be wasting your time.
GRE: Just How Important Is it?
We've been writing about PA school admissions for more than fouryears now, and we were a little embarrassed to realize the other day that we've never written specifically about the importance of the Graduate Requisite Exam. So just how important is the GRE? First, it's important to have a little background. What is the GRE? [...]
Infographic: What you need to get into Physician Assistant School
What does it take to get into PA school? Wonder no more - Inside PA Training has put together a simple infographic that answers the question. It's fairly basic, but that's the idea: to keep you focused on the big picture. Study it, learn it -- heck, print it and post it over your desk [...]
Quick Health Care Experience for PA School?
Dear Paul, I am currently completing my junior year of undergrad as a Biology major and I’m psyched about becoming a Physician Assistant. The trouble is, after looking at the requirements, it seems that every school wants to see something like 1000 hours of health care experience. Some schools even want 3000 hours! You see, I have none. What is the quickest way to get 1000 hours? I want to have things ready so I can start PA school in the fall after I graduate. Any advice? -Rebecca Dear Rebecca: First, let me say that I’m psyched that you’re psyched about it - your enthusiasm will take you far. Some variation of your question has been asked of me many times - enough times that it’s the topic of today’s post. The answer to “How do I get health care experience for PA school quickly?” is very important to PA school applicant success. […]
Physician Assistant School Essay: What to Write About
Okay, the next video in our series on writing your essay is here, and it’s aim is to help you decide what to actually write about. How do you choose the subject matter? How do you answer the question they ask you: “Describe your motivation for becoming a physician assistant”? […]
Physician Assistant School Interview: Make Yours Stand Out
We’ve written at length at Inside PA Training about how important your physician assistant school interview is. It usually represents the last hurdle in sealing your seat in a class. If you do well, you’re going to be a PA. If not, it’s back to the drawing board. Today we share a few tips that will make your interview stand out, or as we like say, “pop.” It means interviewing in a way that projects that you are more than the usual candidate, the “diamond in the rough,” and it’s frequently the way marginal candidates make themselves into successful ones. […]
The Physician Assistant School Essay: How Important Is it?
Today’s video, The Physician Assistant School Essay: How Important Is It? is the first of more to come about making the most out of your essay when you submit your CASPA application. How are essays reviewed? How does this affect your essay creation process? […]