Take in Some Early Grey Freshly Brewed Hot Tea Before Your PA School Interview: How to prepare.
Rachel Watters Rachel Watters

Take in Some Early Grey Freshly Brewed Hot Tea Before Your PA School Interview: How to prepare.

If you have been one of the few selected candidates for a prestigious PA school interview, I am sure your excitement was hot and heavy until the tea ran cold and the anxiety set in. It is vital to celebrate these wins, as applying for PA school was no easy feat. While the application process is grueling and at times, incredibly stressful, the adventure on the path to becoming a PA is really just beginning. It is important to stay focused, diligent, and on-guard.

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Freshly Brewed Hot Tea regarding Letters of Recommendation: What is better, 3 or 5? 
Rachel Watters Rachel Watters

Freshly Brewed Hot Tea regarding Letters of Recommendation: What is better, 3 or 5? 

Today, I have freshly brewed hot tea from an admissions officer from a Physician Assistant (PA) program regarding letters of recommendation and just how important it is to be self-aware. Can you imagine spending the time to access the "Evaluations" section of your application, enter the contact information of your chosen recommenders, send off the evaluation request from CASPA, only to receive a “Below Average” scoring from the recommender? My inside intel reports this is becoming more and more apparent, especially in the last few years. 

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Hot Tea Straight Off the Kettle from a PA Admission Officer: How Grammatical Errors on CASPA Affect Your Chances of Getting In
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Hot Tea Straight Off the Kettle from a PA Admission Officer: How Grammatical Errors on CASPA Affect Your Chances of Getting In

Today, I am spilling the tea after an extremely insightful meeting with an influential PA Admission Officer from an accredited PA school. First and foremost, wow - what an inspiring and exciting conversation to get exclusive, behind-the-scenes details from an inside source. Let’s all take a moment of silence to pray for those pre-PA students who haven’t had access to this blog post yet.

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