You submitted CASPA. You survived verification. You obsessively checked every program portal. And now? Nothing. No PA school interview invitations. No exciting emails. Just you refreshing your inbox approximately 847 times a day wondering: ShouldRead More
You can have the GPA. The patient care experience. The PA shadowing. The volunteering. The prerequisite courses. …and STILL weaken an otherwise competitive PA school application with completely preventable CASPA mistakes. And here’s the frustratingRead More
You submitted CASPA. 🎉 And then you finished that last prerequisite course. Now you’re staring at your new grade wondering: Do I update CASPA? Send the transcript to the PA program? Email admissions? Do…nothing?! ThisRead More
One of the most common questions we hear from pre-PAs is: “What volunteer experience looks best on a PA school application?” The answer might surprise you. It’s not about finding the “perfect” volunteer position. It’sRead More
One bad grade. It’s one of the biggest reasons pre-PAs hesitate to submit their application. We see applicants every year wondering: The answer? Not always. In fact, explaining every imperfect grade can sometimes draw unnecessaryRead More
You finally did it. You hit Submit on your CASPA application. Cue the celebration…and then the panic. What now? “What if I get more patient care hours?” “I just earned an A in Organic Chemistry!”Read More
You’ve spent months preparing your PA school application. You’ve shadowed.You’ve earned patient care hours.You’ve requested transcripts.You’ve rewritten your personal statement more times than you can count. Now you’re staring at the Submit button. Before youRead More
If you’re applying to PA school, you’ve probably Googled: “PA school personal statement examples.” And while reading examples can be helpful, many applicants make a critical mistake: They focus on what the applicant did insteadRead More
You finally did it. You submitted your CASPA application. After months (or years) of earning patient care hours, shadowing PAs, writing your personal statement, requesting transcripts, and perfecting your experience descriptions, you hit submit. NowRead More
One of the most common questions we hear at Pre-PA Clinic is: “What is my CASPA GPA?” Unfortunately, your college GPA and your CASPA GPA are often not the same thing. Many pre-PAs are shockedRead More