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You are here: Home / Pre-Physician Assistant / Mock PA School Interview Series / Mock Physician Assistant School Interview With Taylor Hill Pre-PA

Mock Physician Assistant School Interview With Taylor Hill Pre-PA

July 16, 2018 By Stephen Pasquini PA-C Leave a Comment

Ever wanted to know what a mock PA school interview looks like?

Thanks to Taylor Hill and ten other remarkable Pre-PAs just like him you are about to find out.

Welcome to the first video of our Mock PA school Interview Series. Ten blog posts featuring ten amazing Pre-PAs who have graciously shared their recorded mock PA school interviews with one singular intention: To help you achieve success on your path to PA school.

Today's interview is with Tailor Hill, a 28-year old Pre-PA and a third-time applicant whose journey to PA school is nothing short of inspiring. Below are the video and transcript of our entire 60-minute interview including our per-question commentary.

I hope you enjoy this mock interview with Taylor as much as we loved recording it.

This is the first video in a 10-part series, if you would like to see the rest of the videos in this series, make sure to subscribe for email notifications.

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Mock PA School Interview With Taylor Hill

Questions asked in this interview:

  1. Tell me a little bit more about yourself and why you'd like to be a PA?
  2. Modification of Q1 with an emphasis on Personal Background
  3. What do you think will make you an ideal candidate for PA school?
  4. Can you tell me about one of your weaknesses?
  5. Tell me what your least favorite class in college was and why?
  6. There's a push right now to change the title from physician assistant to physician associate. What are your thoughts on that?
  7. Tell me one thing about you that I won't find anywhere in your application?
  8. Tell me what you think is going to be your biggest challenge in PA school?
  9. How do you feel you would adjust to seeing a patient lose their life?
  10. What would you do if a patient refused to be seen by you because you are a PA and not the physician?
  11. Can you tell me what patient population you least like working with?
  12. Tell me about a time when you had to work with a supervisor that you had a disagreement or differences with?
  13. Tell me if you would why you feel that program's right for you and why you're the right fit for the program?
  14. If you're not accepted into this program what do you think the reason would be?
  15. How do you think the PA profession will change in the next 10 years?
  16. Tell me about one time that you surprised yourselves?

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me a little bit more about yourself and why you'd like to be a PA?

Response by Interviewee: So a little bit about myself, I've now been working in health care for about six years. I've accrued over 10,000 hours of paid healthcare experience. I'm pretty well-rounded, I worked as a phlebotomist for three years, two of those years I was a phlebotomy preceptor where I was training new hires. Following that, I started working as a medical assistant for a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon in surgical dermatology, so I was with her I was assisting with a lot of surgical assisting Mohs map preparation, wound care, all sorts of hands-on procedures.

And then from there, I transitioned to working in orthopedic surgery, so I've been working as a lead medical assistant for an orthopedic surgeon for the past eight months now. So I've gained quite a bit of experience. In all of that experience, I've picked up quite a bit ... learned a lot about myself, I've learned that patient care is probably one of the best things that I've experienced. I love working with the public. I love helping, I love basically being involved in the help and the care of patients and kind of seeing their reward and satisfaction at the end of their treatment.

Let's see, it pretty much snowballed to me becoming a PA, to wanting to become a PA from all of my experience in healthcare. I've shadowed plenty of doctors and nurse practitioners, physician assistants and picked and chose the kind of the qualities of each of their lines of work that have really fit and matched with my personality. And it was during the two years of being a medical assistant at the dermatology practice that I worked very closely and intimately with a PA, Lucy, there who was kind of my mentor. I worked almost as her shadow for two years. I got to learn her roles and responsibilities or capabilities of a PA, how she works with the physician, and pretty much got to see amazing qualities of her profession as a PA.

She's very family-oriented; she has plenty of time to spend with her kids, her husband. She makes a great salary, her patients love her, and she gets to perform surgeries and assess patients. So here I am today interested in becoming a physician assistant as the end result of my six years of experience in the healthcare field.

Commentary: Awesome, you did a really nice job on that. I think this is a great way to explain your experience and how it’s evolved, I especially love that you put in leadership roles in each of your positions which was great. You emphasized some really nice points in terms of what you liked about the work that you do, that’s not something that people always remember to include in their answers, and that’s a really strong point. Particularly you emphasize working with the public which is a great aspect to bring up because keeping the patient central to all of the reasons that you’d like to become a PA is really important during these interviews.

Discussing that you worked closely with a PA and that she was your mentor, it’s a really nice thing to show that for two years you’ve worked very closely with a PA and you know what their responsibilities are, you understand the job. Reiterating I think what you liked about her role and how she was able to balance her personal and professional responsibilities were awesome.

The only thing I can think maybe that you might want to emphasize more is your personal background. There a whole lot of information about you outside of your work and what you’d like to do as a PA, that’s not a terrible thing, but you could give them a couple more details on where you come from and what your background is, just in order to cement yourself in their mind and give them some details to hang on to.

Response by Interviewee:  Yeah, it was an interesting question that you asked because that was kind of two questions that I’ve prepared for mixed into one. Tell me a little bit about yourself, but you’re like tell me a little bit about yourself and why you want to be a PA. So I overshot and didn’t do the about myself, but I mean, I can do that briefly if you like.

Response by Interviewer:  It’s up to you if you want to practice it, sure.

Tell me a little bit more about yourself with an emphasis on personal background

Response by Interviewee: I just turned 28, I currently live in Hollywood, California and I've been here for about six months now. It's pretty interesting living in the big city. Before that I lived in Santa Barbara for almost seven years, living and working in Santa Barbara. And then before that where I'm from is up in Chico in Northern California where my parents and my sisters still live. Chico's a very small town; it has a college, Chico State, famous for being a party school. So some people know about Chico State, but anyways, Chico's really small, really friendly, very nature-y, lots of trees, so I'm a pretty avid outdoor-adventurer. I like to go backpacking and camping, and kind of risk my life on the weekend sometimes with my friends.

So I've done all sorts of crazy excursions, but that's pretty much that. And then I've been with my girlfriend for three years, it's going amazing. And I just look forward to kind of the next step of both of our lives, hopefully into getting into PA school and kind of moving on with my career.

Commentary: Great, yeah, that’s nice. I think I like that touch of humor in there too about risking your life, it’s nice. I’m glad that you mentioned that you live in Hollywood I was like, “Man, I bet that’s an interesting experience.” And you immediately were like, “It’s a little bit great. It’s good to have that craziness,” because I imagine you see a lot of interesting things there. So that’s very good. And I had forgotten that you’re from Chico, I think we had talked about that because my husband’s from Fresno and he has family there. So yeah, I’m glad you reminded me.

Cool, I think you didn’t really nicely. So I know I kind of phrase that question like that to throw candidates for a loop because usually they have practiced and memorized their answers a little bit, so but you did well, you did nicely with both. So good job.

Question by Interviewer:

What do you think will make you an ideal candidate for PA school?

Response by Interviewee:  Let's see so I would say that my personal qualities make me a great candidate for PA school and for becoming a PA. I am a fairly empathetic person, I can put myself in other people's shoes almost a little too well. So when the patients come in, they tell me what their issues are, because I do a lot of patient intake for my past medical jobs. And I really feel for them and I really want the best care that they can have, and luckily I've worked for two incredible surgeons who are both actually renowned for their abilities.

So I would say that it's my compassion, my empathy, my passion for medicine, for science, also my other passion for patient care, I've been in patient care for six years and I couldn't really imagine working in a different field. And other personal qualities, I'm a pretty logical person I'm very good at complex problem solving which I think would apply nicely to the didactic and clinical portions of the PA program.

I'm interested in science. As you can see I actually worked in a genetics research lab at UCSB, so I kind of have, I believe the intellect that it would require for your program, because its rigorous and difficult nature. But really it really does come down to just the fact that I am very passionate about patient care, and that and just kind of the endless learning that I would have as a physician assistant, being able to switch from specialty to specialty which I've done already in my experience as a medical assistant and phlebotomist. So I mean, the PA profession has really kind of drawn me to it because of how well it meshes with my personality type.

Commentary: The only thing I would add to this is discussing your personal qualities is really nice, and I do want to actually touch on what I think you did that was outstanding in this part, as you mentioned that you may almost even be too empathetic with patients. I think that’s a really beautiful thing to say and it shows a lot about you. Be prepared to get a follow-up question for how you handle that if you get so emotionally invested in patients. I’m not going to follow up with it, but you might just be prepared with that.

The other thing that you might want to address is your academic ability. You touched on it but not very much, so since we’re talking about PA school you might just mention how your experience in the medical field will tie into helping you as a PA student. You might also mention something about working in a group, how you feel about working in a team so that you can start supporting your fellow students, that kind of thing, supporting each other. Those are just things that I usually think are nice to mention for a question that involves PA school as well as being a PA. Make sense?

Question by Interviewer:

Can you tell me about one of your weaknesses?

Response by Interviewee:  Yeah, in preparing for this interview I realized that thinking back one of my weaknesses is learning to rely on someone. I find that whenever I'm in a team-based setting and I'm working with a new teammate where I haven't quite seen or they haven't proven their abilities yet to where I can trust them, what ultimately happens is I actually kind of pick up their slack and add their work to my workload instead of asking for them to help. But things that I've done to kind of counteract this is in my preceptorships where I'm training new staff that I'm constantly bettering training protocols and making things more efficient for them to be able to get up to speed quicker. But then of course once somebody's up to speed it's kind of an exponential growth as far as teamwork goes, and you can work almost as a mirror image with somebody who's on the same page as you.

Commentary: Awesome, that was a really, really strong answer. I was concerned at first because learning to rely on others as a broad statement might be a problem, like a red flag for the PA profession. But the way you narrowed it down to people that you’re not used to working with, newer employees I guess, people you maybe haven’t experienced working with, you don’t know their style, that’s a great way of putting that, because it’s a very specific situation that will have an endpoint probably.

And I think that you explained it really well in terms of how you’ve dealt with it in the past in your leadership roles, it just reminds us you have had leadership roles, you’ve had experience, you are aware of doing this, and you’ve taken steps to correct it. And it’s not even hypothetical; it’s that you’ve actually done it. So that’s a very, very good response.

It was a great time length too, you did really well.

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me what your least favorite class in college was and why?

Response by Interviewee:  Oh, gosh. I would say that my least favorite class, of course, is something that didn't really involve science or medicine or biology, and I would say that it was my history class during my freshman year of college. History wasn't always interesting to me, but once I became interested in science, biology, anatomy, physiology, all that, everything else kind of lost a lot more of my focus. So the history class when I finally picked up into sciences was really kind of like grinding nails on the chalkboard for what I wanted to learn. It was just not something I was interested in. That, and the professor was not as enthusiastic as I would like in a class that I'm not that interested in the first place.

Commentary: Makes sense. So I think the answer was great up until the part with the professor. You probably want to leave that out, just because this question and most questions they’re asking you about your least favorite this or that are really asking “do you approach a situation positively or negatively.” So you really did a nice job of focusing that on yourself and you gave good reasons for why it wasn’t as riveting I guess as some of the other things or the other courses you were taking. Those all made perfect sense.

I’m sure you’re right about the professor. I had professors like that too, but it’s probably best not to mention it and just stick with about you and how you handle it.

Question by Interviewer:

There's a push right now to change the title from physician assistant to physician associate. What are your thoughts on that?

Response by Interviewee: Well, I do believe that it is something that would make a lot of people happier and more content with their jobs. There are a lot of other things about the PA profession that I think could use change. But what I have learned in my personal experience is that the word assistant actually does occasionally lead a patient to kind of undermining the role of a PA, both their abilities, their training, and their role in the healthcare field.

The word associate is so similar but it doesn't quite have that same stigma, so I would say that it's a harmless transition from assistant to associate. Now, I don't really understand why there is opposition to it other than certain other professions feeling threatened by somewhat of an upgrade of a title. But other than that I think that it's ... It'd be cool, it would definitely be a great change for the profession.

Commentary: Okay, so I think that’s good. It’s a good start. I was a little thrown in the beginning because you said you thought that there were other things to be more focused on, but then you went right into why you think it’s a great idea. It felt a little desperate to me, it’s not in a bad way, just a little jarring I guess. On the other hand, though I think you make a good case for why it’s a good change to make. You might want to show a little more understanding of the opposite point of view, maybe destabilizing the perfection, people already aren’t quite certain what a physician assistant is so if you change the profession’s name are you going to be upsetting that even more, those kinds of things. So build a little more understanding of that, and then I think it’s fine if you choose a side. In my opinion, I know some people will advise you not to, but I think you’re probably safe unless the school you’re interviewing with has a specific standpoint on it.

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me one thing about you that I won't find anywhere in your application?

Response by Interviewee:  I'm glad you asked because it is something kind of cool about where I work right now, so the orthopedic surgeon that I work for he's kind of a high profile surgeon, where he treats VIPs, celebrities, politicians, athletes. Pretty much anybody you'd see on a billboard or Super Bowl game or NBA Championship, people like that. And I actually kind of ... I'm on call, so I can get a call at like 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning from my doctor and he'll say, "Hey, we got to go see Prince so-and-so out at the so-and-so hotel." And I'd pack up my bags, get my scrubs on, and get out there and we'll do an assessment and from there depending on what he needs I will then kind of need to assemble medical teams or technicians, ultrasound tech's, whoever it may be that we kind of do concierge, facilitative care. So he's an orthopedic surgeon but he also works almost like an internist.

Commentary: Nice, that’s a really good response to that question because it’s super interesting, very different, hardly anyone is going to answer in that way. So nice, that’s a good response to that. I also thought it was wonderful that you said, “I’m glad you asked,” because no one has ever said that to me. So that’s nice.

Response by Interviewee:  Well, it’s … Yeah, because it is a very unique, weird thing that I do for this doctor, and there are clients that we see it’s not kind of an everyday thing. And it’s not really appropriate anywhere else in my application to include that information.

Response by Interviewer:  Okay, no, it’s really neat, that’s very cool. Those kind of answers that are really specific to you, unique to you, I think they’re great to include when you can because it’s going to ground your application in the interviewers’ minds just a little bit more and link them directly to you and who you are, which I think is always good.

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me what you think is going to be your biggest challenge in PA school?

Response by Interviewee:  I would say that my biggest challenge would likely be just dealing with the rigorous didactic and clinical portions of the program. It's definitely a very serious program, it's stressed almost anywhere you read about PA school that it's two years of a pretty hardcore regimen of education. So I do know that from my training, not training but my education at UCSB, a very top-notch school with a very rigorous curriculum, that I would likely be very well prepared for what's to come in the PA program. Maybe that, and during clinicals, dealing with patients, like patients actually losing their lives or really kind of going through the first experiences of the real world of medicine as a provider. I'd say those two things would probably be the hardest for me.

Commentary: Good. I think that’s a really nice response. I love how you came back from talking about the rigor of the program; you were automatically able to say you went through a very rigorous undergraduate program. So I think that is a nice way of saying you feel prepared for that. I can’t think of anything to add to that really, I think you did well.

Question by Interviewer:

How do you feel you would adjust to seeing a patient lose their life?

Response by Interviewee:  Well, I have actually witnessed a patient die before. But it was very, very gentle and he kind of just died almost right in front of us, almost as if he was asleep. So that was definitely a shock when I learned that he had passed. In this setting, I'm imagining somewhat of like an emergency room situation which I've actually done a lot of shadowing in. I haven't seen anyone die yet, but I would say that it would definitely be an adjustment, something that I would have to kind of reconcile with afterward. But it is also something that I'm completely aware of I'll be experiencing in my work. So I would be affected by it at first, but I would definitely be able to overcome and realize that it's a learning experience each time that something like that happens.

Response by Interviewee:  A little tip that I learned from Al the PA from the admissions board, he said anytime that there is kind of a follow-up question it’s typically a good thing unless they’re asking for clarification. He says that it’s kind of like it opens a door to a conversation, and you want to try and drag that conversation out as much as you can because it really shows you as a person and kind of gives you that dialogue that you would not normally otherwise get to display. So would you say that after your follow-up question I would say like do you find that you have any students who struggle with that aspect of your program, and then I can ask a question after they asked me a question?

Response by Interviewer:  I think it’d be great, yeah. Go ahead.

Response by Interviewee:  Read their response, if they seem engaged with your question then, yeah, I’d go forward with that as much as you can. If they seem put off by it then pull back, but if it seems awesome to me. I think that’s a great tip he gave you.

Question by Interviewer:

What would you do if a patient refused to be seen by you because you are a PA and not the physician?

Response by Interviewee:  I mean, I've seen this countless times, kind of goes with the profession. You just simply say, "Oh, I completely understand, let me see what I can do to have the physician come in. If the physician is not able to then, of course, we'd be happy to reschedule you so that you can come back and get the evaluation that you need. And for future reference, we can always clarify that your visits will be with the physician and not with a PA. And just very nonchalant, well, I mean it's just such a common to occurrence; I've seen it so many times. It's just you're like, "Okay, no problem." Just go see the doctor. You're not going to ... I'm not going to get offended.

Commentary: Yeah, nice. I think that’s great. Your emphasis on rescheduling for the patient and even following up and saying for future reference we’ll make sure to note that you see the physician, I think that’s an excellent approach. You might throw in the word respect for the patient’s wishes, it’s ultimately their choice, you could throw those words in there specifically, but I think you did a great job. Some people talk about maybe gently educating the patient about your qualifications. I think it’s up to you, you could if you want.

Response by Interviewee:  Yeah, I guess, you could read, at that point, you read the patients if they’re really opposed to seeing you and they’re like, “I don’t want to see …” I mean, it comes from my experience just the majority of patients who asked to see the doctor you’re pretty much not going to talk them out of it.

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Analysis:  You spoke with confidence and authority, you knew what you were saying when you answered that question so to me your experience came through very well on that question. Yeah, nice job.

Question by Interviewer:

Can you tell me what patient population you least like working with?

Response by Interviewee:  That's a great question. Patient population, I would say that there's not really a specific population that I dislike working with. I would say that there's more of a type of patient that I would dislike working with then of course that's going to be the uncooperative, disgruntled, upset patient. But one of my strengths about me as a person and me in the medical field is that I'm likely able to kind of diffuse those types of patients, I can ... somehow I can get them down to back to kind of a fresh start and sympathize with them and kind of clean up all the mess that was going on, the reason why they're upset, and then kind of then facilitate how can we help you.

So yeah, I couldn't say that there's a specific type of ... There's not a specific population that I don't like, because I've seen everyone. Everybody's a person, I don't know like I wouldn't say that I could discriminate like that.

Commentary: Good job. I think that’s a great response. I like how you worded that. And then talking about people who are just more difficult to deal with, there are individuals like that in every group, right? So that’s a perfect way of phrasing that in my mind. And I think throwing in that you’re good at diffusing those types of tense situations is a great approach as well.

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me about a time when you had to work with a supervisor that you had a disagreement or differences with?

Response by Interviewee:  Oh, boy, well, when I was a phlebotomist I worked at a large private lab, and my supervisor, she was a little abrasive not just to me but just kind of to the staff in general. But I mean, you're going to experience people like this in all parts of life, and especially when you're working with someone who's not only your coworker but your boss, you just need to be professional. And with her I just ... I did my job, I did everything that was asked of me. I kept interactions to a minimum just to not instigate any issues. And eventually at the end of it, I kind of in a good way killed her with kindness, kind of won her over at the end just because I never really fed into any negativity that was there.

Commentary: Great. I think that’s a great approach. It’s not a very specific answer, but I think that it’s fine, because it’s sort of an ongoing situation. You’re really reacting to a personality trait rather than an actual specific event, right? To me, it seems fine. The aspect of not feeding into the negativity and killing her with kindness is a nice … it’s a nice way of showing your approach to difficult patients, and it aligns well with your patient population answer as well, how you are good at defusing tensions like that, so makes sense.

Response by Interviewee:  What would you say my answer wasn’t specific enough?

Response by Interviewer:  Oh, no, I don’t think it’s not specific enough. You’re talking really about a personality trait, so it’s not something that’s one specific incident, it’s something that’s an ongoing situation. So if you had talked about a time when your boss criticized you for something in particular… you could explain a situation directly like that and get into a little bit more detail in terms of how you would handle that type of conflict, so if you had a situation like that you could maybe offer a little bit more detail. But your answer was okay, there was nothing wrong with it at all.

Response by Interviewee:  Okay, for less impactful questions like this one, pretty much just like don’t blow the answer and that’s fine. I mean, it’s going to be rare to be able to like really make an amazing stance on a question like that, is that right?

Response by Interviewer:  It just depends. I had an example where someone’s physician was asking him to bill a patient for something that they hadn’t actually done. So that’s an ethical dilemma. So those kinds of responses are actually pretty impactful.

Response by Interviewee:  Okay, ethical dilemma.

Response by Interviewer:  Yes things like that. But you have the right approach for your response, if you wanted to take it a step further you could think about maybe specific situations.

Question by Interviewer:

Tell me if you would why you feel that program's right for you and why you're the right fit for the program?

Response by Interviewee:  Well, after doing plenty of research on your program I've learned that your mission statement and my goals as a PA are pretty much aligned. You are trying to train exceptional PAs that can give back to underserved communities, but you're also trying to train PAs that will also give back to the PA profession. I mean, since I've been involved with community service I've been involved with the Greeks for Kids organization, kind of a charity where we, my friend Karl, actually started it up. And we raised thousands of dollars for Boys’ and Girls' Club, for small preschools around the Santa Barbara County.

And then also I've been involved with the Greater West Hollywood Soup Coalition where me and my girlfriend have been doing dinner service. So I love community service, and it's just it's almost selfish for me because of how much I enjoy doing it. It's like you kind of take credit for giving people things. I don't know, it's just like I really enjoy it, so it's kind of a guilty pleasure. So giving back to the community would be awesome.

And then as giving back to the PA profession, I would say that my long history of teaching and preceptorship, when I was younger I taught ballroom dancing to kids, I taught yo-yo lessons believe it or not at one of my old jobs, at Saturdays I teach them yo-yo tricks. And I was also a varsity assistant coach for the women's varsity team at my high school. So I have in all of my preceptorships at my previous medical jobs I just kind of have this knack for teaching, mentorship. So I would say that once I'm a well-established physician assistant, comfortable in my practice and my trade that I could eventually start giving back, either mentoring or assuming some sort of leadership position, just like you guys are now. You guys are teaching at a PA school which would be a pretty cool experience.

I could definitely; I always thought that actually if I were to not get into medicine that I could always be a teacher. So for your program, there's that. Also what I really like about your program I like the interdisciplinary learning model where you actually have your optometry students, your PA students, and your pharmacy students work together collaboratively on case studies, which teaches each other ... it teaches each other how to utilize each discipline to create a better health care plan for the patient.

I've heard plenty of times from PAs and physicians in my shadowing experience that they wish they wish they had that type of experience during their training where doctors come out of med school not really knowing how to utilize PAs, PAs coming out of PA school not really knowing how to utilize pharmacists or other disciplines. So I think that that would really give me an advantage as a PA to work more effectively as a healthcare team.

Those are two pretty strong ones. And then, of course, the last one is that your first attempt board certification pass rate is 100%, and has been ever since you started your program. So I would be coming out of your program feeling pretty confident that I'm not only going to pass my boards but that I would be very well prepared for the real world of being a PA.

Commentary: Fantastic, really specific, nice job. Great details in terms of what you know about the program, that comes through really well. So yeah, I think that’s great. You could probably add a little bit more detail on how you might be a good fit for that particular program. If there are organizations on campus, things like that that you might be able to be a part of, you could meld that in and talk about after you finish school, trying to involve yourself in the program and continue as a source of support in some way. So I think there’s some opportunity there for you to show that you’re willing to continue to invest yourself in the program specifically.

Question by Interviewer:

If you're not accepted into this program what do you think the reason would be?

Response by Interviewee: I would say that most likely the reason I didn't get accepted is because I met most of the requirements but simply someone was just more qualified than I was. I have been interested in the PA profession since day one, so if I were to have more time to prepare for a pre-PA, to apply to your program then I would be able to have more volunteer hours, a higher GPA and just overall breadth of experience shadowing other PAs more experience in different fields of healthcare. So I would say that I'm a pretty strong applicant, but of course, there may always be someone stronger.

Commentary: Good. I think you answered that really well. But I think you could tack on to the end of that statement something about how you’re always building your skills and your qualifications, and so you’ll apply again.

Response by Interviewee:  Yeah, I’ll be a stronger applicant next cycle. I haven’t heard that question, so that was difficult.

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, it’s the worst question. I hate asking it because we’ve had this nice interview up till now and I feel like it’s just a big buzz kill.

Response by Interviewee:  It’s definitely a buzzkill, it definitely kind of like weights down on you because you visualize not getting in.

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, and I really want you too. I think it’s so much better if I’m the buzz kill than if they’re the buzz kill. So now you can envision my happy face apologizing for it and maybe it won’t be so bad if you get that question in reality.

Response by Interviewee:  I’m sure they hate asking that question too.

Question by Interviewer:

How do you think the PA profession will change in the next 10 years?

Response by Interviewee:  Well, the way that the PA profession has been trending I mean it's pretty much had an exponential growth, not only by public awareness of the profession but also the need for PAs, not just PA but MPAs, mid-levels, as health care reform continues to reduce compensation for health care systems, the PA has been tried and tested as a very cost-effective resource, so I would expect that pretty much no matter what the PA profession is just going to keep booming. There's a projection that I've read that from 2010 to 2020 there's expected to be about a 58% increase in PAs in the country, which of course is not going to nearly match that of the demand for providers in this already large deficit of primary care providers.

They expect there to be I believe ... Gosh, what was it? I think it's like a 36% increase in demand because of the aging population and the increase in population, so pretty much all around there's going to be a greater need for PAs. So I think as a profession we're going nowhere but up.

Commentary: Awesome, good job, really great job. You can add a few more details if you wanted to but I think you summarized it well. You had some statistics in there too which is always a nice touch. You could also discuss things like the number of schools growing as well, more institutions popping up. I don’t know if it’s necessary though, I think your answer was nice and strong.

Question by Interviewer:

All right, the last question - tell me about one time that you surprised yourselves?

Response by Interviewee:  Oh, gosh. Well, I definitely surprised myself last summer. I was up against quite a few crazy, crazy transitions. So last summer my girlfriend graduated from UCSB, and was moving back to her parent's house. We'd been together for two years so I didn't really want to do a long-distance at that point, so my lease ended around the same time. So I decided to move to LA to be closer to her, and what that entailed was me quitting my job, becoming homeless, finding a new job, finding a new house, and at the same time, I enrolled in an online anatomy class and also an online community development class.

I was crashing on my friend's couch, and the first job that I applied to is my current job now. I was contacted 30 minutes later, I had an interview 12 hours later, I got hired right on the spot. At that point I was still homeless, so then I was commuting to Beverly Hills from North Hollywood, which was not a fun drive. My third day of work I got in an almost nearly fatal car accident. I had a head-on collision, totaling both cars. So I am now homeless, I have a brand-new job, I don't have a car, and I was also enrolled in school.

I had to rent a car, I had to start picking up my responsibilities as the lead medical assistant at my new job while juggling this complete swirl of responsibilities, having to find a new house. So then I found a new apartment and moved in and just in the span of like two weeks I came out on top. I have an amazing job working for a very well-known surgeon, with a very high quality of patient care that has opened up quite a few crazy experiences so far. I've landed an amazing apartment which is only about a 15-minute drive from my work. I got an A-plus in my anatomy class, and I got an A in my human development class.

So in the midst of chaos, I was still able to get everything done that needed to be done. And here I am today, and during the whole time, I was also working on my PA school application too. So I definitely surprised myself with that. I didn't just drop everything after all that.

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Commentary: I think you did a great job. I think you overall throughout the entire interview you’re a good strong communicator, you don’t seem nervous, you come across as very confident and very qualified. I think you have really done a great job.

Response by Interviewee:  Wow. Thank you very much, that’s huge. So yeah, I mean, I luckily do have a lot of real-world experience to pull from, so I think that’s kind of where a lot of my freeform answers came from. But also I’ve been preparing, I have a packet of 20 pages of dense answers. So even though I haven’t formulated them into a conversation I guess it just came out right now, so it’s only going to get better, but I’m glad that you said that I did well, because I wasn’t actually expecting to do as well as I did just now speaking with you for the first time.

Response by Interviewer:  You did a really nice job.

Response by Interviewee:  So how would you say I compared to others that you’ve interviewed?

Response by Interviewer:  I think you’re at the top of the group for sure,  especially in terms of how poised you are. Your experience comes across very well. You have a lot of background experience, right? And so where some people might be nervous about talking about their experience or they may not have quite as much to back up their qualifications, you do have a lot to draw from and I think more than anything it seems like it comes across as just a very self-assured position, not cocky, and not like  you know everything but just that you know what you know. And it’s a very strong position to be in. So the fact that you really don’t seem nervous at all, you seem like you’re ready to talk and you know what you want to say and you know why you’re doing what you’re doing, and that’s I think that’s a really huge thing in an interview.

Response by Interviewee:  I do tend to have kind of like a serious face, and I know that PA programs are kind of looking for the applicant who’s smiley and everything. So I tried to throw in as much small little tidbits of humor when I can. Did that kind of come across as like I’m actually kind of like a fun person at all?

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, I think so. It definitely wasn’t overshadowing or overpowering the rest of your conversation, but yeah, you didn’t come across as like stiff or too serious to me.

Response by Interviewee:  Oh, great. Okay, that’s what I want to avoid.

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, no, I don’t think so. And you did a nice job of smiling in between times, so throw that in. When it occurs to you and when it’s appropriate drop it in, but I think you’re doing just fine. And you had some good funny moments in there too about risking your life on the weekend and that kind of stuff. It shouldn’t really be that funny, but you know what I mean? It was funny the way you said.

Response by Interviewee:  I do have three questions, just the questions because they’re going to ask do you have any questions. Let’s see, so the three questions – the number one is … So I’m really attracted to your program because of the interdisciplinary learning model that you have where your PA and pharmacists and optometry students work together. I’ve heard from providers that they wish they had this kind of experience, have you heard any feedback from any of your alumni of any one of these three programs that they feel that they have somewhat of an advantage in the field knowing how to better work with other disciplines or even the same disciplines that they worked with in their program? That’s one.

Response by Interviewer:  That’s a great question. I like that. You might phrase that in terms of what feedback have you gotten from alumni, just to instead of leading them down the like how have they told you it’s been helpful, you could ask them like what’s the feedback been.

Response by Interviewee:  What kind of feedback have you received?

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, that opens the door a little bit more for them. They’ll probably still tell you why it’s helped, but …

Response by Interviewee:  Okay, awesome. That’s really good advice. The second question was – I noticed that your first matriculating class was 27 students, and if I were to get into this upcoming matriculating class it says the class size of 40 students. What prompted the increase in class size? Are you trying to give back to … Are you trying to feed into the provider deficit? I’m trying to … I’m also still trying to formulate that question. Do you think that’s even a good way to get in? Because it’s a program specific question, but I don’t know if it’s strong. I’m not sure.

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, I don’t know either. I wouldn’t tack on the are you trying to do this or that. Although that does soften the question in case they were to feel defensive about it, because you don’t want it to come across as sort of like a judgemental type of smaller class sizes are better type of thing. So I’m not sure about that question. I think maybe …

Response by Interviewee:  It doesn’t sound it resonates with you very well.

Response by Interviewer:  No, I think it could be misinterpreted.

Response by Interviewee:  And then the other question – what sets your program apart from other programs?

Response by Interviewer:  Yeah, I think that’s a good one.

Response by Interviewee:  Okay, I’ll try and come up with one other question. I was told that three is pretty much the max amount of questions that you would want to ask during that time, so maybe just keep it down to two.

Thank you, Taylor!

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I have recently been accepted to a program that was one of my top choices, and I also was waitlisted with two other schools. I wanted to thank you again for all your help Duke.  Not only am I grateful for your knowledge of writing and grammar (which were invaluable), but most importantly your kind word and motivation, which I needed so much at the time.  You’re a great person!

Alex Taylor, PA-S

I just wanted to share that I got into USC! Woohoo!!! They just called me to share the good news. I’m feeling pretty shocked since that interview did not go as well in my head. I can’t believe I got into school during my first round of applications. This would not have been possible without you, and I really appreciate all the support you gave me throughout this process. ?

Tiffany, PA-S

Sue Edmondson was VERY thorough in her editing of my essay, as well as the promptness of her responses to me. She not only took the time to edit the grammar of my essay but helped me remove a large portion of it to focus on the important aspects of it and draw in more details. Overall, a fantastic service!

Megan Hunstad, Pre-PA

My editor knew exactly what kind of edits I was looking for and addressed all of my questions/concerns I had about my essay. I will definitely be recommending this service to my club members and friends.

Stephanie, Pre-PA

I felt our mock interview was an absolute necessity to prepare for the Academic and Personal interviews from Yale School of Medicine PA Program Online. I felt the calibre of questions you had asked me, in addition to the coaching and post-question feedback, really helped me understand what an ideal response looks like and gave me time to reflect and prepare my responses for the formal interview just two days later.

During my interviews I was asked plenty of questions I didn’t have a prepared response to (and I had combed through tons especially in the days following our mock interview!) I can say that I answered each question genuinely, authentically, and showed both interviewers the best version of myself. I didn’t stammer or lose my place, and I felt confident in my words and expressions. I don’t think I would have been as comfortable, calm, or confident without having accepted your guidance and feedback and learned from our time together.

Gratitude for your words, encouragement, and support is an understatement. Thank you, Sarah!

Best Regards,
Jacob

Jacob, PRE-PA

Sarah is an amazing writer. She helped clarify my thoughts and encouraged me on this journey. When/ if I get an interview, it will be because of her amazing writing skills.

Araceli, Pre-PA

Loved this service and working with Sarah. She was super helpful and easy to talk with. Will definitely recommend this service to others.

Diana, Pre-PA

Sarah was absolutely wonderful. She not only helped take my personal statement to the best level, but she also made it easy to understand why certain changes were better. In the end, she went through and used a highlighting method to show how we connected things to PA and skills that were good. This made it easier to visualize everything. I’d recommend Sarah to anyone applying to PA school that needs that extra push on their personal statements.

Taylor, Pre-PA

I used the personal statement editing service through The PA Life, and I worked with Sarah. She was AMAZING and made such a difference in both the quality of my personal statement and in my confidence as an applicant. That said, I’m so grateful to say I’ve been accepted into two out of the three programs I applied to and have an interview with the third on Friday of this week. I couldn’t be more excited!

Nikki, PA-S

I just wanted to let you know I accepted a spot at the University of Dubuque’s PA program! I want to thank you for all your help and support in this process and for all the positivity you brought my way. Thanks for all you do and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you! I would recommend you highly to anyone.

Meghna, PA-S

I am writing this because I wanted to share with you that I have been accepted to the University of Iowa PA program.  I would like to once again thank you for your insight and guidance while writing my personal statement, it came at just the right time.

Eugene V.PA-S

Sarah was beyond amazing, she was always on time with my essay edits, took the time needed to really listen to what I had to say. Sarah pretty much transformed my essay form caveman style to an easy, awesome flow good content easy and fun to read essay. I am very thankful for her collaboration, I could not have done anything that resembles her quality of work. Thanks a million!!!!

Jerry C, Pre-PA

An amazing experience. Glad to have worked with Duke. He did his best, and it was very enjoyable.

Anand T. Pre-PA

Sarah Morris Schultz was my PA statement editor and she was absolutely fabulous! She helped to shave my original 4-page long, winding PA statement down to a 2 page impactful, poignant, moving statement that lead me to get accepted to a Doctor of Medical Science program in Physician Assistant Studies. She has such a gift for writing and knowing how to say things in just the right way and use the right words! One of the DMS PA program committee members started off my video conference online interview by stating that my PA statement was the best he ever read, not “one of the best” but THE BEST statement. My heart leapt. My PA statement years ago had caused me NOT to get accepted to the school that I had hoped. I did get accepted to a good PA school, got my degree, and started practicing in this field that I love. However, this time I decided to humble myself and get help writing a good statement. Praise God, it paid off. I am so grateful for the PA Life service and fee for the one-on-one service is worth every penny! I recommend everyone get Sarah Morris Schultz. She’s the bomb.com! I love you, Sarah 🙂

Sonja D. PA-S

I used the personal statement editing service with Deanna Matzen (April/May 2021) and the mock interview service with Mary Jones (June 2021). Both were exceptional to work with and helped me to achieve my goal. I applied to three schools and received interview invites from all three (I’m a first-time applicant). I was waitlisted at one in June and later accepted in November, received early acceptance to my top choice in November (UTSW), and I chose to decline my third interview scheduled in December. Thank you for your services!

Rachelle, Pre-PA

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for helping me with my personal statement. I have been accepted at Cornell, and will most likely be entering their program in March 2017. I have also received interview offers from Wake Forest, Duke, Pitt, Quinnipiac, Oregon Health Sciences, and Chatham so far. I am happy to share my success up to this point, because I would not be in this position without your guidance, wisdom, and talent.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with you, and I am profoundly grateful for your help. I wish you all the best in the future.

Stephanie Dwyer, PA-S

I’m not sure if you remember me but you helped me a couple of months ago on my PA personal statement. Just wanted to let you know — I got accepted into University of Pacific’s PA program! I’m overjoyed!

Thank you so much for all your help and encouragement! I really appreciate it.

Jennifer MurphyPRE-PA

Sue’s comments were very helpful. Her quick turnaround time is very impressive. She responded to my concerns and questions promptly. She clearly knows what to present to the PA school admissions team. I am very happy with her work.

Kitti, Pre-PA

Great feedback and turn around time. Utilizing this feature gave me even more confidence that I was trying my best to be the top candidate.

Kristopher, Pre-PA

Thank you so much for making the personal statement process less stressful! Although I had been planning and brainstorming for months, the process of writing my journey in 5,000 characters was just daunting and overwhelming. Thank you so much for your kindness, flexibility, and your patience that helped me through this process. I appreciate how you listened and incorporated my feedback to make my personal statement a work of art that is truly representative of ME! I would highly recommend your services to any aspiring PA students who feel lost or overwhelmed by the process. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Cintia, Pre-PA

Sarah Schultz was a great editor and was easy to communicate with. She answered my emails very promptly and made great suggestions while also helping me cut down and condense my essay to be in the character limit. She made me feel more confident in my work and helped me develop an essay that I am proud of. I would definitely use this service again!

Katie, Pre-PA

Duke is great! I had such a great time with him editing my personal statement. So glad I found this site!

Melissa Nicole Aguilera, Pre-PA

I owe you a lot! Thank you so much for helping me in this important process. God bless you.

Catalina, Pre-PA

Sarah was a pleasure to work with the entire time. I felt very overwhelmed when I was working on my personal statement on my own, but once I started working with Sarah, she made me feel at ease while getting my personal statement to look its best. Sarah is very knowledgeable, understanding, and professional. One of the things I loved the most about working with her is that no matter the time of the day she was always available and got back to you in a timely manner. The whole time we worked on my personal statement she made sure I felt comfortable with changes that had to be made and I appreciated this as well. Sarah is excellent at what she does and I would recommend her and this one on one service to anyone that needs it.

Odilia, Pre-PA

Thank you for all of your help with my essay. You used my content, but refined it and made it more relatable. I believe due to your help I gained three interviews this cycle! I was accepted to two of the three schools and I will be going to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston this May. Again, thank you for all of your help, it has definitely changed my life.

Lauren Clewley, PA-S

I wanted to give you an update and thank you. I just received my first acceptance and at the interview, they commented on how well written my personal statement was. I appreciate your hard work and working with me to create such an awesome piece! Hopefully, this won’t be the last time we talk- maybe our paths will cross again one day!

Janne Kim, Pre-PA

Deanna was so amazing! She was really thorough and strengthened my essay in one edit! I feel so confident submitting my essay and I have high hopes for interviews! Thank you for providing these services to those of us with stories that need help being told. I would definitely recommend this service to everyone who wants to apply to PA school!

Valeria, Pre-PA

Thank you once again for your help in reviewing and editing my personal statement for PA school. Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of accepting a position in the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Physician Assistant Program. The class begins in July 2022, and I am excited to begin this next chapter of entering the PA profession. I have no doubt that your invaluable assistance helped me produce a personal statement that promoted my application and paved the way for my successful interview, and I am sincerely grateful.

Angela, PA-S

My editor was amazing! She took everything I asked and did editing that was above and beyond. She was also great at communicating and taking my comments/opinions into consideration. 10/10 would recommend!

Ravee, Pre-PA

I have never used a service like this before. All I can say is that I wish I had discovered it sooner 😀

Rebecca G. PA-S

I received an acceptance call from USC! I’m going to be a PA! ??‍⚕️ I’m so overfilled with joy and gratitude!! All of my experiences led to this, and I can’t help but feel immense gratitude for every single person that was part of this journey. You were a huge component of this journey, and I am so appreciative of all of your help. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Cintia Chávez, PA-S

Carly blew away all my expectations. She not only suggested edits to refine the content, but she also made grammatical and structural changes that fine-tuned my essay and allowed it to flow. I came into the editing process feeling hopeless about my personal statement, but with her edits, I feel confident that it will stand out. On top of all that, Carly was very timely in editing and returning my essay – I got it back within a few days! I’m very pleased with her service and recommend it to anyone out there who needs a fresh, professional set of eyes on their personal statement.

Stephanie, Pre-PA

Well worth the money. I consider myself a decent writer but found I was stuck on a few key points of my personal statement. After a few edits on my own and with a few people I trust, I decided to submit my essay for editing through ThePALife to make sure I was really on the right track. I am supremely satisfied. The essay I wrote turned out to be a solid base, but Sarah went to work, and every change and suggestion had a logical place. She polished it up and made it shine. Thank you so much!

Conor K. Pre-PA

Sarah helped to condense my detailed thoughts into a powerful essay. Over the phone, she was careful to collaborate with me before making any changes so that the piece remained under my control and in my voice. She served as a guide and insured the essay brought out my strengths and reasons for pursuing the PA profession. Overall, I’m incredibly happy with the service!

Julie, Pre-PA

Hope everything is going well! I just wanted to let you know I’m 2/2 so far with receiving interviews. I know your help with my essays has played a huge part. I just wanted to update you and tell you how grateful I am for all of your help!

John, Pre-PA

I am very happy with your service and would highly recommend it to any PA applicant. Duke helped me to put my thoughts in order and to make significant changes. My personal statement sounds great and seems easy and interesting to read now.  He took a lot of time to explain his way of thinking and to understand what I am trying to say. Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate what you are doing for others.

Olga N. Pre-PA

I loved this service! Not only did my editor transform my essay, she helped me feel more confident in my application moving forward. She was extremely personable and efficient. I love my essay and now I’m even more excited about applying for school because of the help I received from The PA Life! Highly recommend!!

Aubrey, Pre-PA

I had such a great time working with Carly. She is very prompt, understanding, and reliable. She made my personal statement very easy to read and helped me convey my words the way I intended it. I’m couldn’t be happier with my final essay and I really appreciated Carly’s effort to edit and re-edit until we were pleased with the result. I’m so glad that I worked with Carly and I thank her for what she did with my PS!!!

Zulhumar, Pre-PA

I wanted to send you a quick life update and another BIG thank you! I received my acceptance at the University of Utah’s PA Program on Monday and couldn’t be happier. Thank you for all your help with my essay and interview prep. Both of these services that you provided were so helpful in my success. I will highly recommend you to any future PA student.

Lily, Pre-PA

Sarah did such a great job editing my personal statement! She was receptive to my concerns and had awesome ideas to make my essay stand out. I am very happy with how it turned out and I am excited to submit it. Thank you!!

Hannah, Pre-PA

Just found your site today while trying to update my resume. Also, I have to recertify next year so your tests are great for a refresher course. I was in a specialty area of medicine so I now realize how much I forgot in the past 5 years. Thank you very much and I will pass on to other PAs.

Pattie Solomon PA-CNorTh Miami Florida

You helped me revise my personal statement for PA school admissions earlier this year, and I wanted to let you know how much you helped me. I got eight interviews and five admissions this cycle! I’ll be attending Pacific University this May. Multiple interviewers commented on how much they liked my personal statement. They described it as “eloquent” and “genuine.” I cannot thank you enough for your help earlier this year; I feel that it was a big part of my success this cycle.

Monica Harris, PA-S

Sarah was a tremendous help to me and provided me with thoughtful edits that really made my personal statement stand out from the crowd. She was very easy to work with and really seems to care about each of her clients. I really enjoyed working with her and highly recommend her as an editor. As of today, I have 3 interviews scheduled, including one at my top choice school! Thank you!

Andrew, Pre-PA

The edit that I received from Sue was exactly what I was hoping for. She was able to tighten up my draft beyond my personal skill level and made edits that I was would have never thought to make. She has definitely made my personal statement stronger. Thank you, Sue!

Ethan, Pre-PA

Susan did a fantastic job editing my essay! She guided me and gave me suggestions for strengthening certain sections and equally took out weak parts. After I followed her recommendations, I really felt like I had an essay where every sentence mattered and reflected who I was. Thank you so much Susan for your help. I feel that I have a stronger essay because of your honest feedback and your help!

Amanda Pre-PA

The comments and edits made by Sue are exceptional! They’ve helped a lot in terms of helping me express my thoughts more clearly and effectively. It felt as if she was there with me, reading my thoughts and helping me with the entire process in person!

Amy, Pre-PA

I received an early acceptance! I just wanted to thank you so much for all your help. You are a pro and I’m so thankful for you! You helped me more than you’ll ever know! I’m so excited! You saved me!!!!

Shelly K. Pre-PA

Carly took the time to listen to my concerns about my personal statement and apply them to what I had already written. I was so appreciative as I wasn’t sure where my personal statement stood before submitting it. I now feel more confident in my statement!

Chelsea, Pre-PA

Thank you so much for helping me with my physician assistant program application essays and interview! I am so excited to let you know that I received multiple PA school acceptances and have decided that I will be attending Cornell University’s PA Program in New York City. The program begins in February 2019 and I cannot wait to begin!  I truly appreciate all your help and encouragement throughout my PA application process.

Christine Chen, PA-S

I just want to let you know I got into the pa program! I want to give you a huge thank you for helping me nail the interview and make a great essay. Thank you, x 100,000!

Rachel J, Pre-PA

I had an excellent experience with this service. Deanna was thorough, attentive to my essay, and very easy to contact. She did a great job and I would highly recommend this service to anyone.

Grant, Pre-PA

Beth did great at editing my personal statement. I feel that she corrected a lot of my grammar and made my personal statement very well-spoken while not changing what I wanted to convey. She gave me additional thoughts to consider if I wanted to edit the essay again afterward, but I feel quite content! Thank you, PA Life!

Audrey, Pre-PA

I just wanted to send you a quick email, letting you know that I finally got accepted into PA school! I will be attending Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and will be starting this fall. I could not have made it this far without your help! This was my third time applying and during my first two cycles, I didn’t think that I needed outside help. But this time around, I decided that I needed to change my tactic and I am so freaking happy that I did. Your guidance and advice on my personal statement absolutely made a difference. I had 6 interviews and got accepted into 4! You have helped changed my life and I am forever grateful. I have several friends who will be applying this cycle so I will be referring them to you!

Christian, Pre-PA

I am extremely pleased with this service. It is exactly the kind of constructive criticism I was hoping to receive. I had my essay reviewed by “myparesources” and was not very satisfied with their general comments. Sue put a lot of time and effort and gave me concrete examples of how to change my essay for the better. I WILL recommend this service over all others. Thank you so much!

Joe, Pre-PA

This is Tyler. I hope you remember helping me with my essay back in May. As promised, I wanted to update you with news of my PA school journey and I am excited to tell you that I was accepted to Stony Brook’s PA program!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for helping me write an essay that was truly reflective of who I am as a candidate and as a person! It played a pivotal role in this whole nerve-racking process and has helped me achieve a major life goal. You are a godsend to Pre-PA students.

Tyler, PA-S

Awesome editing service! Everything was detailed, and I could tell that my editor really cared about helping me produce a great personal statement.

Ashanna, Pre-PA

I am mind-blown by my editor Carly’s work. My original essay is like an ill-fitting suit. She hemmed and adjusted it in all the right places and now it looks perfect. I don’t think I’m a bad writer, but I don’t write often and I have spent the past 10 years of my life focused on health sciences. I may have never been able to do this on my own. Thank you thank you, I consider this essay service a bargain.

Rebecca, Pre-PA

I was at a point where I kept reading my essay over and over again and not knowing what to change. After Sue looked over and thoroughly edited the essay, I had a completely new focus! I knew exactly what to tweak and her service really cleared up any uncertainty I had with my essay. I’m now much more confident as I finish up my CASPA applications!

Julia Spalding, Pre-PA

I can not speak highly enough of Sarah. She was extremely helpful and easy to work with. I think she did an especially admirable job packaging the message I was trying to get across in my essay in a concise format that flows smoothly. Thank you again!

Ian, Pre-PA

Carly Hallman did an amazing job helping me with my personal statement! I was feeling conflicted and uncertain about my own personal statement, but she helped set my mind at ease! I now have peace of mind regarding my personal statement. She was so helpful in correcting any grammar errors and also informed me of what I could add to my essay. I knew I was missing something in my essay, but could not quite put my finger on it. Carly identified what was missing so I could make those changes to my essay. I’m so thankful for her help because I do not think I could have figured out that “missing piece” had it not been for her. I now feel confident about my essay and I am extremely happy with it! 🙂 Thank you so much!!!

Ramsha, Pre-PA

Mr. Pasquini was very patient, accommodating and direct in his editing/advice. He was honest, in a way that I needed due to the importance of the letter. I even picked up a few tips to enhance my writing from our meetings. Great experience and will definitely recommend him to others!

Alana P. Pre-PA

I truly appreciate the ideas and comments Deanna provided for my personal statement. Without her expertise in having an understanding of what PA programs are looking for in a personal statement, I would have gone in a completely different and possibly wrong direction. I highly recommend this service!

Victoria, Pre-PA

Carly did more than help revise my grammatical errors and flow. She was able to show me the strengths and weaknesses of the concepts of my essay. She was able to tell me what it was missing as well as praise me for what I did correctly. It gave me confidence in my writing, and I truly believe it will make an impact on the way PA programs view me.

Sherry, Pre-PA

It was an absolute pleasure working with Sarah. She was prompt to respond, professional, and kind. Sarah is an excellent writer. I was consistently impressed with her edits and suggestions for my personal statement. After working with Sarah I feel confident that my final essay will be well-received schools and help me stand out as a candidate.

Leah, Pre-PA

Sue was awesome and ensured I received my edited version of the essay in a timely manner. The editing was above exceptional and exceeded my expectations. Thanks so much!! You guys are awesome!

HK, Pre-PA

Deanna was an absolute joy to work with. Not only was she a wonderful writer and editor, but she helped me develop my thoughts and produce a personal statement I was proud to submit. She helped me refine my ideas, and concise my writing to illustrate my reasons for wanting this career. She was also very prompt in responding to my emails and questions. I am very happy with my personal statement and would recommend this service to anyone who is considering this service or feels stuck in their writing process.

Maddie, Pre-PA

I got in!! I got into PA school and I can’t thank you enough for your hand in helping me with this process. I received 7 interviews out of 12 applications, I was waitlisted at Jefferson, Salus, and Chatham. And I was accepted at Drexel and Stony Brook. I will be starting PA school in June! Thank you so very much!!

Natalie, Pre-PA

Carly edited my essay, providing a generous amount of comments on why she believes that her changes make for a stronger essay. She gave amazing advice and I know that my personal statement is much more well written than before the edits were made. Definitely worth the money!

Alexa, Pre-PA

Thanks to the PA life and Deanna I was accepted to ECU PA program this cycle. I’m starting my program next fall. I have been part of the PA life community and a member of the leadership team at the virtual pre-PA club with Deanna and others. I’m preparing a video presentation about how to become a PA for IMG. I’m a nontraditional app and abnormally normal applicant 😆. The video will be posted on the IMG space of the community. I’m so happy to share my experience and help pre-PA like me.

Shynar Johnson, PA-S

My editor with The PA Life was amazing! I will definitely suggest these services to anyone else applying to PA school. Thank you for everything!

Margarita, Pre-PA

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