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The Big List of PA School Applicant CASPA Statistics (cGPA, sGPA, GRE, HCE/HCE, etc.)

March 23, 2021 By Stephen Pasquini PA-C Leave a Comment

The Big List of PA School Applicant CASPA StatisticsOn your path to PA school, it's essential to know where you stand compared to others.

The only way to do this is to do a bit of research and compare your path to others on a similar journey.

Which is why we have compiled this big list of CASPA application statistics from 117 PA School applicants from the 2020-2021 CASPA application cycle.

To compare is to despair?

But “To compare is to despair,” they say. And it's true. I've experienced the pain of looking at other people's list of 10,000 volunteer hours, 3.86 cGPA, or sickeningly perfect #prepa Instagram pages.

But the act of comparison, in itself, is nothing to despair about. It's what happens next that’s problematic: the feeling "less than" that often ensues.

"She's got a higher GPA than I do," "she's got better LOR's than I do," "she has so many more HCE and PCE hours, she is thinner, happier, more successful, and I'm falling short."

Trust me, it's normal to do this, but it's not going to help you reach your goals. So instead of using comparison to belittle yourself, use the comparison to your advantage.

To compare is to research.

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If you are falling short in any metric, instead of feeling envious of others or bad about yourself because you don’t possess whatever it is your noticing that someone else has, consider it research.

Comparison can give us clues to what we like, what we want, and how to get it. And when we see what others have done to succeed, we know what’s possible for ourselves. If I see you accomplish something, that means it can be done!

Maybe it's improbable that you will be able to achieve a 3.90 sGPA, but you can take additional courses to bring your sGPA up to 3.34. Perhaps you will not go to Harvard undergrad, but you can use your two years of community college to make straight A's while saving a boatload of money. Maybe you recognize that you are short on HCE/PCE hours? You can get started today to earn a certification and begin accruing hours like your future depended on it (and maybe it does).

Here’s my advice as you read this list:

If there are metrics that you fall short on instead of “I’m not good enough,” try to insert these thoughts:

  • “I’m working on it.”
  • “I’ll get there too.”
  • “I’m on my way.”
  • “I’m grateful for what I have/who I am/where I am.”

If there are metrics you are rocking it on, give yourself a pat on the back.

And remember, there is no such thing as "the perfect PA school candidate." The application process involves many metrics, and PA schools use a holistic approach to screening applicants. If you fall a bit short in one area, you can make up for it by knocking it out of the park in another.

Harness the power of comparison to propel you toward your dream of being a PA.

The Big List of PA School Applicant CASPA Statistics

As part of our mock interview and personal statement editing process, we ask clients to share their CASPA PA school application statistics with us to serve them best.

Here are CASPA application statistics from ~ 117 PA School applicants from the 2020-2021 CASPA application cycle.

Statistics included in this analysis include cumulative GPA (cGPA), science GPA (sGPA), post-baccalaureate GPA, biology/chemistry/physics GPA (BCP GPA), healthcare experience, and patient care experience hours (HCE/PCE), types of work experience, GRE scores, letter of recommendations (LOR), undergraduate majors, volunteer hours, shadowing hours, and active duty service hours.

  1. GPA: 3.36 sGPA: 3.66 BCP GPA: 3.71 HCE Hours: 6,000 as a Paramedic 4,000 as an EMT-Basic Volunteer experience: 100 hours as an EMT/Front desk receptionist for a non-profit organization providing primary care for low-income Nevada-Residents. Research experience: 500 hours in organic chemistry, synthesizing lipophilic beta-lactam antibiotics for Citrus Greening Disease
  2. GPA: 3.0, 3.3 Science, 3.9 last 60 hours ~750 hours Physician Shadowing in Emergency Department ~130 hours PA shadowing in Psychiatrists, Geriatrics, Family Medicine ~12,000 hours, or 5 years of direct patient care experience in acute inpatient psychiatric, Emergency Psychiatric, Pediatric Emergency Department and Wound care as a nurse assistant and medical scribe. -3.97 GPA post-bachelor GPA, including all pre-requisites, and most sciences showing a significant upward trend in coursework compared to undergraduate GPA of 2.9.
  3. GPA: 3.4 SGPA: 3.18 Last 60 credits GPA: 4.0 HCE hours: 5,000
  4. GPA: 3.54 SGPA: 3.29 post baccalaureate: 47 units at 4.00 HCE Hours: 9,000 Non- healthcare volunteer hours: 2,000
  5. GPA: 3.6 MCAT: 512 Direct Patient Care Hours: More than 2000
  6. Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with honors, May 2017, University GPA 3.7792 CASPA GPA overall undergraduate 3.82 CASPA Science overall 3.59 CASPA overall non-science 3.93 Complete CASPA application is attached
  7. GPA: 3.57 SGPA: 3.73 HCE HOURS: >4,090 PA shadowing hours: 50 MD shadowing hours: 50
  8. GPA: 3.75-3.8 SGPA: 3.75-3.8 HCE Hours: 2,000+ as a MA, 2000+ as scribe/implementation manager at scribe company
  9. GPA: 3.48 SGPA: 3.20 HCE: over 4,000 GRE: 322 (160 Q / 162 V) 5.0 writing
  10. GPA 3.86 SGPA 3.86 HCE ~4000
  11. I have 2,892 HCE hours (most of them coming from working as a MA in a cosmetic surgery office, 250 hours from hospital volunteering, 260 hours from a primary care clinic, 75 shadowing hours with 3 PAs, etc. 3.75 GPA, 22 years old, first-time applicant
  12. GPA-3.5, I am currently working at a hospital as a MA and unit secretary
  13. CGPA- 3.83 SGPA-3.77 Last 60 credits- 3.92 GRE-321 Patient care hours -3000 BLS instructor- 100 hours 3 associate degrees- liberal arts, elementary education, and radiography Bachelors (4/21) General studies with concentrations in- health science, math, psychology
  14. cGPA is 3.58 and sGPA is 3.2 (based on my own calculations). My aim is to apply as early as I can once CASPA opens this cycle, and I should have a total of about 2,200 direct patient care hours. I also have about 130 hours right now as a Crisis Counselor for the Crisis Text line, 20 hours for NY Cares, and 245 hours with Red Cross. I have 558 hours of hospital volunteering at a Brooklyn hospital. I had also been a private tutor for about 3 years, teaching elementary school kid’s basics of math and science and helping them with schoolwork and homework.
  15. cGPA: 3.12 sGPA: 3.1 Last 90 Cr GPA: 3.9 PCE Hrs.: 4000
  16. GPA-3.42 SGPA-3.26 About 2100 hours scribing in the emergency department
  17. GPA: general: 3.4 science: 3.7 HCE + PCE: 1000+
  18. GPA: 3.5 HCE hours: 1300 GRE: 300
  19. GPA- University of Michigan 3.75 GRE- 316 Verbal and Quant PCE Hours- Around 2500 hours
  20. HCE hours: 7,659 hours undergraduate GPA: 3.11 undergraduate sGPA: 2.92 post-baccalaureate GPA: 3.87; 13-semester units I am a first-generation college student striving to add diversity to the healthcare field. My goal is to work in primary care to offer medical services to underserved and underrepresented communities. Despite my academic setbacks, I have continued to enhance my academic record by enrolling in a post-baccalaureate program, thus demonstrating my commitment to the PA career, and ultimately the underserved communities that I wish to serve.
  21. GPA: 3.6 SGPA:3.46 PCE: 2100 HCE: 394 Research: 192 - I have around 22 hours of Virtual Shadowing, I could not find any shadowing opportunities during COVID. - Letter of Recs: Clinical Manager, Director of Eye Mobile, Professor (Medical Anthropologist) *** No PA letter
  22. GPA: 3.41 SGPA: 3.46 HCE/PCE: 6,500 hours combined from ambulance, urgent care, and emergency room Shadowing: 60 hours in ortho PA clinic Volunteer: 200 hours LOR: Charge nurse in ER, ER nurse, ER physician assistant
  23. Undergrad Major: Neuroscience Overall GPA: 3.3 SGPA: 3.25 HCE Hours: 1850 GRE: 316 Volunteer hours: 500 Research: 200 hours Shadowing: 150 hours
  24. Undergrad GPA: 3.7 Certificate in Molecular and Biological sciences GPA: 3.30 Broward College required coursework GPA: 4.0 HCE hours (volunteer scribe): 650 hours
  25. Science GPA: 3.67, cumulative GPA: 3.5, 6,000+ clinical hours, and about 6,000+ volunteer hours.
  26. GPA: 3.4 SGPA: 3.12 HCE Hours: 3,308 Volunteer Hours: 336 Multiple service immersion trips to third world countries.
  27. GPA: 3.23 SGPA: 3.17 HCE/PCE: ~10,000 Volunteer Hours: ~500 Shadowing Hours: ~50
  28. Science GPA: 2.90 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 HCE: 3500 hours 1 $125.00
  29. 3.24 GPA, 3.45 sGPA 4k+ hours as a medical scribe Simulator assistant for ER residents Volunteer hours 100 3 years restaurant experience
  30. Stats are included in CV cGPA - 3.37. sGPA - 3.72. post-baccalaureate GPA - 3.95(70+ credit hours.)
  31. 3.08 sGPA, 3.46 cGPA, and about 3000 PCE at the time of application.
  32. Undergraduate GPA - 3.2 Graduate School GPA - 3.7 Clinical Hours: 8,000+ Consisting of medical scribing, optician, ABA therapist, back-office manager, and ophthalmologist technician Volunteer experiences consist of grant writing, hospital volunteer, and soup kitchens.
  33. Overall GPA: 3.39 Undergrad Science GPA: 3.41 post-baccalaureate science: 4.00 GRE verbal: 163 (93%) GRE quant: 167 (90%) GRE written: 5.0 (90%) Patient Care hours: 4,920 Healthcare hours: 1,338 Research hours: 379 Shadowing hours: 18 Volunteer hours: 290
  34. GPA: 3.32 SGPA: 3.4 HCE Hours: 2974 Volunteer Hours: 240 Research Hours: 2738
  35. HCE hours: Therapy Aide 248 hours Research Assistant 3,384 hours PA Shadowing 192 hours GPA: Undergrad overall 3.33 Overall with post-baccalaureate work 3.46 Overall science 3.36
  36. GPA: 3.8 HCE HOURS: about 1,500 maybe a little over that SHADOWING HOURS: 156; 120 in a primary care setting and 36 in orthopedics
  37. GPA: 3.6 HCE: 1,920 PCE: 2, 060
  38. CASPA generated overall science: 2.97 CASPA generated post-bac science: 3.93 CASPA generated baccalaureate science: 1.38 CASPA generated baccalaureate: 2.92 **The school I applied to recalculates the CASPA GPA for repeated courses 397.42 hours of CNA paid work experience ongoing community service since high school
  39. GPA: 3.32 SGPA: 3.22 HCE hours: 3043
  40. GPA: 3.4 SGPA: 3.12 HCE Hours: 3,308 Volunteer Hours: 336 Multiple service immersion trips to third world countries.
  41. GPA: 3.23 SGPA: 3.17 HCE/PCE: ~10,000 Volunteer Hours: ~500 Shadowing Hours: ~50
  42. Science GPA: 2.90 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 HCE: 3500 hours
  43. GPA: 3.48 SGPA: 3.33 GRE: 315 HCE: 2100 (as an ER tech and PCA at an orthopedic surgery hospital) Volunteering: ~100 (medical mission trip to Nicaragua and a big brother's big sisters program) The only area where I am really lacking is my shadowing hours, I do not have any official shadowing hours of a PA, however in my application I addressed that I had tried since March but it was very difficult with COVID, and my experiences working directly alongside PAs in the ER gave me a strong comprehension of the PA role.
  44. GPA: 3.56 SGPA: 3.15 HCE: ~4500 Hours, CNA, Half in Neuro ICU, Half in Pediatric ICU
  45. GPA: 3.45 SGPA: 3.38 Patient Care Experience: 1056 Healthcare Experience: 2124
  46. Cumulative GPA: 3.54, Cum Laude Healthcare hours: total: 2,536 hours
  47. Overall GPA: 3.21 Science GPA: 3.25 GRE: 320 ED medical scribe for 2.5 years 5,200 MA at a rheumatology office since
  48. Interviewing for Texas Tech University, re-applicant and did not get an interview last cycle. Overall GPA: 3.31, Overall SGPA: 3.30 Undergrad GPA: 3.20, Undergrad SGPA: 3.11 Graduate GPA: 3.90 Graduate SGPA: 3.90 Post-Baccalaureate SGPA: 4.00 Healthcare Hours: 4600+
  49. Oregon State University: GPA: 3.58; Major: Biology; Minors: Chemistry, Psychology, Medical Humanities post-baccalaureate at Portland State: GPA: 4.00
  50. GPA: 3.56 SGPA: 3.38 HCE: Clinical care extender 300 hours and Scribe over 1000 hours
  51. A non-traditional applicant with a degree in Business Administration GRE - 315 GPA - 3.48 SGPA - 3.42 HCE Hrs. - 4100 PCE Hrs. - 1831 BLS, ACLS, First Aid certified
  52. Overall GPA 2.8, SGPA 3.27, Post-bac 3.95, post-bac science 3.95, PCE hours 5168, HCE hours 1248, volunteer hours 1058.
  53. cGPA: 3.36 sGPA: 3.46 HCE: 220 hours as a pharmacy technician PCE: 1944 hours - Very strong upward trend in GPA (last 60 credits ~3.9)
  54. BA GPA: 3.1 post-baccalaureate: 3.8 HCE hours: 3k+ Veteran - 11 yrs. active duty
  55. GPA: 3.62 sGPA: 3.24 Hours: 1,040 as a rehabilitation aide
  56. GPA science 3.7, GPA cumulative 3.63 265 service hours 35 hours shadowing
  57. SGPA- 3.60, GPA- 3.47, Post Bac- 4.00 15,000 HCE hours
  58. Cornell University GPA: 3.297 Utah Valley University GPA: 4.0 CNA HCE Hours: 750 hours Research at Cornell University: about 2 years with a paper about to be published
  59. Undergraduate GPA - 3.82 master’s in science GPA 3.4 master’s in teaching GPA 3.82 Healthcare hours - Volunteer for Hospital Elder Life Program - similar to physical therapy aide (August 2016-March 2020) 4 years 632 hours - Medical Assistant - Podiatry (Summer 2005) 520 hours
  60. GPA 3.1, SGPA 2.97, HCE hours 26,000 Last 100 hours GPA 3.76
  61. cGPA: 3.62 sGPA: 3.51 PCE hours: approx. 1000
  62. Overall GPA: 3.41 Science GPA: 3.33 Direct Patient Care Hours: 2520 Healthcare Related hours: 2680
  63. Health care experience: 6550 hours Medical technologist: 6300 hours (3 years and a couple of months) Research experience: 250h Patient contact hours = 253 hours so far GPA 3.30 Shadowing hours(non-pa): 137 hours Other volunteer hours: 25 hours
  64. -GPA: 3.64 -SGPA:3.43 (undergrad) - post-baccalaureate courses science and overall GPA: 4.0 -HCE: 2 years as a medical assistant (1 year in Women's Health, 1 year in Orthopedic Surgery) -Volunteer: 125 hours of volunteer work in the Emergency Department of Antelope Valley Hospital in California -I Played collegiate lacrosse, was a junior and senior captain
  65. Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from The Ohio State University Cumulative GPA: 3.73 Science GPA: 3.54 GRE Scores: Verbal- 158, Quantitative- 154, Analytical Writing- 4.5 Patient Care Hours as of 10/23/2020: Around 972 hours as a Patient Care Assistant at Nationwide Children's Hospital HCE: 70 hours from volunteering at a hospital Shadowing PA hour: 56 hours Volunteering hours: 156 hours
  66. As reported by my undergraduate school (3.64 Overall GPA, 3.46 Science GPA). As reported on CASPA (3.55 Overall, 3.40 Science) 2,000 healthcare experience hours as a Patient Care Technician on a medical-surgical unit at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY. 35 hours of shadowing a hospitalist PA
  67. GPA-4.0 SGPA- 4.0 HCE HOURS- 1500
  68. GPA: 3.35 SGPA: 3.28 These were my calculated GPAs at the time of submission, but I since have taken 2 classes that are also on my application. ~800 HCE, ~400 PCE
  69. GPA: 3.56 SGPA: 3.33 HCE Hours (at time of applying): 1,400 as a medical assistant, 350 as a behavior technician, and 618 as a CNA
  70. GPA: 3.82 HCE hours: Around 220
  71. HCE Hours - 4,500 GPA: 3.7 SGPA: 3.5
  72. cGPA: 3.11 sGPA: 3.09 BCP GPA: 3.07 HCE: 16,000 EMT and ED tech
  73. 2000+ Clinical hours working as an A-EMT for a 911 service in the 5th largest county in TN GPA 3.58 5 Years professional experience managing a pediatric office. Total of 2 years spent abroad in Central and South America. for 7 months, I was enrolled in one-on-one Spanish lessons.
  74. GPA 3.66 SGPA 3.66 Patient care hours as a transporter: 1400 hours
  75. GPA- 8.2 HCE Hours- 220
  76. overall GPA: 3.3 Science GPA: 3.8
  77. GPA: 3.73 SGPA: 3.51 BCP: 3.41 Patient contact hours: 10,788
  78. GPA: 3.29 SGPA: 3.01 HCE Hours: 1838 and counting
  79. 5 years US Navy Corpsman with ~10000 hrs. of HCE in military 2 years as a PET/CT assistant with ~2000 hrs. HCE 1 year of Medical Assistant Certified Float ~2080 HCE Weekend duties of COVID-19 testing 3.11 sGPA ~50 hrs. of PA shadow hrs.
  80. GPA:3.52 SGPA:3.59 PCE: ~10,800 2nd cycle applying
  81. GPA 3.5 HCE- around 5000 hours
  82. Overall GPA: 3.94 Patient Care Hours -CNA: 500 hours -PCA: 237 hours (currently working part-time while taking classes)
  83. GPA 3.02, HCE hours 9408 as a Paramedic and 1248 as an EMT. I was a member of SWE, Society of women engineers, where I held a leadership position to support the HeForShe movement across the country. I shadowed at Arrowhead regional medical center ER for 40 hours and gave me a better view of the daily task of a PA.
  84. 68 GPA, 2500 HCE (unpaid) Hours, 50 PA shadowing hours
  85. overall GPA - 3.14 / science GPA - 3.10 / last 118 units including prerequisites - 4.0 / undergrad GPA from 1999 - 2.3 - HCE hours (ED scribe) - 400 - volunteer hours (food bank, kitchen, hospital) - 600 - GRE - 327 (164 Q, 163 V) - Second career applicant with a 20-year career in entertainment marketing
  86. Overall GPA: 3.39 Science GPA: 3.26 - Undergraduate: University of Washington Seattle - Biochemistry major, Geography minor - Post-Bac: Local community college - Gen chem, psych, major cellular - Graduate Certificate: University of Washington Bothell - Software engineering PCE Hours: 2367 - Medical Renal CNA = 1023 - Assisted Living Medication Technician = 1176 - Assisted Living CNA = 168 HCE Hours: 1144 - Primary Care Scribe = 888 - Primary Care Scribe Ambassador (leadership position) = 256 Research = 343 - Neurology Undergraduate Research Assistant = 343 Teaching Experience: 24 - Computer Science / Biology College Tutor = 24 Non-healthcare hours = 2200 *Working since age 16. The 2200 hours is from undergraduate years* - Restaurant cashier = 1760 - Starbucks Barista = 440 Volunteer: ~100 - Volunteer driver for cancer patients = 20 - Teacher assistant at Guatemalan school = 80 Shadow hours: 16 - ARNP = 8 - PA-C = 8 Letter of Recommendations: 4 - RN: Med Tech Supervisor at Assisted Living - Senior Associate Faculty (Biology) - MD: Family Physician (used to teach medical students and PA-S, unsure if this was mentioned in LOR) - Senior Lecturer (Computer Science)
  87. GPA - 3.64/4.00 SGPA - 3.57 HCE hours - direct: 2192, indirect: 864
  88. My GPAs are BCP - 3.86, bachelors GPA - 3.6, post-baccalaureate GPA - 3.94, sGPA - 3.86, overall GPA - 3.73. Before joining the Peace Corps, I volunteered three or so hours a week for six months as a patient-visitations volunteer (68 hours). I have 250 hours as a volunteer medical interpreter on eight medical brigades in Ecuador over a six-year period, some of which were while I was a Peace Corps Volunteer, and others were after I completed my service. I started volunteering as a medical interpreter at the student-run clinic at CU this month, and last month I got a job as a dialysis patient care technician, which will be all direct patient care. I'm still in training and haven't started cannulating patients yet, but I collect patient data like symptoms and vitals and calculate and program their treatment into the dialysis machine. I think I'll have started cannulating and removing needles before my interview date, but I will not have fully completed training yet. I have only shadowed two PAs, but I have interacted with a lot of PAs through our state organization, the Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA). I'm a member and have a small role on a committee.
  89. GPA - 3.913 health care hours - 300+
  90. GPA 3.67 Worked as a sport’s medical assistant and phlebotomist through college x 4 years, pathology tech x 2 years, medical assistant x 1 year, scribe x 3 months, care coordinator currently. Shadowed PAs in pediatric oncology, general surgery, ENT. Really want to go into surgery
  91. GPA 3.1 24000 HCE hours
  92. GPA: 3.58 SGPA: 3.43 HCE: 2,500 (~2,200 patient care experience) GRE: 149V, 159Q, 4.0A
  93. MD from Overseas in the middle east GPA 3.1. Hours are over 7000 hrs. hands-on patient care
  94. GPA: 3.78 SGPA: 3.64 PCE: 980
  95. GPA: 3.22 SGPA: 3.17 HCE Hours: 2706 to date PCE Hours: 3978 to date
  96. cGPA: 3.69, sGPA: 3.70 HCE: 1240 (1800 now)
  97. Here are my stats: GPA 3.66 sGPA 3.62 GRE v160 q164 writing 4.5 HCE 7940 clinical research PCE 1166 As of 9/23 - 2 interviews completed: 1 waitlisted (in-person MMI/group/individual/essay)
  98. Institutional GPA: 3.5 Cumulative GPA 3.2 >500 direct pt. care hours as an EMT
  99. GPA: 3.46 SGPA: 3.37 HCE Hours: Around 2,900 Attached is my Resume & Personal statement on the same document.
  100. A non-traditional applicant with a degree in Business Administration GRE - 315 GPA - 3.48 SGPA - 3.42 HCE hrs. - 3146 PCE hrs. - 1831 BLS, ACLS, First Aid certified
  101. GPA: 3.5 for a biology degree. 4.0 for surgical technology certification Patient contact hours: around 7,000 total
  102. GPA 3.95 SGPA 3.91 HCE ~ 4k
  103. GPA: 3.45 SGPA: ~3.5 HCE Hours: ~6,000
  104. CASPA Overall GPA: 3.54 CASPA Overall Science GPA: 3.70 HCE + PCE about 6,000 hours 5 LOR's
  105. My GPA for the required sciences is 4.0. I am an unconventional student (RN for 11 years and returned to school in my late 30s for PA school pre-reqs) which I think has advantages and disadvantages as an applicant.
  106. GPA-3.67 SGPA-3.11 HCE- 5325 hours
  107. cGPA: 3.51 sGPA: 3.36 PCE: 2900 hours HCE: 320 hours Volunteer: 224 hours Research: 100 hours Shadowing: 25 hours I have a significant upward trend in my GPA. In chronological order, the GPAs for my 8 semesters were 3.13, 2.78, 3.72, 3.60, 3.38, 3.92, 3.91, 4.00.
  108. Overall GPA 3.3 Overall Science 3.2 applied with 3100 PCE hours 400 Volunteer hours 230 HCE hours 302, 4.0 GRE
  109. GPA - 3.33 SGPA - 3.31 HCE Hours - 1,044 hours Relevant information: I withdrew from medical school last summer. This information has been explained in my personal statement as well as in most secondary applications.
  110. 3.84 = overall GPA, 3.88= science GPA, 2,000 HCE Hours now (1,600 when I applied)
  111. GPA: 3.69 SGPA on a trimester system: (freshman year) 3.57, 3.77, 3.19 (sophomore year) 3.78, 3.42, 3.75 (junior year) 3.44, 3.91, 3.90 (senior year) 3.78, 4.00, 4.00 HCE hours: 2500+ hours of direct hospital clinical care, 80 hours of direct patient care on a service trip
  112. Overall GPA: 3.40, Science GPA: 3.23 Freshman GPA: 3.12, Sophomore GPA: 3.31, Junior GPA: 3.50, Senior GPA 3.74 Cs in chemistry was able to retake one class. Got a D in biology but the college allowed me to retake it and the D was excluded from my college GPA, I do understand it is included in CASPA calculations. Internship at Chiropractic Office - Scribe/Medical Assistant - 462 hrs. EMT - 153 hrs. Shadow NP Obstetrics Unit - 32 hrs. Shadow PA Oncology Unit - 20 hrs. Shadow NP, PA, MD at Medical Office - 24 hrs. Teaching Assistant for Anatomy and Physiology - 450 hrs.
  113. HCE HOURS: 1,234 (PCE and HCE combined)
  114. GPA: 3.71 SGPA: 3.51 PCE: 550
  115. Overall GPA: 3.55 Science GPA: 3.50 Non-Science GPA: 3.64 PCE Hours: 1,426 HCE Hours: 90 PA Shadowing: 27 Volunteer Hours: 1,130 Extracurricular Hours: 1,560 (Zamana Bollywood Dance Team)
  116. GPA - 3.22 SGPA - 3.22 HCE - 632 volunteered in several settings PCE - 3400 as an EMT-B Research - 780 during undergraduate Shadowing - 63 only one PA I started college at a community college. At the time, I didn't know what I wanted to do, and I didn't put any effort into the classes. This caused my GPA to suffer greatly. I transferred to a four-year school and got all As and Bs except two Cs. The first was gen chem 2 and the second was biochemistry. Retook both and got an A in gen chem 2 and a B in biochemistry I am most concerned with biochemistry
  117. GPA: 3.26 GRE: Verbal 160 (86th Percentile) / Quantitative 150 (37th Percentile) / Analytical 4.5 (81st Percentile) HCE Hours: 0 PA Shadowing Hours: 82 Current Occupation: Naval Aviator, United States Navy Active-Duty Military Experience: 8 years Deployments: two

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Sue did a wonderful job. I know this is an extremely busy time of year as CASPA is accepting applications and Sue was great about responding to my initial submission and getting back to me. She provided thoughtful feedback and quality editing. Fingers crossed for an acceptance to PA school!

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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. ?

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 🙂

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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.

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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.

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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

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Melissa Nicole Aguilera, Pre-PA

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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

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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!!

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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!!!

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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.

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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.

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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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