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X-WR-CALNAME:PA School Application Timeline 2026–27
X-WR-CALDESC:Planning milestones and resources from The PA Life. Verify eve
 ry program-specific requirement and deadline.
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UID:foundation-audit-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Audit prerequisites\, experience\, and school fit
DESCRIPTION:Recommended planning checkpoint: confirm prerequisite completio
 n and expiration rules\, keep building patient-care and healthcare experie
 nce\, plan shadowing and service\, update your résumé\, and begin resear
 ching a balanced school list.\n\nResources:\nPA school application timelin
 e: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/\nPA school prerequisites: https://w
 ww.thepalife.com/prerequisites/\nPatient-care and healthcare experience: h
 ttps://www.thepalife.com/patient-contact-hours/\nPA School Finder: https:/
 /www.paschoolfinder.com/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning mileston
 e\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with e
 very program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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UID:request-recommendation-letters-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260106
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Ask for recommendation letters
DESCRIPTION:Ask your preferred evaluators early. Give each writer your rés
 umé\, target-school list\, goals\, and enough time to prepare a personal\
 , specific recommendation. Confirm each program's evaluator requirements.\
 n\nResources:\nRecommendation letter guide: https://www.thepalife.com/secr
 ets-of-successful-pa-school-letters-of-recommendation/\nRecommendation let
 ter templates: https://www.thepalife.com/downloads/physician-assistant-let
 ter-of-recommendation-examples-and-templates/\n\nImportant: This is a gene
 ral planning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirem
 ents and dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.c
 om/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/secrets-of-successful-pa-school-let
 ters-of-recommendation/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:verify-tests-and-prerequisites-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260113
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Verify tests and prerequisite requirements
DESCRIPTION:Check every target program for the GRE\, PA-CAT\, CASPer\, TOEF
 L\, prerequisite\, and course-expiration rules. Schedule required testing 
 early enough for official scores to arrive before your earliest deadline.\
 n\nResources:\nGRE planning guide: https://www.thepalife.com/the-gre-and-p
 a-school-the-pa-advisor-series/\nPrograms that do not require the GRE: htt
 ps://www.thepalife.com/80-pa-schools-that-dont-require-the-gre/\nOfficial 
 CASPA Program Directory: https://paeaonline.org/our-programs\n\nImportant:
  This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. 
 Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://
 www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/the-gre-and-pa-school-the-pa-adviso
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CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:personal-statement-brainstorm-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260120
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Brainstorm your personal statement
DESCRIPTION:Identify the experiences that explain why you want to become a 
 PA. Collect specific stories\, reflections\, and turning points before dra
 fting.\n\nResources:\nPersonal statement examples: https://www.thepalife.c
 om/31-physician-assistant-personal-statement-examples/\nWhy do you want to
  be a PA?: https://www.thepalife.com/20-answers-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-ph
 ysician-assistant/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, no
 t a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every p
 rogram.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/31-physician-assistant-personal-sta
 tement-examples/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:personal-statement-first-draft-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Start your personal statement draft
DESCRIPTION:Turn your strongest story and reflection into a complete first 
 draft. Leave time for substantive revision\, feedback\, proofreading\, and
  a final character-count check.\n\nResources:\nPersonal statement editing:
  https://www.thepalife.com/the-free-physician-assistant-essay-and-personal
 -statement-collaborative/\nPersonal statement examples: https://www.thepal
 ife.com/31-physician-assistant-personal-statement-examples/\n\nImportant: 
 This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. V
 erify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://w
 ww.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/the-free-physician-assistant-essay-
 and-personal-statement-collaborative/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:build-application-inventory-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260216
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Build your CASPA activity inventory
DESCRIPTION:Create one organized record of employment\, patient-care and he
 althcare hours\, volunteering\, research\, leadership\, shadowing\, achiev
 ements\, licenses\, and contact information. Update your résumé while th
 e details are fresh.\n\nResources:\nPA résumé samples and templates: htt
 ps://www.thepalife.com/physician-assistant-sample-resumes-and-cover-letter
 /\nFinding a PA to shadow: https://www.thepalife.com/finding-a-physician-a
 ssistant-mentor/\nPatient-care and healthcare experience: https://www.thep
 alife.com/patient-contact-hours/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning 
 milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and date
 s with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/physician-assistant-sample-resumes-
 and-cover-letter/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Build your CASPA activity inventory
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:finalize-program-list-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260302
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Finalize your program list and map every deadline
DESCRIPTION:Build a balanced reach\, target\, and likely-fit program list. 
 Record each school's submission status requirement\, program deadline\, su
 pplemental requirement\, fee\, test requirement\, and prerequisite rule in
  your own tracker.\n\nResources:\nPA School Finder: https://www.paschoolfi
 nder.com/\nOfficial CASPA Program Directory: https://paeaonline.org/our-pr
 ograms\nOfficial CASPA deadline types: https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-h
 elp/advisors/caspa-submission-deadlines\n\nImportant: This is a general pl
 anning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements a
 nd dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/tim
 eline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.paschoolfinder.com/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:order-official-transcripts-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Plan and order official transcripts
DESCRIPTION:Identify every institution attended and review CASPA's current 
 transcript instructions. The PA Life recommends ordering early enough for 
 delivery at least six weeks before your earliest program deadline\; use th
 e timing required for your own schools and application cycle.\n\nResources
 :\nOfficial CASPA transcript instructions: https://help.liaisonedu.com/CAS
 PA_Applicant_Help_Center/Sending_Your_Official_Transcripts_and_Test_Scores
 _to_CASPA/Sending_Official_Transcripts_to_CASPA/1US_and_English-Canadian_T
 ranscripts\nPA school application timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/time
 line/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal
  program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull
  timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://help.liaisonedu.com/CASPA_Applicant_Help_Center/Sendi
 ng_Your_Official_Transcripts_and_Test_Scores_to_CASPA/Sending_Official_Tra
 nscripts_to_CASPA/1US_and_English-Canadian_Transcripts
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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UID:caspa-readiness-check-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Complete your CASPA pre-opening readiness check
DESCRIPTION:Finish your school list\, personal statement\, activity invento
 ry\, résumé\, and test plan. Follow up with evaluators and review school
 -specific Program Materials and supplemental requirements.\n\nResources:\n
 Official CASPA application checklist: https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-he
 lp/advisors/caspa-application-checklist\nPA school application timeline: h
 ttps://www.thepalife.com/timeline/\n\nImportant: This is a general plannin
 g milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and da
 tes with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline
 /
URL;VALUE=URI:https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/advisors/caspa-applica
 tion-checklist
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Complete your CASPA pre-opening readiness c
 heck
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Complete your CASPA pre-opening readiness c
 heck
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UID:caspa-opens-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
SUMMARY:[PA Life] CASPA application cycle opens
DESCRIPTION:CASPA's annual cycle is scheduled to open on the last Thursday 
 in April. Create or enter your application\, review the current instructio
 ns\, select programs\, and begin completing every required section. Verify
  the live portal before relying on this date.\n\nResources:\nOpen CASPA: h
 ttps://caspa.cas.myliaison.com/applicant-ux/\nOfficial PAEA CASPA informat
 ion: https://paeaonline.org/resources/member-resources/caspa\nOfficial CAS
 PA Program Directory: https://paeaonline.org/our-programs\n\nImportant: Th
 is is a general planning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Ver
 ify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www
 .thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://caspa.cas.myliaison.com/applicant-ux/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] CASPA application cycle opens
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] CASPA application cycle opens
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] CASPA application cycle opens
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UID:complete-caspa-sections-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Complete CASPA and Program Materials
DESCRIPTION:Work through personal information\, supporting information\, ac
 ademic history\, coursework\, evaluations\, and each school's Program Mate
 rials. Check all entries against official records before submission.\n\nRe
 sources:\nOfficial CASPA application checklist: https://paeaonline.org/how
 -we-can-help/advisors/caspa-application-checklist\nOpen CASPA: https://cas
 pa.cas.myliaison.com/applicant-ux/\n\nImportant: This is a general plannin
 g milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and da
 tes with every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline
 /
URL;VALUE=URI:https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/advisors/caspa-applica
 tion-checklist
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Complete CASPA and Program Materials
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Complete CASPA and Program Materials
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UID:complete-supplementals-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Complete supplemental applications
DESCRIPTION:Track every secondary or supplemental requirement\, including q
 uestions embedded in CASPA Program Materials. Tailor each response to the 
 program and submit by that school's actual deadline.\n\nResources:\nSupple
 mental essay guide: https://www.thepalife.com/pa-school-supplemental-essay
 /\nOfficial CASPA Program Directory: https://paeaonline.org/our-programs\n
 \nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal progra
 m deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeli
 ne: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/pa-school-supplemental-essay/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Complete supplemental applications
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UID:target-submit-end-of-may-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:[PA Life] The PA Life target: submit CASPA by the end of May
DESCRIPTION:This is The PA Life's recommended early-submission target\, not
  a universal CASPA deadline. Submit only when the application is complete 
 and accurate\, then pay the required fees and save your receipt. Rolling-a
 dmission programs may reward earlier complete applications.\n\nResources:\
 nPA school application timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/\nOffi
 cial CASPA application checklist: https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/a
 dvisors/caspa-application-checklist\nOfficial program deadline types: http
 s://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/advisors/caspa-submission-deadlines\n\n
 Important: This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal program 
 deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeline
 : https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] The PA Life target: submit CASPA by the end
  of May
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ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] The PA Life target: submit CASPA by the end
  of May
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ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] The PA Life target: submit CASPA by the end
  of May
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UID:monitor-caspa-status-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Monitor CASPA status\, evaluations\, and supplementals
DESCRIPTION:Check that transcripts and required evaluations have arrived\, 
 watch your application status\, answer supplemental requests\, and correct
  any issues promptly. PAEA notes that verification can take up to four wee
 ks after an application is complete.\n\nResources:\nOfficial CASPA applica
 tion checklist: https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/advisors/caspa-appl
 ication-checklist\nSupplemental essay guide: https://www.thepalife.com/pa-
 school-supplemental-essay/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milest
 one\, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with
  every program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://paeaonline.org/how-we-can-help/advisors/caspa-applica
 tion-checklist
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Monitor CASPA status\, evaluations\, and su
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UID:begin-interview-preparation-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Begin PA school interview preparation
DESCRIPTION:Some programs begin interviews in July or August. Review each p
 rogram's mission\, prepare concise stories and answers\, practice traditio
 nal and MMI formats\, and plan logistics before invitations arrive.\n\nRes
 ources:\nPA school mock interviews: https://www.thepalife.com/mock-intervi
 ew/\nTop PA school interview questions: https://www.thepalife.com/the-top-
 46-physician-assistant-applicant-interview-questions/\nMMI interview guide
 : https://www.thepalife.com/multiple-mini-interview-guide/\n\nImportant: T
 his is a general planning milestone\, not a universal program deadline. Ve
 rify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull timeline: https://ww
 w.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/mock-interview/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Begin PA school interview preparation
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Begin PA school interview preparation
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UID:interview-decision-season-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Interview\, decision\, and waitlist season
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for interviews and decisions\, follow every program's c
 ommunication instructions\, and stay appropriately engaged with schools wh
 ere you are waitlisted. Keep contact information and your schedule current
 .\n\nResources:\nPA school interview preparation: https://www.thepalife.co
 m/mock-interview/\nPA school application timeline: https://www.thepalife.c
 om/timeline/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, not a un
 iversal program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program
 .\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/mock-interview/
CATEGORIES:PA School,CASPA,The PA Life
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Interview\, decision\, and waitlist season
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder: [PA Life] Interview\, decision\, and waitlist season
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UID:financial-aid-and-seat-planning-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T030000Z
SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Plan scholarships\, financial aid\, and seat decisions
DESCRIPTION:Review scholarship and service-program options\, contact the fi
 nancial-aid office for programs you are seriously considering\, compare to
 tal costs\, track seat-deposit deadlines\, and withdraw from programs you 
 will not attend when appropriate.\n\nResources:\nPA scholarships\, grants\
 , and loan repayment: https://www.thepalife.com/scholarships-grants-and-lo
 an-repayment-programs-for-physician-assistants/\nNHSC scholarship experien
 ce: https://www.thepalife.com/how-to-go-to-pa-school-for-free-the-nhsc-and
 -me/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal 
 program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull 
 timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/scholarships-grants-and-loan-repaym
 ent-programs-for-physician-assistants/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106
SUMMARY:[PA Life] January matriculation checkpoint for accepted students
DESCRIPTION:Some PA programs begin in January. If yours does\, use the scho
 ol's exact orientation and start dates. Complete health\, background\, fin
 ancial-aid\, housing\, technology\, and onboarding requirements early.\n\n
 Resources:\nWhat to do before starting PA school: https://www.thepalife.co
 m/3-things-before-pa-school/\nPA school application timeline: https://www.
 thepalife.com/timeline/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone
 \, not a universal program deadline. Verify requirements and dates with ev
 ery program.\nFull timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/3-things-before-pa-school/
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UID:summer-matriculation-window-2026@thepalife.com
DTSTAMP:20260817T030000Z
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SEQUENCE:2
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502
SUMMARY:[PA Life] Typical May–August PA school matriculation window begin
 s
DESCRIPTION:Many PA programs start between May and August\, but every progr
 am sets its own date. Use your acceptance materials for the controlling or
 ientation\, onboarding\, and first-day deadlines.\n\nResources:\nWhat to d
 o before starting PA school: https://www.thepalife.com/3-things-before-pa-
 school/\nPA school application timeline: https://www.thepalife.com/timelin
 e/\n\nImportant: This is a general planning milestone\, not a universal pr
 ogram deadline. Verify requirements and dates with every program.\nFull ti
 meline: https://www.thepalife.com/timeline/
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.thepalife.com/3-things-before-pa-school/
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