The Physician Assistant Essay and Personal Statement Collaborative

September 6, 2013 By Stephen Pasquini PA-C 2,575 Comments

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Are you struggling to write your physician assistant personal statement?
Are you out of ideas, or just need a second opinion?
Do you want an essay that expresses who you truly are and grabs the reader's attention in the required 5,000-character limit?

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I have written countless times on this blog about the importance of your personal statement in the PA school application process. Beyond the well-established metrics (GPA, HCE/PCE hours, requisite coursework, etc.), the personal statement is the most crucial aspect of your application.

This is your time to express yourself, show your creativity, skills, background, and make a memorable impression in seconds. This will be your only chance, so you must get it right the first time.

For some time, I had been dreaming about starting a physician assistant personal statement collaborative.

A place where PA school applicants like yourself can post your PA school essays and receive honest, constructive feedback followed by an acceptance letter to the PA school of your choice!

I have been reviewing a ton of essays recently, so many in fact that I can no longer do this on my own.

To solve this problem, I have assembled a team of professional writers, editors, and PA school admissions specilists that worked to revise and perfect my PA school application essay.

Sarah Schultz honed her writing and editing skills as a professional grant writer for nonprofit healthcare and education organizations. She gained a solid foundation in interviewing and decision-making through her role in academic admissions. A true word nerd, she holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature from Murray State University, where she was a Jesse Stuart Fellow. She is the author of seven comedic plays and had her first novel published in 2018. For the past few years, she has worked as the Team Leader for The Physician Assistant Life, where she dedicates herself to helping pre-PAs achieve their goals.

Here is what some of our clients have to say about working with Sarah

“Sarah is phenomenal! I can tell she spent a great deal of time working on my essay because the edits are above and beyond. Would recommend her and this service to everyone!” – Danielle, Pre-PA

“Sarah did such an excellent job editing my personal statement that I wanted her expertise for my supplemental essays. I’ve had multiple interview invites so far. I’m so glad I used this service, and I’m so glad I had Sarah’s help! She really took my essays to a whole new level and had good suggestions. I’m recommending her to my peers.” – Emily Crenshaw, Pre-PA

“Sarah is awesome! I am so glad I made the decision to have my essay edited with this service. Money well spent! She made my essay flawless and gave me more confidence in my essay. Thank you so much!” – Annabelle, Pre-PA

“Thank you so much for editing my essay and for your kind words. Your edits have definitely made it a stronger PS and I am proud to have it as a part of my application. Thank you for alleviating my stress on arguably the most nerve-wracking part of the CASPA app. You are incredibly talented and well-spoken, and any person that has you edit their essays is incredibly lucky! I will let you know if I have any questions, but I think each one of your edits are meaningful and super clear. I appreciate you shortening it and making it flow better. Thank you again!!!” – Karina Kapani, Pre-PA

“Sarah was the best thing to happen to my personal statement. I write pretty well but after her polishing method, all my ideas flowed a lot smoother. She was very accommodating to all my suggestions and was prompt in her responses. I will most definitely recommend my friends to take advantage of this service as well as request Sarah for their needs.” – Saumil Shah, Pre-PA

“Sarah is simply nothing short of amazing. Her ability to distill the important thoughts and themes from the given drafts is a gift. Also, her knowledge of the application process, how to time/pace the essay, and editing skills are invaluable. Thank you so much!” – Taylor Phillips, Pre-PA

“Finding the right words for reviewing Sarah being assigned to my one-on-one editing service is quite a challenging task. Simply, since Sarah goes above and beyond her job. She has been the best help that could have been sent my way during the hardest part of the application process. Before I start about how she helped with my essay, I would like to say a few things about Sarah. She is a gem of a human. There are some people you don’t meet or need to meet, to sense that they are truly caring humans. Sarah really has been a coach throughout this process. She didn’t treat me like a business and understood how important this is to me. I must admit that while purchasing this service I thought I would be just another essay to edit. I thought I would have to beg to get my questions answered or constantly email to get my stuff back in before the deadline. I was so wrong! I wasn’t treated like just another number in the pile of essays to edit, I was really given the personal editing service and a whole lot of words of encouragement in between. There was never a time when Sarah didn’t say words of positivity to me. She understood how much I’m struggling to put the pieces of my essay, which made sense in my head, on paper. I have visited a lot of pa program open house sessions and every single one stressed the importance of a good personal statement. I guess that is why I was so stressed about the statement because I knew it played just as much of a factor with my GPA, hours, and GRE. I wanted to show why I want to be a PA, that I really love caring for people and I wanted to present my unique story in a way that makes sense. Keeping those things in mind, I came to Sarah with not even a complete draft. She helped me from beginning to end. She did whatever she could, whether those be emails or extra phone sessions, to ensure I could write exactly what I wanted to say. I cannot even imagine what I would have written without Sarah’s help. I was mentioning to Sarah that in addition to my healthcare experience, I have marine biology research experience and was going to mention that in my essay. I was going to relate my dissections on marine animals to my desire to be a PA. Now that would have been a fishy situation for anyone comprehending my dedication to being a PA. Thankfully, with Sarah’s help, I only wrote about my surgical patient care experiences and not the ones of the sea, Haha! I bought this service three weeks before the deadline, in a desperate attempt of seeking help. I wish I could go back in time and seek this help sooner and tell myself that I don’t have to be stuck all alone in this. In three weeks, Sarah took what wasn’t even a draft and helped me turn it into an essay that I know speaks volumes of my desire to be a future PA. Never once was I ever rushed, and I turned in everything before the deadline. Seeing the result of my personal statement, it was no doubt to me that I would be working with Sarah for my supplemental essays. To me Sarah is the real one saving lives here, she’s helping people like me get into PA school. Best writing coach I ever had!” – Sabura Aleem, Pre-PA

Deanna Matzen is an author with articles featured in Earth Letter, Health Beats, Northwest Science & Technology, and the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. With an early career in environmental science, she developed a solid foundation in technical writing. Her communication skills were further honed by producing and editing content for a non-profit website, blog, and quarterly journal. Inspired to extend her craft, she obtained a certificate in literary fiction, which she draws on to build vibrant scenes that bring stories to life. Deanna loves working with pre-PAs who are on the cusp of new beginnings to find their unique story and tell it confidently.

Here is what some of our clients have to say about working with Deanna

“Deanna was an amazing editor and provided wonderful feedback to my personal statement. I was very hesitant and nervous prior to approaching the service, but I do not have any regrets. Deanna not only critiqued my personal statement but also gave guidance and reasoning behind her critiques. I now feel confident and excited to fully present myself on paper to admissions. I highly recommend her and the services provided for any future applicant. I hope to receive an interview and acceptance this year for next fall. Thank you!” – Alexis, Pre-PA

“Deanna was amazing! She really went above and beyond the single edit that I could afford. I consider myself a fairly good writer, but she helped me focus and ground my story without sacrificing the overall creativity of the original piece. All I can say is wow! If there ever was something worth the money, this service is it!” – John, Pre-PA

“I am two for two so far with interview invites even at a top program in the country. This is my second cycle. My first cycle had no interview invites with 11 applications submitted. Your service with just these interviews so far is easily worth the price. Thank you!” – Mary Arellano, Pre-PA

“This was an AMAZING edit, and I am highly satisfied with the level of service. 100% made it a worthwhile investment. I also used myPAresource as well and, although they were helpful, I found the PA Life to be a much higher quality evaluation of my personal statement. I highly recommend it to my peers!” – Jeremy, 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 Curtis, PrepPA

Carly Hallman is a professional writer and editor with a B.A. in English Writing and Rhetoric (summa cum laude) from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. She has worked as a curriculum developer, English teacher, and study abroad coordinator in Beijing, China, where she moved in 2011. In college, she was a Gilman Scholar and worked as a staff editor for her university's academic journal. Her first novel, Year of the Goose, was published in 2015, and her first memoir is forthcoming from Little A books. Her essays and creative writing have appeared in The L.A. Review of Books, The Guardian, LitHub, and Identity Theory, among other publications.

Here is what some of our clients have to say about working with Carly

“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.” – Andy, PA-S

“Carly’s edit was absolutely fantastic. When we began, my personal statement was mostly complete in content, but the flow was choppy, and there was some awkward phrasing. Her first edit transformed my essay into a smooth, compellingly clear piece of work, and I am enormously proud of it.” – Steven Montague, Pre-PA

“Carly was fantastic and provided excellent comments and revisions. The turnover was less than 24 hours which is amazing. Thank you so much, you conveyed what I was trying to say but couldn’t find the words to do so!” – Andrew, Pre-PA

“Carly did an amazing job of strengthening my essay while still keeping it mine. All of her advice was clear and left me with enough guidance to feel confident I could further edit/add to it on my own.” – Ariella, Pre-PA

Beth Eakman has taught college writing and worked as a professional writer and editor since the late 1990s. Her projects have involved a wide range of disciplines and media, from editing technical reports to scriptwriting for the PBS Kids show Super Why! Her writing has appeared in publications including Brain, Child Magazine, New York Family Magazine, and Austin Family Magazine. Beth lives with her family just outside Austin, Texas. She is driven to help each client tell the best version of their story and achieve their dream of becoming a physician assistant.

Here is what some of our clients have to say about working with Beth

“I rarely give all “Excellent” ratings, but this was exceptional work. Beth was quick, personable, and transformed my essay beyond expectations. I banged my head against a wall for months and was still unhappy with the final product, but reading her edit, I felt like PA school was within reach. I’d absolutely recommend this service to anyone who wants a glow up for their personal statement. ” – Adam Johnson, PA-S

“Beth did an amazing job editing my essay and it was evident that she put effort into it. Last year, I used a different PA editing service, and The PA Life did a way better job this year! Thank you!” – Jeanie Nguyen, Pre-PA

“I have dreaded submitting my CASPA application due to a lack of confidence. My academic standing and patient care hours were great, but I was struggling with refining my personal statement. After going through the one-time edit process with Beth, I am EXCITED to hit submit button with confidence. My experience with Beth was beyond anything I could have expected. She was friendly, patient, well-organized, quick, and provided outstanding edits that gave my personal statement the oomph it needed. I cannot thank Beth and The PA Life enough for providing these services and making the PA application cycle less stressful. Thank you!” – Carlee, Pre-PA

“I have not submitted my application or personal statement yet, but my mom and I were delighted with the edits and revisions made to my personal statement. Brianna was very professional, and she found the perfect way to incorporate my struggles into my personal statement. I will recommend this service to everyone that wants to apply to PA school. Not only was Brianna fast, but she did a fantastic job on the edits and explaining her reasoning behind them. ” – Marier, Pre-PA

My reviewer was incredible! I reached out to The PA Life’s editing service after being disappointed by myparesources, whom I was referred to initially. My editor composed two alternate ways to structure my journey and allowed me to find a novel way to present my personal statement. After revision, I was able to flip my lens, utilize my introduction as my conclusion, and the rest of the paper began to fall into place. Very satisfied with the quality of the work, thank you so much, The PA Life!

I wanted to reach out and thank you for your help with my personal statement. I received compliments about my essay at every interview I had. I also wanted to let you know that I will be attending Duke’s PA Program – my top choice. Your help was amazing! Thank you so much again!

I just wanted to reach out and let you that I actually got into PA school this year! Out of the 10 programs I applied to, four offered me interviews. The first interview wound up being my top choice and they offered me a spot. I accept and declined all my other interviews. So I am absolutely overjoyed! I wanted to let you know though. Your editing and help, no doubt, helped me get through the initial phase. Thank you so much! I am truly grateful.

I just wanted to let you know I interviewed and got accepted to my top choice!! Thank you so much for your help with my essay this cycle, it obviously made a huge difference and I am so excited to start this journey. You do a great service, and I am so grateful for it!

I cannot even believe it, but they just called me with the acceptance offer to the * program!!! First, I would like to thank you for helping me along my journey!! I could not have done this without your help!

I just got accepted to one of my top three school choices!

This is money well spent because not only did I receive an interview from my top choice of Pace University, but I was just accepted into their program!

Just thought I would give you a quick update. I was accepted at * and *. I still have another interview coming up, so not certain just yet where I will be going. The good news is, I AM GOING SOMEWHERE!!!!!! Thank you again for all your help!

Hello, I wanted to let you know how this application season was going for me so far. I’ve had two interviews, still have at least three more scheduled, and I received my first acceptance last week. Thank you again for your help!

Hello, I just wanted to inform you that I got into the * Pa program! I will be starting in January. Thanks so much for your help with my essay. Definitely, money well spent.

I am so grateful I found The PA Life during my application process. Our collaboration allowed my personal essay to shine and truly exemplify my motivation, inspiration, and experiences that have paved my pathway and passion for becoming a PA. I highly recommend this service. In a sea of applications, it is crucial your essay stands out, Duke will accomplish this! I have received numerous interviews and several acceptances!

I wanted to let you know that I just got accepted into my 1st choice PA program. Thank you so much for your help with my essay. I’m sure it made my application stronger and helped me secure one of the seats!

My experience with the PA Life was absolutely amazing. My editor responded to me the day after I submitted my essay for review to inform me that they had received my essay and to ask a few additional questions. I had responded to her a few hours later, and she immediately responded to inform me my essay would be ready the next day with her suggestions and edits. With this being said less than 24 hours later, my editor emailed me an edited essay, comments and explanations about her edits, and a clean copy of my essay. I was amazed and extremely satisfied with the timeliness and with how helpful the edits were. I could not be happier, and I thank The PA Life (and my editor) so much for their time and effort. I would recommend this service to anyone applying to PA school that needs a little help with their PA statement.

We Work as a Team

Our team of professional editors is wonderful at cutting out the "fluff" that makes an essay lose focus and sets people over the 5,000-character limit. Their advice is always spot-on.

Sue, Sarah, and Carly are amazingly creative writers who will take your "ordinary" and turn it into entirely extraordinary.

I mean it when I say this service is one-of-a-kind! We have spent countless hours interviewing PA School admissions directors and faculty from across the country to find out exactly what it is they are looking for in your personal statement.

We even wrote a book about it.

To collaborate, we use Google Drive. Google Drive is free, has an intuitive interface with integrated live comments in the sidebar, the ability to have a real-time chat, to collaborate effortlessly, and compare, revise, or restore revisions on the fly. Google Drive also has an excellent mobile app that will allow you to make edits on the go!

Our team has worked with hundreds of PA school applicants within the Google Drive environment, and we have had enormous success.

The Physician Assistant Essay and Personal Statement Collaborative

I finally have fantastic news. So first of all, in total, I was offered thirteen interviews. I was just offered a seat at Nova Orlando! I am finally going to be a PA and a big part of that was from all of your help with my personal statement. So, thank you very much for helping me succeed during this round.Jennifer. PA-S

I wanted to give a brief update: I have had 4 interviews, 2 acceptances, 1 waitlist, and waiting on one more. Right now, I have a deposit down at Univ. of Texas Medical Branch. Thanks for all your help. It really did make a difference, and I was even complimented on my narrative during a few interviews.Andrew S. PA-S

I am extremely pleased with this service. It is precisely 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

I have set up two options that I hope will offer everyone a chance to participate:

One of a kind, confidential, paid personal statement review service
A collaborative free one (in the comments section)

Private, One-On-One Personal Statement Review Service

If you are interested in the paid service, you may choose your plan below.

The Personal Statement Review Service is:

Behind closed doors within a private secure network using Google Drive.
Completely interactive, meaning we will be able to provide real-time comments and corrections using the Google Drive interface.
Telephone consultations are included with all edits above the single edit level. It’s often hard to communicate exactly what you want 100’s of miles away; for this reason, we offer the option to edit right along with us over the telephone while sharing in real-time over Google Drive. This is an option available to all our paid clients who purchase above the single edit level.
We provide both revision and editing of all essays. What’s the difference? See below
We will provide feedback, advice, and help with brainstorming and topic creation if you would like.
We will help with a “final touch-up” before the big day just in case your essay needs a few minor changes.

The Physician Assistant Life Essay Collaborative Help Testimonials and Success Stories — Click Here to Read 89 Client Testimonials

Why Choose Our Service?

It’s not our opinion that matters. We have gone the extra step and personally interviewed PA school administrators from across the US to find out exactly what they think makes a personal statement exceptional.
We are a team of PAs and professional writers having worked over seven years with PA school applicants like yourself, providing countless hours of one-on-one editing and revision.
Our clients receive interviews, and many go on to receive acceptance into their PA School of choice.

Because we always give 100%, we will open the essay collaborative for a limited number of applicants each month and then close this depending on the amount of editing that needs to be done and the time that is available.

Our goal is not quantity, but quality. We want only serious applicants, who are serious about getting into PA school.

Writing is not a tool like a piece of software, but more like how a photograph can capture your mood. It’s more like art. The process of developing a unique, memorable personal statement is time-intensive, and it takes hours to compose, edit, finalize, and personalize an essay.

As Antoinette Bosco once said:

Time isn’t a commodity, something you pass around like a cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, they’re really asking for a chunk of your life.

And this is why I am charging for this service. We love helping people find stories that define their lives, and we love helping individuals who have the passion to achieve their dreams. It’s hard to describe the feeling I get when an applicant writes me back to tell me they were accepted into PA school.

There is no price tag I can place on this; it’s the feeling we get when we help another human being, it’s just like providing health care. But this takes time.

Interested? Choose your plan below.

I’ve been telling everybody that I come into contact with about the incredible value of your service and that I directly attribute your editing as a reason I got into two schools this academic cycle and received 8 invitations to interview. All the best!Jeremy Cohen, PA-S

I just wanted to take the time to comment on the services I received from the PA Life. I was extremely stressed out about writing my personal statement and finally decided to search the internet for advice and assistance. I came across the personal statement editing service on the PA Life and decided to give it a try. I received a response within a day and my stress was instantly relieved. I worked personally with The PA Life to edit my statement, and they are phenomenal writers. They didn’t change the content of my personal statement, but rather helped me tell my story in a way that is much more desirable! I cannot recommend this service enough to others seeking help on their personal statement. They are friendly, sincere, and experienced! I felt 100% confident in their editing abilities, and we worked together the entire time so that we were both pleased with the results! Thanks again, for all of your help!Chelsie, K.

Free Personal Statement Review

Post your essay in the comments section for a free critique

We want to make this opportunity available to everyone who would like help with their essay, and that is why we are offering free, limited feedback on the blog.

You post your essay in the comments section, and you will get our critique. It is that easy. We will try to give feedback to every single person who posts their COMPLETE essay here on this blog post in the comments section.

Also, by posting your comment, we reserve the right to use your essay.

We will provide feedback on essays that are complete and fit the CASPA requirements (View CASPA requirements here). We will not provide feedback on partial essays, or review opening or closing statements. Your essay will be on a public platform, which has both its benefits and some obvious drawbacks. The feedback is limited, but we will try to help in any way we can.

Note: Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like? Cool. That’s how we’re gonna be — cool. Critical is fine, but if you’re rude, I will delete your stuff. Otherwise, have fun, and thanks for adding to the conversation! And this should go without saying if you feel the need to plagiarize someone else’s content you do not deserve to go to PA school.

* Also, depending on the time of year it may take me several weeks to reply!

We love working with PA school applicants, but don't just take our word for it!

Your editing and suggestions helped me out immensely!!! I cannot thank you enough for spending extra time to help make my essay really stand out, but I can tell you that it helped me land an interview with every program that I applied to and I was accepted into my top choice PA program! Jared Shaw, PA-S

I just wanted to reach out to you and say thank you again. I was offered admissions to my number one school. Who knows if this could’ve been possible without your help in revising my personal statement. Ashley, PA-S

Awesome service! My editor did a great job editing my personal statement and his feedback was top-notch. For the 2018 cycle, I applied to one school. I was selected for an interview and yesterday I received an offer of admission which I quickly accepted. I know my personal statement played a huge role in my success. I highly recommend this service. Read more client testimonials. Nikki Reynolds, 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

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. Not only am I grateful for your knowledge of writing and grammar (which were invaluable), but most importantly your kind words and motivation, which I needed so much at the time. You’re a great person!Alex Taylor, PA-S

I worked closely with The PA Life for the revisions on my personal statement. They must have edited my original version half a dozen times before they felt it was good enough to send off and never made it seem like an inconvenience. They always responded to my emails within a 24-hour time frame but usually got back to me within a few hours. I am very pleased with how my personal statement turned out thanks to all of their time, ideas, and direction. The service the PA Life provides is well worth the money spent! Michelle Murphy, Pre-PA

The PA Life helped me with my personal essay writing for PA school. My editor was very patient and helpful with me. I made lots of mistakes in my essay, but with their help, I was able to write a sensible essay that was good enough to get Interview calls. I highly recommend his service.Rajni, Pre-PA

I am incredibly happy with your service and would highly recommend it to any PA applicant. My editor 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. The editors took a lot of time explaining their way of thinking and understanding what I was trying to say. Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate what you are doing for others.Olga, Pre-PA

I was so glad that I chose to use the personal statement collaborative service. The PA Life turned it (my essay) from long, rambling, and scattered to a much more concise, well-written essay. I really feel as though it represents me well! They always responded quickly, and I felt as though I got a lot of value for the money. Thank you! Jennifer, Pre-PA

I was extremely happy with this service and would recommend it to anyone applying for PA school! I am just waiting for the schools I applied to receive the final pieces of my applications. Thank you so much for your help! Hailey, Pre-PA

How to submit your essay for the paid service

If you are serious and would like to have real, focused, and personalized help writing your personal statement please choose your level of service and submit your payment below.

After you have submitted your payment, you will be redirected to the submissions page where you can send us your essay as well as any special instructions. We will contact you immediately upon receipt of your payment and essay so we may begin work right away.

Pricing is as follows:

One Time Edit: $135

The Personal Statement: One Time Edit

A one-time edit consists of so much more than a typical correction of grammar and spelling.

Not only do we correct those mistakes, but we also highlight issues such as the need for transitions and additional information, and identify awkward writing, flow, or theme problems.

To ensure your essay shines, we will illustrate ways to address all these issues. We may also request additional information before editing to offer suggestions to make your essay complete.

You may add additional edits at our discounted rate of $30-$50 per edit (depending on your requirements) or choose the one-on-one service that includes up to three 30-minute phone consultations and real-time collaboration.

Our goal is to help you make your essay unique. We look forward to working with you.

FREE Bonus ($65 value): Everyone who purchases our service receives a free copy of How to Write Your Physician Assistant Personal Statement e-book, audiobook, and workbook + our brand-new book, 101 PA School Essays.

One-On-One Editing Service: $345

1 On 1 Personal Statement Editing

One-on-one personal editing consists of a written edit and a series of personal discussions on the phone with our most experienced editors. Working from the essay you submit to us; you will get up to two thirty-minute calls and three rounds of edits. For the best result, we ask that you limit your submission to a maximum of 6,500 characters with spaces prior to sending your essay.

We will work with you to ensure that you (and your editor) believe your essay is polished enough to send to a PA school and give you a much better opportunity to get an interview. Read the reviews by many of our previous clients.

A one-time edit is extremely helpful, but nothing works better than reviewing your essay many times and making tweaks to improve it.

Here are the steps we follow:

You will be assigned a professional editor.
We read your essay the first time and cross out unnecessary words, phrases, and sentences as well as make suggestions and comments.
We share the essay with you and have you rewrite it by following our suggestions and eliminating the crossed-out words, sentences, and phrases. The whole purpose is to get our first working copy. Google Docs keeps a history of everything we do so you don’t have to worry about losing any of your original essays.
We will set up a time to meet; we’ll call you on the phone, and work on the essay together using Google Docs. We examine your new working copy of your essay one paragraph at a time. Your input is welcome throughout this process. If we believe your essay is missing something, we will have you add it. Your answers make it possible for us to clarify items that may be vague or unclear to the PA essay readers and give us an opportunity to have you add to your essay if necessary. Our goal is always to make sure your essay remains yours and not ours.
You revise the essay, and then we do the same thing all over again to ensure your essay is good enough to get you an interview. You get two 30-minute calls and three rounds of edits.

Our goal is to make your essay unique. We look forward to working with you.

FREE Bonus: Everyone who purchases our one-on-one service will get a free copy of How to Write Your Physician Assistant Personal Statement e-book, audiobook, and workbook + our latest book 101 PA School Essays a $65 value.

Supplemental Essay: $49

Supplemental applications are a gift to you as an applicant, and you should view them as an opportunity to showcase personal traits and life experiences that may have been omitted in your CASPA application.

Supplemental applications should not reflect anything in your CASPA application, and nothing should be repeated from your personal narrative. If you start to deviate from the question as the paragraph continues, you are not answering the question.

Find out what you want to tell the admissions team because you usually only have 300-500 words to explain yourself, although some schools may have higher word maximums.

We offer one-of-a-kind supplemental essay editing and revision based on years of experience working with 100’s of PA school applicants like yourself.

We use a tiered pricing structure that is based on character and word count so that you pay only for what you need.

Choose your plan then click "Buy Now" to submit your essay and we will get started right away!

Every purchase includes a FREE digital copy of our new 100-page eBook How to Write Your Physician Assistant Personal Statement, Our 101 PA School Admission Essays e-book, the expert panel audiobook, and companion workbook. This is a $65 value included for free with your purchase.

All credit card payments are processed via PayPal over a secure HTTPS server. Once your payment is processed you will be immediately redirected back to the essay submission page. There you will submit your essay along with some biographical info and all suggestions or comments you choose to provide. You will receive immediate confirmation that your essay has been securely transmitted as well as your personal copy of "How to Write Your Physician Assistant Personal Statement." Contact [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or problems - I am available 24/7.

The hourly service includes your original edit and one-on-one time over Google Drive, it is simple to add more time if necessary, but you may be surprised at what a difference just a single edit can make. We find our four-hour service to be the most effective in terms of time for follow-up and full collaboration. We are open to reduced rate add-ons to suit your individual needs.

Writing and Revision

All writing benefits from rewriting when done well.

When you are in the process of writing a draft of an essay, you should be thinking first about revision, not editing.

What’s the difference?

Revision refers to the substantial changing of text. For example, it may include re-organizing ideas and paragraphs, providing additional examples or information, and rewriting a conclusion for clarity.

Editing, on the other hand, refers to correcting mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

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Melissa says

September 21, 2023 at 10:39 am

A one-way ticket and an 18-hour journey from Tehran to Minneapolis was my first link to the chain towards becoming a PA. Thrust into a foreign environment, I not only was forced to learn a new language but also learn unspoken customs and cultural values within the first few years of living in the States. With the help and patience of peers and teachers, I was able to find friends and learn to communicate with my classmates within months. For many people healthcare is a foreign world entirely with its own language and unspoken rules, giving potential to make it incredibly difficult to navigate for patients. As I envision myself as a PA, I reflect on my upbringing and subsequent resilience as an immigrant child, and my desire to integrate this experience into my career. Although my journey towards pursuing a PA career was seldom linear, working in healthcare as a scribe and EMT has offered me the greatest insight and clarity into my future.

The intricacies of human physiology first attracted me to working in healthcare. In undergrad, learning about the functionings of specific systems and their relation and malfunction to the development of pathophysiologies interested me the most. Eager to learn more following the downturn of the pandemic, I started working as a medical scribe at urgent care clinics. There, I met a multitude of PAs who first gave me insight into the PA profession. I was quickly in awe of medical scribing as I was thrust into the world of medical terminology, pharmacology, diagnostics, health insurance, and patient care. As a scribe, I not only honed my listening skills to carefully document every patient-provider visit but was also able to closely watch hundreds of patients being diagnosed by providers. I was attracted to the differential process the PAs went through with every patient, from the first glance at the HPI to asking the patient imperative questions that eliminate the worst of diagnoses. I found that my favorite providers were PAs from a variety of different backgrounds, who integrated their experiences from different specialties into navigating a patient’s symptoms. Furthermore, I was inspired by Dana Payne, a PA who started her journey as an EMT. Utilizing my inspiration, I coupled my desire to gain more patient contact experience and started pursuing an EMT certification.

Through this arduous journey, I keep patience and empathy close in mind with every patient interaction. Using my EMT certification, I started working in the emergency department of a level-one hospital. As I watch every trauma, sepsis, stroke, and GAP (geriatric/ anti-coagulant patient) case, I recognize the collaboration between doctors, PAs, NPs, nurses, RTs (respiratory technicians), pharmacists, and EMTs. Seamless integration, collaboration, communication, and common goals are what unite a great department together in the interest of the patient. At the ED, I see the role of the PA as they collaborate with their peers and fill in the gaps in patient care. Furthermore, I recognize that health literacy, education, and patience can help a patient navigate what is often the worst day of their lives. Often, simply introducing myself, verbalizing what I am doing, and why I am performing tasks help lessen the anxiety and ambiguity of their hospital visit.

As I hone my skills as an EMT and pursue the PA track, I reflect on my upbringing when introducing patients to the foreign environment of healthcare. I often reflect on tender moments shared with patients and loved ones when pursuing a PA career, wanting to emulate a compassionate and fulfilling role as a provider. In the place of day-to-day life, these moments fuel me to become the best person and provider I can be. Keeping my patient interactions close in mind with different job roles, I desire to integrate health literacy, transparency, and patient-collaboration into my career as a PA.

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Rasheda says

September 21, 2023 at 5:07 am

From scaling poles to navigating the intricacies of the human body, my career has been a lesson in mastering unexpected turns and uncovering hidden possibilities. My current profession as a surgical technologist at Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital became the first link in a chain of events that led me to discover the path I want to pursue. How I began that journey defies expectations. For about ten years, I was an AT&T technician, climbing poles, installing services, and troubleshooting issues in people’s homes. A fall from a ladder led to my layoff and plunged me into a period of despair, clouded by personal and professional setbacks. When it seemed like every door had closed, a flyer recruiting students for a surgical technology program appeared as if guided by an unseen hand. I had never heard of this career, but I knew it was in medicine—a field I had once dreamed of entering but had long given up due to early motherhood and life choices. This unexpected opportunity felt like a lifeline, a sign that I could rebuild and, importantly, that I had worth. Consequently, I began working alongside the medical professionals I aspired to become.
Transitioning from classroom knowledge to the surgical theater was anything but smooth. I remember one grueling experience where I mismatched a 10mm laparoscopic tenaculum with a 5mm sheath during a laparoscopic hysterectomy. The feeling of humiliation was overpowering, but it also ignited a fire within me. I became a student of my errors, focusing on surgical instrument sequences and fine details of various procedures like abdominal myomectomies. Now, when I train newcomers, I make sure they grasp what to expect at each stage of surgery. The joy of effectively contributing to a team that heals is beyond measure.
While I was building a rapport within my surgical team, another pivotal moment was approaching. Initially, gynecology was my favorite specialty. The prospect of advocating for women and learning more about my own physiology was alluring. However, Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital’s specialty focus also encompasses breast and plastic surgeries, areas I had to engage with, albeit reluctantly. During a particularly busy breast surgery case, I was thrust into the role of first assistant. With a surgeon and only one resident, I took the opportunity to demonstrate my skills. This experience solidified my aspirations.
What followed was a newfound understanding of the depth and breadth of roles within the surgical team. Witnessing a PA practically leading a surgical segment was transformative. The level of trust and responsibility surgeons gave them was an eye-opener. It wasn’t long before a PA offered to write a recommendation letter for me, and I took it as the ultimate sign. Having recently completed my bachelor’s program, I’m now focused on taking definitive steps toward becoming a PA.
I’ve come a long way from climbing poles to contemplating sutures, and every step has been a stairway toward a more fulfilling, purposeful life. My tapestry of experiences—from the heights of utility poles to the surgical theater at Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital—makes me uniquely positioned to serve as a PA, both technically and empathetically.

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  September 21, 2023 at 5:51 am
  
  Wow! What a beautiful and inspiring story! I think this essay is just about perfect as is. The way you stepped us through your journey makes sense and, at the same time, demonstrates your knowledge of the profession and the reasoning behind your decisions to pursue this path. It demonstrates your humility and ability to adapt in high-stress situations. You have shown that you work well as part of a team. So much great stuff here! Very good. 👍
  
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