Maria, PA-C in neurosurgery (as a new graduate!) and owner of The PA Chronicles, brings SO MUCH wisdom on today's episode! She chats about how to approach clinical year of PA school, keeping an open mind, trusting in the bigger plan for your career as a physician assistant, and what your first job out of PA school is really like! In short, this girl is a rock star!

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Create your most competitive PA School application in our Application to Acceptance Course! We walk you step-by-step through every part of your CASPA application... make sure you have the strongest PA school application that wows PA programs so you can land interviews! Check it out here!

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Keep up the hard work!

Beth & Katie

Rejection is never a pleasant experience, but even less so when you have been working for years trying to accomplish something... like getting accepted into PA school. Today, we talk about how to handle rejections from physician assistant programs that you have applied to, how to approach things not going your way this cycle, and what to do next.

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As always, we are here to support your path to PA school! Thank you for listening and keep being the rock star that you are!

Beth & Katie

The next CASPA cycle is opening soon and we want you to be super prepared! Here are the things you need to be doing now to make sure you are ready to apply, so you don't miss any PA school deadlines, and you aren't scrambling around or waiting until the last hour to apply! Applying to physician assistant programs is stressful enough, but if you do these things now, you will be ahead of the game!

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FREE CASPA Record Keeper download: keep all of your PA school application details in one place so that you can just copy/paste into CASPA when the new cycle opens and you don't lose any important info when your app rolls over! GET IT HERE!

Keep up the amazing work! We are so excited for your future as a PA!

Beth & Katie

What do you do to become a PA-C AFTER your graduate PA school?? How do you keep your license in good standing so you don't get into trouble? What should you DEFINITELY consider negotiating into your contract as a physician assistant? This episode covers all of this! Happy listening!

FREE Personal Statement Challenge to create your strongest CASPA personal statement that will wow programs and help you land interviews is coming up!! SIGN UP HERE!

Coaching, intensives and weekly virtual PA shadowing hours in our PA-Cers Membership! Tons of INCREDIBLE physician assistant shadowing hours in lots of different specialties are coming up! Don't miss it! GET IN HERE!

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Keep up the amazing work!

Beth & Katie

So you've decided that you want to have the best career in the world- you have decided to become a PA! Excellent!! But where do you even start?? Here are the things that you need to start doing now to prepare you to be a competitive applicant!

FREE Map to PA School download: what you need to do and when to do it so that you don't waste your time and are a super strong candidate! GET IT HERE!

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Keep up the rock star work!! We can't wait for you to become a physician assistant!

Beth & Katie

AAPA, our national organization, has tons of incredible resources for you as a pre-PA and PA student! Katie Desmond, the Director of Student Memberships with AAPA, is our guest on today's podcast and she is here to tell you about everything available to you through AAPA, including a super exciting brand new pre-PA membership! Stay up to date, get involved and stay in the know with AAPA!

More about AAPA: https://www.aapa.org/member-central/

Expert tips and tactics to help you get accepted into PA school HERE!

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Keep up the amazing work! You are a rock star!

Beth & Katie

Landing PA shadowing hours is huge, not only because you get an inside look at what a physician assistant does on a daily basis, but this is also your opportunity to build a professional relationship and get a letter of recommendation to add to your CASPA application! But you need to be on your professional A-game! Today's episode is all about in-person shadowing etiquette so you can impress the providers you shadow and land a really strong LOR!

Virtual shadowing hours, coaching, intensives and more in our PA-Cers Membership! Start making yourself a stronger candidate now with shadowing hours you can put in your CASPA app today and expert coaching to create your strongest application! Get in HERE!

FREE CASPA Experiences Record Keeper - keep all of your experiences, awards, leadership, volunteer, shadowing, etc in one place! This mimics CASPA so you just have to copy/paste when you apply! Download it HERE!

Keep up the awesome work! As always, DM us on IG @prepaclinic or email us at [email protected] if you are struggling with anything or need additional help!

Have a fabulous day,

Beth & Katie

Today, we have the fabulous ladies from PA Money Sense on to give you all the gold nuggets on financially planning before, during and after PA school, including mistakes and tips for taking out student loans, loan forgiveness, and strategies to pay off student loan debt AND get ahead! Physician Assistant school is VERY expensive, so make sure you listen to these tips so you won't digging yourself into a bigger money pit!

Follow PA Money Sense on IG for tons of excellent financial tips! @pamoneysense

Contact Evan and Ginger directly here: [email protected]

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Keep all your CASPA records in one place so you can copy/paste directly into CASPA when you are ready to apply! No more hunting down PAs you shadowed or where you did volunteer hours... this record keeper mimics CASPA and will save you tons of time when the next cycle opens! Download your FREE CASPA Record Keeper/PA Blueprint HERE: https://mailchi.mp/b7d2028a9e6c/paschoolblueprint

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Keep up all the great work you are doing to get accepted into physician assistant school, and we will catch you at the next episode!

Beth & Katie

We have Claudia and Darrell, from PA-CAT, on today's episode to break down the PA-CAT: the origin, topics on the PA-CAT, exactly how you need to study for the PA-CAT, how it is scored, and why you should DEFINITELY consider taking this exam before you apply to PA school! Hint: it may just set you apart from the crowds and help you stand out!

Learn more about the PA-CAT here: https://www.pa-cat.com/

Virtual shadowing hours, coaching sessions with us, and lots more to start making yourself a more competitive PA school candidate TODAY is in our PA-Cers Membership!! Get in HERE and come join the fun!

Keep all of your records, experiences, and application details in one easy to access place, that also mimics CASPA format! FREE download here: CASPA Details Record Keeper!

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We are so happy you are here and to help you in your path to physician assistant school!

Thank you for being awesome!

Beth & Katie

Do you have withdraws on your transcripts? Here is how withdraws affect your CASPA GPAs and what you can do about it when you are applying to PA school!

Weekly virtual shadowing hours and so much more fun in our PA-Cers Monthly Membership! Start making yourself a more competitive applicant today! Join PA-Cers HERE!

Free CASPA Record Keeper so you have all of your important information in one spot! This form mimics CASPA, so all you have to do is copy/paste when you are ready to apply! Get it HERE

We are so excited for your future as a physician assistant and to help you get accepted into physician assistant school! Keep crushing it!

Beth & Katie