Hey everyone! So it's been over a year since I last posted. Life has been very busy preparing for PA school. Since I last posted, I have served a year as captain of my college campus' EMS squad, graduated college(!), got engaged(!!), shadowed PAs in the trauma bay and in the ER, and completed a one semester internship in a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinic, where I interacted with a multitude of patients and got to observe many different specialties of medicine! Oh, and how could I forget, I also got accepted into a PA school!! Here's a brief summary of my application process and the interviews:
I made sure to submit my application through CASPA early, and I recommend you do the same. The application opens in April, and you can submit it any time after that. I finally submitted mine in the middle of July 2008, a bit later than I had hoped for. Within about a month, I began to hear back from schools. I applied to five schools. Out of these five, I interviewed at four, was accepted at two, and waitlisted at another. I chose the first school that I interviewed at because I fell in love with the program while I was there. The faculty, campus, and curriculum really sold me! Funny thing is, this program was my fifth choice when I applied, but as soon as I got there, I knew it was where I had to go! I will be beginning there this July, and it runs through September 2011. I'm very excited, and nervous at the same time!
As for now, I'm working on getting the apartment lease set up, buying things for the apartment, and figuring out financial aid. I move in the first week of Julyrd, giving me about two weeks to settle in before the program starts.
Well, that's all for now. I only had a few minutes to sit down and post, so it had to be a quick one. But as always, thanks for reading, and feel free to post any comments/questions you may have! Good luck!!
