HOW TO WRITE A WINNING PERSONAL STATEMENT!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
  • In this video, I share my advice on how to write a successful personal statement when applying to PA school! It can get frustrating, but give yourself plenty of time, and you'll crush it. Enjoy!
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  • @DaywithaPA
    @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +12

    Can’t believe I forgot to include this -> use google to read good and bad personal statements! It’ll give you a great idea of what’s expected (and not expected) of you in your essay. There are all kinds of personal statements floating around on the internet 👍

    • @SavvyMiami
      @SavvyMiami 3 года назад

      What package do you recommend worth buying? And which did you use?

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  3 года назад +2

      Basic revision plus! I didn’t know about myPAresource when I applied and used a different service 😕

  • @lavishsuma3950
    @lavishsuma3950 4 года назад +7

    Currently applying and this video was super helpful. Wish I saw this in January but better late than never

  • @pa-sreyes810
    @pa-sreyes810 4 года назад +15

    The problem that I have seen with many students and previous personal statements is that people try to make it seem too scripted, like a Hollywood script. Every single essay I read online, everyone had some existential crisis they were going through, were laying on the cold pavement on a rainy November night after being in a car accident (most times a fender bender exaggerated) which was when they realized they wanted to be a P.A. There isn't any need for that. I was just very straight forward with my statement. As an EMT, I saw the limitations of my job and I wanted to do more, and being a P.A. allows me to have more responsibility and to impact a greater number of people needing medical help. Stop writing these essays that begin with a song lyric, a poem, or just something cory and overdone that they interviewers can see coming a mile away; a direct quote from interviewers when it comes to personal statements. If anyone has any questions or would like to have advice, message me and I will help out any way I can. I wouldn't spend my money on any service to look over your essay, there isn't any need to. Any charging services to review essays for school, practice interviews, that's all noise and it really isn't needed.

    • @laeequaali1053
      @laeequaali1053 3 года назад

      Hi are you already a PA. I need to start my personal statement and don’t know where to start

    • @pa-sreyes810
      @pa-sreyes810 3 года назад +3

      @@laeequaali1053 Hi. I am not a PA as of yet, however, I am a P.A. student. I recently went through the interview process and was accepted into the Yale School of Medicine. What questions do you have specifically? Upfront, I would recommend making an outline of what you want to say in your personal essay. Determine the most relevant facts that would contribute to your essay. Many times people will try to "wow" the admissions committee by having these existential crises and situations in which conveniently was the moment they realized they wanted to become a P.A. Most admission officers can see those essays and answers coming a mile away. Be to the point as to why you want to become a P.A. but do not sound demanding. Be genuine because being able to become a doctor, nurse, or P.A. is a privilege and should be treated as such. Let them into your personal life a little, how you feel you would be a good provider. Did you overcome obstacles to get where you are academically or were you fortunate enough to not have to deal with hardships and were able to focus on school? You do not need to go through hardship to realize you want to be something more in the medical world. Let's talk more about the specifics so I can help you be more confident in your essay.

    • @Maryam1.
      @Maryam1. 3 года назад

      @@pa-sreyes810 do you have contact information maybe email or Instagram to ask more question about personal statement? I’m applying this coming cycle and don’t even know how to start

    • @robertlee9679
      @robertlee9679 2 года назад +1

      hello i'm in need of help with my personal statement as well. would i be able to contact you?

    • @levone8958
      @levone8958 Год назад

      Hello, I am an EMT as well and I'm currently applying to PA schools and I feel the same way.
      It was NOT my life long dream to become a PA. And I don't have any corny Hollywood story to write about a rainy afternoon or a childhood memory that made me want to be a PA. Like you, I realized I want to be a PA through personal experiences as I got more into the healthcare field(I started with volunteering).

  • @MrSabres59
    @MrSabres59 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the tips! applying this cycle and hoping to get in. Were you nervous at all that you wouldn't get in anywhere your first time thru?

  • @danielorozco5999
    @danielorozco5999 5 лет назад +2

    I appreciate the info. I’ll definitely get my PS professionally reviewed now and get it done early

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +2

      Like I said, I think it really set me apart!

  • @dovgewirtz1633
    @dovgewirtz1633 3 года назад

    You rock bro. Thank you so much !

  • @Thomas_Needs_Coffee
    @Thomas_Needs_Coffee 3 года назад +1

    this is awesome. Working on my PS now and applying when the next cycle opens!

    • @WriteYourAcceptance
      @WriteYourAcceptance 3 года назад +1

      good luck! make sure you balance your stories with your reflections or maybe you already did since caspa just opened!

    • @Thomas_Needs_Coffee
      @Thomas_Needs_Coffee 3 года назад +1

      @@WriteYourAcceptance Thank you so much, I did. Just waiting on LORs to be submitted and transcripts to come in at this point. : )

    • @WriteYourAcceptance
      @WriteYourAcceptance 3 года назад

      @@Thomas_Needs_Coffee nice! good luck!

  • @The.pa.patric
    @The.pa.patric 5 лет назад +2

    great info man!

  • @kyra_422
    @kyra_422 5 лет назад +3

    Great video! I was wondering what the average length of a personal statement is/how long yours was? Like what would be considered too descriptive vs too short??

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +1

      I used all 5000 characters. I think it’s wise to use all the space but at the same time not make it feel like you’re writing just to hit the character limit. You can get by with 4500 if you’ve got a well written essay 👍

  • @justine1036
    @justine1036 5 лет назад +2

    Do you know if there is somewhere you can read the personal statements of accepted students?

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +1

      I used google! Read a bunch of personal statements before you start writing. Good ones and bad ones. You’ll get an ides of what yours needs to look like.

  • @fruitlove8842
    @fruitlove8842 4 года назад +1

    DOGS WILL ALWAYS MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER omg be my fwend. It's true it's why I'm a vet tech.

  • @mitneas5816
    @mitneas5816 4 года назад +1

    What if one has zero patient care experience ?

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  4 года назад +1

      Still possible to get into PA school. Some don’t require PCE! You just have to find those programs 👍

  • @LifeWithDejaSymone
    @LifeWithDejaSymone 3 года назад

    Did you apply your junior year or senior year of undergrad? Did you take the GRE in your junior year or senior year of undergrad ? The timeline is a little confusing for me

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  3 года назад +2

      I applied my senior year, but that’s because I graduated a semester late. If you’re a typical student on track to graduate in may in 4 years, you’ll apply your junior year. You’ll submit your app in the summer between jr and sr year, then programs will interview you during your senior year of school, so if you want to avoid a gap year, apply your junior year so you can go straight into PA school after you graduate from undergrad. I took the GRE a few months before I applied.

    • @LifeWithDejaSymone
      @LifeWithDejaSymone 3 года назад

      Day with a PA that was such a clear answer thank you ! I appreciate it !

  • @Luchoeds
    @Luchoeds 2 года назад

    can I send mine to you for you to give me your opinion?

  • @riddhitrivedi6923
    @riddhitrivedi6923 5 лет назад +1

    Would working as a Physiotherapy Assistant be useful when applying for a PA master's?

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +1

      I think so! Just to be safe, I’d call a few schools if I were you and see what their thoughts are. Honestly, if you can fill in your description of your job experience on CASPA and make it sound very hands on and direct, I don’t see how they wouldn’t accept it if it is indeed direct and hands on!

  • @jenniekim1294
    @jenniekim1294 5 лет назад +4

    can you read yours??

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад

      I thought about it but I lost it when my computer crashed a few years ago 😭

  • @collinmiller6430
    @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад +1

    In surgery does a pa hand tools to the surgeon?

    • @NoName-kc5ls
      @NoName-kc5ls 5 лет назад

      Camila Puente personally, I am a PA. We kind of do nothing during surgery. We just hand them tools and hope for the best. We really get paid for nothing.

    • @collinmiller6430
      @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад +2

      Jack Uminski I guarantee that you haven’t never graduated high school and you probably are dissing the pa career because you can’t become one.

    • @collinmiller6430
      @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад +2

      Jack Uminski and you still play fortnite. Are you 12?

    • @NoName-kc5ls
      @NoName-kc5ls 5 лет назад

      Collin Miller my nephew actually made this my profile pic, didn’t actually know what it was until now. funny that it’s fortnite! also why are you being rude? probably a fat man sitting behind a computer screen antagonizing others for your “enjoyment”

    • @collinmiller6430
      @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад

      Jack Uminski you’re a joke🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @NoName-kc5ls
    @NoName-kc5ls 5 лет назад +1

    how is handing tools to surgeons and not actually doing anything?

    • @collinmiller6430
      @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад

      Jack Uminski bruh don’t be critical just because you can’t do what he does.

    • @NoName-kc5ls
      @NoName-kc5ls 5 лет назад

      Collin Miller why would i be on this irrelevant channel if i didn’t do what he does? i’m just asking a counterpart

    • @collinmiller6430
      @collinmiller6430 5 лет назад +2

      If you’re calling it irreverent then get out of here with your toxicity

    • @DaywithaPA
      @DaywithaPA  5 лет назад +6

      Glad to see I have haters 😂 “handing tools to surgeons” is great. I’ll make 6 figures not long after I graduate. Being a PA is the #1 job in healthcare for a reason!

    • @NoName-kc5ls
      @NoName-kc5ls 5 лет назад

      Day with a PA i’m very sorry i was drunk