Pre-PA | How I Formatted My Experiences in CASPA! 

This video was 3 years ago, and maybe things have changed since, but the duties/responsibilities is 600 INCLUDING spaces.

awesome video!! thank you for the tips and content

I wrote my experiences and how they related to med school for my committee letter application. It took a lot more thought and reflection, but it definitely pays off :) Nice video James!

Thanks a lot!!

Great suggestion on tying things together with the experiences:D

Great tips James! Have fun at Coachella!!! And what's up Bryan!! LOL

Hey James! Thanks for the tip about listing experience based on importance, I would have listed them in chronological order! One question about listing the duties/tasks of the experience. Would you suggest typing it out in paragraph form leading into the skills that would benefit you as a PA or would you list the things in bullet form?? I'm debating bullet form as if it were a resume and it's short and too the point but I feel like a paragraph form would allow me to elaborate a little on it? Thanks!

Watching your video during class because no one is teaching... Free time.

What actual format did you follow? Bullets and paragraphs?

I haven't started CASPA yet, but I have been trying to stay on track by gaining more experience. Is it okay that I average the amount hours I have had at a specific location and multiply it with the number of weeks? If so, The calculation seems way over the amount versus if I had counted just counted the hours. Am I overthinking this?Help!

Which PA route do you think is better a bachelors degree and then a PA program or a 5-6 year direct PA program?

Anyone from Austin, Texas wanna get together and discuss PA applications?? Currently applying this cycle (17-18) HMU!!

Is there a section in CASPA for Committee Rec Letters?

A week before CASPA opens and I feel terrible that I don't have a personal statement written yet. I don't have one defining moment/story that made me decide PA is the route for me....thus I'm not sure how to structure and what to focus my statement on. Do you have any tips?

Maybe I'll get lucky and you'll see this...did you list PT aide/tech as patient care or healthcare experience? I work in the same position but it feels like a stretch to call it patient care experience. Thanks!

Hey James! I have a question and I can’t seem to find the answer anywhere! I’m about to start applying for this upcoming cycle and I was wondering when listing the hours for each experience, do you list only the hours you’ve completed at the time you’re sending the application? Or is there a place where you could specify your intention to complete even more hours? For example, if I’ve completed 1600 PCE hours by May, but intend to stay at this job for the foreseeable future, do I just not list an end date? Will it just calculate the hours I’ve completed, but still be clear I’m earning more as the application process goes on? Thanks!! Love these videos, they are helping me SO MUCH!

Man this guy is awesome! Does anyone know what he majored in as a undergrad?

Can a letter of recommendation be added after submitting CASPA? CASPA requires 2 letters of recommendation to be complete, but my program requires 3 letters. Can I go ahead and submit my application with 2 and then add the third before the program due date? Or should I wait until I have all 3 letters of recommendation to submit the application?

someone I know told me that he was going to fluff the shadow hrs he has had. like saying you shadowed when in reality you interacted with a nurse or a pa and what not. what are your thoughts about this honor system allowing room for fraudulent activity by the applicants? do yiu think it is fair for some appicants to lie their way into an interview or PA school? i know shadowing is not a crucial component when it comes to the application requirements but is it ok for people to put fake hrs and experiences when others may have had to put more effort and determination to get those extra experiences? I would love to hear your thoughts about this!

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Hi! I am a student coming from a fashion design industry background. So I have to fulfill many prerequisites before applying to PA school, wondering if people would be interested in hearing my journey, because it'll be so different than many people who are already within a science/liberal arts background.

Hey James I've been wondering for quite a while if i should major in psychology or apply for nursing school. I do plan on applying to the PA program. If I was to get into nursing school would that be a bad idea since I may be taking someone's spot who was looking into being an RN?

does the experience have to be recent or can it be from a year ago. Also should I list only the experience and duties that will apply to PA?

So when I entered in my experiences CASPA listed them chronologically for me based on what dates I entered. Is there a way to be able to list them differently?

Hey James, I am attempting to list my experiences based on importance but it seems to be alphabetizing them and not leaving them in the order that I want them... Did you experience this at all???