Physician Assistant (PA) School Admissions Director Shares Interview Tips + Virtual Interview Tips
Channel: Boris Temkin, PA-C
Date: 2020-09-06

It's interview time! You've submitted your CASPA and now you have an interview, great! But how do you prepare? What should you say? What should you NOT say? What's different this year now that we're in a global pandemic and most interviews are virtual/online? DON'T WORRY! The Interim Director of Graduate Admissions for Le Moyne College sat down with me to answer those questions for you! 

This video is composed of several clips from an hour-long interview which answered some excellent questions about applying to PA school, interviewing for PA school, and filling out your CASPA! Please see this full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqaAB8FZ_9o&t=7s

The director provided some great information that I have not heard before, and I know it will be very helpful to so many of you out there who are applying to PA school right now! A few of the topics we covered were: why GPA isn't everything, why the CASPA personal statement matters, how to emphasize to the admissions office that you have made up for your low GPA by doing a post-bac, things not to say in your personal statement, things not to say/do in your PA school interview, things to focus on in your personal statement and in your interview, tips for virtual interviews in the time of COVID-19, high/medium/low quality patient care experience (PCE) hours, how to fix a low GPA, and her biggest advice for PA school applicants!
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0:00 what makes a PA school applicant stand out?
3:45 know the school's mission and values!
3:57 PA school interview RED FLAGS
6:45 what NOT to say during your interview
7:30 every PA school applicant is unique, be yourself
9:10 how to answer "do you have any questions for us?"
10:22 online interviews (virtual interviews)
13:15 the ideal physician assistant school applicant
14:18 advice for PA school applicants
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My name is Boris, I'm a Board-Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)

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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqaAB8FZ_9o&t=275s to watch a video in which I interview the director of admissions for my PA school, where she shares amazing tips about your CASPA personal statement, interviewing for physician assistant (PA) school, and much much more!

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