My Rule of 3 for PA School Interviews!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2016
- The dreaded INTERVIEW!!! I can almost hear the terrified screams from all of you who are preparing for PA Interviews! It is a BIG DEAL and you do need to be well prepared. I hope to be one source of tips for you on this journey. Please let me know what questions you have. Best of luck to you all! Please remember to gives this video a thumbs up if you want to see more like this and subscribe!
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Thanks!
Bree
Thank you so much. I especially loved the examples you brought up and the answers to the example questions you had. This was a very helpful video.
Watched your videos and followed your advice and I finally got in my second time applying/interviewing! Thank you!
Oh my goodness CONGRATS! I'm so so glad!
Thank you for the advice!
Your advice worked for me, thank you very much!
ericmonfrooy so glad to hear it!!
I really appareciate this video. I watched it before my first interview and I'm rewatching it again before my second interview (and I did get the question "what fruit would be and why?" During my first interview 🍍)
Great video with a lot of tips! I'll be putting these into practice this Thursday 1/19/17!!!
Emo Giggles I hope it all went well!
Thanks so much for this video..I learned alot from it ☺️!!
Thank you for this, it worked for me:)
Wow this is great advice! Everyone at my interviews wore suits and wore minimal makeup and looked very professional! For interviews, I googled possible PA questions and practiced all of them in front of my boyfriend and it really prepared me. Do your research for each school that you are interviewing at and really understand them and have questions for them. I printed out hundreds of sheets of articles, useful information and etc while preparing. I ended up typing up the possible questions and answering the questions with bullet-points. I bought new shoes and wore a suit during my interview, made sure my makeup was modest but refreshing and straightened my hair and made sure that my bangs did not cover my face. Good luck everyone and I wish I saw this video before I interviewed...darn!
Love this video! Quick question though: when telling why they should pick you over another program, how do you answer that without seeming "cocky"? The last thing I want to seem is arrogant but I know we have to play up our strengths. What would be a good way to do so?
Thanks Carolin! 👍🏻😀
Great video! Thanks for sharing your tips!
carolin1786 you're welcome thank you!!
You are so awesome. Thank you so much. I want to be like you someday.
Thank you for this video Breelyn! Very informative and helpful. I am currently reading and highliting How to Ace the PA School Interview by PA-C Rodican. It's been helpful and eye opening but hearing it from you on video is a great supplement. One PA-C on a podcast recommended that if they ask, "Do you have any questions for us?" I should ask, "Why should I go to YOUR PA program?" Do you agree? Because like you said on another video, I am also interviewing them and trying to find a strong PA program that will make me into a well-rounded PA that will be confident in passing the PANCE.
Hi! Yes asking especially if there is a student interviewing you "What has your experience been here? Why should I attend this program?" Yes like I said that turns the tables on them and makes them think "hmmmm okay we need to sale our school on her a little" it's a two way street. You are interviewing them as well.
Hi Bree! I have an interview in two weeks! I am so nervous. Thank you so much for your advice!
Katherine Ungnipakul you are welcome!!! Congrats!! I hope you do so well!!
thanks for the interview tips, helped me with the my interview,
Oh I'm so glad!!! Thank you!
I am currently in my 1st year of PA school! I love to give advice, tips and share my experiences so if you have any questions feel free to email me or reach out on Instagram @hayrichhh :)
Hayley Richardson what is your email?
Hannah B c.hayleyrichardson@gmail.com
question, where do you see stem-cell therapies for stroke? i survived a stroke myself but let me with physical limitations
I have visible tattoos on both my neck and hand would this effect my application?
Thank you for doing these, Bree! Very helpful to me as I evaluate returning to school to become a PA. I'm wondering if you have advice for later in life applicants? I'm 45 years old, with a bachelor's degree in business administration. My career focus has been in healthcare marketing, and I took 11 years off to raise my babies. Thank you!
Lisa Marie you're a unique candidate and schools love unique! Play that up! In your personal statement, your interview everything! And of course get the best grades possible on your pre req courses.
Thanks so much for the feedback! I will follow your advice.
Great
will you do a make up tutorial how you wear your make up at work? ❤
Hi! What a great idea. I've never done anything like that. At work I try and keep it simple a lot like this video but without the bright lipstick.
Thanks
You're welcome Jerry!
If I'm applying to PA school this cycle, when do you usually get the invitation for an interview? around what month?
Aaron Rivera they offer interviews as close as a couple months before start date. Depends on how quickly seats are filled and start dates for the programs. Each school is different. Best of luck.
Hello, My name is rana... And I'm really interested in becoming a PA, but I wanna get a BSN degree and then get some health care experience and apply to PA school. So I was wondering if nurses are strong candidates for PA school and if you had nurses in your PA program?
Thank You, your videos are very helpful :)
Hi, I am a high school senior and I would love to be a future PA in urology can you talk more about the specialty and what you do on the daily basics Ps. I love your channel
Destiny hi! Sure! As a full time urology PA I spent 4 days in the office and one day a week in the O.R. I saw about 13-18 patients a day. Typical chief complaints are frequent UTIs, kidney stones, leaking issues, cystocele evaluations, urgency, frequent urination, interstitial cystitis, testicular pain, testicular masses, vasectomies, testosterone procedures, cystoscopies, TUMT, CMGs and catheter placement and exchange including Supra public placement. Hopefully that helps!
If the interviewers ask you where do you want to practice PA what do you say? lets say I live in Georgia but I'm at an interview at a school in NC. Would they not consider me if I say I want to practice in Georgia?
That's a great question. It depends on the school and their mission really. For example I am a professor at a PA Program and part of our mission statement is to train PAs that want to stay in the area and practice. Some schools that's not important for them. So of course know the program where you are interviewing well. BUT with that being said when you are being interviewed give an honest answer- "Look I'm from Georgia. I don't know what the future holds for me I just know I want to be a PA because of x,y and z. I'd be open to the right job opportunity regardless of the state." That's just an example but speak your truth that's so important to be genuine. If it is really important for you to stay in Georgia than it would be ideal to do your rotations there because you get a job often times where you rotate.
@@HerestoHealthyWomen Thank you so much. I'm now trying to get a good score on the GRE so that I can send those scores to schools. I didn't score well on the first attempt so I'm hoping to get a better score next exam. Once I finish that step I can practice interviews but that was one of my main concerns.
Bree, why don't you make videos more often?
Hey Anthony! I have a couple I need to edit and I'll upload them in the next week. Are there any topics you would like a video on?
How about some tips for undergrad success, and advice on choosing majors?Here's to Healthy Women, Breelyn Van Leeuwen PA-C
+Anthony Quinn great ideas!
how many schools did you apply to
I think about 12
Here's to Healthy Women thank you for replying !!
Love this channel! So super helpful :) This helped me so much during interviews!
I'm currently starting my first year as a PA student! I started a blog at www.rachelsamardak.com (i'd love it if people would check it out!) to help anyone who is currently applying as well as document my experiences in school!
Rachel Lynn that's awesome! Good for you!!
Thank you for this, it worked for me:)
ericmonfrooy Yay! Congrats!