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Brittany, PA-S!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be writing my first blogpost! I've started this blog mainly to document my PA school experience and also to help other Pre-PA and soon to be PA students. When I was going through the application process, I didn't really have anymore to help me out. In fact, I had people telling me that I shouldn't expect to get in, but here I am. I hope I can serve as a resource for all of you!

I originally entered undergrad as an accelerated Physical Therapy major in a 3+3 program. After learning more about other careers and gathering more shadowing experience, I decided to switch to a traditional 4 year Pre-PA track. It was a tough decision for me because I was giving up a guaranteed spot in a graduate program, but I'm so glad I made the switch when I did and I've never looked back since.

I submitted my CASPA app in May, on my 21st birthday! I had also gotten Bruce tickets that day so I was hoping some birthday luck would spill over into my application. The program I will be attending was an interview that I was given less than 24 hours to prepare for. It's hard to believe it happened, but I can't wait to be starting school in June! I'll be graduating undergrad in less than 2 weeks and will have two months off for some R&R before all the craziness begins.

If anyone has any ideas of things I should do on my time off, please let me know!


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  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    Thank you so much for not using a light grey font for your text. Seriously. It's actually possible to read your posts (which are great, btw!)! Spread the word to anyone else you know starting blogs; contrast is required for legibility. :)

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