31 Physician Assistant Personal Statement Examples

Below, are 31 PA school application essays and personal statements pulled from our FREE personal statement and essay collaborative comments section. This is an unedited sample of PA school essay submissions, meant to provide you with some insight into how other applicants are approaching their CASPA personal statements. Real World PA School Personal Statements These sample essays are not meant to be examples of what (or how) you should write your personal statement. Sue Edmondson, our chief editor at the personal statement collaborative, has left a very brief comment at the end of each essay to provide the writer with some very basic help and guidance We offer this as a free service to all essay submissions through our comments section and it does not compare to the comprehensive editing and revision we offer through our private, paid editing service (you can read more about that here). A great essay is seamless, it's smooth, it's fluid it's like a country road that rolls over the hills and bends through the turns like the landscape has known nothing else. It feels effortless yet, it is anything but. After our interviews with PA school administrators, one things became extremely clear: The admissions committee wants you to cut to the chase, eliminate the drama and tell a fluid story. Read through these example essays and take notes of what you think works and what doesn't. Note common mistakesand common spelling errors that get people in trouble, you will see some very common trends. Looking for help with your personal statement or supplemental essay? Single EditOne-on-one serviceSupplemental Essays