 What's up you guys down a welcome back to my channel so you guys Casper opens up tomorrow? Oh my gosh It's crazy another cycle of PA school applications is beginning And I know many of you have been waiting slash dreading this moment slash really like actually like waiting for this moment to happen And so I'm gonna make a video on it because I wanted to talk to you guys about how you should be preparing for Casper How you should be tackling Casper? And really I guess kind of what Casper is for those of you that don't know so for those of you that do not know What Casper is Casper is our central application website for like PA school. This is where you will go to Actually apply to PA school. It's kind of like nursing cast I think it's it's the same company that actually like does both systems or you're like your MCAS But it is a central application site. So literally you put all of your information into Casper And then you send off those separate applications to all of those different schools from Casper So Casper is opening up tomorrow Like I said and that means that you all should like already be prepared and if you're not prepared then you should be preparing yourself So with respect to things that you should be doing or thinking about doing or like I mean you're having some time right now to do this as you're watching this video is Ensuring, you know who your letters of recommendation is going to be coming from And also looking at like your transcripts, you know making sure that you have all of that information down So like I said before it's important for you to be prepared. So when you are preparing for a Casper It's important for you to have every single thing that you know You're gonna need like your GPA your science GPA Your personal statement all those things ready So that once Casper opens you can start your application and input all that information because it can be a lengthy process Now this is obviously a video for those of you that are trying to apply to PA school this year But it's also a video for any of you that are trying to apply to PA school in the future because I want to give you guys a tip that I came about That I think would actually be very beneficial to anyone that is trying to apply to PA school But you're gonna have to stay a little bit later on in the video to get that tip because I'll address it So again with respect to Casper, right? So you're gonna go to the Casper website I will leave a link for that and you're going to open up Casper and sign up for Your particular application, right? So gonna put in all of your personal information and it's important for you to also have the information of your parents if you're in like your 20s because you can get a FAFSA Sorry, that's such a tough to me. I mean I'm so used to saying FAFSA, but that's not it So it's FAFSA so you can get a loan like that through You know to to actually apply to PA school So it's important that you have your parents information or your own information, honestly So if you're older then, you know, you're early to mid 20s You've kind of been working and doing your own thing You're adulting then you would need your your tax returns from last year And I know like this whole coronavirus situation throws everything kind of out of whack But Casper is still operating as it operated before so you're still gonna need all that information Once you put that information in your personal information Then you can move on to the next sections Casper is broken up into four different sections So you have like your personal information your course work Any like which will have like your letters of recommendation and all of that stuff in it But there are various different sections that you're gonna have to fill out So give yourself some time to actually like go through and be able to tackle each Section efficiently because each section has subsections, right? So once you've gotten all of your personal information taken care of I suggest that you actually kind of reach out to those Individuals that you are going to be getting your letters of recommendation from so it's important for you to just kind of Preface them with the fact that hey, you know Casper is about to open up or Casper recently opened up I know that you agreed to do a letter of recommendation for me And so I just wanted to let you know that they will be sending you a Link and you just have to click on the link and input the letter of recommendation that you wrote for me And just follow the prompts because this is not something like where they're giving you a letter and saying Harry You know here's your letter. No, they actually have to put it into The link so that it can be attached to your actual application So it's important for you to just kind of forewarn them about that because sometimes it can go into their spam And then they're they're sitting like thinking oh, okay well, you know, they'll send me that the letter of recommendation information when they're ready and It's in their spam and now you're like just wasting time as you know You're trying to get this letter of recommendation from somebody that should have already done it if they were well informed. So Number one thing after all of your personal information in it is in is to go ahead and get those letters of recommendation people The information that they need so that they're waiting for this when you actually send them the letter through Casper The next thing is you really should be saving. So you should have been saving money to apply for PA school a while ago, but I mean now You really should be saving as well. And again, like I know that you know money is tight and The things are rough but This is where you're gonna actually like be very strategic in choosing what schools you want to apply to because the first school for Casper is always a hundred and seventy five dollars and then each subsequent program is fifty five dollars So it can rack up and cost if you're applying to multiple schools But if you're very strategic and you use some of those little tips that I said or even like my PA box And you go through and you see what schools that you have matched with you Choose those top five or top three or top four schools And you go from there and then as money comes in in the future Then you can apply to schools later later down on your list. I guess you can say so Save up your money Be strategic in the schools that you're applying to Because again, you're gonna be able to see when those deadlines are but all of that information Will be needed for you to understand exactly like where you're at in the cycle and Kind of what kind of applicant you will be are you gonna be a strong applicant or not? Depending on the program that you're applying to so the next thing that you all should actually be looking at is your Undergraduate program or your grad school that you graduated from Whatever schooling you have is getting the transcripts from them and again, like we've been on this like online Learning platform for the longest but there should be something that's put in place For you all to be able to actually get your transcripts So that you're able to send those to CASPA because you have to send your transcripts to CASPA because CASPA has to calculate your GPA so CASPA participates in National Student Clearinghouse Parchment and There's one oh and credential solutions. So those are like the online Transcript bodies, I guess you can say I don't even really know what to call them But they're where you can like request your transcript online from your school and then they'll send them to various different places CASPA actually Participates with them. So what that means for you is you don't have to go to your school because your school may be closed Like most schools are to actually get your transcript. So That is a plus. Hopefully that that makes the process a lot smoother and easier, but You don't want to rely on that So you want to make sure that you're kind of getting this done very early in your whole application process So that when you are ready to apply You're not still waiting on a transcripts because I told you all if whatever you Verify your CASPA application with whatever information you have. That's it Nothing else that comes in after your application has been verified will count towards your application So it's important for you to make sure that everything that you want in that CASPA application is in there before you verify it and Verifying it means like you're paying the 175. You're applying to your first school CASPA is going through your application calculating your GPA and all of that information Okay And now I told you all in the beginning that if you wanted to If apply to PA school in the future that you should actually stay on this video because there's something that I wanted to tell you a little tip that I learned and Now's the time for that. So with respect to your thinking of applying to PA school in a year or two years I think that you should still open up a CASPA application and start putting in your information so what I've learned is When I called CASPA like a few months back went, you know way before this whole Lockdown happened was that you can come back to CASPA as a Reapplicant and by no means does this affect your application in the future to PA schools because PA schools can't see like oh You were a reapplicant and now you're applying again if you never applied to their program Right. So when you come and you actually like start the application You put in all that information you kind of save it but you do not apply to any schools when CASPA closes in The month of March and then reopens again in April Then you can always come back as a reapplicant. You you would click the choice It gives you an option to say are you a new applicant or reapplicant? You pick reapplicant and then the majority of the information that you put in before Actually transfers over and so what that means for you is you're ahead of the game, right? So You don't have to spend Weeks slash a month or days in putting new information into CASPA because a lot of that information would have already Transferred over there are only a few things that do not transfer over From what I gathered when I spoke to CASPA, which was your letters of recommendation And then your personal statements or any of the essays that you would have had to write now I mean to write an essay or your personal statement You're gonna save that on your computer anyway So that's not a big deal that that doesn't transfer over and then with respect to your letters of recommendation I mean if you're using the same person in the future or if you want somebody new Like it's not that big of a deal to actually be able to like reach out to somebody and ask them to get a new letter of Recommendation so of all the important things like all of your personal information Obviously like your trend, you know, like any of your transcript stuff Your actual like GRE scores or your PA cats to the goers, you know That might happen in the future all of that stuff is still is it's gonna transfer over and so that is important because now You are ahead of everybody else leaps and bounds So I would suggest that you all take advantage of this as well Even though you're not planning on applying still open up an application fill out all the information and then close the application Down and just wait until you're ready to apply because that will help you out a lot So lastly, I just want you all to just kind of take a breath You know, you've been waiting on this moment But like just take your time, you know, not too much time but take your time in your application Right. Make sure that you are going through it with a fine tooth comb Make sure that you're looking at each particular section and you're not missing anything Because you want to familiarize yourself with CASPA You want to go through the various different force sections that they have and make sure that you're putting that information in So that you are putting your best application forward because you don't want that you made like a silly mistake on the application And then now you're like your whole PA school application is ruined for it And I mean simple things like that can happen if you aren't paying attention So with all that I've said about preparing for CASPA and actually going through this application And what transfers over and what doesn't and you know, what saving money and whatnot I think like the biggest thing that you can take away from this is to actually just take your time with the application and make sure that you're being very meticulous with how you're going through and filling out this information At the end of the day, you can only do your best and that's all that You know, we're asking or anybody's asking of you is to like do your best and put your best work forward And then if whatever you put forward is your best then you can be happy with that I wish you guys many blessings on this application cycle You know, it's going to be a lot different in terms of actual like virtual interviews and things like that Then anytime before because of the current climate that we're in but I am sure that you guys are going to do great So just keep me posted on that if you have any questions for me, please leave me in the comment section below Thank you guys so much for watching. 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