 like this is super important okay like really really really really really important back with another video for you guys all right you guys so um first off thank you guys so much for watching and joining me on this journey I really really appreciate each and every one of you so thank you guys so much for that if you have not already done so go ahead right now follow me on instagram at adana the pa or um you can also just kind of subscribe you know like subscribe to my channel right now um that's if you haven't done so for those of you have thank you so much you guys today I wanted to talk to you guys like this has really been on my heart you guys okay like this is super important okay like really really really really really really really really really really really really really important so I've been to like I've seen a quite a few of these interviews done you know I've seen some of these uh like people who are interviewing I've been to um an interview you know like actually there and talk to people and such and let me tell you guys you guys can interview yourself right out of a pa school acceptance okay like so you're at an interview okay because they want you they have seen your application they want you they want to accept you to their school but they just want to make sure and that is what the actual interview is for to make sure hey although this person looks really really really good on paper let me just make sure that they're all there right let me make sure that everything is working up there that they're not just like you know anti-social personality where you know they're like a savant in science and math but when it comes to people skills just not cutting it you know because you're not going to have to only make the best practitioner if your people skills are a little low just saying you know like house is an anomaly like great for um you know viewership but when it comes to who I want to be seen by and the physician that I want to take care of me or the pa that I want to take care of me like I want you to be able to like be personable and actually tell me my prognosis my diagnosis everything um in a really good manner it's not always what you say it's how you say it at times and that is kind of what the interview is about it's trying to see like okay well how are they going to answer this question if they're dealt with this situation how are they going to actually handle it who's the blame going to be put on um are they going to stand up and be like it was my fault or are they going to try to pass it off to somebody else and I've seen it done you guys I have seen people like you they have just interviewed themselves out of the acceptance because they looked really good they have a really high gpa they look amazing right but they just cannot interview well so I please I tell you guys this all the time do your research look at the faculty at the school look at the school and see what they're doing in the community see what they're doing globally if they have a global mission look at that actually figure out some questions to ask these people so that you're not looking stupid at the end of the day when they're like so do you have any questions for us because I'm telling you you're going to get asked that question many schools say do you have any questions for us and then you're just like uh no and then you're out the door and that's the last thing they remember your face looking stupid like uh no and then they're going to be like uh no so that is not what you want okay you guys so please have some questions ready for these people also if you know that you're a weirdo like and i mean and that's fine like i'm a geek at times and i i own that and i'm fine i'm fine with that right but if you know that you're like a weirdo at times i'm a crazy weirdo and i'm calling you maybe the majority of the time crazy weirdo but you want to be a pa like don't be a weirdo on the day of your interview okay be personable work on that mess like you might know a month or three weeks ahead of time if you know two weeks ahead of ahead of time a week ahead of time maybe you might need like a little bit more like some serious serious help because i don't know if like you'd be able to kind of adjust your personality by then but if you have a month to work on your personality do so please like practice smiling a smile guys a smile will help practice smiling in the mirror so that you're not looking like a weirdo okay figure something out because you're trying to get into pa school you want this right you want this so bad you want it as much as you want to breathe when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you'll be successful right so if you want that please work on it you have to because you're not going to go into school because trust and believe you're being interviewed not just by the people that you're seeing like the the actual like professors and the director of the programs if they're sending students in you're being interviewed by those students if you see the um custodian in the hallway cleaning you're being interviewed by that custodian as well like um man like you know they didn't say hi they didn't talk to me i was nobody to them that kind of thing you know everybody matters so when you're walking in there from the time you walk in that building you are being critiqued and you're being interviewed so what i need you guys to do is to realize that understand that understand the importance of this because this is life changing this is you possibly starting your career the an amazing career that you are going to be in for a large long period of time and you can be interviewing yourself out of it because you didn't do your research or because you're acting really creepy in the corner and you're not talking to anyone or because you're like being super loud and obnoxious and who wants the loud and obnoxious person um in their school i mean not me i don't i don't know who does but those are some things guys so please please do your research kind of like adjust your personality if you know that you're odd and you're weird try to figure that out be very grateful be grateful for the interview i mean i don't know how to say it enough don't go in there thinking like oh like i deserve this i'm here because i did something i mean you didn't have to get an interview they're in they're seeing hundreds of applicants so thousands of applicants and you're maybe one of a couple hundred that are getting offered interviews so be grateful for that show that gratitude be humble you guys also please i mean i it's i think it's just a nice little gesture to do the whole give a little thank you note at the end leave that for the people that interviewed with you that you interviewed for the professors there because that just shows a little something but also this is like maybe another like my number one thing right don't be super nervous i see these people like they come out they're really really nervous really scared and then that kind of just brings the rest of their interview down the drain don't do that okay you guys you're there because they want you okay they want you so therefore don't be all scared and nervous when you're going in to do your interview don't be scared and nervous when you come out because that's gonna show and they're gonna be like i don't know if you're ready for this type of thing because maybe you're stuttering on your statements that you're trying to answer the question with and you're you just don't know what you're talking about so don't do that but those are like my tips because honestly i've seen it happen i don't want it to happen to any of you in the future i just want everybody to get into PA school and have a great time so please please please please do your research don't be a weirdo leave some thank you notes don't be super nervous and you will be fine okay but don't interview yourself out of a PA school slot please don't do it all right if you get an interview this is your opportunity to show that you are meant for this PA thing and um they should absolutely take you so do your best and go for it that was it whoa oh my goodness you guys like i'm over here like all a little tangent soapbox for you guys because because it's so sad when i see this happen when i see these people kind of just like ruin it for themselves but hopefully this video can be some motivation for you guys hopefully it will help some of you in the future and you know anybody that's probably going on an interview very soon please please just do those simple tips really really do your research that will help you out tremendously not not everybody's gonna be able to like not be super nervous but you can absolutely be career okay all right thank you guys so much for watching i really appreciate it if you haven't already done so go ahead and follow me on instagram at a down in the PA and leave your comments in the comment section below what do you think maybe you have been on an interview and you saw somebody interview themselves out of a PA school seat so you can leave that little story in the comment section below as well and if you have any questions leave that down in the comment section below as well for me and i will be sure to get back to it all right thank you guys again and i will talk to you guys next time bye