 Alright what's up you guys so I recently did a short not too long ago because one of my subscribers said that they like the PA career pre-op profession is no longer for them they've been like doing this for about three years now with no kind of end in sight and so you know some of you may be in that same boat somewhere but trying to figure out like okay should I do this should I continue with this or go on to something else so if that is you this video is for you so let's get into the video right now what's up you guys it's a down and welcome back to my channel so again like I said somebody stated the PA careers no longer for them which is fine okay it is okay because it is not for everybody and I just want to like put that out there and it's okay that it's not for everybody because at the end of the day you know each of us has our own path to follow but if you really believe in and truly desire like if you really believe that this careers for you and truly desire to get into this career I think that there are like some things that you like kind of need to look at and like keep in mind and and be aware of so yes the path is not easy especially if you're coming into this like secondary or you've made some like really poor decisions in your early like undergraduate years because all of those courses are compounded into your prerequisite requirements and so that's really what takes a lot of the time and getting into PA school is figuring out okay like how am I going to overcome this low GPA and so in this video I just wanted to kind of give you guys so a few things that you should really be looking at like two or three things that you should be looking at when trying to decide if you still want to be a PA okay and so the first thing is like if you've already like gone through one or two cycles like and you still haven't gotten like an interview or anything like that it's really important that you do a true self-assessment of your your PA stats and and your application and what I mean by that is like not just you looking at it because a lot of times that we can lie to we lie to ourselves like as human beings like you know we we do things and say things and lie to ourselves because you know we want we want to feel good we don't want to feel bad and so with that being said it's we're not the best barometer of like where we're going or or what we should be doing right so I think it's important for you to have somebody else look at your stats maybe have multiple people look at your stats that maybe reach out to an admissions counselor that can like help guide you in terms of like what it is that I should be doing or what areas am I lacking in and then the next thing that you should do is implement that now obviously you need to really be realistic in your time period right and so I'm saying this like no don't think like okay so I've gone through my stats and now I'm going to do this and get into pay school next year it doesn't always work like that and you really have to be able to be realistic with yourself and understand and know for yourself if that is okay for you is it okay for me where I'm at in my life to have to do three or four more years of schooling like really essentially go back to school again because I'm also working and trying to like support my life and maybe my family is it okay for me to do that and take that time out to get to this period PA career that I feel called to or is this really not for me and you have to be willing to like make those hard decisions and make those choices and then once you've like looked at your like done an assessment looked at your life started to implement those things then now it's time for you to apply but apply smartly smartly yeah apply with with intent so that's when you do all your view research and you find the schools that maybe look at the last 30 40 45 90 60 credits right you look at your developing programs that may have a little bit more leniency in some of the things that they're requiring in terms of like their healthcare hours because maybe you weren't able to get as many healthcare hours because you've been going to school so you really have to tailor make this application process for you and your stats and the best way to do that is by just doing your research it's gonna be a lot of work you guys it's not gonna be easy this path to be coming a PA is not always easy it's easy for some but for others who may have had some missteps it's not always easy but if you do feel called to it it is really worth it in the end okay so just a little bit of you know Sunday morning motivation for you because I don't want anybody to give up on their goals and I really want you guys to succeed and thrive but the best way to do that is first by being honest with yourself and then actually doing the work you know not being lazy not like trying to like skimp on the things that you need to do actually do the work that's going to get you to the point that you're trying to go which is ultimately the PA career or you know some other career if that is what you so choose all right if you guys have any other questions for me leave in the comment section below don't forget to like and subscribe follow me on Instagram and on the PA and on Instagram I get that see University thank you guys so much for watching I will talk to you guys next time