- You have a mental breakdown at least once a month.
- Your entire sophomore year is spent in Zurn.
- You’re never really sure which year to put for your graduation date.
- You love your classes in Morosky, but you hate the walk there.
- You learn to enjoy working on dead bodies.
- Scrubs are the comfiest clothes you own.
- Most of your close friends are also PAs.
- You start diagnosing yourself and others after fourth year.
- At some point, your clothes have been stained with someone else’s bodily fluids.
- Your family and non-PA friends are annoyed by your casual use of medical terminology.
- You find yourself saying, “No, I can’t go out. I have a test in three weeks.”
- You get excited for the weekend because you can get the most studying done.
- You’re most excited about being able to use the sim lab.
- You have a love-hate relationship with science.
- Microsoft Word thinks at least half of the words you type are misspelled.
- You dread hearing, “What do you want to specialize in?”
- You don’t even notice the smell of formaldehyde anymore.
- You believe showering is a waste of precious studying time.
- Your Christmas list gradually turns into all of the medical supplies you need for fourth year.
- You have to explain to others that PA doesn’t stand for “Pennsylvania.”
- You figure you probably might as well just start studying now for the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam).
- You’ve forgotten what free time is.
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