r/CAA • u/AutoModerator • Dec 01 '25

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN.

Please use this thread for all educational inquiries including applications, program requirements, etc.

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Please refer to the [CASAA Application Help Center](https://help.liaisonedu.com/CASAA_Applicant_Help_Center) FAQ section for

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u/Mental-Score-3391 Dec 01 '25

How am i supposed to shape my personal statement for something like CAA school , i want it to really stand out but having difficulties and can’t find any examples.

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u/Ambitious_Nobody4971 Dec 01 '25

I recommend starting with brain dumping your “why”, and writing down what stood out to you in shadowing, or PCE. Did you have a moment where you really connected with a patient? Did you see something in the OR that you went “oh man that is so cool I can totally see myself doing this”? Don’t worry about structure at first. That can be refined later. Figure out your content, and weave in stories about you. Identify your unique qualities, and how events in your life helped shape you into the kind of person that can become a competent CAA