Undergrads major for MOT or OTD

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I'm just curious what people are majoring in for undergrad. I'm currently in athletic training but thinking about switching to kinesiology.

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by bustedgrill

I'm just curious what people are majoring in for undergrad. I'm currently in athletic training but thinking about switching to kinesiology.

Thanks in advance!

I was a kinesiology major. I think it's an excellent major for Pre ot as many of your Pre requisites will be covered in great depth such as A&P 1 and 2. Also I was required to take classes such as motor learning, physics and exercise physiology for special populations. I also learned a lot about exercise programs for older adults. Also kinesiology is an ever changing field so you will learn so much about reading, analyzing and picking apart research articles and how to conduct and write up your own research articles. All great things for ot!

Sociology Major

Kinesiology - Exercise Science. All the schools I interviewed at seemed to like my undergrad.

I took a different path, but it has prepared me for the field of rehabilitation and helping those in need. I got a B.S. in Human Services and Rehabilitation. Worked as a case manager for a mental health organization after college for one year and that gave me time to get all my ot observations, applications, etc.. and than I got into a MOT program. I'm working during my MOT as a program coordinator for a down syndrome organization. I had no problems at all they all liked that the degree was focused in rehabilitation and ot is an area of human services. I'm happy with the way it all turned out!

I have a degree in Public Relations and a minor in Psychology. I didn't decide on OT until last fall, but my psych minor helped me fulfill most of my Pre-reqs. As I was told by many schools, you can't major in OT so they don't expect you to. They just want their pre-reqs met. I think its great to be an exercise science major or something in the health field, but I think PR offered a diversity on my application and my high grades in the sciences shows I'm strong in multiple areas. I love my PR degree and if I had to do it over again, especially knowing what I do now, I wouldn't change a thing. It also offers me another field I can get a job in if I need to make extra money while in school.

That said, I will be attending NYU in the fall, which is a top school according to the rankings and I'm in love with their program. I can promise my major had very little to do with my acceptance. Focus on your letters, your essay, and your grades!

Flipflops what was your stats if you don't mind me asking? Thanks.

Settled on health science. It was kinesiology briefly, so I have a few classes from that department as well.