OTbyrd: I think you sound very qualified and should be confident in yourself but it's easier said than done, obviously. I'm impressed with your control over yourself not calling and asking about your application. I would have called by now, myself! I will have another 16 days to hear back if I hear back in 4 weeks, and it will be another 9 days if I hear back in 3 weeks. Not that I'm counting.... lol. Good Lord, I'm not sure I have been this anxious before in my life. I've been trying to focus on my work, working out, praying, etc, but boy, is it hard not to wonder what's going to happen.
I'm all done with my coursework (when it comes to Creighton's requirements)- I had to take some of the prerequisite courses after earning my undergraduate degree because I didn't know what I wanted to do post-grad while I was in school (I was thinking more along the lines of being a counselor or nursing home administrator), but those classes are all done and I'm just working now in good ole Carroll, IA, and taking Abnormal Psych and the local DMACC "for fun"/because St. Kate's required it. I think if I totaled up my work experiences related to OT and my observation hours, I would be somewhere in the ballpark of 8,000 hours work/observation experience.
Where in Iowa are you from?
I just got my rejection letter from St. Catherine's last night... :/ Other than applying at St. Kate's and Creighton, I applied at St. Ambrose and interviewed there. I should hearing back from them sometime in March. St. Kate's didn't hold interviews, so I would like to think that part of the reason I was not accepted is that they based everything on your application and essays and not interviews (which would make for a better, holistic decision in my opinion), but I can't know that for sure.
I thought my interview at Creighton went really well (and their program seems like such a good fit for me/it just felt so right), but when I look at some people's stats on here, I get really intimidated. Some people have 4.0's, loads of volunteer hours and shadowing hours. Oh well, we just have to know we tried our best, and it's not in our hands anymore.
And, Missouri (Miss-ur-uhh) is definitely more hillbilly than Iowa, but I don't know how much better things are up here in that respect... lol
Know that I'm praying for you, hope we both get in!