University of Pitt-Greensburg
Major- Biology
Minor- Psychology
GPA- 3.57
Last 60 Credit GPA- 3.71
Prereq GPA- 3.8-4.0 depending on the school.
GRE- verbal- 146 quantitative- 145 writing-4.0 (Yikes)
Application verified- September 24, 2014
OT shadowing- Nursing home- 28, Special Needs School- 65, Hand therapy- 16.
*I also job shadowed a chiropractor performing therapeutic services for 12 hours.*
Work experience- 255 hours as a personal care assistant at a nursing home. 370 hours of babysitting a boy with special needs.
Volunteer experience- I volunteered in a variety of settings but only a couple hours here and there. I don't have very much.
Extras- Teaching Assistant for an Anatomy lab, CPR certified, and mental health first aid certified. I have been conducting research under a professor, as well. I am also completing a bachelors in biology and a minor in psychology in 3 years rather than the typical 4.
References- one from my work supervisor at the nursing home, one from my A&P/Microbiology professor (who I TA for also), and two from the OTs I shadowed.
Applied to- pitt, chatham, duquesne, salus, university of the sciences, shenandoah, and Towson.
Accepted- Shenandoah (11/20), Chatham (11/26), USciences (12/22)
Interviews- salus (10/30), Chatham (11/15)
Rejected- duquesne (they aren't accepting applications for spring 2016. Class is full because of freshman guarantee,) Pitt
*Attending Chatham!
Good luck to those of you who are still going through this stressful process. I came onto this forum a lot and really got discouraged when I would see what other people's stats were. I was starting to think about what I was going to do if I didn't get accepted into a school. But, different schools emphasize different things. There's people on here who I thought had amazing grades, experience, etc. but still didn't get accepted to certain schools. Then there's other people who had super low GPAs but still ended up somewhere. SO don't be like me and freak yourself out by comparing yourself to other people. Every school is unique and you'll eventually find your perfect fit. Try to stay positive, and again good luck to everyone!!