I need your input on a few things. I took BIO 101 and BIO 102 way back in 1998 and got an 'A' and 'B' respectively. Unfortunately, I missed the 10 year pre-req mark and will most likely have to re-take those 2 classes again in order to apply to PT school. I still have to contact the PT schools to ask and see how strict they are with this rule. I would assume that they are strict about it.
I work full time as an analyst for Corporate America and I cannot quit my job in order to focus all my attention to PT re-reqs due to having a mortgage. I am currently taking Hum Ant & Phys 101 at the local community college. Here is my current game plan for PT pre-reqs at the local community college:
Spring 2010: Hum Ant & Phy 101 (16 weeks)
Summer 2010: Physics 201 (1st 6 weeks); Physics 202 (2nd 6 weeks); BIO 101 (12 weeks)
Fall 2010: Chemistry 101 (16 weeks); Hum Ant & Phy 102 (16 weeks)
Spring 2011: Chemistry 102 (16 weeks); Biology 102 (16 weeks)
I would like to submit my application for the entering class in 2011; however, not at the expense of a lower GPA and poor performance at my job (I don't want to get fired...especially in this crappy economy).
I need advice on the following:
1) Is it ''insane'' to take a very fast-paced 6 week Physics class in conjunction with any other science class? I didn't take physics in high school and college. I took biology and chemistry in high school and just biology in college, so I have a good idea on what to expect in those classses....but in physics? Yeah, not so much.
2) There is a 16 week online BIO 101 class that will start at the local community college starting 3/1. Is it better to take this class along with Human Ant & Phy 101? Or should I take the in-class BIO 101 for 12 weeks this summer along with the 6 weeks of Physics part 1 and then Physics part 2?
3) Should I just take things slower and apply for entry to a PT program in 2012 instead of 2011?
I just want to get in and get out so to speak. PT is going to be my 2nd career and I'm going to be 32 years old very soon. People on this board have told me that I'm still a baby in terms of having all this time, but PT school is going to put my life ''on hold'', so to speak, for 3 years. I have personal goals that I would like to reach (i.e., finding someone, getting married, etc.) and that is why I feel like PT school needs to get done as quickly as possible. I realize it is just a one year difference, but time is ticking and I'm not getting any younger.
Any advice would be greately appreciated! Thanks!
I work full time as an analyst for Corporate America and I cannot quit my job in order to focus all my attention to PT re-reqs due to having a mortgage. I am currently taking Hum Ant & Phys 101 at the local community college. Here is my current game plan for PT pre-reqs at the local community college:
Spring 2010: Hum Ant & Phy 101 (16 weeks)
Summer 2010: Physics 201 (1st 6 weeks); Physics 202 (2nd 6 weeks); BIO 101 (12 weeks)
Fall 2010: Chemistry 101 (16 weeks); Hum Ant & Phy 102 (16 weeks)
Spring 2011: Chemistry 102 (16 weeks); Biology 102 (16 weeks)
I would like to submit my application for the entering class in 2011; however, not at the expense of a lower GPA and poor performance at my job (I don't want to get fired...especially in this crappy economy).
I need advice on the following:
1) Is it ''insane'' to take a very fast-paced 6 week Physics class in conjunction with any other science class? I didn't take physics in high school and college. I took biology and chemistry in high school and just biology in college, so I have a good idea on what to expect in those classses....but in physics? Yeah, not so much.
2) There is a 16 week online BIO 101 class that will start at the local community college starting 3/1. Is it better to take this class along with Human Ant & Phy 101? Or should I take the in-class BIO 101 for 12 weeks this summer along with the 6 weeks of Physics part 1 and then Physics part 2?
3) Should I just take things slower and apply for entry to a PT program in 2012 instead of 2011?
I just want to get in and get out so to speak. PT is going to be my 2nd career and I'm going to be 32 years old very soon. People on this board have told me that I'm still a baby in terms of having all this time, but PT school is going to put my life ''on hold'', so to speak, for 3 years. I have personal goals that I would like to reach (i.e., finding someone, getting married, etc.) and that is why I feel like PT school needs to get done as quickly as possible. I realize it is just a one year difference, but time is ticking and I'm not getting any younger.
Any advice would be greately appreciated! Thanks!