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Hey guys, what's up?
I am gonna keep this short. When I first found OT, about two years ago, I had a 2.52 GPA. That is extremely low, and most programs would not even look at me. So ever since, I've been busting my sorry butt. I got myself an associates degree as a way to close a chapter of my life and start again (i got reinstated the semester after). I am now double majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Over the past three semesters or so, I've been retaking classes I did horrible in and my GPA is a 2.73, not including this semester.
But if you include this semester:
Internship - A;
Socialization of the Child - A;
Cognitive Psychology [retake] - B+ or A
Abnormal Psychology - B;
Introduction to Sociological Theory - C+
My institutional GPA ends up being like a 2.94 (my overall GPA - which includes classes I took at the community college back home, along with the projections is a 3.08). Then all I'd have left is A&PII (also a retake) and Lifespan Development, and best case scenario, if I were to get A's in them both, my institutional would go over a 3.0 (my school has this deal with taking classes in other CCs) and my overall would be a 3.24. Now I am aware that this is all planning, but realistically I'm expecting to have a 3.1 overall when I apply in the summer. My pre-requisite GPA is like a 3.3~3.4, but like I stated earlier, I still have two pre-reqs to go. My last 60 is like a 3.5.
I have about 290 hours of shadowing done, an internship with an OT, I'm the editor for one of the sections for my school newspaper, I'm in student government, in the Sociology Honors Society, I have worked at tech support in my university for four years, at a sensory panelist lab for one, I'm a private math tutor, and I did rec sports (I was captain and champion of some of the sports we played). I am also a black male who speaks two and a half languages and was born in Brazil for all that's worth. This summer I also plan on shadowing more (make it to about 400 hours) and taking the GRE. I also have five people who want to write letters for me (the OT i'm interning under, three professors, and the editor in chief for my newspaper). Plus I have a youtube channel about OT and video-making and stuff like that is one of my favorite hobbies.
With that being said, I wanna test the waters. I started terribly, but I have a good upward trend, and I've been trying to perfect my application since my GPA isn't too hot. If everything works out, I plan on applying to UNC - Chapel Hill, Chatham (both OT and Counseling), MUSC, Western Michigan, Eastern Kentucky University, JCHS, D' Youville College, CSUDH, and Rutgers University (OTA).
Thank you all for your time!
I am gonna keep this short. When I first found OT, about two years ago, I had a 2.52 GPA. That is extremely low, and most programs would not even look at me. So ever since, I've been busting my sorry butt. I got myself an associates degree as a way to close a chapter of my life and start again (i got reinstated the semester after). I am now double majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Over the past three semesters or so, I've been retaking classes I did horrible in and my GPA is a 2.73, not including this semester.
But if you include this semester:
Internship - A;
Socialization of the Child - A;
Cognitive Psychology [retake] - B+ or A
Abnormal Psychology - B;
Introduction to Sociological Theory - C+
My institutional GPA ends up being like a 2.94 (my overall GPA - which includes classes I took at the community college back home, along with the projections is a 3.08). Then all I'd have left is A&PII (also a retake) and Lifespan Development, and best case scenario, if I were to get A's in them both, my institutional would go over a 3.0 (my school has this deal with taking classes in other CCs) and my overall would be a 3.24. Now I am aware that this is all planning, but realistically I'm expecting to have a 3.1 overall when I apply in the summer. My pre-requisite GPA is like a 3.3~3.4, but like I stated earlier, I still have two pre-reqs to go. My last 60 is like a 3.5.
I have about 290 hours of shadowing done, an internship with an OT, I'm the editor for one of the sections for my school newspaper, I'm in student government, in the Sociology Honors Society, I have worked at tech support in my university for four years, at a sensory panelist lab for one, I'm a private math tutor, and I did rec sports (I was captain and champion of some of the sports we played). I am also a black male who speaks two and a half languages and was born in Brazil for all that's worth. This summer I also plan on shadowing more (make it to about 400 hours) and taking the GRE. I also have five people who want to write letters for me (the OT i'm interning under, three professors, and the editor in chief for my newspaper). Plus I have a youtube channel about OT and video-making and stuff like that is one of my favorite hobbies.
With that being said, I wanna test the waters. I started terribly, but I have a good upward trend, and I've been trying to perfect my application since my GPA isn't too hot. If everything works out, I plan on applying to UNC - Chapel Hill, Chatham (both OT and Counseling), MUSC, Western Michigan, Eastern Kentucky University, JCHS, D' Youville College, CSUDH, and Rutgers University (OTA).
Thank you all for your time!