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Hi guys, application time is coming around and I'm really nervous about my chances of getting accepted into a master of occupational therapy program anywhere. Some background information about myself: I'm very involved on campus: I'm on the executive board of two different organizations here at my undergraduate school (one of them being my sorority and one of them being the volunteering organization here on campus). I was elected homecoming queen of my college this year out of over 17,000 students. I have over 400 hours of volunteer work. I have over 50 hours of shadowing 2 different OTs. I've worked with special needs for over 7 years, I want to be an OT for individuals with special needs. I also have over 20 hours of research done with a program called Go Baby Go. I have such a passion for OT, I would honestly do it for free if I could survive without money. When I think about being an OT and helping people everyday for the rest of my life, my heart seriously jumps with joy. I'm also a resident assistant in the dorms here at my college and an orientation leader so I am very involved on campus and I have a lot of school spirit. I did a college program in high school, so I am also graduating a year early. So I will hopefully be graduating from my undergrad at the age of 20. I am a very disciplined, hard worker and that is very clear from my resume and background.
Cum GPA: 3.7
Pre-Req GPA: (I'm not sure, probably a 3.6)
GRE: Q:153 V:156 Writing:5.5
I am really worried because I am currently in human gross anatomy with a full cadaver lab and this is the first form of anatomy I have ever taken so that makes it 10X harder by never taking an anatomy class and then being thrown into one of the hardest anatomy courses offered. I am currently getting a C in both the lab and lecture. This is very uncommon for me, I don't really get bad grades. As you all know, applying to graduate school is VERY expensive and I don't want to spend almost $500 applying everywhere if I'm not going to get accepted anywhere due to my grades in anatomy. Would you guys suggest taking the chance and applying to see if I'll get in or should I just do an extra year and retake human gross anatomy? If I retake it, I basically have two options, I could drop my minor in psychology which will allow me to drop 3 psychology classes in my spring semester schedule and I can retake human gross anatomy then and still graduate on time. The only problem with that option is I will also be taking my senior capstone and neuroscience lecture and lab, I feel like those would be a lot of hard classes to balance all at once. My other option is to just do another year of school and instead of minoring in psychology, I can double major in health sciences and psychology and also add more shadowing hours to my resume and bring my GPA up. I guess what I'm asking is, realistically, what are my chances of getting accepted anywhere? Thank you all so much for helping!
Here are the schools I'm planning on applying to: Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Southern California, Cleveland State University, and Colorado State University.
Cum GPA: 3.7
Pre-Req GPA: (I'm not sure, probably a 3.6)
GRE: Q:153 V:156 Writing:5.5
I am really worried because I am currently in human gross anatomy with a full cadaver lab and this is the first form of anatomy I have ever taken so that makes it 10X harder by never taking an anatomy class and then being thrown into one of the hardest anatomy courses offered. I am currently getting a C in both the lab and lecture. This is very uncommon for me, I don't really get bad grades. As you all know, applying to graduate school is VERY expensive and I don't want to spend almost $500 applying everywhere if I'm not going to get accepted anywhere due to my grades in anatomy. Would you guys suggest taking the chance and applying to see if I'll get in or should I just do an extra year and retake human gross anatomy? If I retake it, I basically have two options, I could drop my minor in psychology which will allow me to drop 3 psychology classes in my spring semester schedule and I can retake human gross anatomy then and still graduate on time. The only problem with that option is I will also be taking my senior capstone and neuroscience lecture and lab, I feel like those would be a lot of hard classes to balance all at once. My other option is to just do another year of school and instead of minoring in psychology, I can double major in health sciences and psychology and also add more shadowing hours to my resume and bring my GPA up. I guess what I'm asking is, realistically, what are my chances of getting accepted anywhere? Thank you all so much for helping!
Here are the schools I'm planning on applying to: Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Southern California, Cleveland State University, and Colorado State University.