Do I still have a chance at DPT?

[Surfseeker]

Hey what's up SDN, I've been browsing these forums for awhile now and I've decided to sign up and ask the community for some insight on where I stand in regards to hopefully being admitted to a DPT program in the future. No one in my family has gone to college and my friends can't give solid advice to my current situation. I've decided that I would like to pursue a career as a DPT and was wondering based on my current standing what to do next

I graduated highschool towards the near bottom of my class, I'm not sure of my GPA but it's nothing to write home about. Post graduation I attented a local community college ready to buckle down and pursue education, I chose liberals arts with the intent to transfer to a university and choose a major. I Ended up leaving to become an EOD tech in the navy and never withdrew from my classes my last semester receiving 4 F's.

My cumulitive GPA is 2.1 with 28 earned credits

I got to Bootcamp and ended up losing my EOD contract at advanced physicals and was seperated by the Navy after turning down the jobs they offered me. Now I want to pursue an education head on, get a bachelors and apply to DPT Programs post bachelorette. With my current GPA and horrid highschool record what is my best course of action to continue this goal? I've recently moved out of state from where the community college was located. The only school near me now is " Dalton State College " and requires 30 transferable credits or you have to apply as a freshman with HS transcripts + SAT scores ( which I have never taken ). They have a bachelors biology program that I thought would be great to major in for DPT admissions. I'm worried that with my low highschool performance record and bad GPA from my past CC it won't workout. Is my 2.1 GPA going to ruin my chances at DPT admissions or is 28 credits earlier enough to recover? I'm really at a loss here and don't know where to turn, going to setup a meeting with admissions at this school to see my options but any advice is extremely helpful. I'm just concerned if the GPA is going to be a problem if I do get accepted and if I don't get into this school based on HS performance 4 years ago is going to suck because there is no CC's here so I have to fallback on my HS record for admittance.. Anything insight will be of huge benefit.

Regards
SS

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[Rudolph Mitchell]

Dear surfseeker,

YOU STILL HAVE HOPE!

There is plenty of time to recover from your 2.1 GPA and meet the required 3.0 overall GPA minimum that the majority of DPT programs require for admission. There are even schools that consider the overall GPA as the last 60 credits taken (either the last 60 of your undergraduate degree, or LITERALLY the last 60 credits that you have ever taken ), and some that don't consider your overall GPA at all. Basically, you just have to aim to get A's for the remaining 92 credits that you need to obtain a Bachelors Degree (assuming that the prereqs are included in the 92 credits). My overall undergrad GPA was worse than yours (that's not a typo). Im in the process of taking prereqs and am targeting schools that look at the last 60 credits as the overall GPA and I'm pretty confident of my chances to get in. Long story short, you definitely have a chance to get into DPT school, you just have aim for all A's.

 

[bap03]

To add to the post above, the good news is that your records for high school don't matter for DPT school once you're in a undergraduate university. As long as you get in somewhere to get your bachelors, high school won't matter past that

 

[Surfseeker]

This is good to hear that I can recover from those 4 F's I didn't even earn ( should have withdrew) my only dilemma is that the college near me has a 52% acceptance rate with 5,000 + students. 30 credit hours required for a transfer student. I have 28 credits, a lot of which are not transferable. That being said, I am required to apply as a new freshman with SAT+HS transcripts which sucks because I am forced to fall back on my highschool performance when I graduated 4 years ago. I'm a totally different person back from when I left community college, let alone highschool. I know if I can get into this school I'm going to crush it. The school is " dalton state college ". I at first thought it was open admissions but it turns out they seem to be a bit selective, which struck me as odd because I'm currently in the north Georgia mountains and this school is primarily a commuter..

And Rudolph that's awesome to hear I hope you nail it dude!

 

[NMPTguy]

Hey Surfseeker,

You definitely have a chance to bring your GPA up. You just need to make sure that you are earning A's in all your classes going forward (especially prereqs). I was in a far deeper hole than you (.17 GPA in CC) It has taken me until this past semester to bring my GPA up above 3.0. It has taken a lot of work but has paid off. I have a DPT interview at the end of January and am expecting another interview in Feb. I would also suggest that you get as much volunteer/clinical experience as you can in the mean time. I made sure that every part of my application is strong in order to make up for my low cGPA.

As far as getting your undergrad, maybe you can look into a CC that offers distance learning. This way you can take some Gen Ed classes online then transfer to a 4 yr college.

It will seem hopeless at times and you may want to quit. However, if this is truly something you want to do, then you will find a way. If I can do it, anybody can do it.

Good luck!

 

[NMPTguy]

Here is a calculator that will help you calculate what you need to earn in order to improve your GPA.

http://www.advising.wichita.edu/lasac/gpacalc/wsugpa.html

 

[89bogues]

Yes you do.

I just finished my first semester at an in-state DPT program. After 2 yrs in in college I had a 1.8 gpa. It can be done, and there are many people on this forum who have done it. All it takes is legitimately hard work and the passion to do it.

There were many times during undergrad that I had well founded doubts about whether or not I would be able to get into any DPT program at all, let alone my local state school, who's program I now attend. If you have the ability and drive to get good grades then it is definitely doable.

 

[starrsgirl]

In your case, starting as a freshmen again isn't a bad thing. You might really value the extra year of prep work. The biology program sounds great. This is absolutely doable but you have to get GREAT grades right from the beginning. No excuses. Best of luck!

 

[SnozzBerry]

You have a pulse, so you have a chance.

 

[aroszko]

This is good to hear that I can recover from those 4 F's I didn't even earn ( should have withdrew) my only dilemma is that the college near me has a 52% acceptance rate with 5,000 + students. 30 credit hours required for a transfer student. I have 28 credits, a lot of which are not transferable. That being said, I am required to apply as a new freshman with SAT+HS transcripts which sucks because I am forced to fall back on my highschool performance when I graduated 4 years ago. I'm a totally different person back from when I left community college, let alone highschool. I know if I can get into this school I'm going to crush it. The school is " dalton state college ". I at first thought it was open admissions but it turns out they seem to be a bit selective, which struck me as odd because I'm currently in the north Georgia mountains and this school is primarily a commuter..

Since it has been several years since you graduated high school may you should go in to this local college and speak with an admissions rep to explain your situation (that you are a different person than you were in high school etc). You may have to go take the SAT (may not be away around that for this particular college). Also maybe look in to an online college for an associates and then transfer to the local college after you have that, not sure if your old credits will transfer but as @starrsgirl said it may be good to start over and have a fresh start (but know when it does come time to apply to PT school you will have to send transcripts for ALL colleges attended).

Best of luck.

 

[GaStu1994]

Hey what's up SDN, I've been browsing these forums for awhile now and I've decided to sign up and ask the community for some insight on where I stand in regards to hopefully being admitted to a DPT program in the future. No one in my family has gone to college and my friends can't give solid advice to my current situation. I've decided that I would like to pursue a career as a DPT and was wondering based on my current standing what to do next

I graduated highschool towards the near bottom of my class, I'm not sure of my GPA but it's nothing to write home about. Post graduation I attented a local community college ready to buckle down and pursue education, I chose liberals arts with the intent to transfer to a university and choose a major. I Ended up leaving to become an EOD tech in the navy and never withdrew from my classes my last semester receiving 4 F's.

My cumulitive GPA is 2.1 with 28 earned credits

I got to Bootcamp and ended up losing my EOD contract at advanced physicals and was seperated by the Navy after turning down the jobs they offered me. Now I want to pursue an education head on, get a bachelors and apply to DPT Programs post bachelorette. With my current GPA and horrid highschool record what is my best course of action to continue this goal? I've recently moved out of state from where the community college was located. The only school near me now is " Dalton State College " and requires 30 transferable credits or you have to apply as a freshman with HS transcripts + SAT scores ( which I have never taken ). They have a bachelors biology program that I thought would be great to major in for DPT admissions. I'm worried that with my low highschool performance record and bad GPA from my past CC it won't workout. Is my 2.1 GPA going to ruin my chances at DPT admissions or is 28 credits earlier enough to recover? I'm really at a loss here and don't know where to turn, going to setup a meeting with admissions at this school to see my options but any advice is extremely helpful. I'm just concerned if the GPA is going to be a problem if I do get accepted and if I don't get into this school based on HS performance 4 years ago is going to suck because there is no CC's here so I have to fallback on my HS record for admittance.. Anything insight will be of huge benefit.

Regards
SS

I can't speak to your specific DPT chances, as I was a pre-MD student, but I would like to comment with respect to your present geographic proximity to Dalton State College (DSC). I know that this is an old thread, but if you have yet to decide as to whether or not to pursue taking courses at this institution, I'm writing to strongly recommend it.

I studied at DSC from 2011-2014 as a dual-enrolled high school student and then as a regular pre-med undergrad. I transferred to the University of North Georgia (UNG) to finish my degrees (BS, Biology; AS, Chemistry - graduated Spring 2016), as I was concerned that there may exist some degree of prejudice against grads with degrees from "small colleges" as opposed to those holding degrees granted by universities. Side by side, however, Dalton State College is surprisingly far superior to the University of North Georgia, at least with respect to my personal experience within the Department of Biology. Despite being a small school with virtually zero name recognition, Dalton State is an excellent institution. The CVs of the faculty (we have multiple STEM PhDs from Oxford, Berkley, Stanford, etc.) and the quality of instruction (not to mention small class sizes!) made for an absolutely stellar experience for me during my time there. The level of academic rigor/difficulty was identical to that which I experienced at UNG, but the quality of the lectures and labs, as well as the level of genuine faculty investment in student success were absolutely night and day, with DSC having no competition. Dalton State faculty really want/love to teach. I'm currently accepted to an allopathic medical school (will matriculate Fall 2017) and am again attending DSC as a post-bacc during my gap year. I really missed it. If you're still exploring options, I recommend DSC most highly, without reservation.

As a side note pertinent to your stated goals, I have a friend who took neuroscience with me at DSC during the Spring semester 2014 who was accepted to DPT school at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after she graduated with a BS in Biology from Dalton State. She's currently a student there and doing very well.

Best of luck!

 

[kingofqueensDPT]

Hey you definitely have a chance. My spring semester of my sophomore year i had a 1.8 GPA because I became very ill. I retook courses and retook my GRE 3x and just received an acceptance to DPT school. It wasn't easy and was very stressful but at the end I made it through. I also have 2 interviews in early January. Look for schools that take your higher pre req grades so you have a high pre req GPA when they look at your grades. Also a good GRE helps as well try to do 150+ on both V & Q. PM if u have any questions. Good luck!!