Hey everyone,
I'm looking to apply to PT school this August.Am I the only person obsessing over the whole process??
Let's talk!
*GRE
*Observation opportunities
*Pre-reqs
*Work & Pre-PT balance
*Volunteering
*School picks & why
*Expenses
*____________<<< You chose
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Hello! Well, it's been a while since you started this but with the process coming up it's just appropriate to bring this back. You are not alone! I've been obsessing about applying to PT schools ever since I knew I wanted to be a PT junior year of high school. I'm panicking, but at the same time I'm really excited.
GRE: I am a third year and I took the GREs over the spring break with less than a week to study. I got 146Q 152V and 4.5AW. I'm taking it again in the summer to get more time to study and hopefully get competitive scores.
Observation opportunities: I have observed both inpatient and outpatient. 25 hours inpatient from last summer, a little less than 25 for outpatient. For the outpatient place, I started spring of my sophomore year and I want to ask the PTs there for LORs. I have contacted skilled nursing/rehab places and they have reached out to me, but I need to find time to meet with them.
Extracurriculars: I worked as an admissions representative for my school my freshman year, then the beginning of this year I work as a student-athlete tutor. Pre-PT club, Filipino Club, Circle K International (Kiwanis Family Chair and President), Founding class for a Professional Pre-Health Fraternity (held an officer position briefly, but school first so I stepped down), internship with the city's Public Health entering data.
School picks:
University of the Pacific (25 month program, great program, location, cost of living)
Sacramento State (great program, cheaper than a private school, grade replacement, location, cost of living)
Chapman (rolling admissions, haven't done much research for this program)
USA, San Marcos (I heard they have a good manual therapy program)
Samuel Merritt (great program)
3 out of 5 of the PTs I observe went to these schools or are current students there, plus they are all in California.
I'm also considering the other CSUs but they don't appeal to me as much as these five. I don't think I'm applying to any out-of-state schools. I'm still trying to find programs that best fit me, so far UOP and Sac State stands out. If I get in to both it will be such a tough decision. I've been set on UOP for the last five years, but Sac State is starting to look more appealing.
As for pre-reqs, I only need to complete Human Physiology and Physics.
I've been on major freak out mode the entire day thinking about PTCAS instead of studying for two of my midterms on Monday.
Drowning in responsibilities (and student loan debt)
I need a support group asap 
