3.69 GPA; What are my chances for PT school?

[rolltide2018]

Hi all,
I'm currently a junior undergrad. I have a 3.8 GPA overall with a 3.69 for my science pre-reqs. My science classes have been mostly A-'s with a few A's and one solid B (Physics II). I currently have 300 out-patient hours, and I am slated to gain 300 more before I apply, including some in-patient experience. A classmate of mine a year ahead just got accepted to KU with a 3.9, and that kind of freaked the rest of us out because we knew we weren't up to that level. Most of my friends have similar stats to me.

Could someone with more admissions knowledge than us help calm some frayed nerves during finals week??

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[kellerac]

Hi all,
I'm currently a junior undergrad. I have a 3.8 GPA overall with a 3.69 for my science pre-reqs. My science classes have been mostly A-'s with a few A's and one solid B (Physics II). I currently have 300 out-patient hours, and I am slated to gain 300 more before I apply, including some in-patient experience. A classmate of mine a year ahead just got accepted to KU with a 3.9, and that kind of freaked the rest of us out because we knew we weren't up to that level. Most of my friends have similar stats to me.

Could someone with more admissions knowledge than us help calm some frayed nerves during finals week??

Your numbers are fine, and generally above average. With clinical experience I'd be shocked if you didn't get into a few schools. Make sure you do well on your GRE and you'll be more than fine.

Check out the sticky GRE, GPA, and XTRA's to see the average stats of people applying if you'd like to compare.

Good luck!

 

[kellerac]

And on a completely unrelated note... Go Buckeyes😉

 

[rolltide2018]

Your numbers are fine, and generally above average. With clinical experience I'd be shocked if you didn't get into a few schools. Make sure you do well on your GRE and you'll be more than fine.

Check out the sticky GRE, GPA, and XTRA's to see the average stats of people applying if you'd like to compare.

Good luck!

Thanks a lot! I'll pass that on to my friends.
Roll Tide!

 

[beyoutiful_sunshine]

Your stats are great, so that part of your application is good and could potentially get you in.
Don't forget to be a well rounded applicant. Every year is more and more competitive, so make sure you score well on the GRE, get some meaningful extracurricular, write really good essay(s) and interview well. Every year there are people with similar or higher stats than you who don't get anywhere, and people with lower stats who do get in. Your application is a whole package so make sure you spend time on it and every part of it is good. Make sure also you apply to enough programs, including some that are a "hard shot" to challenge yourself, and others where you're above the average for accepted students.

Good luck! 🙂

 

[UpDownPT]

Hi all,
I'm currently a junior undergrad. I have a 3.8 GPA overall with a 3.69 for my science pre-reqs. My science classes have been mostly A-'s with a few A's and one solid B (Physics II). I currently have 300 out-patient hours, and I am slated to gain 300 more before I apply, including some in-patient experience. A classmate of mine a year ahead just got accepted to KU with a 3.9, and that kind of freaked the rest of us out because we knew we weren't up to that level. Most of my friends have similar stats to me.

Could someone with more admissions knowledge than us help calm some frayed nerves during finals week??

You will get in somewhere.

At this point the most benefit for you would be to focus on soft skills for interviewing. Get a prominent leadership role so you can discuss the lessons learned. Invest significant time in a non profit. Get a job that requires a high amount of accountability...You need to focus on seperating yourself from other applicants. Academics and observation can not do this for you.

 

[tkm32]

Hi all,
I'm currently a junior undergrad. I have a 3.8 GPA overall with a 3.69 for my science pre-reqs. My science classes have been mostly A-'s with a few A's and one solid B (Physics II). I currently have 300 out-patient hours, and I am slated to gain 300 more before I apply, including some in-patient experience. A classmate of mine a year ahead just got accepted to KU with a 3.9, and that kind of freaked the rest of us out because we knew we weren't up to that level. Most of my friends have similar stats to me.

Could someone with more admissions knowledge than us help calm some frayed nerves during finals week??

Same stats & I got accepted ED at temple

 

[Lefty1339]

I've been following this forum for a while now and the one piece of advice I can give you is to pick the right school regardless of your stats. You should have a criteria for what you want out of a program (location, cost, reputation, etc.) and do everything to get into that one school or maybe two schools. Your stats are good enough to get in a lot of places. It's about finding your fit.

 

[ash5321]

Your stats look great! I highly recommend to start studying for the GRE though if you already haven't. I had to deal with that this past summer and had to take it twice because I didn't study ahead of time. The GRE is pretty important in the application process so you need to make sure you get decent scores on it. Other than that, I'm sure you will get in somewhere!