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Does anyone know of a site that has the amount of people who applied and the amount accepted for dpt schools nationwide? Not average gpas ect, but actual acceptance rates.
 
If I remember correctly about 45% of applicants did not get a acceptance anywhere, 55%~ of people got accepted to at least one program.
 
thanks to both of you for the comments. I didn't phrase my question correctly. I meant to refer to a site that gives percentages by school rather than the national trend. If I were to apply to schools with 800 applicants and 50 spots (even if the national average wasn't anywhere near that), then my chances would be very slim regardless of my competitiveness due to volume itself. I haven't been able to find a list or ranking website of schools and their acceptance rates unfortunately (only been averages). I plan to apply to all Florida schools but was looking for schools with lower volume that may serve somewhat as safety schools (I would want to research the programs as well to see if I would even like them too obviously).

My stats are fine.
3.84 biology gpa
3.9 prerequisites (four more to take)
158 verbal 161 quant
Did clubs, involvement, ect. with leadership...yeah great (honestly over the lack of commitment of younger years and plan to focus on observation hours the next year)

The problem is that I won't be applying for a cycle in order to gain a variety of experiences in different settings (I am a former premed and only have 60 hrs exposure in two settings). I should have approximately 250-300 hours by next application cycle from the plans I've laid out, but the average applicants to places is growing at an astounding rate each year (its very apparent that college students are being lured by the appeal of the predicted pt job opportunities with the growing baby boomer population and many science majors are searching for alternatives to phD programs and research because of the scarcity of grants available). Skipping just one cycle means you are allowing competition to ensue with med, pa, or ot rejections as well as people with undergrad degrees who were in the workforce and are returning to school with job experience. It seems there are no guarantees anywhere regardless of your stats.

If anyone finds a thread or site detailing specific percentages by program then please post on here. My current top interests in Florida are about 10-12% acceptance and broadening my scope to other states would be wise. Good luck to everyone applying. Pt is such a fantastic and rewarding field from what I've seen.
 
To be honest I don't think a site has compiled that much. You'd have to go to each program site and find out how many people apply each year and how many seats they have.

That's how I did it, and it turns out the acceptance rate per program is like 5-10% of the ones I applied to. You have like 800 people applying for 60 seats, 700 people applying for 40 seats, etc.
 
situational said:
To be honest I don't think a site has compiled that much. You'd have to go to each program site and find out how many people apply each year and how many seats they have.

That's how I did it, and it turns out the acceptance rate per program is like 5-10% of the ones I applied to. You have like 800 people applying for 60 seats, 700 people applying for 40 seats, etc.
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That's what I figured out also....approximately 5 - 10% per program.
 
If it makes you feel any better, there is of course a large number of applicants whose applications never see the light of day - their GPA or GRE scores don't even meet the minimum requirements, too many prerequisites outstanding, incomplete applications, and so on. However, the large number of applicants still means that every year, many very qualified applicants may never get accepted as well. Your numbers look amazing, however. I am sure you will be fine when you apply!
 
engmedpt said:
Does anyone know of a site that has the amount of people who applied and the amount accepted for dpt schools nationwide? Not average gpas ect, but actual acceptance rates.
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Some schools post this information on their web sites. If not or if the information is out-of-date, you can email admissions and ask this question. That is what I did.
 
I probably will just contact colleges directly. Thank you for the input everyone.
 
I was surprised the overall acceptance rate is as lows as it is. I knew it was competitive but didn't realize it was that competitive.
Medical school has about a 40% rate overall with a rate of 1-2% per school.
 
I think the acceptance rate stats are a bit misleading though. If most programs have somewhere between 500 and 600 applicants per cycle, you have to figure those 5 to 600 are mostly the same applicants just casting a wide net in hopes of getting in to at least one school. As "Situational" noted earlier, many never even see the light of day due to pre-reqs, GPA or whatever, so that may cut out 100 or so just on the first look. And then just in CA alone you have like 14 DPT accredited schools, with around 50 seats each, giver or take, thats 700 seats just right there. Reading through a lot of threads and responses on here, Ive yet to come across someone who had all the pre-reqs done, competitive GPA/GRE and NOT get in a program. Maybe it wasn't their first choice, but they still got in somewhere.
 
Appreciate it. Im currently getting ready to get a variety of hours in some hospitals over the next month in my hometown. Unfortunately, I don't really have a good trustful attitude and know that people always forget things. I'm getting the contact information obviously, but has anyone used ptcas forms and had pts fill them out at the end of observation? Specifically, just in case one wanted to send in the observation hour forms directly to ptcas in case a previous pt was unable to reach?
 
I don't remember exactly, but I believe the verification of hours is done online. It is sent to the PT's email and all he or she has to do is click on something that says "Hey, enegmedpt really did do these hours under my supervision." It takes like five minutes tops, I had to go in person to remind one clinic to do it and that's how long it took.
 
Could I create an account on PTCAS now and start a running tally of verified hours? Or is this something that has to be done during the admission cycle? Im going to be a freshmen this coming year, but plan on becoming a PT. Can I start the log now and have the hours verified as I go, even if its over a 4 year span?
 
jdaniels360 said:
Nope. Has to be done during cycle.
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Ok thanks. What would be the best way then to track my hours from various PT settings? Create an excel spreadsheet and have the doc sign off on them as I go? That way I can send it to them in 4 years when I need it verified for PTCAS... ?
Don't mean to hijack the thread here...
 
No point in having them sign off on it unless you want them to be able to see their signature when you're filling out the app a few years down the road. I kept track of my hours in my own excel sheet and then just my supervisors how many hours I had.
 
Excel sheet is definitely the way to go! I would include the date and how many hours/ week you shadowed, and maybe write down any cool things that you saw.
 
To keep track of hours do an excel sheet or just write it on a paper that you wont lose, also I'm pretty sure ptcas only accepts hours that are 2 or 3 years old or newer. I know many schools are like that so make sure you keep that in mind (im not saying to not do observations yet but just know that they may not count. As for worrying that PTs will forget to fill something out rememer that they are professionals and also went through the process before and have interns/ volunteers/ people shadowing all the time, you may need to send then a reminder email before you send your ptcas forms in to give them a heads up but i know all the PTs i worked with confirmed my hours within 3 days of recieving the email from ptcas. You are just starting your journey in school, the best advice I could say at this point is to keep your grade as high as you can now!

Best of luck in the future!
 
Honestly, as a freshmen you need to pick a major that is relevant to your career goals or has some actual value if you were to graduate with it and not go directly to graduate school (seriously, trust me on this....My buddy is graduating in history with no plan at ALL because halfway through he decided he didn't want professional school). Be smart. Make the balance of practicality and interest with your degree. Then, I recommend nailing those prerequisites HARD and getting your A's. Many chems and bios are weed out classes. Make sure to balance your life as you adjust your first year. I wouldn't freak out about observation hours too much yet. Otherwise, you may be trying to observe too much when you should be studying. Balance is key freshmen year. Undergrad is a solid 3 years before applying (4 if youre me). If you have great grades, you can begin hitting your summers hard with observation hours in different settings with minimal if any classes to take. Then, you can start adding a shift or two during the year.

Also, if you print out ptcas forms now, then you can have pts sign them after observation I found out. Then, when you apply you can do electronic signature or paper based where you print out a new form and attach it to the signed form. You mail both in to ptcas. It's basically a safety net in case you can't get ahold of someone down the road.
 
engmedpt said:
Honestly, as a freshmen you need to pick a major that is relevant to your career goals or has some actual value if you were to graduate with it and not go directly to graduate school (seriously, trust me on this....My buddy is graduating in history with no plan at ALL because halfway through he decided he didn't want professional school). Be smart. Make the balance of practicality and interest with your degree. Then, I recommend nailing those prerequisites HARD and getting your A's. Many chems and bios are weed out classes. Make sure to balance your life as you adjust your first year. I wouldn't freak out about observation hours too much yet. Otherwise, you may be trying to observe too much when you should be studying. Balance is key freshmen year. Undergrad is a solid 3 years before applying (4 if youre me). If you have great grades, you can begin hitting your summers hard with observation hours in different settings with minimal if any classes to take. Then, you can start adding a shift or two during the year.

Also, if you print out ptcas forms now, then you can have pts sign them after observation I found out. Then, when you apply you can do electronic signature or paper based where you print out a new form and attach it to the signed form. You mail both in to ptcas. It's basically a safety net in case you can't get ahold of someone down the road.
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Oh ya, I know. Plus I got a wife and kid, so it's going to be a juggling act for me. Im planning on majoring in Healthcare Administration with a minor in Business, just in case I tank science. Or major in Business with a minor in Healthcare, not sure about that one yet...
 
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