Hi all,
I have been visiting these forums for a couple weeks and finally decided and make an account to begin posting in threads to hopefully gain some feedback.
I am a senior at a large public university (25,000+ students), and am currently in the process of choosing which schools I may have a chance of getting into. What I would like to get feedback on is what my chances of admission into an OT program for fall 2016 look like. I have turned here for information because the closer I get to sending in my applications, the more nervous I am about the whole ordeal, and I have found my pre-health advisors to be of little help given the size of my university.
SO, below are are some of my stats and experience that I plan to include in my applications.
Major: Psychology (B.A.)
Minors: Humanities in Medicine, Gerontology
GPA: 3.39(cumm.), 3.6(major), 3.3 (prereq)
GRE: 149 verbal, 146 quant., 4.0 writing
Experience:
I encourage any and all feedback. Thanks!!!!
I have been visiting these forums for a couple weeks and finally decided and make an account to begin posting in threads to hopefully gain some feedback.
I am a senior at a large public university (25,000+ students), and am currently in the process of choosing which schools I may have a chance of getting into. What I would like to get feedback on is what my chances of admission into an OT program for fall 2016 look like. I have turned here for information because the closer I get to sending in my applications, the more nervous I am about the whole ordeal, and I have found my pre-health advisors to be of little help given the size of my university.
SO, below are are some of my stats and experience that I plan to include in my applications.
Major: Psychology (B.A.)
Minors: Humanities in Medicine, Gerontology
GPA: 3.39(cumm.), 3.6(major), 3.3 (prereq)
GRE: 149 verbal, 146 quant., 4.0 writing
Experience:
- 6 months of part-time work as a Direct Support Professional with a disability services agency. Worked with children with developmental disabilities, older adults with dementia, and everything in between.
- 175 hours volunteer work during an un-paid internship at my University Medical Center's geriatric wellness/exercise clinic
- 30 hours of OT shadowing experience split between geriatric and pediatric settings.
- Just began working as a Physical Therapy Technician at a privately owned outpatient PT clinic a week ago. (will have 75+ hours experience by time of application to OT school)
- Kansas University Medical Center
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Belmont University (Nashville, TN)
I encourage any and all feedback. Thanks!!!!