Hey everyone, I just wanted to make a thread for those who are applying for the second time to share with us what they have done to strengthen their application for candidacy into PT school.
I can start it off. I applied last year and was rejected from the schools I applied into. My stats during that time were a s-GPA: 3.48 and c-GPA 3.53, GRE: V: 150, Quan: 149, Essay or Qual: 5. My experience in the field was 2175 hours working as a licensed PTA.
Most of the schools rejected me for my low GPA, since their avg gpa of acceptance was 3.7 or better. I contacted all the schools and asked what needed to be done, and they gave me specific classes to retake. So, since then I have been receiving higher marks in the retaken classes for A's. I am finished with bumping up my s-GPA, I now am completing classes to bump up my overall GPA.
I also reached out to some people on SDN who stated that they applied a second time and got accepted. They gave me advice and words of encouragement.
Just remember, when you get rejected, it doesn't mean to stop trying. It just means that you have to ask yourself, how much harder are you willing to push yourself to achieve this goal. The roller coaster of emotions will test you during this time, but you have to remember "why" you are doing this!
Good Luck to the "2nd-time-a-rounders," and stay focused!
I can start it off. I applied last year and was rejected from the schools I applied into. My stats during that time were a s-GPA: 3.48 and c-GPA 3.53, GRE: V: 150, Quan: 149, Essay or Qual: 5. My experience in the field was 2175 hours working as a licensed PTA.
Most of the schools rejected me for my low GPA, since their avg gpa of acceptance was 3.7 or better. I contacted all the schools and asked what needed to be done, and they gave me specific classes to retake. So, since then I have been receiving higher marks in the retaken classes for A's. I am finished with bumping up my s-GPA, I now am completing classes to bump up my overall GPA.
I also reached out to some people on SDN who stated that they applied a second time and got accepted. They gave me advice and words of encouragement.
Just remember, when you get rejected, it doesn't mean to stop trying. It just means that you have to ask yourself, how much harder are you willing to push yourself to achieve this goal. The roller coaster of emotions will test you during this time, but you have to remember "why" you are doing this!
Good Luck to the "2nd-time-a-rounders," and stay focused!