Yea that was the reason I didnt want to do the whole "get another bachelor" thing is because I didn't want to wait another year. Although Im pretty young,I'm kinda impatient and want to be in PT school ASAP. Do you think it's possible I could take a some classes online at several different schools this summer to boost my last 60 hrs gpa sooner?I really don't wanna wait another year
I am somewhat in your position. I applied to PT schools immediately before I graduated in December 2015 (I graduated a year early). You have a better GPA than me (3.38 and 3.18 pre req). My GPA was ok except for verbal (145 V, 157 Q, 4.5 AW). When I applied to 11 schools I was waitlisted for an interview to Regis University, but didn't get it. I was also waitlisted to University of Pittsburgh and Washington University in St. Louis which are the TOP 4 schools according to USNews (
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings.../top-health-schools/physical-therapy-rankings). In fact, I was #19 for St. Louis and made it all the way to #1! I literally had to wait for 5 months (Mar 2016 to August 2016) to see if anybody would drop out. Unfortunately I was stuck at #1 and you can imagine how hard it was for me to know that I was SO close. Honestly I wasn't expecting to get in until I realize I actually had something that PT schools like. So like you, I wanted to get in right away after undergrad.
However, it was a learning lesson. It made me open to more schools and never realized that other schools were cheaper where I currently live which is Colorado. I eventually retook the GRE with tutoring although I studied very hard the first time (149 V, 157 Q, 3.5 AW). I gained more hours and had an awesome opportunity with a two week medical trip to Vietnam. I never worked on my GPA and I wished I did. I'm currently applying the second time around and I unfortunately was not accepted to Wash U St. Louis (maybe due to being so eager and constantly asking them about acceptance given my circumstance last cycle?). But I had an interview with University of California in San Francisco and just when I thought I had nailed it, I was rejected. I'm pretty sure all of these rejections (I applied to a total of 17 schools and rejected from 13 of them) were due to low GPA and GRE.
My point is that you are right that you don't need to do a PTA program to get a DPT (I personally thought that was bad advice). I've been told by some students who were accepted that they took community college classes that helped them, which I am personally considering doing for the third application cycle if I don't get accepted. Be aware that some schools have certain restrictions which credit is allowed online or at community colleges so I suggest asking the PT school admission staff. You don't have to get another bachelors but you can even do a non-degree course at your university where you take a class or two. I am also retaking the GRE for the third time. Plus if I don't get the scores I want, I will not submit it until I get it right. DO NOT THINK YOU HAVE IT EASY. Remember there are thousands of people who are in the exact situation as us and some of us just have to work harder than others. Specifically think about all the applicants who did not get accepted to TWU, how are YOU going to prove that you deserve the spot? This is an opportunity to really show you how hard you are willing to work for something. Plus, applying the second time around made me so impressed about things I didn't know I was capable of. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise that I wasn't accepted because I wouldn't have the opportunity to travel, work as a medical scribe in the emergency department, and truly enjoy myself before the grit of school. I believe schools want us to really mature and age before we apply to PT school (I am only 22). Think really hard if PT is something you truly want to do for the rest of your life. One year is only going to make you another year wiser. You will realize people (admissions, academic advisors, PTs, PT alumni, professors, friends and family) are willing to help you if you ask for it (that's the nature of the job anyways). Stay humble and positive.