Hello,
Okay so I am looking for schools on the East Coast for MOT. Preferably Maryland, PA area. I live in Delaware and applied for Wesley College's program which will be the first in Delaware starting Fall 2016. Still waiting to hear back from them. I applied to Jefferson and Philadelphia University and got denied. They are both very competitive big OT schools. Problem is my undergrad GPA SUCKS! Its a 2.4. I graduated with a Nutrition degree not really knowing what direction I wanted to go in with my career so I wasn't too motivated in school. I now know that OT is what I want to do and since then I have taken all the required prereqs and gotten straight A's. (4.0) I'm afraid all schools are looking at my undergrad GPA rather then the fact that I am completely determined now and ready to work. After I got my denials I asked what to do to help my app for next year. They told me that retaking any classes will look bad and basically telling me to give up and try OTA. I would think retaking a class and getting an A would show that I was working hard to better my application. Sorry I'm going on and on but I really want to get into MOT school! Any suggestions? And does anyone know of any other schools around this area that maybe are a little easier to get into?
I need to get in an start my career already!! HELP!
Okay so I am looking for schools on the East Coast for MOT. Preferably Maryland, PA area. I live in Delaware and applied for Wesley College's program which will be the first in Delaware starting Fall 2016. Still waiting to hear back from them. I applied to Jefferson and Philadelphia University and got denied. They are both very competitive big OT schools. Problem is my undergrad GPA SUCKS! Its a 2.4. I graduated with a Nutrition degree not really knowing what direction I wanted to go in with my career so I wasn't too motivated in school. I now know that OT is what I want to do and since then I have taken all the required prereqs and gotten straight A's. (4.0) I'm afraid all schools are looking at my undergrad GPA rather then the fact that I am completely determined now and ready to work. After I got my denials I asked what to do to help my app for next year. They told me that retaking any classes will look bad and basically telling me to give up and try OTA. I would think retaking a class and getting an A would show that I was working hard to better my application. Sorry I'm going on and on but I really want to get into MOT school! Any suggestions? And does anyone know of any other schools around this area that maybe are a little easier to get into?
I need to get in an start my career already!! HELP!