Feeling so Down

[j12813145]

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So i'm finally in PT school, yay! And it's HARD. Like harder than hard. I'm not complaining (well I am lol), but I really need some study tips. I feel like I study so hard for all of my classes and I'm making C's and low B's. I need an 84% to pass my classes and as of right now I have less than an 84% in three out of my five classe.s Doe s anybody have any tips for studying? Currently taking anatomy, kinesiology and neuroscience

 

[DPT1720]

So i'm finally in PT school, yay! And it's HARD. Like harder than hard. I'm not complaining (well I am lol), but I really need some study tips. I feel like I study so hard for all of my classes and I'm making C's and low B's. I need an 84% to pass my classes and as of right now I have less than an 84% in three out of my five classe.s Doe s anybody have any tips for studying? Currently taking anatomy, kinesiology and neuroscience

What were your stats going into school? gpa, gre?

 

[DesertPT]

I need an 84% to pass my classes and as of right now I have less than an 84% in three out of my five classes.

You need to set up formal meetings with every single one of your professors and your faculty adviser if you have one, right now. Like, not tomorrow...right freakin' now. Go in and talk to them straight up about what's going on and don't try to make any excuses or sweep anything under the rug, and figure out what's going on. Ask for their advice and follow it, and try to make a plan with each of them. You are going to be up a creek if you let those grades sink any more, and your chances of getting to stay in PT school if you do end up failing a class will be better if you don't wait to meet with the faculty. You'll have a better case later on if you can honestly say you tried everything you knew to address things as soon as you realized you were drowning.

Honestly, this thread kind of freaks me out. If you are not passing 3 out of your 5 classes in PT school going into midterms, SDN is NOT the place to be addressing it. You need to be addressing this in a very proactive way. Not that people here can't give you advice, but what works for them isn't likely to work for you. Everyone studies and learns differently, so take what you see online as suggestions that are worth a try, but don't bank on it.

 

[DesertPT]

What were your stats going into school? gpa, gre?

Largely irrelevant at this point. Undergrad work is rarely comparable to PT school in style or volume, and the situation for this person is what it is at this point. Clearly the strategies this person had in undergrad aren't working now, so finding out that they had good stats as a pre-PT and then asking "what the heck happened" is totally unhelpful. Finding out that they had bad stats as a pre-PT and then saying "what did you think was going to happen" would be even nastier.

 

[DPT1720]

Largely irrelevant at this point. Undergrad work is rarely comparable to PT school in style or volume, and the situation for this person is what it is at this point. Clearly the strategies this person had in undergrad aren't working now, so finding out that they had good stats as a pre-PT and then asking "what the heck happened" is totally unhelpful. Finding out that they had bad stats as a pre-PT and then saying "what did you think was going to happen" would be even nastier.

I'm not giving advice on what to do, I was curious to know stats because I am planning to go to pt school next fall and my stats are that great. Just wondering what I could expect.

No one is attacking here, just asking a question

 

[DesertPT]

I'm not giving advice on what to do, I was curious to know stats because I am planning to go to pt school next fall and my stats are that great. Just wondering what I could expect.

No one is attacking here, just asking a question

Fair enough, however having similar stats to this person won't tell you anything about how YOU personally are going to do in PT school.

 

[starrsgirl]

Your school may have academic counselors available for you. I would meet with one and be VERY open to changing your study habits. Sometimes I see my peers meet with them and then not take the advice....but what you are doing isn't working, so abandon that ship and try something new.

Agree with meeting with instructors.

Also, I think you need to be very open with your classmates about how you are doing. Start the conversation. In my first semester, I was failing anatomy. I didn't know anyone, so I didn't say much. But eventually I reached out. I found lots of people willing to be study partners. I haven't found PT school to be very competitive. In other words, we don't compete against each other at my school. So when I asked for help, there were so many people willing to help without question....plus they got the added benefit of teaching/quizzing me which improved their grades too.

 

[DesertPT]

Also, I think you need to be very open with your classmates about how you are doing. Start the conversation. In my first semester, I was failing anatomy. I didn't know anyone, so I didn't say much. But eventually I reached out. I found lots of people willing to be study partners. I haven't found PT school to be very competitive. In other words, we don't compete against each other at my school. So when I asked for help, there were so many people willing to help without question....plus they got the added benefit of teaching/quizzing me which improved their grades too.

100% second this one. Study partners can help tremendously (assuming you stay on task and really bear down and study together/quiz each other). I have found studying with a partner or maybe 2 other people at most to be a lot more effective than studying in groups.

 

[starrsgirl]

I'm not giving advice on what to do, I was curious to know stats because I am planning to go to pt school next fall and my stats are that great. Just wondering what I could expect.

No one is attacking here, just asking a question

I haven't found stats to correspond very well to PT school performance. We had some straight A undergrad types who really struggled the whole time. And likewise, have people with lower stats doing very well. My own GPA was dismal, but aside from my initial struggle in anatomy (I simply wasn't putting in enough study hours), I've found the load to be very manageable. I think some of it has to do with your ability to balance everything on your plate. And also be OK with NOT having tests where you simply regurgitate stuff you memorize....and being ok with never having enough time to really know all the material well. Sometimes those last parts are most difficult for the straight A types who have been able to know EVERYTHING going into a test in undergrad.

 

[DPT1720]

I haven't found stats to correspond very well to PT school performance. We had some straight A undergrad types who really struggled the whole time. And likewise, have people with lower stats doing very well. My own GPA was dismal, but aside from my initial struggle in anatomy (I simply wasn't putting in enough study hours), I've found the load to be very manageable. I think some of it has to do with your ability to balance everything on your plate. And also be OK with NOT having tests where you simply regurgitate stuff you memorize....and being ok with never having enough time to really know all the material well. Sometimes those last parts are most difficult for the straight A types who have been able to know EVERYTHING going into a test in undergrad.

Wow thank you! You are so nice! You know how it is being on the other side applying and wanting to know everyone experiences

I'm just nervous because of my low GRE... I haven't submitted them and plan to take them in a month again for the second time.

I do have 4 years of experience being a PTA
Over 100 hours in other settings and GPA 3.69 cumulative however PTCAS it apoears lower (3.4)

4 letters of recommendation from PTs, alumni and one professor that use to teach at the DPT program.

Do you think I have a chance?

 

[starrsgirl]

Wow thank you! You are so nice! You know how it is being on the other side applying and wanting to know everyone experiences

I'm just nervous because of my low GRE... I haven't submitted them and plan to take them in a month again for the second time.

I do have 4 years of experience being a PTA
Over 100 hours in other settings and GPA 3.69 cumulative however PTCAS it apoears lower (3.4)

4 letters of recommendation from PTs, alumni and one professor that use to teach at the DPT program.

Do you think I have a chance?

You didn't specify your GRE here....and we would need to know your pre req GPA too to even take a rough guess. At a minimum, you have to make the stated requirements of the school on both GRE and GPA to even be considered.

 

[DPT1720]

You didn't specify your GRE here....and we would need to know your pre req GPA too to even take a rough guess. At a minimum, you have to make the stated requirements of the school on both GRE and GPA to even be considered.

145 on both sections and prereq 3.34 GPA

 

[DesertPT]

Do you think I have a chance?

Yes (assuming your GRE retake score gets you decently above the minimums for your schools)

 

[JOWS6]

I know it's only been a bit over a week now, but how are you doing j12813145?

 

[j12813145]

I know it's only been a bit over a week now, but how are you doing j12813145?

Things have been looking up for the most part, I actually received a 100% on a kines practical so that was pretty exciting! I've talked to my teachers, classmates and have tried to change my study habits, tomorrow is my first anatomy quiz since this post so I'll keep you all posted!

 

[JOWS6]

That's awesome to hear! How was the anatomy quiz?